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University of Applied Sciences Potsdam honoured as "Brandenburg Think Tank 2025"
The University of Applied Sciences Potsdam has been honoured as the "Brandenburg Think Tank 2025" in this year's Berlin-Brandenburg Business Plan Competition (BPW). The award recognises the university as the strongest start-up institution in Brandenburg - measured by the number and quality of the start-up projects submitted.
The award ceremony took place on 16/07/2025 at the Investitionsbank Berlin (IBB). FHP Vice President for Research and Transfer, Professor Dr Peter Heisig, accepted the award and emphasised in his speech the relevance of practical teaching formats with a business focus and innovative management methods for the university's start-up activities.
Students at the University of Applied Sciences Potsdam, whose creative and well thought-out business plans impressed the jury, made a significant contribution to the success. With their innovative concepts, which address social, ecological or technological challenges, they demonstrated the high level of entrepreneurial expertise and implementation strength within the FH Potsdam.
The intensive supervision and strategic support provided by 360° ZUKUNFT - Entrepreneurship School, Start-up bob体育平台官网 & Career Entry formed a central basis for successful participation in the competition. The university's internal programme combines start-up support, professional orientation and entrepreneurship education and offers students and graduates practical advice formats, qualifications and access to networks for the further development of their own start-up ideas.
About the Berlin-Brandenburg Business Plan Competition (BPW)
The BPW celebrated its 30th anniversary this year and is the largest regional start-up initiative in Germany. The competition is organised by the Investitionsbank Berlin (IBB), the Investitionsbank des Landes Brandenburg (ILB) and the Vereinigung der Unternehmensverb?nde in Berlin und Brandenburg (UVB). The annual "Ideenschmiede" award recognises universities that submit a particularly large number of high-quality start-up projects to the competition.
