FH Aachen is one of Germany’s largest and most important universities of applied sciences, with strong programs in engineering (mechanical, electrical, aerospace, biomedical), business, and design.
Address: Bayernallee 11, 52066 Aachen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
Mechanical Engineering & Mechatronics, Aerospace Engineering, Electrical Engineering & Information Technology
Domains taught:
- Aerospace, AI and Machine Learning, Automation, Bioengineering, Bioinformatics, Chemistry, Civil Engineering, Computer Vision, Data Analytics, Ecology and Sustainability, Electrical and Electronics, Engineering, Fluid Dynamics, Industrial Design, Life Sciences, Manufacturing, Materials, Mathematics, Mechanical Engineering, Nanotechnologies, Optics, Physics, Process Control, Project Management, Robotics, Signal Processing, Software Engineering, Statistics, Structural Engineering, Telecommunications, Thermodynamics, Transportations
Diplomas*:
- Bachelor, Master
Status:
- Public
Partnerships:
One of the largest universities of applied sciences in Germany. Strong focus on practice-oriented education and applied research. Collaborations with Forschungszentrum Jülich.
Research:
Aerospace engineering and flight systems, Automotive engineering and e-mobility, Biomedical engineering and medical technology, Renewable energy and energy efficiency, AI and data science.
Famous Alumnis:
N/A
International recognition**:
Number of staff***:
600
Current students***:
15000
Foreign students***:
20%
Cumulative former students***:
N/A
Pros
Strong applied engineering programs, particularly in aerospace and automotive, good industry links, located in a tech region (Aachen).
Cons
Focus on applied sciences.
Best For
Large university of applied sciences with strong programs in mechanical, aerospace, and electrical engineering.
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Most Similar Schools Locally
- The comparison with Hochschule Darmstadt is straightforward on subjects, since both focus on aerospace, transportations and bioinformatics, and it runs the same bachelor's and master's programmes and covers sound engineering and ergonomics and UX as well.
- Where this school leans on aerospace, transportations and bioinformatics, Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften Hamburg does the same, and it covers sound engineering and ergonomics and UX as well, and is slightly larger, at about 17,000 students against roughly 15,000 here.
- Ostbayerische Technische Hochschule Regensburg sits close to this institution on transportations, bioinformatics and nanotechnologies; it runs the same bachelor's and master's programmes and covers microbiology and genetics as well.
- In terms of fields, Hochschule München University of Applied Sciences is the nearest neighbour, with aerospace, transportations and nanotechnologies again at the core; it is slightly larger, at about 18,000 students against roughly 15,000 here, and is also a public institution.
- On content, Fachhochschule Kiel and this school are close, as both teach aerospace, transportations and optics; it is smaller, enrolling about 8,000 students against roughly 15,000 here, and is also a public institution.
Most Similar Schools Abroad
- Students considering a move abroad can look at Technische Universiteit Eindhoven in the Netherlands, where bioinformatics, nanotechnologies and optics also form the core, and it has almost the same size, at about 14,000 students, and is also a public institution.
- Seen from abroad, Politecnico di Torino (Italy) is a close relative on subject matter, since aerospace, nanotechnologies and fluid dynamics are central to both, and it is also a public institution and also offers doctoral programmes.
- The closest overseas parallel on nanotechnologies, optics and signal processing is Berner Fachhochschule, located in Switzerland; it is also a public institution and also offers diploma programmes.
- Fachhochschule Nordwestschweiz in Switzerland shares the bioinformatics, nanotechnologies and optics orientation of this institution, and it covers metrology and quality as well, and is slightly smaller, at about 13,000 students against roughly 15,000 here.
- Gunma University in Japan shares the transportations, bioinformatics and nanotechnologies orientation of this institution, 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.
- Aerospace, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Automotive, Engineering, Renewable Energy
*: 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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