Hochschule Harz is a university of applied sciences with campuses in Wernigerode and Halberstadt, offering programs in automation & informatics, business, tourism, and public administration. This entry focuses on its technical programs.
Address: Friedrichstraße 57-59, 38855 Wernigerode, Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany (Wernigerode Campus for Automation/Informatics)
Automation & Industrial Informatics, Computer Science & Media Informatics, Environmental & Business Informatics
Domains taught:
- AI and Machine Learning, Automation, Bioengineering, Computer Vision, Data Analytics, Ecology and Sustainability, Electrical and Electronics, Engineering, Ergonomics and UX, Fluid Dynamics, Industrial Design, Life Sciences, Logistics, Manufacturing, Materials, Mathematics, Mechanical Engineering, Optics, Physics, Process Control, Project Management, Robotics, Signal Processing, Software Engineering, Statistics, Telecommunications, Thermodynamics, Transportations
Diplomas*:
- Bachelor, Master
Status:
- Public
Partnerships:
Located in the Harz mountain region. Focus on applied research and regional development.
Research:
Industrial automation and robotics, Software engineering and AI, Media technology and game development (technical aspects), Environmental informatics and sustainable tourism (tech aspects).
Famous Alumnis:
N/A
International recognition**:
Number of staff***:
200
Current students***:
3000
Foreign students***:
N/A%
Cumulative former students***:
N/A
Pros
Good applied programs in automation and informatics, beautiful campus locations, strong regional focus.
Cons
Smaller university, focus on applied sciences.
Best For
University of applied sciences with programs in automation, informatics, and media technology.
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Most Similar Schools Locally
- A good alternative in the same country is Hochschule Kempten University of Applied Sciences, which likewise covers logistics, transportations and optics; it covers food science and structural engineering as well, and is larger, enrolling about 6,000 students against roughly 3,000 here.
- On content, Hochschule Augsburg and this school are close, as both teach ergonomics and UX, transportations and optics; it covers sound engineering and geotechnics as well, and is larger, enrolling about 7,000 students against roughly 3,000 here.
- Where this school leans on ergonomics and UX, logistics and transportations, Technische Hochschule Brandenburg does the same, and it covers metrology and quality as well, and is slightly smaller, at about 2,500 students against roughly 3,000 here.
- The comparison with Hochschule Offenburg is straightforward on subjects, since both focus on ergonomics and UX, logistics and transportations, and it is slightly larger, at about 4,000 students against roughly 3,000 here, and is also a public institution.
- Ostbayerische Technische Hochschule Amberg-Weiden offers a comparable education in ergonomics and UX, transportations and optics: it is also a public institution, and teaches at the same levels, namely bachelor's and master's.
Most Similar Schools Abroad
- A foreign alternative with a similar emphasis on logistics, transportations and fluid dynamics is State University of Applied Sciences in Nowy Sącz in Poland, and it covers quality and structural engineering as well, and has almost the same size, at about 3,000 students.
- If this institution is on your list for ergonomics and UX, optics and signal processing, Tokyo University of Technology in Japan deserves a comparison, because it also offers doctoral programmes and covers sound engineering and food science as well.
- University of Applied Sciences in Nysa in Poland pursues a similar profile in logistics, transportations and optics, and it covers quality and civil engineering as well, and has almost the same size, at about 3,000 students.
- Students considering a move abroad can look at Sojo University in Japan, where ergonomics and UX, optics and signal processing also form the core, and it is private, whereas this school is public, and also offers doctoral programmes.
- Beyond national borders, Berner Fachhochschule, Departement Technik und Informatik stands out as a comparable school for signal processing, fluid dynamics and bioengineering; it covers metrology and quality as well, and is slightly smaller, at about 2,500 students against roughly 3,000 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), Computer Aided Design (CAD), Computer Aided Manufacturing (CAM), Environmental Engineering, Robotics, Sustainable Development, User-Centered Design
*: 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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