Location

4. Location ▪ Karlsruhe

5. HsKA – a green campus in a green city ...

6. … in the centre of Europe Paris A short trip to: Switzerland Heidelberg Black Forest Strasbourg Freiburg

7. Karlsruhe Technology Region

8. An Ideal Academic Environment Home to 7 higher education institutions Hochschule für Musik Karlsruhe

9. Work and Leisure

10. Facts & Figures • Founded in 1878 as „Grand Duchy College of Building“ • University status awarded in 1971 • Number of full-time students: 6,200 • Number of full professors: 190 • Other teaching and research staff: 345 • Technical and administrative staff: 305 • Academic year: winter semester September to Februarysummer semester March to August • Study fees: 500 Euro / semester

11. Six faculties: • Architecture & Construction Engineering • Computer Science & Business Information Systems • Electrical Engineering & Information Technology • Geomatics • Management & Engineering • Mechanical Engineering & Mechatronics • Number of degree programs: • 18 Bachelor‘s programs • 17 Master‘s programs

12. Faculty of Architecture and Construction Engineering • Bachelor Programs • Architecture • Civil Engineering • Construction Management and Economics • Tri-national Civil Engineering (French/German) • Master Programs • Architecture • Civil Engineering • Construction Management and Economics • Tri-national Civil • Engineering (French/German)

13. Faculty of Computer Science and Business Information Systems • Bachelor Programs • Business Information Systems • Computer Science • Master Programs • Business Information Systems • Computer Science

14. Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology • Bachelor Programs • Communications Engineering and Information Technology • Energy and Automation Technology • Sensorics • Master Programs • Electrical Engineering • Sensor Systems Technology • Sensor Systems Technology (English)

15. Faculty of Geomatics • Bachelor Programs • Cartography and Geomatics • Geo-Information Management • Surveying and Geomatics • Master Programs • Geomatics • Geomatics (English/German)

16. Faculty of Management and Engineering • Master Programs • Business Administration and Engineering • International Management • Sales Engineering • Technical Communication • Bachelor Programs • Business Administration and Engineering • International Management • Technical Communication

17. Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Mechatronics • Bachelor Programs • Automotive Engineering • Culture, Media and Technologies • Mechanical Engineering • Mechatronics • Master Programs • Mechanical Engineering and Mechatronics • Mechatronic and Micro- Mechatronic Systems • (German/Spanishor German/French)

18. Degree Course Structure

19. Features of Applied Teaching • Instruction in seminars • Professionally experienced staff • Labs, exercises, simulations, projects, on-site visits • Integrated traineeships • Semester projects and final thesis in cooperation with industry

20. Founding member of the • Strategic alliance of six leading German universities of applied sciences • In the fields of training, research, technology transfer, advanced training, university management, and international cooperation • For excellence and a strong practical orientation in technical subjects

21. Research Institutes at HsKA • Institute of Applied Research • Institute of Materials and Processes • Institute of Natural Sciences Education for Engineers • Institute of Production Engineering and Manufacturing • Institute of Refrigeration, Air-Conditioning, and Environmental Technology • Laboratory for Automation Technology • Institute of Hydraulic Engineering • Institute of Geomatics

22. Cooperation with Industry • Technology Transfer Centers for • Aerospace Engineering • Biomedical Engineering • Electrical Power Supply and Electromagnetic Compatibility • Energy Efficiency in Process Engineering • Opto-electronic and Sensor Technology • Technical Consultation

23. An International University • International degree students: 12% • Student exchanges per year: approx. 80 • 110 International partner universities in 40 countries • 9 international study programs, e.g. • Trinational Bachelor & Master in Civil Engineering (University of Applied Sciences Northwestern Switzerland & Université de Strasbourg, France) • Master in Electrical Engineering (Ryerson University, Canada) • Master in Sensor Systems Technology (VIT University, India) • ERASMUS Mundus Master in Mechatronic and Micro-Mechatronic Systems (Universidad de Oviedo, Spain & ENSMM de Besançon, France)

24. Foreign Language Institute: various foreign-language courses at different levels, German as a Foreign Language, Germany Today, Intercultural Competence courses • General Studies courses in • Intercultural Management Communication • Intercultural Communication & Competence • International Business Transactions • International Law Systems & Contracts • International Marketing • International Project Management • Full member of the European University Association (EUA) • ECTS Label awarded in 2009

25. Current international research projects include: • GOCA – GNSS/LPS/LS-based online Control and Alarm System • EU EuropeAid project: Asia Pro Eco programme for environmental cooperation between Europe and Asia • AGRINET Sensor Controlled Net for Efficient Watering of Agricultural Areas: BW funded project in collaboration with DUT, China Wastewater treatment in a textile plant

26. Universitatea “Politehnika“ din Timisoara Ryerson University Some of our international partners

27. Facilities • International Office • Career Center • Office for Integrated Traineeships • Joint Academic Library with KIT • Student Services • Continuing education & lifelong learning seminars

28. Quality Management: HochschulQualitätsBarometer • Teaching evaluation • Personnel survey • Graduate survey • Industry survey

29. HsKA‘s Position in Recent National Rankings WirtschaftsWoche business magazine Nation-wide survey of personnel managers on the subject of excellent graduates Survey results of May, 2010 Survey results of April, 2009 These rankings have made HsKA Germany’s best university of applied sciences for four years running.

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