FHNW Hochschule für Technik

Switzerland

Address: Klosterzelgstrasse 2, 5210 Windisch, Aargau, Switzerland

Computer Science, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Data Science

The FHNW School of Engineering, located primarily in Windisch, offers bachelor’s and master’s degrees in fields such as computer science, electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, industrial engineering, energy and environmental technology, and data science.

Domains taught:

AI and Machine Learning, Automation, Bioengineering, Computer Vision, Data Analytics, Electrical and Electronics, Engineering, Fluid Dynamics, Industrial Design, Manufacturing, Materials, Mathematics, Mechanical Engineering, Metrology, Nanotechnologies, Optics, Physics, Process Control, Project Management, Quality, Robotics, Signal Processing, Statistics, Structural Engineering, Telecommunications, Thermodynamics

Diplomas*:

Bachelor, Master

Status:

Public

Partnerships:

Part of FHNW. Strong collaborations with industrial partners for projects, theses, and applied research. Active in technology transfer.

Research:

Applied research in areas like Industry 4.0, robotics, automation, artificial intelligence, renewable energy systems, power electronics, and sustainable manufacturing.

Famous Alumnis:

N/A

International recognition**:

Number of staff***:

600

Current students***:

3000

Foreign students***:

10%

Cumulative former students***:

15000

Pros

Offers a broad range of industry-relevant engineering programs with a strong practical focus and modern laboratories.

Cons

Focus on applied sciences.

Best For

Students seeking practical bachelor’s or master’s degrees in various engineering disciplines or computer science, with strong industry links.

Most Similar Schools Locally

Anyone who wants a second school in the same country with a similar spread of metrology, quality and nanotechnologies can consider ZHAW School of Engineering, and it teaches at the same levels, namely bachelor's and master's, and covers aerospace as well.
SUPSI Dipartimento tecnologie innovative follows much the same lines as this institution, with metrology, quality and nanotechnologies as common ground, and it runs the same bachelor's and master's programmes, and is smaller, enrolling about 1,200 students against roughly 3,000 here.
Both schools build their programmes around metrology, quality and nanotechnologies, and Hochschule Luzern, Departement Technik & Architektur is the one to compare first within the country, since it teaches at the same levels, namely bachelor's and master's, and covers geotechnics and civil engineering as well.
Berner Fachhochschule, Departement Technik und Informatik works in much the same fields, chiefly metrology, quality and nanotechnologies, and it is also a public institution and runs the same bachelor's and master's programmes.
A good alternative in the same country is Haute École d'Ingénierie et de Gestion du Canton de Vaud, which likewise covers metrology, quality and nanotechnologies; it is also a public institution, and teaches at the same levels, namely bachelor's and master's.

Most Similar Schools Abroad

Looking internationally, Technische Hochschule Ulm in Germany is where metrology, quality and nanotechnologies get a comparable treatment; it covers transportations and chemistry as well, and is slightly larger, at about 4,000 students against roughly 3,000 here.
Abroad, Technische Hochschule Brandenburg (Germany) covers metrology, quality and optics in a comparable way, and it is also a public institution, and teaches at the same levels, namely bachelor's and master's.
Technische Universiteit Eindhoven, in the Netherlands, takes a similar route through nanotechnologies, optics and fluid dynamics; it also offers doctoral programmes and covers bioinformatics and civil engineering as well.
State University of Applied Sciences in Krosno brings a Poland setting to the same core fields, quality, optics and signal processing, and it is also a public institution, and teaches at the same levels, namely bachelor's and master's.
École Normale Supérieure Paris-Saclay brings a France setting to the same core fields, nanotechnologies, optics and signal processing, and it is smaller, enrolling about 2,000 students against roughly 3,000 here, and is also a public institution.

*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.

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*: 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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