4. Location Karlsruhe ▪

5. HsKA – a green campus in a green city...

6. Black Forest Freiburg Strasbourg Heidelberg Switzerland Paris … in the centre of Europe A short trip to:

7. Karlsruhe Technology Region

8. An Ideal Academic Environment Home to 7 higher education institutions Hochschule für Musik Karlsruhe

9. Work and Leisure

10. Founded in 1878 as „Grand Duchy College of Building“ University status awarded in 1971 Number of full-time students: 6,200 Number of full professors: 190 Other teaching and research staff: 345 Technical and administrative staff: 305 Academic year: winter semester September to February summer semester March to August Study fees: 500 Euro / semester Facts & Figures

11. Six faculties: Architecture & Construction Engineering Computer Science & Business Information Systems Electrical Engineering & Information Technology Geomatics Management & Engineering Mechanical Engineering & Mechatronics Number of degree programs: 18 Bachelor‘s programs 17 Master‘s programs

12. Faculty of Architecture and Construction Engineering Bachelor Programs Architecture Civil Engineering Construction Management and Economics Tri-national Civil Engineering (French/German) Master Programs Architecture Civil Engineering Construction Management and Economics Tri-national Civil Engineering (French/German)

13. Bachelor Programs Business Information Systems Computer Science Faculty of Computer Science and Business Information Systems Master Programs Business Information Systems Computer Science

14. Bachelor Programs Communications Engineering and Information Technology Energy and Automation Technology Sensorics Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology Master Programs Electrical Engineering Sensor Systems Technology Sensor Systems Technology (English)

15. Faculty of Geomatics Bachelor Programs Cartography and Geomatics Geo-Information Management Surveying and Geomatics Master Programs Geomatics Geomatics (English/German)

16. Bachelor Programs Business Administration and Engineering International Management Technical Communication Faculty of Management and Engineering Master Programs Business Administration and Engineering International Management Sales Engineering Technical Communication

17. Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Mechatronics Master Programs Mechanical Engineering and Mechatronics Mechatronic and Micro- Mechatronic Systems (German/Spanish or German/French) Bachelor Programs Automotive Engineering Culture, Media and Technologies Mechanical Engineering Mechatronics

18. Degree Course Structure

20. Features of Applied Teaching Instruction in seminars Professionally experienced staff Labs, exercises, simulations, projects, on-site visits Integrated traineeships Semester projects and final thesis in cooperation with industry

21. Strategic alliance of six leading German universities of applied sciences In the fields of training, research, technology transfer, advanced training, university management, and international cooperation For excellence and a strong practical orientation in technical subjects Founding member of the

22. Institute of Applied Research Institute of Materials and Processes Institute of Natural Sciences Education for Engineers Institute of Production Engineering and Manufacturing Institute of Refrigeration, Air-Conditioning, and Environmental Technology Laboratory for Automation Technology Institute of Hydraulic Engineering Institute of Geomatics Research Institutes at HsKA

23. Technology Transfer Centers for Aerospace Engineering Biomedical Engineering Electrical Power Supply and Electromagnetic Compatibility Energy Efficiency in Process Engineering Opto-electronic and Sensor Technology Technical Consultation Cooperation with Industry

24. International degree students: 12% Student exchanges per year: approx. 80 110 International partner universities in 40 countries 9 international study programs, e.g. Trinational Bachelor & Master in Civil Engineering (University of Applied Sciences Northwestern Switzerland & Université de Strasbourg, France) Master in Electrical Engineering (Ryerson University, Canada) Master in Sensor Systems Technology (VIT University, India) ERASMUS Mundus Master in Mechatronic and Micro-Mechatronic Systems (Universidad de Oviedo, Spain & ENSMM de Besançon, France) An International University

25. Foreign Language Institute: various foreign-language courses at different levels, German as a Foreign Language, Germany Today, Intercultural Competence courses General Studies courses in Intercultural Management Communication Intercultural Communication & Competence International Business Transactions International Law Systems & Contracts International Marketing International Project Management Full member of the European University Association (EUA) ECTS Label awarded in 2009

26. Wastewater treatment in a textile plant Current international research projects include: GOCA – GNSS/LPS/LS-based online Control and Alarm System EU EuropeAid project: Asia Pro Eco programme for environmental cooperation between Europe and Asia AGRINET Sensor Controlled Net for Efficient Watering of Agricultural Areas: BW funded project in collaboration with DUT, China

27. Ryerson University Universitatea “Politehnika“ din Timisoara Some of our international partners

28. International Office Career Center Office for Integrated Traineeships Joint Academic Library with KIT Student Services Continuing education & lifelong learning seminars Facilities

29. Quality Management: HochschulQualitätsBarometer Teaching evaluation Personnel survey Graduate survey Industry survey

30. HsKA‘s Position in Recent National Rankings These rankings have made HsKA Germany’s best university of applied sciences for four years running. Survey results of April, 2009 Survey results of May, 2010 WirtschaftsWoche business magazine Nation-wide survey of personnel managers on the subject of excellent graduates

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