hftm, located in Biel/Bienne, Grenchen and Solothurn, is a higher vocational school (Höhere Fachschule) offering diploma programs (Dipl. Techniker/-in HF) in mechanical engineering, automation, electrical engineering, industrial design, and IT.
Address: Sportstrasse 2, 2540 Grenchen, Solothurn, Switzerland
Mechanical Engineering, Automation, Information Technology
Domains taught:
- AI and Machine Learning, Automation, Computer Vision, Data Analytics, Electrical and Electronics, Engineering, Fluid Dynamics, 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*:
- Diploma
Status:
- Public
Partnerships:
Strong partnerships with regional industries in the Mittelland area, particularly in precision manufacturing, automation, and medtech. Focus on practice-oriented education.
Research:
Applied technology projects often in direct collaboration with local companies, focusing on product development and process optimization.
Famous Alumnis:
N/A
International recognition**:
Number of staff***:
120
Current students***:
600
Foreign students***:
0%
Cumulative former students***:
5000
Pros
Offers highly practical technical diplomas (HF) relevant to the industrial needs of the Mittelland region, with good employment outcomes.
Cons
Offers Höhere Fachschule diplomas, not university degrees.
Best For
Individuals in the Mittelland region seeking practical technical diplomas (HF) in mechanical engineering, automation, IT, or industrial design.
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Most Similar Schools Locally
- Where this institution leans on metrology, quality and signal processing, GBS St.Gallen, Höhere Fachschule für Technik does the same, and it teaches at the same levels, namely diploma, and is slightly larger, at about 800 students against roughly 600 here.
- Höhere Fachschule Südostschweiz is the closest domestic counterpart for metrology, quality and nanotechnologies; it teaches at the same levels, namely diploma, and covers civil engineering as well.
- Also strong in metrology, quality and nanotechnologies, ZbW Zentrum Bildung Wirtschaft Technik makes a sensible second look at home; it is larger, enrolling about 1,000 students against roughly 600 here, and is also a public institution.
- A good alternative in the same country is Höhere Fachschule Uster, which likewise covers metrology, quality and nanotechnologies; it is also a public institution, and teaches at the same levels, namely diploma.
- BWZ Brugg, Höhere Fachschule Technik sits close to this school on metrology, quality and signal processing; it is also a public institution and runs the same diploma programmes.
Most Similar Schools Abroad
- Beyond national borders, Istituto Tecnico Superiore Meccatronico Veneto stands out as a comparable school for quality, industrial design and project management; it runs the same diploma programmes and covers software engineering as well.
- Beyond national borders, Istituto Tecnico Superiore JOBSACADEMY stands out as a comparable school for quality, industrial design and project management; it is also a public institution and runs the same diploma programmes.
- For a study option in Germany with a comparable spread of quality, nanotechnologies and signal processing, Hochschule für Gestaltung Offenbach am Main is the reference point: it also offers doctoral programmes and covers sound engineering and ergonomics and UX as well.
- CIFP Tecnológico Industrial de León in Spain is the nearest foreign match on robotics, automation and manufacturing; it runs the same diploma programmes, and is slightly larger, at about 700 students against roughly 600 here.
- Centro Politécnico de Estella - Lizarrako Politeknikoa brings a Spain setting to the same core fields, industrial design, robotics and automation, and it is also a public institution and runs the same 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.
- Industrial Design, Information Technology (IT), Lean Manufacturing, Mechanical Engineer, Mechanical Properties, Process Optimization, Product Development, Quality Management
*: 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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