Hochschule Schmalkalden is a university of applied sciences in Thuringia, offering programs in engineering (mechanical, electrical, IT), business, and law, with a strong practical and regional focus.
Address: Blechhammer 4-9, 98574 Schmalkalden, Thüringen, Germany
Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering & IT, Business Informatics
Domains taught:
- AI and Machine Learning, Automation, Bioengineering, Chemistry, Computer Vision, Data Analytics, Ecology and Sustainability, Electrical and Electronics, Engineering, Ergonomics and UX, Fluid Dynamics, Industrial Design, Life Sciences, Logistics, Manufacturing, Materials, Mathematics, Mechanical Engineering, Optics, Physics, Process Control, Project Management, Quality, Robotics, Signal Processing, Software Engineering, Statistics, Structural Engineering, Telecommunications, Thermodynamics, Transportations
Diplomas*:
- Bachelor, Master
Status:
- Public
Partnerships:
Regional industry collaborations in Thuringia. International exchange programs.
Research:
Applied research in manufacturing technology, automation, renewable energy, and IT applications.
Famous Alumnis:
N/A
International recognition**:
Number of staff***:
200
Current students***:
2500
Foreign students***:
10%
Cumulative former students***:
N/A
Pros
Good applied engineering programs, strong practical orientation, modern campus in a historic town.
Cons
Located in a smaller town in Thuringia, primarily regional recognition.
Best For
Applied engineering and IT programs with a regional focus in Thuringia.
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Most Similar Schools Locally
- The comparison with Westfälische Hochschule - University of Applied Sciences is straightforward on subjects, since both focus on ergonomics and UX, logistics and transportations, and it is also a public institution, and teaches at the same levels, namely bachelor's and master's.
- Think of Ostbayerische Technische Hochschule Amberg-Weiden when ergonomics and UX, transportations and optics is the priority: it is also a public institution, and teaches at the same levels, namely bachelor's and master's.
- Technische Hochschule Brandenburg takes a similar route through ergonomics and UX, logistics and transportations, and it teaches at the same levels, namely bachelor's and master's, and covers metrology as well.
- Think of Hochschule Merseburg when ergonomics and UX, quality and optics is the priority: it runs the same bachelor's and master's programmes, and is slightly larger, at about 3,000 students against roughly 2,500 here.
- A good alternative in the same country is Hochschule Stralsund, which likewise covers logistics, transportations and optics; it also offers mba programmes, and is slightly smaller, at about 2,200 students against roughly 2,500 here.
Most Similar Schools Abroad
- State University of Applied Sciences in Gorzów Wielkopolski offers an international parallel to this school, with logistics, transportations and quality as common ground; it is also a public institution and runs the same bachelor's and master's programmes.
- State University of Applied Sciences in Krosno, in Poland, takes a similar route through transportations, quality and optics; it teaches at the same levels, namely bachelor's and master's, and covers aerospace and food science as well.
- Beyond national borders, FHNW Hochschule für Technik stands out as a comparable school for quality, optics and signal processing; it is also a public institution, and teaches at the same levels, namely bachelor's and master's.
- In Japan, Kitami Institute of Technology teaches much the same core subjects, transportations, optics and signal processing, and it is slightly smaller, at about 2,000 students against roughly 2,500 here, and is also a public institution.
- Hochschule Luzern, Departement Technik & Architektur, based in Switzerland, is built around quality, optics and signal processing much like this institution, and it is also a public institution, and teaches at the same levels, namely bachelor's and master's.
*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.
- Business Process Reengineering (BPR), Engineering, Information Technology (IT), Manufacturing, Renewable Energy
*: 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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