Hochschule Weingarten, also known as University of Applied Sciences Ravensburg-Weingarten or simply RWU, is a medium-sized public university in Baden-Wuerttemberg. RWU is considered one of the leading German universities for technology, computer science, and engineering – both mechanical and electrical. There are undergraduate and postgraduate courses taught in a combination of German and English.
RWU in numbers
The University of Applied Sciences Ravensburg-Weingarten was founded in 1962 as a state engineering school and was reformed to become a university of applied sciences (“Fachhochschule”) in the early 1970s. There are 3,500 students of which 15%, around 500, are international. Today the university offers 35 bachelor's and master's degree courses across four faculties: the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, the Faculty of Social Work, Health and Nursing, the Faculty of Technology and Management and the Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science.
More about RWU
After its reformation, the University of Applied Sciences Ravensburg-Weingarten began to offer a wider range of courses which included electronics, business, and, later, computing and nursing. It now offers a variety of courses across its four faculties. Early semesters are taught in English and later ones in German; this is to help prepare international students for work in Germany.
In partnership with the Weingarten University of Education, students are able to gain applied sciences degrees that incorporate a teaching qualification. Students can enjoy a variety of extra-curricular activities from skiing to car racing. International students are supported in many ways including via the Buddy-Program, the Brother and Sister Program, and the Council of Indian Students.
Tuition fees: Baden-Wuerttemberg
Internationals studying for more than one year in the German state of Baden-Wuerttemberg will have to pay a €1,500 tuition fee per semester.
Explore Hochschule Weingarten study programs
Bachelor Programs:
- Applied Computer Science
- Applied Psychology
- Automotive Engineering
- Automotive Engineering PLUS Teaching Post
- Business Administration and Management
- Business Informatics
- Business Informatics PLUS Teaching Post
- Computer Science/Electrical Engineering PLUS Teaching Post
- E-Mobility and Green Energy (DE)
- E-Mobility and Green Energy (EN)
- Electrical Engineering and Information Technology (EN)
- Energy and Environmental Engineering
- Health Economics
- Industrial Engineering (Technology Management)
- Internet and Online-Marketing
- Mechanical Engineering
- Mechanical Engineering / Automotive Engineering (academic studies and integrated apprenticeship)
- Mechanical Engineering/ International Project Engineering (international variant)
- Media Design
- Nursing
- Physical Engineering (DE)
- Physical Engineering (EN)
- Social Work
Master Programs:
- Applied Health Science
- Business Administration and Entrepreneurship
- Computer Science
- Digital Business
- Electrical Engineering and Embedded Systems (EN)
- Environmental and Process Engineering
- International Business Management
- Mechatronics (EN)
- Product Development in Mechanical Engineering
- Social and Health Care Management
- Social Work and Participation
- Technology Management and Optimization
To know more about Hochschule Weingarten's study programs follow the link.
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