FHWS is a university of applied sciences with campuses in Würzburg and Schweinfurt, offering a variety of programs in engineering, computer science, business, design, and social sciences, with a strong international and practical focus.
Address: Münzstraße 12, 97070 Würzburg, Bayern, Germany (Würzburg Campus) / Ignaz-Schön-Straße 11, 97421 Schweinfurt, Bayern, Germany (Schweinfurt Campus)
Mechanical Engineering & Mechatronics, Electrical Engineering & Information Technology, Computer Science & Business Informatics
Domains taught:
- AI and Machine Learning, Automation, Bioengineering, Chemistry, Civil Engineering, Computer Vision, Data Analytics, Ecology and Sustainability, Electrical and Electronics, Engineering, Ergonomics and UX, Fluid Dynamics, Geotechnics, Industrial Design, Life Sciences, Logistics, Manufacturing, Materials, Mathematics, Mechanical Engineering, Optics, Physics, Process Control, Project Management, Robotics, Signal Processing, Software Engineering, Statistics, Structural Engineering, Telecommunications, Thermodynamics, Transportations
Diplomas*:
- Bachelor, Master, MBA
Status:
- Public
Partnerships:
Twin-campus university in Lower Franconia. Strong focus on internationalization and applied research.
Research:
Robotics and e-mobility, AI and data science, Logistics and supply chain management, Plastics engineering and manufacturing.
Famous Alumnis:
N/A
International recognition**:
Number of staff***:
500
Current students***:
9000
Foreign students***:
10%
Cumulative former students***:
N/A
Pros
Good applied engineering and IT programs, strong international programs (e.g., i-Campus), practical orientation.
Cons
Multi-campus structure, focus on applied sciences.
Best For
University of applied sciences with strong programs in engineering, IT, and business informatics, with an international focus.
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Most Similar Schools Locally
- In terms of fields, Ostfalia Hochschule für angewandte Wissenschaften is the nearest neighbour, with ergonomics and UX, logistics and transportations again at the core; it is slightly larger, at about 12,000 students against roughly 9,000 here, and is also a public institution.
- Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften Hof works in much the same fields, chiefly ergonomics and UX, optics and signal processing, and it covers quality and nanotechnologies as well, and is smaller, enrolling about 3,500 students against roughly 9,000 here.
- Technische Hochschule Deggendorf shares the core fields of this school, namely ergonomics and UX, transportations and geotechnics; it has almost the same size, at about 8,000 students, and is also a public institution.
- Hochschule Heilbronn is the closest domestic counterpart for logistics, transportations and geotechnics; it is also a public institution, and teaches at the same levels, namely bachelor's, master's and mba.
- Hochschule Reutlingen follows much the same lines as this institution, with ergonomics and UX, logistics and transportations as common ground, and it covers quality and bioinformatics as well, and is smaller, enrolling about 5,500 students against roughly 9,000 here.
Most Similar Schools Abroad
- If this institution is on your list for geotechnics, optics and signal processing, Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften in Switzerland deserves a comparison, because it is also a public institution and also offers diploma programmes.
- For logistics, transportations and optics outside the home country, Kobe University in Japan is a natural reference; it covers marine science and bioinformatics as well, and is larger, enrolling about 16,000 students against roughly 9,000 here.
- If this institution is on your list for logistics, transportations and geotechnics, Poznań University of Technology in Poland deserves a comparison, because it also offers doctoral programmes and covers sound engineering and metrology as well.
- Yokohama National University, based in Japan, is built around logistics, transportations and geotechnics much like this institution, and it covers marine science and nanotechnologies as well, and has almost the same size, at about 10,000 students.
- Beijing Jiaotong University in China is the nearest foreign match on logistics, transportations and geotechnics; it also offers doctoral programmes, and is far larger, with about 30,000 students against roughly 9,000 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.
- Artificial Intelligence (AI), Design for Additive Manufacturing (DfAM), Engineering, Logistics, Manufacturing, Robotics, Sustainable Development
*: 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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