Fachbereich Ingenieur- und Wirtschaftswissenschaften at the FH Südwestf./Meschede

FH Südwestf./Meschede

Lindenstraße 53
59872 Meschede
Phone: +49 291 9910-0

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Basic information

Total number of students	1,000 *
Number of master degree students	100
Percentage of teaching by practitioners	15.0 %
Percentage of teaching by practitioners, master's	0.0 %

Support during the study entry phase

Total score for support in the study entry phase

10/14 points

Results of study

Graduations in appropriate time, undergraduate degrees	37.7 % *
Graduations in appropriate time, master's	42.4 % *

International orientation

International orientation, bachelor's	5/12 points
International orientation, master's	6/12 points
Outgoing students	2.0 %

Job market- and career-orientation

Contact with work environment, bachelor's	9/12 points
Contact with work environment, master's	5/12 points
Bachelor theses in cooperation with work environment	100.0 %
Master theses in cooperation with work environment	100.0 %
Share of professors with work experience	42.0 %

Research

Third party funds per professor

no data

Students' assessments on undergraduate, presence-learning-courses

Teacher support	2.2
Support in studies	2.0
Courses offered	2.2
Study organisation	1.8
Exams
Job market preparation	2.2
Support during practical semester	2.2
Support for stays abroad	2.2
Rooms	1.5
Library	1.8
IT-infrastructure	1.8
Overall study situation	2.0

Students' assessments on consecutive master's degree courses

Teacher support	no survey
Support in studies	no survey
Courses offered	no survey
Study organisation	no survey
Transition to Master's studies	no survey
Support for stays abroad	no survey
Overall study situation	no survey

Degree courses with details

Degree courses without details

Further degree courses of the department

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Further information provided by the department

Special features regarding teaching
Study books are offered for a large number of modules; scientific training with practical relevance; Economics part broadly designed to qualify for work in medium-sized companies; intensive use of new forms of teaching and learning, portfolio exams, small groups, interdisciplinary modules, internships and semesters abroad; theory semester, interdisciplinary content; broad focus on professional competence, methodological competence, self and social competence.
Special features regarding the international orientation
In-house professorship for "International Management", suitable for the "International Management" course with a mandatory internship phase abroad and an English-language examination section (international project work). Organise international partner days.
Exchange universities for stay abroads
University of Abertay, Großbritannien; Napier University Edingburgh, Großbritannien; University of Ulster, Großbritannien; Zheijang University of Science and Technology, China; Insituto Politécnico de Setubal, Portugal; Umea Universitet, Schweden; Universidad de Cadiz, Spanien; Budapest University, Ungarn.
Special features regarding the equipment
Teaching and learning take place in pleasant new or very well renovated buildings. The equipment of all seminar rooms and lecture halls allows the use of various media (projectors, screens, boards, smartboards, document cameras). The laboratories include state-of-the-art technology. Several PC pool rooms are available to students. The university buildings are equipped with WiFi. Numerous study areas are available. The library has access to extensive literature, including through an online library network.
Special features regarding research and development
The university's profile is also characterised by strong application relevance in research (including the DFG) and intensive cooperation with industry and other partners. Since small and medium-sized companies often cannot operate sufficient R&D departments, the university, as the "research laboratory" of these companies, makes an important contribution to the development of the region. In addition, the research serves the purpose of continuously updating the curriculum and provides interesting fields of work for the students as within the framework of projects and theses.
Support for founders
In the Entrepreneurship professorship, the Faculty has an institutionally anchored contact point that ensures the curricular integration of entrepreneurship-oriented modules and extracurricular awareness for supporting start-ups and innovation projects. There are events on the subject of start-ups, business idea workshops are offered at regular intervals, in which students can develop their own business ideas, and there is also a co-working space with the founding laboratory, which is run by students Can be used for start-up and innovation projects.
Other special features
Many students receive scholarships, many in the cooperative model (scholarship coupled with work in the company during the semester break); individual advice to students through career centres and lecturers; coordinated schedule of hours and exams for all courses. The department encompasses both Economics and Engineering, which promotes interdisciplinary teaching and research (example: Technology - Environment - Economy).
Further information on research activities
http://www4.fh-swf.de/de/home/forschung/index.php
Further information about study entry phase
https://www4.fh-swf.de/de/home/studieninteressierte/index.php
Information on access restrictions
https://www4.fh-swf.de/de/home/studieninteressierte/infos_studieninteressierte/wir_erklaeren_die_hochschulwelt/__hochschulzugangsberechtigungen/index.php