Founded in 1972, the University of Siegen is a public research university offering programs in engineering, natural sciences, humanities, and social sciences, with a focus on practical application and regional collaboration.
Address: Adolf-Reichwein-Straße 2, 57076 Siegen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
Mechanical Engineering & Materials Science, Electrical Engineering & Computer Science, Civil Engineering & Architecture
Domains taught:
- AI and Machine Learning, Automation, Bioengineering, Chemistry, Civil Engineering, Computer Vision, Data Analytics, Ecology and Sustainability, Electrical and Electronics, Engineering, Fluid Dynamics, Geotechnics, Industrial Design, Life Sciences, Manufacturing, Materials, Mathematics, Mechanical Engineering, Metrology, Nanotechnologies, Optics, Physics, Process Control, Project Management, Robotics, Signal Processing, Software Engineering, Statistics, Structural Engineering, Telecommunications, Thermodynamics, Transportations
Diplomas*:
- Bachelor, Doctor, Master
Status:
- Public
Partnerships:
Strong regional links with SMEs in South Westphalia. Focus on applied research.
Research:
Sensor technology and Nanosystems, Advanced manufacturing and materials, Media and communication technology, Sustainable construction and infrastructure.
Famous Alumnis:
N/A
International recognition**:
Number of staff***:
1500
Current students***:
17000
Foreign students***:
10%
Cumulative former students***:
N/A
Pros
Good applied engineering and science programs, strong regional integration.
Cons
Located in Siegen (smaller industrial region).
Best For
Research university with applied engineering programs in mechanics, electronics, and civil engineering.
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Most Similar Schools Locally
- A good alternative in the same country is Universität Bremen, which likewise covers transportations, geotechnics and nanotechnologies; it is also a public institution, and teaches at the same levels, namely bachelor's, master's and doctoral.
- Also strong in metrology, transportations and geotechnics, Bergische Universität Wuppertal makes a sensible second look at home; it covers astroscience and aerospace as well, and is slightly larger, at about 23,000 students against roughly 17,000 here.
- Universität Augsburg offers a comparable education in transportations, geotechnics and nanotechnologies: it is slightly larger, at about 20,000 students against roughly 17,000 here, and is also a public institution.
- Hochschule Karlsruhe – Technik und Wirtschaft takes a similar route through metrology, transportations and geotechnics, and it runs the same bachelor's, master's and doctoral programmes, and covers logistics and aerospace as well.
- Among national alternatives, Leibniz Universität Hannover stands out for its focus on metrology, transportations and geotechnics, and it is larger, enrolling about 28,000 students against roughly 17,000 here, and is also a public institution.
Most Similar Schools Abroad
- In China, Tianjin University teaches much the same core subjects, transportations, geotechnics and nanotechnologies, and it is also a public institution, and teaches at the same levels, namely bachelor's, master's and doctoral.
- Kyushu Sangyo University, in Japan, takes a similar route through transportations, geotechnics and nanotechnologies; it runs the same bachelor's, master's and doctoral programmes, and covers microbiology and genetics as well.
- Kanto Gakuin University in Japan is the nearest foreign match on transportations, geotechnics and nanotechnologies; it teaches at the same levels, namely bachelor's, master's and doctoral, and covers microbiology and genetics as well.
- For metrology, transportations and geotechnics outside the home country, Military University of Technology in Poland is a natural reference; it is smaller, enrolling about 10,000 students against roughly 17,000 here, and is also a public institution.
- Beijing University of Technology in China shares the transportations, geotechnics and nanotechnologies orientation of this institution, and it teaches at the same levels, namely bachelor's, master's and doctoral, and covers bioinformatics and microbiology and genetics 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.
- Civil Engineering, Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Innovation, Materials, Sustainable Development, Sustainable Practices
*: 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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