h_da (Hochschule Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences) is one of the largest universities of applied sciences in Germany, offering a wide range of programs in engineering, computer science, media, design, business, and social sciences.
Address: Haardtring 100, 64295 Darmstadt, Hessen, Germany
Electrical Engineering & Information Technology, Mechanical & Plastics Engineering, Computer Science & Media
Domains taught:
- Aerospace, AI and Machine Learning, Automation, Bioengineering, Bioinformatics, 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, Microbiology and Genetics, Nanotechnologies, Optics, Physics, Process Control, Project Management, Quality, Robotics, Signal Processing, Software Engineering, Sound Engineering, Statistics, Structural Engineering, Telecommunications, Thermodynamics, Transportations
Diplomas*:
- Bachelor, Master
Status:
- Public
Partnerships:
Largest university of applied sciences in Hessen. Strong focus on practice-oriented education and applied research.
Research:
AI and data science, Renewable energy and e-mobility, Plastics engineering and manufacturing, Media technology and interactive systems, Automation and robotics.
Famous Alumnis:
N/A
International recognition**:
Number of staff***:
700
Current students***:
17000
Foreign students***:
10%
Cumulative former students***:
N/A
Pros
Wide range of applied programs, strong practical orientation, good industry links in the Rhine-Main area.
Cons
Focus on applied sciences.
Best For
Large university of applied sciences with diverse programs in engineering, computer science, and media.
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Most Similar Schools Locally
- In terms of fields, Berliner Hochschule für Technik is the nearest neighbour, with sound engineering, ergonomics and UX and logistics again at the core; it is slightly smaller, at about 13,000 students against roughly 17,000 here, and is also a public institution.
- On content, Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften Hamburg and this institution are close, as both teach sound engineering, ergonomics and UX and logistics; it has almost the same size, at about 17,000 students, and is also a public institution.
- Fachhochschule Aachen works in much the same fields, chiefly aerospace, transportations and bioinformatics, and it has almost the same size, at about 15,000 students, and is also a public institution.
- Technische Hochschule Nürnberg Georg Simon Ohm offers a comparable education in sound engineering, ergonomics and UX and aerospace: it is slightly smaller, at about 13,000 students against roughly 17,000 here, and is also a public institution.
- Hochschule RheinMain University of Applied Sciences sits close to this school on sound engineering, ergonomics and UX and logistics; it teaches at the same levels, namely bachelor's and master's, and is slightly smaller, at about 13,000 students against roughly 17,000 here.
Most Similar Schools Abroad
- A foreign alternative with a similar emphasis on logistics, food science and transportations is Shanghai Institute of Technology in China, and it has almost the same size, at about 18,000 students, and is also a public institution.
- For a study option in Japan with a comparable spread of ergonomics and UX, aerospace and food science, Kyushu University is the reference point: it has almost the same size, at about 19,000 students, and is also a public institution.
- Osaka Metropolitan University brings a Japan setting to the same core fields, aerospace, food science and transportations, and it is also a public institution and also offers doctoral programmes.
- A foreign alternative with a similar emphasis on sound engineering, logistics and aerospace is Poznań University of Technology in Poland, and it also offers doctoral programmes and covers metrology as well.
- Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften (Switzerland) works on the same fields as this school, chiefly food science, quality and bioinformatics; it is also a public institution and also offers diploma 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.
- Additive Manufacturing, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Engineering, Renewable Energy
*: 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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