Studiengang Wirtschaftsingenieurwesen at the FH Vorarlberg/Dornbirn (A)

FH Vorarlberg/Dornbirn (A)

Hochschulstrasse 1
A-6850 Dornbirn, Österreich
Phone: +43 5572 792-5501

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Basic information

Total number of students	120 *
Percentage of teaching by practitioners	45.0 %
Percentage of teaching by practitioners, master's	0.0 %

Support during the study entry phase

Total score for support in the study entry phase

12/12 points

Results of study

Graduations in appropriate time, undergraduate degrees	100.0 % *
Graduations in appropriate time, master's	no data

International orientation

International orientation, bachelor's	7/13 points
International orientation, master's
Outgoing students	15.0 %

Job market- and career-orientation

Contact with work environment, bachelor's	12/12 points
Contact with work environment, master's
Bachelor theses in cooperation with work environment	94.0 %
Master theses in cooperation with work environment	no data
Share of professors with work experience	80.0 %

Students' assessments on undergraduate, presence-learning-courses

Teacher support	2.2
Support in studies	1.8
Courses offered	2.3
Study organisation	1.5
Exams	1.8
Job market preparation	2.1
Support during practical semester	2.0
Support for stays abroad	2.1
Rooms	1.7
Library	1.4
IT-infrastructure	1.5
Laboratories	1.5
Overall study situation	2.1

Degree courses with details

Industrial Engineering (B.Sc., extra-occupational)

Degree courses without details

Further degree courses of the department

Further information provided by the department

Special features regarding teaching
Wide-ranging simultaneous study at the interface between people, technology and business, innovative learning methods (problem-based learning, numerous business games (approx. 15!), projects, expert workshops, international excursions); specialisation topic in Supply Chain Management or Product Management; large range of electives in the 3rd year of study, active knowledge transfer through part-time studies; modern infrastructure (library, laboratories, computer rooms) with constant access; international excursions to India and Russia.
Special features regarding the international orientation
Stay abroad as part of acquiring "Intercultural Awareness" skills is compulsory. Field trips to India and/or Russia are organised by the course programme for this purpose. In addition, courses are taught by international lecturers from partner universities.
Special features regarding the equipment
Manufacturing laboratory; automation laboratory: several 6-axis robots; systems for industrial image processing; RFID laboratory; control systems; transfer system; electronics laboratory; Measuring systems, VR and usability lab, clean room with scanning electron microscope, distinctive IT equipment with extensive hardware and software, digital factory.
Special features regarding research and development
Integration of all FH research centres into teaching (fifth and sixth semesters); microtechnology; user-centred technologies and process/product engineering in the framework of interdisciplinary integrated subjects (=research centres/areas of the university).
Support for founders
Two external lecturers can be hired for assistance if necessary.
Other special features
The inter-disciplinary simultaneous degree course is designed for engineers with relevant professional experience. The part-time model (Fri/Sat) offers the option of maintaining a full-time job at a proportion of 80% to 100%. Close contacts to industry and many external contract-teachers guarantee a practice-oriented education at an academic level. For graduates of secondary technical schools (HTLs), a dual study model is available if and where a corporate partner can provide a training schedule that fits the course of study. Dual students spend a maximum of 50% of their time working at the company.
Further information on research activities
http://www.fhv.at/forschung