Furtwangen University (HFU, or Hochschule Furtwangen) is a public University of Applied Sciences based in Baden-Wuerttemberg in South Germany. Located across three main campuses, all within the Black Forest, students are based in either Furtwangen, Tuttlingen, or Villingen-Schwenningen.
The university specializes in offering bachelor's and master's courses in computing, engineering, health sciences, technology, and business. HFU is committed to excellence in teaching and research and in preparing students for work with employment-oriented education.
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Founded as a clock-making school in 1850, HFU became a state engineering school in the mid-20th century before becoming a University of Applied Sciences in 1971. There are now 5,800 students at the university, studying across three campuses and nine faculties.
Today the university offers a wide range of engineering, computing, science, health, and business degrees. Furtwangen University also offers a number of courses that are taught in English including the International Business Management bachelor’s degree and a number of master's courses in engineering and business. All English-taught courses at HFU have a specifically international focus. Uniquely, the university also offers a women-only E-business degree course as well as a number of lectures in French. HFU’s commitment to internationalism means there’s a strong intercultural exchange and a higher than average number of both international and exchange students at the university. The institution proudly celebrates its heritage and is still home to the German Clock Museum.
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