HM (Hochschule für angewandte Wissenschaften München) is Bavaria’s largest university of applied sciences, offering a wide range of practice-oriented programs in engineering, computer science, business, and design.
Address: Lothstraße 34, 80335 München, Bayern, Germany
Mechanical & Automotive Engineering, Electrical Engineering & Information Technology, Computer Science & Geoinformatics
Domains taught:
- Aerospace, 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, Metrology, Nanotechnologies, Optics, Physics, Process Control, Project Management, Quality, Robotics, Signal Processing, Software Engineering, Sound Engineering, Statistics, Structural Engineering, Telecommunications, Thermodynamics, Transportations
Diplomas*:
- Bachelor, Master, MBA
Status:
- Public
Partnerships:
Largest university of applied sciences in Bavaria. Strong industry links in Munich.
Research:
Automotive technology and e-mobility, Renewable energy and smart grids, AI and data science, Geoinformatics and building technology, Aerospace engineering.
Famous Alumnis:
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International recognition**:
Number of staff***:
1000
Current students***:
18000
Foreign students***:
10%
Cumulative former students***:
N/A
Pros
Wide range of applied engineering programs, strong practical orientation, excellent industry connections in Munich, high employability.
Cons
Focus on applied sciences and bachelor/master level, less fundamental research than traditional universities.
Best For
Bavaria’s largest university of applied sciences, strong in practical engineering and IT.
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Most Similar Schools Locally
- A good alternative in the same country is Hochschule für Technik und Wirtschaft Berlin, which likewise covers sound engineering, ergonomics and UX and logistics; it covers food science as well, and is slightly smaller, at about 14,000 students against roughly 18,000 here.
- Among national alternatives, Hochschule für Technik und Wirtschaft Dresden stands out for its focus on ergonomics and UX, logistics and aerospace, and it runs the same bachelor's, master's and mba programmes, and is far smaller, with about 5,000 students against roughly 18,000 here.
- In terms of fields, Frankfurt University of Applied Sciences is the nearest neighbour, with sound engineering, metrology and ergonomics and UX again at the core; it is also a public institution, and teaches at the same levels, namely bachelor's, master's and mba.
- Ostfalia Hochschule für angewandte Wissenschaften follows much the same lines as this institution, with sound engineering, ergonomics and UX and logistics as common ground, and it teaches at the same levels, namely bachelor's, master's and mba, and covers food science as well.
- For students who like the sound engineering, metrology and ergonomics and UX focus of this institution but want another option nearby, Technische Hochschule Köln fits well: it covers food science and bioinformatics as well, and is slightly larger, at about 26,000 students against roughly 18,000 here.
Most Similar Schools Abroad
- Technische Universiteit Eindhoven brings a the Netherlands setting to the same core fields, nanotechnologies, optics and fluid dynamics, and it is also a public institution and also offers doctoral programmes.
- Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften in Switzerland is the nearest foreign match on metrology, quality and geotechnics; it covers ergonomics and agriculture as well, and is slightly smaller, at about 14,000 students against roughly 18,000 here.
- If this institution is on your list for aerospace, nanotechnologies and fluid dynamics, Politecnico di Torino in Italy deserves a comparison, because it is larger, enrolling about 38,000 students against roughly 18,000 here, and is also a public institution.
- For aerospace, transportations and nanotechnologies outside the home country, Tsinghua in China is a natural reference; it covers bioinformatics and microbiology and genetics as well, and is larger, enrolling about 50,000 students against roughly 18,000 here.
- Beyond national borders, Université Polytechnique Hauts-de-France stands out as a comparable school for sound engineering, logistics and aerospace; it is slightly smaller, at about 13,000 students against roughly 18,000 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.
- Artificial Intelligence (AI), Automotive, Design for Manufacturing (DfM), Engineering, Lean Manufacturing, Renewable Energy, Robotics
*: 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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