HCU Hamburg, founded in 2006, is a public university specializing in architecture, civil engineering, geomatics, and urban planning – The University of the Built Environment and Metropolitan Development”.”
Address: Henning-Voscherau-Platz 1, 20457 Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
Architecture & Urban Planning, Civil Engineering & Geomatics, Metropolitan Culture (with tech aspects)
Domains taught:
- AI and Machine Learning, Civil Engineering, Computer Vision, Data Analytics, Ecology and Sustainability, Engineering, Fluid Dynamics, Geotechnics, Industrial Design, Logistics, Manufacturing, Materials, Mathematics, Mechanical Engineering, Optics, Physics, Process Control, Project Management, Quality, Robotics, Signal Processing, Software Engineering, Statistics, Structural Engineering, Telecommunications, Thermodynamics, Transportations
Diplomas*:
- Bachelor, Doctor, Master
Status:
- Public
Partnerships:
Unique focus on the built environment and metropolitan development. Located in Hamburg’s HafenCity.
Research:
Sustainable urban design and construction, Geoinformatics and smart city technologies, Infrastructure planning and management, Digital methods in architecture and engineering.
Famous Alumnis:
N/A
International recognition**:
Number of staff***:
150
Current students***:
2500
Foreign students***:
N/A%
Cumulative former students***:
N/A
Pros
Specialized expertise in built environment and urban development, innovative and interdisciplinary programs.
Cons
Highly specialized, small university.
Best For
University specializing in architecture, civil engineering, geomatics, and urban planning.
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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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