FH Dortmund is a large university of applied sciences offering programs in engineering, computer science, design, applied social sciences, and business.
Address: Sonnenstraße 96, 44139 Dortmund, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
Computer Science & Software Engineering, Mechanical Engineering & Mechatronics, Electrical Engineering & Automation
Domains taught:
- Aerospace, AI and Machine Learning, Automation, Bioengineering, Chemistry, Civil Engineering, Computer Vision, Data Analytics, Ecology and Sustainability, Electrical and Electronics, Engineering, Ergonomics and UX, Fluid Dynamics, Food Science, Geotechnics, Industrial Design, Life Sciences, Logistics, Manufacturing, Materials, Mathematics, Mechanical Engineering, Optics, Physics, Process Control, Project Management, Quality, Robotics, Signal Processing, Software Engineering, Sound Engineering, Statistics, Structural Engineering, Telecommunications, Thermodynamics, Transportations
Diplomas*:
- Bachelor, Doctor, Master
Status:
- Public
Partnerships:
Located in Dortmund. Strong focus on practice-oriented education and regional collaboration.
Research:
AI and data science, Robotics and automation, Software engineering and IT security, Media informatics and game development (technical aspects), Energy and building technology.
Famous Alumnis:
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International recognition**:
Number of staff***:
600
Current students***:
14000
Foreign students***:
N/A%
Cumulative former students***:
N/A
Pros
Wide range of applied programs, good industry links in the Ruhr area, active in applied research.
Cons
Focus on applied sciences.
Best For
Large university of applied sciences with strong programs in IT, engineering, and design.
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Most Similar Schools Locally
- The comparison with Hochschule Mittweida is straightforward on subjects, since both focus on sound engineering, ergonomics and UX and aerospace, and it teaches at the same levels, namely bachelor's, master's and doctoral, and covers bioinformatics as well.
- In terms of fields, Hochschule Augsburg is the nearest neighbour, with sound engineering, ergonomics and UX and transportations again at the core; it does not run the doctoral programmes found here, and is smaller, enrolling about 7,000 students against roughly 14,000 here.
- For students who like the sound engineering, ergonomics and UX and logistics focus of this institution but want another option nearby, Berliner Hochschule für Technik fits well: it is also a public institution and does not run the doctoral programmes found here.
- Where this university leans on sound engineering, ergonomics and UX and logistics, Technische Hochschule Köln does the same, and it is larger, enrolling about 26,000 students against roughly 14,000 here, and is also a public institution.
- Fachhochschule Kiel follows much the same lines as this institution, with sound engineering, ergonomics and UX and logistics as common ground, and it is also a public institution and does not run the doctoral programmes found here.
Most Similar Schools Abroad
- Tokyo University of Technology in Japan shares the sound engineering, ergonomics and UX and food science orientation of this institution, and it is smaller, enrolling about 7,000 students against roughly 14,000 here, and is private, whereas this institution is public.
- Beyond national borders, Meijo University stands out as a comparable school for aerospace, food science and transportations; it is private, whereas this institution is public, and teaches at the same levels, namely bachelor's, master's and doctoral.
- Beyond national borders, Université Polytechnique Hauts-de-France stands out as a comparable school for sound engineering, logistics and aerospace; it has almost the same size, at about 13,000 students, and is also a public institution.
- Poznań University of Technology brings a Poland setting to the same core fields, sound engineering, logistics and aerospace, and it covers metrology and bioinformatics as well, and is slightly larger, at about 16,000 students against roughly 14,000 here.
- If this university is on your list for aerospace, transportations and quality, Harbin Institute of Technology in China deserves a comparison, because it is also a public institution, and runs the same bachelor's, master's and 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), Cybersecurity, Design for Additive Manufacturing (DfAM), Engineering, 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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