Fachbereich Elektrotechnik und Informationstechnik

FH Südwestf./Hagen

Haldener Straße 182
58095 Hagen
Phone: +49 233 19330-801

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Basic information

Total number of students	890 *
Number of master degree students	190
Percentage of teaching by practitioners	16.0 %

Support during the study entry phase

Total score for support in the study entry phase

11/14 points

Results of study

Graduations in appropriate time, undergraduate degrees	61.1 %
Graduations in appropriate time master's	<10 graduades/year in at least one of the years surveyed; source: department survey

International orientation

International orientation	3/9 points
International orientation master's	2/9 Points
Outgoing students	0.0 %

Job market- and career-orientation

Contact with work environment bachelor	7/11 Points
Contact with work environment master	9/11 Points
Bachelor theses in cooperation with work environment	63.2 %
Master theses in cooperation with work environment	85.3 %
Share of professors with work experience	44.4 %

Research

Third party funds per professor	no data
Cooperative doctoral degrees (in three years)	0

Students' assessments on undergraduate, presence-learning-courses

Teacher support	2.1
Support in studies	2.5
Courses offered	2.9
Study organisation
Exams
Job market preparation	2.4
Support during practical semester
Support for stays abroad	3.1
Rooms	2.5
IT-infrastructure	1.8
Laboratories	1.8
Overall study situation	2.4

Degree courses with details

Degree courses without details

Further degree courses of the department

none

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Further information provided by the department

Special features regarding teaching
Small department with a very good support ratio; Learning centre with full-time academic collaborators; Flexible degree course (Studium Flexibel) is a programme to provide support in the difficult initial phase of studies by extending course contents from 2 to 4 semesters. Very good links with other departments, higher education institutions and regional industry; In addition to the core competence in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, subject specialisations in Automation Engineering, Lighting Engineering, Energy Engineering, Medical Technology, Technical Computer Science; Research focuses in various areas.
Further information about study entry phase
https://www4.fh-swf.de/de/home/studieninteressierte/beratungfrschlerinnenundschler/beratungfrschlerinnenundschler_1.php
Special features regarding the international orientation
Concentration on the English-speaking world. Partnerships with Scottish partner universities (Edinburgh Napier University; Abertay University, Dundee), but also with Ireland. Annual excursions to the partner universities in Scotland. German courses for Erasmus students. Free course auditing for refugees, mentoring for refugees.
Common partner universities for exchange
Edinburgh Napier University, Edinburgh, Great Britain; Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, Great Britain; Rzeszow University of Technology, Rzeszow, Polen
Special features regarding the equipment
Financial and technically very well-equipped laboratories and computer pool rooms; Bright workstations with modern equipment; Industry-tested hardware and software tools; Matlab/Simulink licence for every student; Manufacturer databases; university's own workshop to create prototypes and models for project work and final theses. Library with large range of e-books, access to all DIN and VDI standards, to all IEEE standards and IEEE publications as well as digital databases; Medical devices for ultrasound, MRT, computer tomography, X-ray, endoscopy
Special features regarding research and development
Research focuses: Optics and optical applications in medicine: Laser structuring of implants, laser technology in diagnostics, optical imaging in medicine (endoscopy), dyes for the production of reactive oxygen; Medical Technology: GETEON – Zentrum für Gesundheitstechnologie und Ökonomie (Centre for Health Technology and Economics); New lighting technologies and systems; New energy technologies and rational energy applications: Competence platform on Centre for Strategic Corrosion Protection; Intelligent lights; Applied optics; LED technology; Luminescent fluorescent materials; Degradation analyses, etc.
Website with further information on research activities
https://www4.fh-swf.de/de/home/forschung/index.php
Support for founders
STARTUP LAB SWF: Start-up innovation laboratory of South Westphalia; SWICE BARCAMP: South Westphalia International Center for Entrepreneurship - support and promotion of student start-up and innovation projects
Other special features
Flexible Degree Course (Studium Flexibel: Programme in the initial study phase: The content of the first 2 semesters is extended over 4 semesters in order to optimise the learning environment, improve exam results and reduce the drop-out rate. Students attend half of the regular lectures and tutorials, receive support in Mathematics and Physics and are accompanied by a student coach. Learning centre open every day for 7 hours (even on Saturday) + online learning centre with academic collaborators on staff to support joint and individual learning, dealing with information gaps and so on.