IDM Thun, Höhere Fachschule Technik

Switzerland

Address: Mönchstrasse 30A, 3600 Thun, Bern, Switzerland

Mechanical Engineering, Systems Engineering

IDM Thun (Interstaatliche Diplommittelschule) has a Höhere Fachschule (HF) Technik, offering diploma programs (Dipl. Techniker/-in HF) in technical fields relevant to the Thun and Bernese Oberland region, such as mechanical engineering or systems engineering.

Domains taught:

AI and Machine Learning, Automation, Electrical and Electronics, Engineering, Fluid Dynamics, Industrial Design, Manufacturing, Materials, Mathematics, Mechanical Engineering, Metrology, Physics, Process Control, Project Management, Quality, Robotics, Signal Processing, Statistics, Structural Engineering, Telecommunications, Thermodynamics

Diplomas*:

Diploma

Status:

Public

Partnerships:

Partnerships with industrial companies in the Thun region for practical training and projects.

Research:

Applied projects focused on technical solutions for regional industries.

Famous Alumnis:

N/A

International recognition**:

Number of staff***:

Current students***:

300

Foreign students***:

Cumulative former students***:

2200

Pros

Public institution in Thun offering technical diplomas (HF) with a practical and regional focus.

Cons

Focus on HF diplomas. Specific technical streams should be verified.

Best For

Individuals in the Thun area seeking technical diplomas (HF) in fields like mechanical or systems engineering.

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Most Similar Schools Locally

GBS Schaffhausen, Höhere Fachschule Technik is the closest domestic counterpart for metrology, quality and signal processing; it is smaller, enrolling about 200 students against roughly 300 here, and is also a public institution.
Where this institution leans on metrology, quality and signal processing, Berufsbildungszentrum Olten, Höhere Fachschule Technik does the same, and it teaches at the same levels, namely diploma, and is slightly larger, at about 350 students against roughly 300 here.
Where this school leans on metrology, quality and signal processing, Bildungszentrum Interlaken bzi, Höhere Fachschule Technik does the same, and it runs the same diploma programmes, and is smaller, enrolling about 150 students against roughly 300 here.
The comparison with Gewerbliches Bildungszentrum Weinfelden, Höhere Fachschule Technik is straightforward on subjects, since both focus on metrology, quality and signal processing, and it is smaller, enrolling about 200 students against roughly 300 here, and is also a public institution.
GBS Gewerblich-industrielle Berufsfachschule Solothurn, Höhere Fachschule Technik follows much the same lines as this school, with metrology, quality and signal processing as common ground, and it has almost the same size, at about 280 students, and is also a public institution.

Most Similar Schools Abroad

Istituto Tecnico Superiore per l'Industria Meccanica e Meccatronica - Liguria in Italy is the nearest foreign match on quality, fluid dynamics and industrial design; it teaches at the same levels, namely diploma, and covers software engineering as well.
Istituto Tecnico Superiore Antonio Cuccovillo, based in Italy, is built around quality, industrial design and project management much like this institution, and it covers software engineering as well, and is slightly smaller, at about 250 students against roughly 300 here.
A foreign alternative with a similar emphasis on industrial design, robotics and automation is Centro Politécnico de Estella - Lizarrako Politeknikoa in Spain, and it teaches at the same levels, namely diploma, and is larger, enrolling about 600 students against roughly 300 here.
A foreign alternative with a similar emphasis on robotics, automation and manufacturing is Centro Integrado de Formación Profesional de Mantenimiento y Servicios a la Producción de Langreo in Spain, and it is larger, enrolling about 800 students against roughly 300 here, and is also a public institution.
ENSAIT (France) works on the same fields as this institution, chiefly quality, fluid dynamics and industrial design; it also offers master's and doctoral programmes and covers nanotechnologies and optics as well.

*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.

Lean Manufacturing, Mechanical Engineer, Mechanical Properties, Process Improvement, Product Design, Product Development, Quality Assurance, Quality Management

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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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