The region as a "water sponge" - How to respond to climate change?
Climate change and its often devastating consequences are omnipresent worldwide. A project at Hof University of Applied Sciences will now be focussing on the specific consequences for rural areas in the region of Upper Franconia in the coming year. The researchers at the Institute for Water and Energy Management (iwe) want to develop a concept for regional climate adaptation that can be realised through the integration of digital elements [...]
Water in the mirror of climate change and sustainability
On 12 and 13 October 2022, the Institute for Water and Energy Management (iwe) at Hof University of Applied Sciences, in cooperation with the Kompetenznetzwerk Wasser und Energie e.V., invited specialists from the field of water management to the 2nd Hof Water Symposium. Prof. Dr Manuela Wimmer, Professor and Head of the Sustainability Research Group, was responsible for organising the symposium [...]
5000 € donation: VR Bank Bayreuth - Hof supports water research
VR Bank Bayreuth-Hof has been committed to Hof University of Applied Sciences for many years and thus to the educational prospects in the region. A donation of EUR 5,000 from the net proceeds of the bank's savings programme has now made it possible to expand research at the new Institute for Sustainable Water Systems (inwa). The university is delighted with the generous donation [...]
New at Hof University of Applied Sciences - welcome to the top of Bavaria!
The following lecturers started their new roles at Hof University of Applied Sciences in the 2020/2021 winter semester: Prof. Dr Christian Groth Born in Tirschenreuth, Prof. Dr Christian Groth took over the Chair of Applied Artificial Intelligence at the Faculty of Computer Science in September 2020. Prof Dr Christian Groth; Image: private From 2004 to 2010, he completed his Bachelor's and [...]
Digitalisation in the water industry: WaterExe4.0 meta-study launched
In a project funded by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) entitled "WaterExe4.0", researchers from the Institute for Water and Energy Management (iwe) at Hof University of Applied Sciences are identifying success factors for the successful transfer of digitalisation projects in the water industry. In a meta-study on the state of the art, the products and solutions available on the market and the [...]
2nd Hof Water Symposium: Participants can expect an interactive and innovative programme
On 12 and 13 October 2022, the Institute for Water and Energy Management (iwe) at Hof University of Applied Sciences is organising the 2nd Hof Water Symposium. The Hof Water Symposium is a specialist event with an integrated exhibition aimed at specialists in the field of water management. These can be those responsible for drinking water supply or wastewater disposal, but also those who [...]
"Digital Lotse Wasser" offers digital solutions for the water industry
With the new online platform https://www.digital-lotse-wasser.org, Hof University of Applied Sciences aims to record and publicise modern digitalisation solutions for the German-speaking water industry. According to the researchers, only around 10 per cent of the available digital aids are currently being used in the utilities industry. The reason for the lack of acceptance of the technology is often simply a lack of information about available solutions, functions and [...]
Major meeting of the water industry: iwe presents at the DVGW-Wassertreff Hof
The Freiheitshalle in Hof will be the meeting place for decision-makers in the water industry from 26 to 27 April 2023. The DVGW regional groups for Central Germany and Bavaria will be hosting the expert forum with accompanying trade exhibition for the fourth time - with the Institute for Water and Energy Management at Hof University of Applied Sciences (iwe) under the leadership of Prof Günter Müller-Czygan. Source: www.dvgw-kongress.de; Dear [...]
Hof University of Applied Sciences qualifies refugees and migrants for the water industry
A new type of further education programme was launched at Hof University of Applied Sciences at the beginning of April: a total of 19 participants came together for the first time to take part in course modules to gain further qualifications for tasks in the Bavarian water industry. The 15-week course is aimed specifically at people with a refugee or migrant background who are currently receiving citizens' benefits. The course is organised in cooperation with the [...]
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