GBS Schaffhausen, Höhere Fachschule Technik

Switzerland

Address: Hintersteig 12, 8200 Schaffhausen, Schaffhausen, Switzerland

Mechanical Engineering, Automation

Gewerblich- Industrielle Berufsschule Schaffhausen (GBS) includes a Höhere Fachschule (HF) Technik, offering diploma programs (Dipl. Techniker/-in HF) in fields such as mechanical engineering or automation, relevant to the Schaffhausen industrial region.

Domains taught:

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

Diplomas*:

Diploma

Status:

Public

Partnerships:

Partnerships with industrial companies in Schaffhausen for practical training and projects.

Research:

Applied projects focused on technical solutions for regional manufacturing and automation industries.

Famous Alumnis:

N/A

International recognition**:

Number of staff***:

Current students***:

200

Foreign students***:

Cumulative former students***:

1800

Pros

Public institution offering practice-oriented technical diplomas (HF) in the Schaffhausen area.

Cons

Part of a broader vocational school. Specific HF Technik offerings should be verified.

Best For

Individuals in Schaffhausen seeking technical diplomas (HF) in mechanical engineering or automation.

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Most Similar Schools Locally

Where this institution leans on metrology, quality and signal processing, Bildungszentrum Interlaken bzi, Höhere Fachschule Technik does the same, and it teaches at the same levels, namely diploma, and is slightly smaller, at about 150 students against roughly 200 here.
Gewerbliches Bildungszentrum Weinfelden, Höhere Fachschule Technik takes a similar route through metrology, quality and signal processing, and it has almost the same size, at about 200 students, and is also a public institution.
IDM Thun, Höhere Fachschule Technik takes a similar route through metrology, quality and signal processing, and it is also a public institution and runs the same diploma programmes.
In terms of fields, Berufsbildungszentrum Olten, Höhere Fachschule Technik is the nearest neighbour, with metrology, quality and signal processing again at the core; it runs the same diploma programmes, and is larger, enrolling about 350 students against roughly 200 here.
Another national school that puts metrology, quality and signal processing at the centre is Bildungszentrum für Technik Frauenfeld, Höhere Fachschulen Technik, and it is larger, enrolling about 300 students against roughly 200 here, and is also a public institution.

Most Similar Schools Abroad

Istituto Tecnico Superiore per l'Industria Meccanica e Meccatronica - Liguria in Italy pursues a similar profile in quality, fluid dynamics and industrial design, and it is also a public institution and runs the same diploma programmes.
Istituto Tecnico Superiore Sistema Meccanica Abruzzo in Italy is the nearest foreign match on quality, industrial design and project management; it has almost the same size, at about 180 students, and is also a public institution.
CIFP Tecnológico Industrial de León (Spain) works on the same fields as this school, chiefly robotics, automation and manufacturing; it runs the same diploma programmes, and is far larger, with about 700 students against roughly 200 here.
Centro Integrado de Formación Profesional de Mantenimiento y Servicios a la Producción de Langreo in Spain shares the robotics, automation and manufacturing orientation of this school, and it runs the same diploma programmes, and is far larger, with about 800 students against roughly 200 here.
For automation, manufacturing and electrical and electronics outside the home country, Cégep de Sept-Îles in Canada is a natural reference; it is far larger, with about 800 students against roughly 200 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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