htw saar is the university of applied sciences of Saarland, offering a wide range of programs in engineering, computer science, business, and social sciences, with a strong Franco-German focus.
Address: Goebenstraße 40, 66117 Saarbrücken, Saarland, Germany
Mechanical Engineering & Mechatronics, Electrical Engineering & Computer Science, Civil Engineering & Architecture
Domains taught:
- Aerospace, AI and Machine Learning, Automation, Bioengineering, Chemistry, Civil Engineering, Computer Vision, Data Analytics, Ecology and Sustainability, Electrical and Electronics, Engineering, Fluid Dynamics, Geotechnics, Industrial Design, Life Sciences, Logistics, 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, MBA
Status:
- Public
Partnerships:
Largest university of applied sciences in Saarland. Strong cross-border collaborations (France, Luxembourg via ISFATES/DFHI).
Research:
Automotive engineering and mechatronics, Renewable energy and smart grids, AI and data science, Franco-German engineering programs.
Famous Alumnis:
N/A
International recognition**:
Number of staff***:
400
Current students***:
6000
Foreign students***:
10%
Cumulative former students***:
N/A
Pros
Wide range of applied engineering programs, strong Franco-German dimension (ISFATES/DFHI), good regional industry links.
Cons
Focus on applied sciences.
Best For
University of applied sciences in Saarland, strong in engineering, IT, and Franco-German programs.
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Most Similar Schools Locally
- Hochschule für Technik und Wirtschaft Dresden takes a similar route through logistics, aerospace and transportations, and it is slightly smaller, at about 5,000 students against roughly 6,000 here, and is also a public institution.
- Hochschule Konstanz Technik, Wirtschaft und Gestaltung works in much the same fields, chiefly logistics, transportations and optics, and it does not run the mba programmes found here, and is slightly smaller, at about 5,000 students against roughly 6,000 here.
- On content, Hochschule für Technik und Wirtschaft Berlin and this institution are close, as both teach logistics, aerospace and transportations; it covers sound engineering and ergonomics and UX as well, and is larger, enrolling about 14,000 students against roughly 6,000 here.
- A good alternative in the same country is Hochschule Landshut, which likewise covers transportations, optics and signal processing; it is also a public institution, and teaches at the same levels, namely bachelor's, master's and mba.
- Hochschule Pforzheim is the closest domestic counterpart for logistics, aerospace and transportations; it covers ergonomics and UX as well, and has almost the same size, at about 6,000 students.
Most Similar Schools Abroad
- Setsunan University in Japan pursues a similar profile in transportations, geotechnics and optics, and it is larger, enrolling about 9,000 students against roughly 6,000 here, and is private, whereas this school is public.
- The closest overseas parallel on aerospace, transportations and geotechnics is University of Zielona Góra, located in Poland; it is also a public institution and also offers doctoral programmes.
- For a study option in Switzerland with a comparable spread of geotechnics, optics and signal processing, OST – Ostschweizer Fachhochschule is the reference point: it also offers diploma programmes and covers metrology and agriculture as well.
- For transportations, geotechnics and optics outside the home country, Vistula University in Poland is a natural reference; it teaches at the same levels, namely bachelor's, master's and mba, and is slightly larger, at about 8,000 students against roughly 6,000 here.
- Iwate University in Japan pursues a similar profile in transportations, geotechnics and optics, and it is also a public institution and also offers doctoral 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.
- Artificial Intelligence (AI), Automotive, Civil Engineering, Design for Additive Manufacturing (DfAM), Renewable Energy, Robotics, Sustainable Development
*: 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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