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The Schmalkalden University of Applied Sciences in a Nutshell

Kevin Rausch, International Office

Photo: HS Schmalkalden

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The Schmalkalden University of Applied Sciences in a Nutshell – Kevin Rausch

University Town Schmalkalden

• Country: Federal Republic of

Germany

• Federal State: State of Thuringia

• District: Schmalkalden-Meiningen

• City: Schmalkalden

• First reference in 874

• Located in the low mountain range

Thuringian Forest

• About 20,000 residents

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University Town Schmalkalden

• Mechanical engineering,

foodstuffs, education

• Tourism, half-timbering, nature

• Erfurt, Weimar, Eisenach

• Train station: “Fachhochschule

Schmalkalden”

• By plane: Frankfurt/Main,

Erfurt, Leipzig

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Schmalkalden University of Applied

Sciences

• Tradition, quality and responsibility

• Small campus university with

engineering and economic disciplines

• “Founded” in 1902 and 1991

• Range of courses for bachelor‘s and

master‘s degrees as well as

continuing education programmes

• Latest teaching and research

infrastructure in all faculties

• 3,000 students, 65 professorships

• 5 faculties: mechanical engineering,

computer science, electrical

engineering, economics, commercial

law

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International Network of the University

• About 130 university partnerships on six continents

• About 180 international incoming students in the winter term 2017/2018

• Exchange, double-degree and full-degree mobility, summer schools

• “Committed Institutional Partnership” as principle of cooperation

• Student mobility as focus of the internationalisation strategy

• Signatory of the “National Code of Conduct on Foreign Students at

German Universities” and of the German “Diversity Charter”

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Studying at the University of Applied Sciences

• Integrated quality assurance through system accreditation

(AQCUIN)

• Intensive practical relevance in all programmes and especially in

the dual curriculum

• International orientation and mobility opportunities in all

programmes

• Excellent support, pre-courses and tutorials

• Latest teaching and learning environment, laboratory equipment

and infrastructure

• No tuition fees and very low semester contribution

• Living expenses far below average in Germany

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Studying at the University of Applied Sciences

• Undergraduate and postgraduate degrees as well as continuing education

programmes, e.g.:

*entirely in English

Mechanical

engineering

Computer

Science

Electrical

engineeringEconomics

Commercial

law

Mechanical

Engineering

(B.Eng.,

M.Eng.),

Applied Plastics

Engineering

(M.Eng.)

Informatics

(B.Sc.),

Multimedia

Marketing

(B.Sc.), Mobile

Computing

(B.Sc.), Applied

Media

Informatics

(M.Sc.), NEW:

Applied

Computer

Science (M.Sc.)

Healthcare

technology

(B.Sc.),

Electrical

Engineering and

Information

Technology

(B.Sc., M.Sc.)

Business

Administration

(B.A.),

International

Business and

Economics

(B.A., M.A.)

Commercial law

(LL.B., LL.M.),

International

Business Law

(LL.B.)

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M.Sc. Applied Computer Science

• Consecutive full-time Master

programme in English

• No German but excellent English

skills required for admission

• Ideal applicant: Bachelor in Computer

Science or similar subject + practical

experience

• No minimum grade to be provided but

limited number of students

• No placement or admission test

• Excellent chances on the regional,

national and international labour

market in the fields of IT networking

and artificial intelligence

• More information: schmalkalden-

university.de/master/acs




http://www.schmalkalden-university.de/master/acs

M.Sc. Applied Computer Science

• Classic fields of informatics under a

new guise due to changing conditions

• Special focus on Internet of Things,

Industry 4.0 and Big Data

• Network security as an own

subdiscipline

• Relevance of new developments that

cannot be covered holistically by

classic informatics

• Apply directly at the faculty:

University of Applied

Sciences Schmalkalden

Faculty of Computer Science

Prof. Dr Michael Cebulla

Blechhammer

98574 Schmalkalden

Germany



Research at the University

• Applied research according to the

university‘s research and transfer

strategy

• Three defined key areas in the

university research: (1) adaptive

signal analysis, (2) BIO Step, (3)

product development/tool

manufacturing

• Plus: individual research focusses

with specific laboratories in the single

faculties

• Cooperation with innovative

companies in the university

environment

• Start-up service at the university




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www.hs-schmalkalden.de/international

www.daad.de/deutschland/en

www.schmalkalden.com

www.stw-thueringen.de/english/stw-startseite

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Application

• Apply at:

https://www.hs-schmalkalden.de/en/international/incomings

• Special cases: M.Sc. Applied Computer Science and M.A. International

Business and Economics (apply directly at the faculty)

www.hs-schmalkalden.de/en/studying/programmes/master-

degree-courses

Contact

Kevin Rausch, International Office, Schmalkalden University

[email protected]

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