The Hasso Plattner Institute offers a practically-oriented computer science study program at an internationally recognized institute. This study includes the Germany-wide unique "IT-Systems Engineering" program and the new master programs: "Digital Health", "Data Engineering", and "Cybersecurity."

Research at the Hasso Plattner Institute is characterized by standards of scientific excellence, practical relevance and close cooperation with industry and society. Outstanding research results are achieved in the fields of specialization, in excellent research programs and at the international Research School.

The Hasso Plattner Institute in Potsdam is unique on the German academic landscape. The institute's program continues to grow with the support of its founder Hasso Plattner and through international cooperation. Find out more about the founder, events and studies at HPI.

The Hasso Plattner Institute has educational programs for both high school students and working professionals. It operates its own IT learning platform - openHPI - which provides free online courses. The Youth Academy organizes computer science camps and events for high school students. Professionals can take advantage of educational opportunities in the field of Design Thinking at the HPI Academy.

The press area of the Hasso Plattner Institute provides you with the latest press material, news, information on our social media channels and contact details.

Studies

Apply Now!

You are interested in IT and studying computer science? Then apply now for your studies and become part of the HPI family! > Go to article

GTI 2018/19: With over 200 km/h into the future.

Master students present their results of the course "Global Team-based Innovation (short: GTI)". They travelled from Zuffenhausen via Shanghai to St. Gallen to solve the challenges of Porsche and … > Go to article

Career Booster Germany

The HPI booth provided attendees of the German Career Day in News York with the latest information on the free study program at the institute and the diversity of research in Potsdam. > Go to article

Campus

HPDTRP Community Workshop

Twice a year, the researchers of the HPI-Stanford Design Thinking Research Program meet to present the status of their projects and to give each other impulses for further work. For the first time in … > Go to article

The most popular German passwords 2019

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HPI Startup Bootcamp #MediaTech

Mehr als 50 Teilnehmende erarbeiteten ihre Startup Idee zum Thema #MediaTech auf dem diesjährigen HPI Startup Bootcamp. > Go to article

Gruppenbild des HPI Startup Bootcamp 2019

Research

Reverse Time Migration in Nondestructive Testing @ Future SOC Lab

The Future SOC Lab has supported innovative research projects with its extensive IT landscape for 10 years. One of the projects: „Reverse Time Migration in Nondestructive Testing @ Future SOC Lab". > Go to article

15 years of HPI Research School - Alumnus Dr. Mohammed AbuJarour

On the occasion of our anniversary, we present some success stories of scholarship holders: Number 2 is Mohammed AbuJarour. > Go to article

Detecting Biographical Barriers in West Afrika @ Future SOC Lab

The Future SOC Lab has supported innovative research projects with its extensive IT landscape for 10 years. One of the projects: „Detecting Biographical Barriers in West Afrika". > Go to article

Events

Inaugural Lecture: Prof. Dr. Katharina Hölzle

Prof. Hölzle will give us an introduction into how to navigate in the digital economy on 30 January 2020. > Go to article

Inauguration Lecture of Prof. Dr. Falk Uebernickel

On December 12, 2019, Prof. Uebernickel lectures on „Design Thinking and Innovation Research“. > Go to article

HPI-Mount Sinai Digital Health Forum 2019

The HPI Digital Health Forum presents a fresh approach to challenges and exciting trends in scientific foundations and health applications of digital technologies from November 21-22, 2019. > Go to article

Innovations

clean-IT-initiative: Only sustainable digitalization can save the climate

In our new section clean-IT-initiative, we provide you with insights into our projects, pertinent articles and much more about green IT every month. > Go to article

HPI Launches clean-IT-initiative

HPI is committed to realizing the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and is launching its own clean-IT-initiative at the World Economic Forum in Davos on January 22, 2020. > Go to article

New training packages for Design Thinking adopted at Stanford

HPI researchers are currently at Stanford University sharing new design thinking training techniques with faculty. > Go to article

openHPI

openHPI Course Presents State-Of-The-Art Business Process Management

Starting May 1, participants will receive answers to questions about the future of computing. > Go to article

HPI and IBM: openHPI course for future computing with huge amounts of data

Learn how to overcome the challenges of exponential data growth -> course start May 1st. > Go to article

openHPI congratulates on the openSAP'S 5th "birthday"

It is openSAP's birthday and we wish all the best! > Go to article

Coronavirus @ HPI

Please note: The HPI is closed for visitors without invitation.

All information about decisions to reduce the spread of the coronavirus can be found here:

Coronavirus @ HPI

Online Study Advisory Service

Your studies, your questions:
Ask your questions online about studying at HPI and the study programs.

Upcoming events:

June 02: M.Sc. Digital Health (at 11 am)
June 02: General Study Advisory Service (at 2 pm)
June 30: M.Sc. Data Engineering (at 4 pm)
July 02: M.Sc. Cybersecurity (at 3.30 pm)

All dates and information can be found here.

Your studies, your questions

Virtual Bachelor Information Day on June 5, 2020

In these special times, the virtual Bachelor Info Day on June 5 provides a wide range of information about the Bachelor's program at HPI.

More Information

Statements on HPI

"HPI is doing important pioneering work. By involving science, business and politics, cross-border university research in the digitization topics of the future is possible—also in the crucial security policy field of cyber security."

Prof. Dr. h.c. Wolfgang Ischinger, Chairman of the Munich Security Conference

Studying at HPI

BEFORE YOU BEGIN

Study Programs
Overview of all HPI Bachelor’s and Master’s programs.
Applying to the Study Program
Everything you need to know about the application process and required documents to apply.
Academic Advising
Our personalized academic advising informs prospective students on the contents and structure of our study programs and the selection process.

DURING YOUR STUDIES

Courses
All courses in the individual fields of study at a glance.
Entrepreneurship
Overview of all HPI offers in the area of entrepreneurship.

AFTER GRADUATING

Alumni
All information and offers for our alumni at HPI Connect.
Alumni Job Portal
HPI’s internal job portal for the direct exchange between alumni and companies.
Jobs at HPI
All vacancies at HPI at a glance.

THE DIGITAL ENGINEERING FACULTY

Faculty website at the University of Potsdam

Activities for High School Students

Youth Academy
All HPI events for high school students who want to discover computer science.
Youth College
The computer science program for pupils in 7^th grade and over.
Test the waters
Selected courses for prospective students.

Lifelong learning at HPI

openHPI
Take advantage of our free online courses and become part of a worldwide social learning network.
HPI Academy - Executive Education
Design Thinking and continuing education offers for companies and professionals.
Leading Digital Transformation Programm
The joint Design Thinking program of HPI and the Stanford Center for Professional Development.

HPI Initiatives

School Cloud
Our pilot project for the modernization of school lessons.
Identity Leak Checker
The HPI Identity Leak Checker verifies whether your digital identity data is circulating freely in the Internet.
TeleTask
The video portal for recordings of lectures and HPI events.