OTH Amberg-Weiden is a university of applied sciences with campuses in Amberg and Weiden, offering programs in engineering, IT, business, and health, with a focus on practical skills and regional needs.
Address: Kaiser-Wilhelm-Ring 23, 92224 Amberg, Bayern, Germany (Amberg Campus – Engineering/IT) / Hetzenrichter Weg 15, 92637 Weiden in der Oberpfalz, Bayern, Germany (Weiden Campus – Business/Health/IT)
Mechanical & Environmental Engineering, Electrical Engineering & Information Technology, Computer Science & Media 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, Manufacturing, Materials, Mathematics, Mechanical Engineering, Optics, Physics, Process Control, Project Management, Robotics, Signal Processing, Software Engineering, Statistics, Structural Engineering, Telecommunications, Thermodynamics, Transportations
Diplomas*:
- Bachelor, Master
Status:
- Public
Partnerships:
Multi-campus university in Eastern Bavaria. Strong regional industry collaborations.
Research:
Automation and robotics, Renewable energy and environmental technology, Applied computer science and AI, Medical technology and e-health.
Famous Alumnis:
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International recognition**:
Number of staff***:
250
Current students***:
3500
Foreign students***:
N/A%
Cumulative former students***:
N/A
Pros
Good applied engineering and IT programs, strong practical focus, serves Eastern Bavaria region.
Cons
Geographically dispersed campuses.
Best For
University of applied sciences in Eastern Bavaria with programs in engineering, IT, and media informatics.
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Most Similar Schools Locally
- The comparison with Ostbayerische Technische Hochschule Regensburg is straightforward on subjects, since both focus on transportations, optics and signal processing, and it covers bioinformatics and nanotechnologies as well, and is far larger, with about 11,000 students against roughly 3,500 here.
- On content, Technische Hochschule Ulm and this institution are close, as both teach transportations, optics and signal processing; it covers metrology and quality as well, and is slightly larger, at about 4,000 students against roughly 3,500 here.
- Westfälische Hochschule - University of Applied Sciences sits close to this institution on ergonomics and UX, transportations and optics; it is also a public institution, and teaches at the same levels, namely bachelor's and master's.
- Hochschule Düsseldorf - University of Applied Sciences takes a similar route through ergonomics and UX, transportations and optics, and it covers sound engineering and quality as well, and is larger, enrolling about 10,000 students against roughly 3,500 here.
- Hochschule Ravensburg-Weingarten overlaps with this school on transportations, optics and signal processing, so the two are easy to compare, and it runs the same bachelor's and master's programmes, and has almost the same size, at about 3,500 students.
Most Similar Schools Abroad
- Kyoto Tachibana University in Japan is the nearest foreign match on optics, signal processing and fluid dynamics; it runs the same bachelor's and master's programmes and covers civil engineering as well.
- State University of Applied Sciences in Krosno in Poland shares the transportations, optics and signal processing orientation of this institution, and it is also a public institution, and teaches at the same levels, namely bachelor's and master's.
- In Switzerland, FHNW Hochschule für Technik teaches much the same core subjects, optics, signal processing and fluid dynamics, and it teaches at the same levels, namely bachelor's and master's, and covers metrology and quality as well.
- For optics, signal processing and fluid dynamics outside the home country, State Higher Vocational School in Tarnów in Poland is a natural reference; it covers nanotechnologies as well, and has almost the same size, at about 3,500 students.
- For a study option in Switzerland with a comparable spread of signal processing, fluid dynamics and bioengineering, Berner Fachhochschule, Departement Technik und Informatik is the reference point: it is also a public institution and runs the same bachelor's and master's programmes.
*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.
- Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Information Technology (IT), Mechanical Engineer, Renewable Energy, Robotics
*: 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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