Fakultät für Technik at the HS Pforzheim

Bereich Informationstechnik

HS Pforzheim

Tiefenbronner Straße 65
75175 Pforzheim
Phone: +49 7231 28-6065

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General remarks

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Basic information

Total number of students	120
Percentage of teaching by practitioners	23.0 %
Percentage of teaching by practitioners, master's	20.0 %

Support during the study entry phase

Total score for support in the study entry phase

14/14 points

Results of study

Graduations in appropriate time, undergraduate degrees	81.8 %
Graduations in appropriate time, master's

Job market- and career-orientation

Contact with work environment, bachelor's	10/12 points
Contact with work environment, master's
Bachelor theses in cooperation with work environment	100.0 %
Master theses in cooperation with work environment	100.0 %

Research

Third party funds per professor	31.0
Cooperative doctoral degrees (in three years)	3

Students' assessments on undergraduate, presence-learning-courses

Teacher support	1.6
Support in studies	1.7
Courses offered	2.0
Study organisation	1.3
Exams	1.7
Job market preparation	1.7
Support during practical semester	1.6
Support for stays abroad	1.6
Rooms	1.6
Library	1.5
IT-infrastructure	1.6
Workstations	1.8
Overall study situation	1.4

Degree courses with details

Computer Engineering (B.Eng.)

Degree courses without details

Further degree courses of the department

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Further information provided by the department

Special features regarding teaching
The aim of the course is to train students to become qualified engineers with a focus on the design of hardware and software systems in line with the requirements of industry and science. The positioning of computer engineering at the interface between general computer science and electrical engineering enables students to pursue a wide range of engineering activities in the field of design and realisation of embedded systems and their system-related programming after successful completion of their studies.
Exchange universities for stay abroads
Hobart University of Tasmania, Jyvaeskylae JAMK University of Applied Sciences, Albi Ecole des Mines d’Albi-Carmaux, Reims Neoma BS Reims, Sceaux EPF Ecole d’Ingenieurs, Bandung Institut Teknologi Bandung E, Johor Bahru, Skudai University of Technology, Monterrey, NL Tecnologico de Monterrey E, Bilbao Universidad del Pais Vasco EHU, Madrid Universidad Pontificia Comillas, Tunis Ecole Nationale d’Ingenieurs de Tunis ENIT, Alemdag Cekmeköy/Istanbul Ozyegin University E, Chico, CA California State University E, Chico, Laramie, WY University of Wyoming E, Lowell, MA University of Massachusetts Lowell
Special features regarding the equipment
Four excellently equipped PC pools, pool with real-time signal processing boards, extensive hardware and software development tools (e.g. FPGA development board BASYS 3, zedboard, USB logic analyzer, µC boards, various hardware description languages). Software tools: e.g. MATLAB-Simulink, Visual Studio Prof., VHDL, Java, Xilinx Vivado, Model-Sim, GNU Tool-Chain (close to operating system), KEIL-Tools etc.
Special features regarding research and development
The consecutive master's degree in Embedded Systems and the master's degree in Information Systems offer particularly qualified graduates the opportunity for further academic qualification. There is the possibility of doing a subsequent PhD at the Promotionskolleg college, which is run together with the University of Tübingen.
Support for founders
The "Gründerwerk - centre for start-ups of the Pforzheim University of Applied Sciences" is the central contact point and network for students interested in founding a company. A special feature is the futureLab, where the development of innovative IT solutions in the areas of web services, apps and Internet of Things are given strong conceptual and technical support.
Other special features
Small group sizes, subject-specific advice, good access to professors (weekly office hours per professor without appointment), outstanding equipment, innovative didactic concepts, guided and free project work, interdisciplinary projects with other faculties (design, economics & law), very good industry contacts with local and international companies.
Further information on research activities
engineeringpf.hs-pforzheim.de/
Further information about study entry phase
https://www.hs-pforzheim.de/studium/vor_dem_studium