HOST is a university of applied sciences in Stralsund, offering programs in engineering (mechanical, electrical, renewable energy), computer science, business, and tourism, with a Baltic Sea region focus.
Address: Zur Schwedenschanze 15, 18435 Stralsund, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany
Mechanical Engineering & Renewable Energy, Electrical Engineering & Computer Science, Tourism & Business (with tech applications)
Domains taught:
- AI and Machine Learning, Automation, Bioengineering, Chemistry, Computer Vision, Data Analytics, Ecology and Sustainability, Electrical and Electronics, Engineering, Fluid Dynamics, 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:
Located in a historic Hanseatic city on the Baltic coast. Strong focus on renewable energies and tourism technology.
Research:
Applied research in renewable energy systems (wind, hydrogen), maritime technologies, IT for tourism, and manufacturing automation.
Famous Alumnis:
N/A
International recognition**:
Number of staff***:
200
Current students***:
2200
Foreign students***:
10%
Cumulative former students***:
N/A
Pros
Good applied engineering programs, particularly in renewable energy, pleasant coastal location.
Cons
Smaller university, regional focus.
Best For
Applied sciences in engineering (renewable energy), IT, and tourism technology with a Baltic Sea focus.
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Most Similar Schools Locally
- Hochschule Emden/Leer is the closest domestic counterpart for logistics, transportations and optics; it is larger, enrolling about 4,500 students against roughly 2,200 here, and is also a public institution.
- Among national alternatives, Hochschule Flensburg stands out for its focus on logistics, transportations and optics, and it is also a public institution and does not run the mba programmes found here.
- Hochschule Kempten University of Applied Sciences is the closest domestic counterpart for logistics, transportations and optics; it covers food science as well, and is larger, enrolling about 6,000 students against roughly 2,200 here.
- Hochschule Aschaffenburg University of Applied Sciences sits close to this school on logistics, transportations and optics; it is also a public institution, and runs the same bachelor's, master's and mba programmes.
- Think of Hochschule Offenburg when logistics, transportations and optics is the priority: it is larger, enrolling about 4,000 students against roughly 2,200 here, and is also a public institution.
Most Similar Schools Abroad
- In France, IMT Atlantique teaches much the same core subjects, logistics, transportations and optics, and it covers marine science and aerospace as well, and has almost the same size, at about 2,300 students.
- For logistics, transportations and optics outside the home country, Maritime University of Szczecin in Poland is a natural reference; it also offers doctoral programmes and covers marine science and geotechnics as well.
- Kitami Institute of Technology, based in Japan, is built around transportations, optics and signal processing much like this school, and it is also a public institution and also offers doctoral programmes.
- Kobe University, in Japan, takes a similar route through logistics, transportations and optics; it is far larger, with about 16,000 students against roughly 2,200 here, and is also a public institution.
- State University of Applied Sciences in Krosno in Poland is the nearest foreign match on transportations, optics and signal processing; it covers aerospace and food science as well, and is slightly larger, at about 2,900 students against roughly 2,200 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.
- Environmental Engineering, Marine Ecosystems, Renewable Energy, 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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