HWS Huber Widemann Schule in Basel offers a Höhere Fachschule (HF) program in Information Technology (Informatik HF), providing diplomas (Dipl. Techniker/-in HF Informatik) with specializations such as application development or system technology.
Address: Eulerstrasse 55, 4051 Basel, Basel-Stadt, Switzerland
Application Development, System Technology
Domains taught:
- AI and Machine Learning, Automation, Computer Vision, Data Analytics, Electrical and Electronics, Engineering, Mathematics, Process Control, Project Management, Quality, Robotics, Signal Processing, Software Engineering, Statistics, Telecommunications
Diplomas*:
- Diploma
Status:
- Private
Partnerships:
Focus on career-accompanying (part-time) education. Partnerships with IT companies in the Basel region.
Research:
Applied IT projects, often related to students’ professional work.
Famous Alumnis:
N/A
International recognition**:
Number of staff***:
60
Current students***:
200
Foreign students***:
0%
Cumulative former students***:
1500
Pros
Offers flexible, part-time IT diploma (HF) programs in Basel, suitable for working professionals.
Cons
Private school, tuition fees apply.
Best For
Working professionals in the Basel region seeking part-time higher vocational diplomas (HF) in IT.
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Most Similar Schools Locally
- On content, Bénédict-Schule Zürich, Höhere Fachschule Informatik and this institution are close, as both teach quality, signal processing and project management; it is larger, enrolling about 300 students against roughly 200 here, and is also a private institution.
- Bildungszentrum kvBL Höhere Fachschule Informatik is the closest domestic counterpart for quality, signal processing and project management; it teaches at the same levels, namely diploma, and is slightly larger, at about 250 students against roughly 200 here.
- WISS Schulen für Wirtschaft Informatik Immobilien, Höhere Fachschule Informatik takes a similar route through quality, signal processing and project management, and it is far larger, with about 1,800 students against roughly 200 here, and is also a private institution.
- Höhere Fachschule für Informatik Aargau works in much the same fields, chiefly quality, signal processing and project management, and it is public, whereas this institution is private, and runs the same diploma programmes.
- A good alternative in the same country is Höhere Fachschule Schaffhausen, which likewise covers quality, signal processing and project management; it covers manufacturing and materials as well, and has almost the same size, at about 200 students.
Most Similar Schools Abroad
- Looking internationally, Istituto Tecnico Superiore per le Tecnologie dell'Informazione e della Comunicazione - Alto Adriatico in Italy is where quality, project management and computer vision get a comparable treatment; it has almost the same size, at about 200 students, and is public, whereas this institution is private.
- A foreign alternative with a similar emphasis on quality, project management and computer vision is Istituto Tecnico Superiore per le Tecnologie dell'Informazione e della Comunicazione - Umbria Digital in Italy, and it teaches at the same levels, namely diploma, and has almost the same size, at about 180 students.
- Asensiom, based in Spain, is built around telecommunications, data analytics and software engineering much like this school, and it is also a private institution and runs the same diploma programmes.
- Kyoto College of Graduate Studies for Informatics, in Japan, takes a similar route through quality, signal processing and project management; it covers sound engineering and ergonomics and UX as well, and is larger, enrolling about 500 students against roughly 200 here.
- CODE University of Applied Sciences Berlin in Germany is the nearest foreign match on quality, signal processing and project management; it also offers bachelor's programmes and covers ergonomics and UX and industrial design as well.
*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.
- Agile Methodology, Application Programming Interface (API), Digital Marketing, Information Technology (IT), Project Management, Software, Software Development Kit (SDK), User experience (UX), User Interface (UI)
*: 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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