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CHE University Ranking

Applied Natural Sciences, Department

Fakultät Life Sciences

Hochschule Albstadt-Sigmaringen

Fakultät Life Sciences
Anton-Günther-Straße 51
D-72488 Sigmaringen
Telephone: +49 7571 732-8242
https://www.hs-albsig.de
HS Albs.-Sig./Sigmaringen
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Basic information

Percentage of teaching by practitioners

14.0%

Percentage of teaching by practitioners, master's

13.5%

Support during the study entry phase

Total score for support in the study entry phase

14/14 points

Job market- and career-orientation

Bachelor theses in cooperation with work environment

56.1%

Master theses in cooperation with work environment

30.1%

Research

Cooperative doctoral degrees (in three years)

3

Third party funds per professor

34,700 €

Further information provided by the department

Special features regarding teaching

Teaching of content with high practical relevance; link between theory and practice; Very research-oriented teaching in the Master's degree course; Interdisciplinary collaboration between the degree courses; Intensive contacts with the relevant industry and companies, e.g. guest lecturers, company tours, student final theses and project work; Close contact to alumni; individual support for students, e.g. Start2Research research-support programme for students; many supervision options in the fundamentals of the natural sciences and engineering; very good staff-student ratio; Hybrid offers

Special features regarding the international orientation

Foreign-language courses via the Career Center; Student advice and counselling, and informational events through the International Academic Office; Degree course-specific foreign student advisers for individual subject-specific study and work placement guidance; Cooperation with numerous internationally active companies as well as laboratories/institutes; Consideration of international, English-speaking regulations and guidelines as part of the courses; Selected foreign-language or bilingual courses, English-language elements in each module; Lecturers with relevant international experience; Double-degree offers

Special features regarding the equipment

Excellent media technology in all lecture halls for use in hybrid teaching; Modern, contemporary laboratories with state-of-the-art equipment, including pharmaceutical clean rooms class C and D, large kitchen/sensor area, state-of-the-art laboratory automation systems, S1/S2 laboratories with molecular biological equipment (e.g. real-time PCR, flow cytometer), stem cell laboratory, fluorescence microscopy, instrumental analysis, microbiology, cleaning technology, instrument technology, control engineering, brewing plant; Many fee-based special databases are available (e.g. DIN standards, FSTA, GMP-Berater)

Special features regarding research and development

Key research area health, nutrition, biomedicine with cooperative doctoral college InViTe with the University of Konstanz, cooperative doctorates with other universities; Key content areas: In vitro test systems (DNA repair, ageing, skin, stem cell and 3D tumour models, mitochondrial function, neurotoxicity), diagnostics and biomarkers (premature and newborn, CHO cell proteomics), allergen analysis, laboratory automation, counterfeit-proof drugs, drug release, sustainable food production, equipment technology, healthy nutrition / nudging, cleaning and hygiene, microbiology

Other special features

Personal atmosphere between students and teaching staff; Career centre with a broad range of services to meet requirements; Numerous excursions, company tours, trade fair visits; Research building (model factory) spanning approx. 2000 m² newly opened for EUR 19 million in 2021, offering the most up-to-date research areas for all of the degree courses in the department; Hochschule Albstadt-Sigmaringen certified as a family-friendly university; Beautiful campus close to nature with short distances, view of the castle and relaxation loungers; Good housing situation

Further information on research activities

Website of the Student Council

online-application

Biotechnology

Facts

Total number of students at the department

130

Number of master degree students (w/o teacher qualification)

70

Students' assessments on undergraduate, presence-learning-courses

Teacher support
Support in studies
Courses offered
Study organisation
Exam organisation
Digital teaching elements
Laboratory internships
Offers for career orientation
Support during practical semester
Rooms
Library
IT-infrastructure
Overall study situation
Return rate of the questionnaires

72

Chemical Engineering

Facts

Total number of students at the department

220

Number of master degree students (w/o teacher qualification)

no data

Students' assessments on undergraduate, presence-learning-courses

Teacher support
Support in studies
Courses offered
Study organisation
Exam organisation
Digital teaching elements
Laboratory internships
Offers for career orientation
Support during practical semester
Rooms
Library
IT-infrastructure
Overall study situation
Return rate of the questionnaires

71

Interdisciplinary Applied Natural Sciences

Facts

Total number of students at the department

280

Number of master degree students (w/o teacher qualification)

80

Students' assessments on undergraduate, presence-learning-courses

Teacher support
Support in studies
Courses offered
Study organisation
Exam organisation
Digital teaching elements
Laboratory internships
Offers for career orientation
Support during practical semester
Rooms
Library
IT-infrastructure
Overall study situation
Return rate of the questionnaires

82

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Acronyms

(S) = Students' judgements

(F) = Facts

(P) = Professors' judgements

BT = Biotechnology

CE = Chemical Engineering

IntNatSci = Interdisciplinary Applied Natural Sciences

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Last Update 2022: Data collected by the CHE Center for Higher Education
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