Hof University is a university of applied sciences in Bavaria, offering programs in engineering (materials, environmental, IT), business, and design, with a focus on practical skills and regional industry needs.
Address: Alfons-Goppel-Platz 1, 95028 Hof, Bayern, Germany
Materials Engineering & Design, Environmental & Process Engineering, Computer Science & Information Systems
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, Industrial Design, Life Sciences, Manufacturing, Materials, Mathematics, Mechanical Engineering, Nanotechnologies, Optics, Physics, Process Control, Project Management, Quality, Robotics, Signal Processing, Software Engineering, Statistics, Structural Engineering, Telecommunications, Thermodynamics
Diplomas*:
- Bachelor, Master, MBA
Status:
- Public
Partnerships:
Located in Hof, Bavaria. Strong regional links and focus on applied research.
Research:
Innovative materials and manufacturing, Sustainable energy and environmental technology, Applied computer science and AI, Textile design and technology (technical aspects).
Famous Alumnis:
N/A
International recognition**:
Number of staff***:
200
Current students***:
3500
Foreign students***:
10%
Cumulative former students***:
N/A
Pros
Good applied programs in engineering and IT, strong focus on materials and environmental technology.
Cons
Smaller university, regional focus.
Best For
University of applied sciences with programs in materials, environmental, IT, and design engineering.
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Most Similar Schools Locally
- Hochschule für angewandte Wissenschaften Würzburg-Schweinfurt shares the core fields of this institution, namely ergonomics and UX, optics and signal processing; it covers logistics and transportations as well, and is larger, enrolling about 9,000 students against roughly 3,500 here.
- Ostfalia Hochschule für angewandte Wissenschaften is the closest domestic counterpart for ergonomics and UX, quality and optics; it is far larger, with about 12,000 students against roughly 3,500 here, and is also a public institution.
- Also strong in ergonomics and UX, optics and signal processing, Hochschule Offenburg makes a sensible second look at home; it covers sound engineering and logistics as well, and is slightly larger, at about 4,000 students against roughly 3,500 here.
- Technische Hochschule Deggendorf works in much the same fields, chiefly ergonomics and UX, optics and signal processing, and it teaches at the same levels, namely bachelor's, master's and mba, and covers transportations and geotechnics as well.
- Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften Hamburg works in much the same fields, chiefly ergonomics and UX, quality and nanotechnologies, and it covers sound engineering and logistics as well, and is far larger, with about 17,000 students against roughly 3,500 here.
Most Similar Schools Abroad
- Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften in Switzerland pursues a similar profile in quality, nanotechnologies and optics, and it is also a public institution and also offers diploma programmes.
- For ergonomics and UX, nanotechnologies and optics outside the home country, Kyoto Institute of Technology in Japan is a natural reference; it also offers doctoral programmes and covers aerospace and food science as well.
- For quality, nanotechnologies and optics outside the home country, University of Bielsko-Biała in Poland is a natural reference; it covers transportations as well, and is slightly larger, at about 5,000 students against roughly 3,500 here.
- Looking internationally, University of Hyogo in Japan is where nanotechnologies, optics and signal processing get a comparable treatment; it also offers doctoral programmes and covers bioinformatics and microbiology and genetics as well.
- Scuola universitaria professionale della Svizzera italiana brings a Switzerland setting to the same core fields, quality, nanotechnologies and optics, and it covers metrology and geotechnics as well, and is slightly larger, at about 5,000 students against roughly 3,500 here.
*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.
- Additive Manufacturing, Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Environmental Impact, Materials, Product Development, Sustainable Development, Sustainable Practices
*: 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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