Hochschule Luzern, Departement Technik & Architektur

Switzerland

Address: Technikumstrasse 21, 6048 Horw, Luzern, Switzerland

Mechanical Engineering, Building Technology, Civil Engineering, Architecture

The School of Engineering and Architecture at Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts offers bachelor’s and master’s degrees in fields such as architecture, civil engineering, building technology, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, and energy systems.

Domains taught:

AI and Machine Learning, Automation, Civil Engineering, Computer Vision, Data Analytics, Electrical and Electronics, Engineering, Fluid Dynamics, Geotechnics, Industrial Design, Manufacturing, Materials, Mathematics, Mechanical Engineering, Metrology, Nanotechnologies, Optics, Physics, Process Control, Project Management, Quality, Robotics, Signal Processing, Statistics, Structural Engineering, Telecommunications, Thermodynamics

Diplomas*:

Bachelor, Master

Status:

Public

Partnerships:

Part of HSLU. Strong collaboration with construction, manufacturing, and energy sectors in Central Switzerland. Applied research projects with industry partners.

Research:

Research in areas like sustainable construction, building information modeling (BIM), renewable energy systems, robotics in construction, and advanced manufacturing.

Famous Alumnis:

N/A

International recognition**:

Number of staff***:

400

Current students***:

2500

Foreign students***:

10%

Cumulative former students***:

12000

Pros

Practice-oriented programs with a strong focus on building and industrial technologies relevant to the region.

Cons

Focus on applied aspects.

Best For

Students interested in practical degrees in architecture, civil engineering, building technology, or mechanical/electrical/energy engineering.

Most Similar Schools Locally

FHNW Hochschule für Architektur, Bau und Geomatik overlaps with this institution on metrology, quality and geotechnics, so the two are easy to compare, and it teaches at the same levels, namely bachelor's and master's, and covers ecology and sustainability as well.
FHNW Hochschule für Technik follows much the same lines as this institution, with metrology, quality and nanotechnologies as common ground, and it covers bioengineering as well, and is slightly larger, at about 3,000 students against roughly 2,500 here.
On content, Berner Fachhochschule, Departement Technik und Informatik and this school are close, as both teach metrology, quality and nanotechnologies; it has almost the same size, at about 2,500 students, and is also a public institution.
Among national alternatives, Berner Fachhochschule, Departement Architektur, Holz und Bau stands out for its focus on quality, geotechnics and industrial design, and it runs the same bachelor's and master's programmes, and is smaller, enrolling about 1,000 students against roughly 2,500 here.
Haute école d'ingénierie et d'architecture Fribourg shares the core fields of this school, namely metrology, quality and geotechnics; it is also a public institution and runs the same bachelor's and master's programmes.

Most Similar Schools Abroad

Abroad, Hochschule Biberach (Germany) covers quality, geotechnics and nanotechnologies in a comparable way, and it is also a public institution, and teaches at the same levels, namely bachelor's and master's.
On content, Hochschule für Technik Stuttgart in Germany and this institution are close, as both teach geotechnics, optics and signal processing; it teaches at the same levels, namely bachelor's and master's, and covers astroscience and logistics as well.
École Normale Supérieure Paris-Saclay in France is the nearest foreign match on nanotechnologies, optics and signal processing; it is also a public institution and also offers doctoral programmes.
In Poland, Stanisław Staszic State University of Applied Sciences in Piła teaches much the same core subjects, quality, geotechnics and fluid dynamics, and it is also a public institution and runs the same bachelor's and master's programmes.
The closest overseas parallel on quality, geotechnics and optics is Kielce University of Technology, located in Poland; it is larger, enrolling about 4,000 students against roughly 2,500 here, and is also a public institution.

*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.

Architecture, Building Information Modeling (BIM), Civil Engineering, Construction Engineering, Renewable Energy, Robotics, Sustainable Development, Sustainable Practices

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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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