Zeppelin Universität (ZU)

Germany

Address: Am Seemooser Horn 20, 88045 Friedrichshafen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

Data Science & Digital Innovation, Technology Management (interdisciplinary)

Zeppelin University is a private, state-recognized university founded in 2003, primarily focused on business, culture, and politics. However, it offers interdisciplinary programs that include data science, digital innovation, and technology management.

Domains taught:

AI and Machine Learning, Data Analytics, Ecology and Sustainability, Ergonomics and UX, Logistics, Mathematics, Project Management, Software Engineering, Statistics, Telecommunications

Diplomas*:

Bachelor, Doctor, Master

Status:

Private

Partnerships:

Located in Friedrichshafen on Lake Constance. Focus on interdisciplinary and project-based learning.

Research:

Data-driven business models, Digital transformation and innovation management, Societal impacts of technology, Entrepreneurship in tech.

Famous Alumnis:

N/A

International recognition**:

Number of staff***:

100

Current students***:

1000

Foreign students***:

10%

Cumulative former students***:

N/A

Pros

Interdisciplinary approach, strong focus on leadership and societal relevance.

Cons

Private institution with high tuition fees, primary focus is not pure engineering or hard sciences.

Best For

Private university with interdisciplinary programs including data science and technology management.

Most Similar Schools Locally

Where this institution leans on ergonomics and UX, project management and statistics, Universität Witten/Herdecke does the same, and it covers bioinformatics and bioengineering as well, and is larger, enrolling about 2,800 students against roughly 1,000 here.
In terms of fields, Katholische Universität Eichstätt-Ingolstadt is the nearest neighbour, with project management, telecommunications and statistics again at the core; it is far larger, with about 5,000 students against roughly 1,000 here, and is also a private institution.
The comparison with Universität Hildesheim is straightforward on subjects, since both focus on project management, telecommunications and statistics, and it teaches at the same levels, namely bachelor's, master's and doctoral, and covers geotechnics and computer vision as well.
CODE University of Applied Sciences Berlin sits close to this university on ergonomics and UX, project management and telecommunications; it is also a private institution and does not run the master's and doctoral programmes found here.
Hochschule Ludwigshafen am Rhein sits close to this university on ergonomics and UX, logistics and project management; it is far larger, with about 4,500 students against roughly 1,000 here, and is public, whereas this university is private.

Most Similar Schools Abroad

Nagoya Sangyo University in Japan pursues a similar profile in ergonomics and UX, logistics and project management, and it does not run the doctoral programmes found here, and is larger, enrolling about 1,500 students against roughly 1,000 here.
If this university is on your list for statistics, mathematics and data analytics, IE University - School of Science and Technology in Spain deserves a comparison, because it teaches at the same levels, namely bachelor's, master's and doctoral, and covers computer vision and engineering as well.
International European University (Ukraine) works on the same fields as this institution, chiefly ergonomics and UX, project management and telecommunications; it is also a private institution, and teaches at the same levels, namely bachelor's, master's and doctoral.
In Japan, Shizuoka Sangyo University teaches much the same core subjects, ergonomics and UX, logistics and project management, and it is also a private institution and does not run the doctoral programmes found here.
Looking internationally, University of Humanities and Economics in Włocławek in Poland is where project management, telecommunications and statistics get a comparable treatment; it is also a private institution and does not run the doctoral programmes found here.

*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.

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**: 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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