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Open Day - Long Night of the Sciences

On 24 May, we will open our laboratories, lecture halls and thinking spaces: for the Open Day and the Long Night of Science. For all those who want to find out more - and perhaps study with us.

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The blog offers exciting insights into current academic developments and projects at the university and is aimed at a broad audience, including students, prospective students and stakeholders from the business world.

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Department of Economics and Social Sciences

The Faculty of Business, Economics and Social Sciences offers its students a university education that prepares them for work in companies, social and charitable organisations and the public sector in a practical and targeted manner.
Small seminar groups support practice-orientated learning.

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Faculty of Engineering

Nordhausen University of Applied Sciences offers a practical engineering degree programme with excellent career prospects.
Numerous contacts and collaborations with industry as well as research projects carried out on behalf of industry and business make the degree programme particularly practice-oriented.

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The rainbow flag, symbol of the LGBTQIA+ community, flies against a blue sky. Nordhausen University of Applied Sciences is thus sending out a signal in favour of diversity, tolerance and equality on campus.

Diversity Day 2025

Start:

27 May 2025

09:30 am

End:

27 May 2025

20:00

Information event, discussion evening

News from the Science Blog

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  • What impact will decentralised energy supply and sector coupling have on consumption habits in the private household sector?
    By M.Eng. Rohith Bala Krishnan Due to the high rise in energy prices, decentralised energy supply (e.g. by means of a photovoltaic system on the roof) is becoming increasingly popular in private households. However, in the absence of battery storage, a large proportion of the energy generated is fed into the grid. Now the question arises: How does an increase in the [...]
  • More creative than humans? AI in a practical test at Nordhausen University of Applied Sciences
    Prof. Dr. Lutz Göcke (link to person)Department:Faculty of Business, Economics and Social SciencesStudy area:Business AdministrationProfessorship or teaching area: General Business Administration, in particular Digital ManagementResearch areas:Issues of Corporate EntrepreneurshipBusiness Model InnovationDigital Product Management and Digital TransformationInstitute or institution:DICH | Institute for Digitalisation, Innovation and ChangeProjects:Introduction of the Digital Product Management course in winter semester 2020 / 2021Initiator and project manager of the HIKE (University Incubator for Entrepreneurship) for the systematic promotion of start-up ideas at universities. Funding volume € 1.8 million through [...]
  • The development of the teaching and digitalisation strategy at Nordhausen University of Applied Sciences
    Prof. Dr Cordula Borbe and Kathleen Hahnemann (Department of Studies & Teaching) A participatory path to excellent teaching and innovative study programmes A comprehensive strategy process was carried out at Nordhausen University of Applied Sciences over the course of two years to set the course for the future of teaching. The teaching and digitalisation strategy developed pursues ambitious goals: The development of agile, diversity-sensitive study programmes [...]