GBS St.Gallen, Höhere Fachschule für Technik

Switzerland

Address: Demutstrasse 115, 9012 St. Gallen, St. Gallen, Switzerland

Mechanical Engineering, Information Technology, Electrical Engineering

Gewerbliches Berufs- und Weiterbildungszentrum St. Gallen (GBS) includes a Höhere Fachschule (HF) for Technology, providing diploma programs (Dipl. Techniker/-in HF) in areas such as mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, automation, and IT.

Domains taught:

AI and Machine Learning, Automation, Computer Vision, Data Analytics, 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:

Strong regional focus with connections to industries in St. Gallen and Eastern Switzerland. Emphasis on practical skills.

Research:

Applied projects in collaboration with local companies.

Famous Alumnis:

N/A

International recognition**:

Number of staff***:

180

Current students***:

800

Foreign students***:

Cumulative former students***:

7000

Pros

Public institution in St. Gallen offering technical diplomas (HF) relevant to regional industry needs.

Cons

Part of a larger vocational education center.

Best For

Individuals in the St. Gallen area looking for practice-oriented technical diplomas (HF) in engineering or IT.

Most Similar Schools Locally

A good alternative in the same country is Höhere Fachschule für Technik Mittelland, which likewise covers metrology, quality and signal processing; it is also a public institution, and teaches at the same levels, namely diploma.
Where this school leans on metrology, quality and signal processing, BZB Buchs Sargans, Höhere Fachschule Technik does the same, and it is also a public institution, and teaches at the same levels, namely diploma.
Both schools build their programmes around metrology, quality and signal processing, and IDM Thun, Höhere Fachschule Technik is the one to compare first within the country, since it teaches at the same levels, namely diploma, and is smaller, enrolling about 300 students against roughly 800 here.
On content, BFF Bern Höhere Fachschule für Technik and this school are close, as both teach metrology, quality and signal processing; it is also a public institution, and teaches at the same levels, namely diploma.
Also strong in metrology, quality and signal processing, AZW Ausbildungszentrum Winterthur Höhere Fachschule Technik makes a sensible second look at home; it runs the same diploma programmes, and is smaller, enrolling about 400 students against roughly 800 here.

Most Similar Schools Abroad

For a study option in Italy with a comparable spread of quality, industrial design and project management, Istituto Tecnico Superiore Meccatronico Veneto is the reference point: it covers software engineering as well, and has almost the same size, at about 800 students.
The closest overseas parallel on quality, industrial design and project management is Istituto Tecnico Superiore JOBSACADEMY, located in Italy; it is larger, enrolling about 1,200 students against roughly 800 here, and is also a public institution.
Centro Integrado de Formación Profesional de Mantenimiento y Servicios a la Producción de Langreo brings a Spain setting to the same core fields, robotics, automation and manufacturing, and it teaches at the same levels, namely diploma, and has almost the same size, at about 800 students.
Beyond national borders, CIFP Ponferrada stands out as a comparable school for robotics, automation and manufacturing; it is also a public institution, and teaches at the same levels, namely diploma.
In Germany, Hochschule für Gestaltung Offenbach am Main teaches much the same core subjects, quality, signal processing and fluid dynamics, and it covers sound engineering and ergonomics and UX as well, and is slightly smaller, at about 700 students against roughly 800 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.

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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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