THGA Bochum, with roots from 1816 (mining school), is a state-recognized private university of applied sciences specializing in mining, geotechnical engineering, mechanical engineering, and process engineering, with a focus on resource efficiency.
Address: Herner Straße 45, 44787 Bochum, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
Geo-Engineering & Mining, Mechanical Engineering & Process Engineering, Electrical Engineering & Information Technology
Domains taught:
- AI and Machine Learning, Automation, Chemistry, Civil Engineering, Data Analytics, Ecology and Sustainability, Electrical and Electronics, Engineering, Fluid Dynamics, Geotechnics, Logistics, Manufacturing, Materials, Mathematics, Mechanical Engineering, Metrology, Physics, Process Control, Project Management, Quality, Robotics, Signal Processing, Software Engineering, Statistics, Structural Engineering, Telecommunications, Thermodynamics, Transportations
Diplomas*:
- Bachelor, Master
Status:
- Private
Partnerships:
Long tradition in mining and geotechnical engineering. Focus on part-time studies for professionals.
Research:
Sustainable resource management and post-mining, Geotechnical engineering and tunnel construction, Mechanical engineering and automation, Process engineering and resource efficiency.
Famous Alumnis:
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International recognition**:
Number of staff***:
150
Current students***:
2500
Foreign students***:
N/A%
Cumulative former students***:
N/A
Pros
Unique expertise in mining and geotechnical engineering, strong focus on part-time and continuing education.
Cons
Private institution, specialized focus.
Best For
University of applied sciences specializing in geo-engineering, mining, mechanical, and process engineering.
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Most Similar Schools Locally
- The comparison with Technische Hochschule Bingen is straightforward on subjects, since both focus on transportations, quality and geotechnics, and it is public, whereas this school is private, and teaches at the same levels, namely bachelor's and master's.
- On content, Technische Hochschule Brandenburg and this school are close, as both teach metrology, logistics and transportations; it has almost the same size, at about 2,500 students, and is public, whereas this school is private.
- Hochschule Bochum - Bochum University of Applied Sciences shares the core fields of this school, namely transportations, quality and geotechnics; it teaches at the same levels, namely bachelor's and master's, and covers aerospace and optics as well.
- Hochschule Ruhr West - University of Applied Sciences shares the core fields of this institution, namely logistics, transportations and quality; it is public, whereas this institution is private, and teaches at the same levels, namely bachelor's and master's.
- Hochschule Nordhausen offers a comparable education in logistics, transportations and quality: it covers optics and industrial design as well, and has almost the same size, at about 2,500 students.
Most Similar Schools Abroad
- For a study option in Poland with a comparable spread of transportations, quality and geotechnics, Stanisław Staszic State University of Applied Sciences in Piła is the reference point: it is public, whereas this school is private, and teaches at the same levels, namely bachelor's and master's.
- A foreign alternative with a similar emphasis on transportations, geotechnics and signal processing is Hiroshima Kokusai Gakuin University in Japan, and it covers bioinformatics and microbiology and genetics as well, and is slightly smaller, at about 2,000 students against roughly 2,500 here.
- Silesian College of Computer Science in Katowice brings a Poland setting to the same core fields, logistics, transportations and quality, and it is also a private institution and runs the same bachelor's and master's programmes.
- Kurume Institute of Technology in Japan shares the transportations, geotechnics and signal processing orientation of this school, and it is smaller, enrolling about 1,500 students against roughly 2,500 here, and is also a private institution.
- Hochschule Luzern, Departement Technik & Architektur in Switzerland shares the metrology, quality and geotechnics orientation of this school, and it covers nanotechnologies and optics as well, and has almost the same size, at about 2,500 students.
*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.
- Continuous Improvement, Environmental Engineering, Innovation, Resource-Efficient Products
*: 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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