Fakultät Technik at the HS Reutlingen

HS Reutlingen

Alteburgstraße 150
72762 Reutlingen
Phone: +49 7121 271-7001

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General remarks

This department is also featured in the U-Multirank world university rankings.

Basic information

Total number of students	270 *
Percentage of teaching by practitioners	18.0 %
Percentage of teaching by practitioners, master's

Support during the study entry phase

Total score for support in the study entry phase

10/12 points

Results of study

Graduations in appropriate time, undergraduate degrees	87.6 % *
Graduations in appropriate time, master's	98.7 % *

International orientation

International orientation, bachelor's	8/13 points
International orientation, master's
Outgoing students	1.0 %

Job market- and career-orientation

Contact with work environment, bachelor's	9/12 points
Contact with work environment, master's
Bachelor theses in cooperation with work environment	87.2 %
Master theses in cooperation with work environment	no data
Share of professors with work experience	100.0 %

Students' assessments on undergraduate, presence-learning-courses

Teacher support	1.4
Support in studies	1.2
Courses offered	1.5
Study organisation	1.3
Exams	1.6
Job market preparation	1.3
Support during practical semester	1.5
Support for stays abroad	1.4
Rooms	1.2
Library	1.2
IT-infrastructure	1.2
Laboratories	1.2
Overall study situation	1.3

Degree courses with details

International Project Engineering (B.Eng.)

Degree courses without details

Further degree courses of the department

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Special features regarding teaching
Professors and lecturers from practice, practice-oriented training in modernly equipped laboratories, close cooperation with industry, mandatory internship abroad, optional semester abroad, more than 50% English-language courses, 2nd foreign Language Innovative forms of teaching, e.g. numerous study projects (e.g. building a motor air plane), business simulation, peer instruction, flipped classroom, blended learning, media-supported and practice-oriented teaching and learning, personal support from tutors, small semester groups.
Special features regarding the international orientation
More than 50% of all courses in English; technical language classes to acquire technical and economic vocabulary; mandatory industrial internship in non-German-speaking countries; various modules deal with international and intercultural topics; almost all modules contain international aspects; voluntary study semester and / or completion of the final thesis possible abroad; lecturer exchange programmes enable teaching by international professors and offer professors opportunities to bring new impulses.
Special features regarding the equipment
Our numerous newly-equipped labs offer state-of-the-art technology and provide a variety of opportunities for practical work. The lecture theatres are equipped with modern tools for giving presentations, such as a shift display and a visualiser. These features help to create a media-supported and practice-oriented teaching and learning environment. The course also has a professional video studio and an excellently equipped workshop, in which a 2-seater motor air plane is currently being built by students as part of project-based learning.
Special features regarding research and development
In the field of Research and Development, the degree course in International Project Engineering works closely with the Reutlingen Research Institute (RRI). The degree course professors are active in various technical and economic research areas of the RRI. In the field of Research and Development, this course also works closely with various partners from industry. Examples of research projects: Agile project management, working in virtual project teams, design of wind turbines.
Support for founders
In the elective area, the event "Business Model Development & Business Foundation" can be attended. There are also Career Service seminars for all students, such as: Business plan seminar, basics of entrepreneurship, development of business models, ideas workshop, design thinking, from business idea to start-up, costumer development: development of business ideas. There are also scholarships, start-up loans from the City of Reutlingen, as well as free office space on campus. The Chamber of Industry and Commerce IHK Reutlingen also offers individual advice.
Other special features
The course offers a wide range of interdisciplinary training in the fields of Engineering, Business Administration and Project Management. International orientation is particularly important here, as reflected in English-taught lectures, the international practical semester and modules on international and cross-cultural issues. Special emphasis is placed on soft skills that are key qualifications for future project managers. These are developed through specific seminars, project assignments and simulation games.
Further information on research activities
http://www.reutlingen-university.de/forschung/