With roots from 1860 and connected to the Bauhaus movement (founded 1919 in Weimar), this university specializes in architecture, urbanism, civil engineering, media, and design, with a strong interdisciplinary and artistic approach.
Address: Geschwister-Scholl-Straße 8, 99423 Weimar, Thüringen, Germany
Architecture & Urbanism, Civil Engineering & Environmental Systems, Media & Computer Science for Design
Domains taught:
- AI and Machine Learning, Automation, Bioengineering, Chemistry, Civil Engineering, Computer Vision, Data Analytics, Ecology and Sustainability, Electrical and Electronics, Engineering, Ergonomics and UX, Fluid Dynamics, Geotechnics, Industrial Design, Life Sciences, Manufacturing, Materials, Mathematics, Mechanical Engineering, Optics, Physics, Process Control, Project Management, Robotics, Signal Processing, Software Engineering, Sound Engineering, Statistics, Structural Engineering, Telecommunications, Thermodynamics, Transportations
Diplomas*:
- Bachelor, Doctor, Master
Status:
- Public
Partnerships:
Historic university linked to the Bauhaus movement. Strong focus on interdisciplinary projects.
Research:
Sustainable architecture and urban planning, Digital engineering and computational design, Media art and interaction design, Environmental engineering and resource management.
Famous Alumnis:
Walter Gropius (Bauhaus founder)
International recognition**:
Number of staff***:
500
Current students***:
4000
Foreign students***:
20%
Cumulative former students***:
N/A
Pros
Unique interdisciplinary environment combining art, design, and technology, historic Bauhaus legacy.
Cons
Specific focus on architecture, design, and media, less traditional broad engineering.
Best For
University specializing in architecture, civil engineering, media, and design, rooted in the Bauhaus tradition.
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Most Similar Schools Locally
- Think of Technische Universität Ilmenau when sound engineering, ergonomics and UX and transportations is the priority: it teaches at the same levels, namely bachelor's, master's and doctoral, and covers metrology and nanotechnologies as well.
- Think of Technische Universität Bergakademie Freiberg when geotechnics, optics and fluid dynamics is the priority: it covers nanotechnologies and microbiology and genetics as well, and has almost the same size, at about 4,000 students.
- In terms of fields, HafenCity Universität Hamburg is the nearest neighbour, with transportations, geotechnics and optics again at the core; it covers logistics and quality as well, and is smaller, enrolling about 2,500 students against roughly 4,000 here.
- In terms of fields, Hochschule Mainz - University of Applied Sciences is the nearest neighbour, with sound engineering, ergonomics and UX and transportations again at the core; it is slightly larger, at about 5,000 students against roughly 4,000 here, and is also a public institution.
- Technische Universität Clausthal works in much the same fields, chiefly transportations, geotechnics and optics, and it covers quality and nanotechnologies as well, and has almost the same size, at about 4,000 students.
Most Similar Schools Abroad
- Students considering a move abroad can look at University of Kitakyushu in Japan, where transportations, geotechnics and optics also form the core, and it runs the same bachelor's, master's and doctoral programmes, and covers food science and microbiology and genetics as well.
- Musashino University brings a Japan setting to the same core fields, ergonomics and UX, transportations and geotechnics, and it is private, whereas this institution is public, and teaches at the same levels, namely bachelor's, master's and doctoral.
- Beyond national borders, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology stands out as a comparable school for transportations, geotechnics and fluid dynamics; it is far larger, with about 30,000 students against roughly 4,000 here, and is also a public institution.
- Università della Svizzera italiana, based in Switzerland, is built around signal processing, fluid dynamics and structural engineering much like this university, and it is also a public institution, and teaches at the same levels, namely bachelor's, master's and doctoral.
- Looking internationally, Koszalin University of Technology in Poland is where transportations, geotechnics and optics get a comparable treatment; it covers quality as well, and has almost the same size, at about 4,000 students.
*our own picks (our criteria: a mix between domains, diploma delivered, reputation and size), but obviously too many criteria for an apple-to-apple ranking.
- Architecture, Civil Engineering, Design for Sustainability, Design Thinking, Environmental Engineering, Sustainable Development, Sustainable Practices, User-Centered Design
*: without any judgment of the quality, readers are strongly encouraged to check the official status of the exact diploma envisioned as many universities have a mix of recognized diplomas, not recognized, “co-delivered,” “equivalent to”, “some pathways” (…), can change over time, and can be named differently from one country to another.
**: international reputation: is based on some criteria that do not mean much in some domains or specialties (number of researchers, of scientific publications, on budget ….). Our approximate 1-4 scale:
- known locally
- known locally and internationally
- is listed in some of the world university’s classifications
- is listed among the 20 firsts in some of world university’s classifications
***: estimated numbers, based on online sources and/or feedbacks. The numbers can vary greatly depending on school organisation (ex.: school is part of a group, it employs internal staff or external consultants or has public staff without employing them …). Refer to all the links provided to have accurate and updated numbers.
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