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Thu, 24. April 2025
New image film for the Cyber Security & Privacy degree programme
In the film, Emily and Leonard explain why they decided to study Cyber Security & Privacy and what opportunities the course offers.
Tue, 22. April 2025
Prof. Dr Zacharias elected Vice President of the Hochschullehrerbund in North Rhine-Westphalia
Prof. Dr Christoph Zacharias was elected Vice President for a period of two years at the State Delegates' Assembly of the Hochschullehrerbund (Association of University Teachers), regional association North Rhine-Westphalia, on 29 March 2025. More information about the executive board can be found on the website of the Hochschullehrerbund.
Thu, 17. April 2025
Successful application: EXIST start-up grant for start-up supported by H-BRS
The start-up Zentio, which is supervised by the start-up centre at Hochschule Bonn-Rhein-Sieg (H-BRS), has been awarded the EXIST start-up grant. A great success not only for the two founders, but also for the university centre.
Wed, 16. April 2025
Erstes Netzwerktreffen Social Media Hub im Fachbereich 06
Das erste Netzwerktreffen des ‚Social Media Hub‘ bringt zivilgesellschaftliche Akteur:innen und Fachbereich 06 zusammen
Wed, 16. April 2025
Zahlreiche Gäste bei Antrittsvorlesung von Prof. Dr. Mirle Schemionek-Reinders
Am 10. April hat der Fachbereich Angewandte Naturwissenschaften im Rahmen seines Fachbereichskolloquiums zur Antrittsvorlesung von Prof. Dr. Mirle Schemionek-Reinders, seit November 2024 Professorin für „Molekulare Diagnostik und Angewandte Epigenetik” an der H-BRS, geladen.
Tue, 15. April 2025
Call for Papers launched: The 20th FrOSCon is approaching!
On 16 and 17 August 2025, the Free and Open Source Software Conference (FrOSCon) will be celebrating its big anniversary edition. For the 20th time, the conference on free software and open source will be held at Hochschule Bonn-Rhein-Sieg University of Applied Sciences in Sankt Augustin.
Fri, 11. April 2025
Delegation from the Institute of Finance Management (IFM) in Tanzania visits Bonn-Rhein-Sieg University of Applied Sciences
On April 9, 2025, Bonn-Rhein-Sieg University of Applied Sciences (H-BRS) welcomed a delegation from the Institute of Finance Management (IFM) in Tanzania to the Sankt Augustin campus. The aim of the meeting was to further consolidate the existing partnership and develop new perspectives for future cooperation.
Fri, 11. April 2025
Prof Dr Norbert Jung and Prof Dr Karl Jonas say goodbye with a ‘Last Lecture’
With a festive ‘Last Lecture on the topic: What we always wanted to tell you...’ Prof. Dr Norbert Jung and Prof. Dr Karl Jonas bid farewell to the Department of Computer Science after more than two decades of dedicated service. Both professors played a key role in shaping the development of the department in teaching, research and self-administration.
Wed, 09. April 2025
Security vulnerabilities discovered in WLAN access points from Extreme Networks
A team of IT security researchers from the Department of Computer Science at H-BRS has discovered several serious security vulnerabilities in AeroHive/Extreme Networks WLAN access points. The starting point was the analysis of used devices, whose firmware the team examined in detail. The researchers discovered a number of serious vulnerabilities - from authentication problems to complete system control by attackers.
Wed, 23. April 2025
DFG Delegation from Sub-Saharan Africa Visits Bonn-Rhein-Sieg University of Applied Sciences
On April 8, 2025, Hochschule Bonn-Rhein-Sieg University of Applied Sciences (H-BRS) welcomed a delegation of representatives from 17 science granting councils across Sub-Saharan Africa.
Tue, 08. April 2025
Successful Girl'sDay at the Department of Computer Science
On Girl's Day 2025, the Department of Computer Science, the Institute Cyber Security & Privacy (ICSP), the Institute for Visual Computing (IVC) and the Institute for Security Research (ISF) at Hochschule Bonn-Rhein-Sieg University of Applied Sciences (H-BRS) opened their doors to offer schoolgirls exciting insights into the world of computer science, cyber security and visual computer graphics. Numerous young people had the opportunity to take part in interactive workshops and exciting presentations.
Tue, 08. April 2025
Podcast Green Campus: First episodes on sustainability in campus life
A podcast has been created as part of the course "Green Campus - Together for a sustainable, climate-resilient and liveable university". Eight students from the departments of Business Administration and Technical Journalism have developed three podcast episodes on sustainability topics for the campus. The first episode has now been officially released. The seminar was led by Professor Wiltrud Terlau and research associate Silvia Berenice Fischer from the International Centre for Sustainable Development (IZNE)
Mon, 07. April 2025
A2S institute presented with a stand at the European Robotics Forum 2025
Together with students and two robots, the Institute for AI and Autonomous Systems (A2S) at H-BRS presented its activities and innovations at the European Robotics Forum 2025 (ERF 2025).