Practice- and career-oriented. Strong interdisciplinary focus E-learning with Moodle as the central electronic communication platform for students among themselves and between students and lecturers, with chats, blogs and teaching materials. In addition: Combined degree course, i.e. in addition to self-study phases (70% of the course), practical attendance phases are conducted every 2nd Saturday. Teaching assignments: The course contents, which are traditionally taught by means of lectures, are taught in a combined degree course using didactically prepared self-study methods (teaching assignments

The international orientation is promoted by a wide range of foreign languages for students, international workshops and worldwide excursions, as well as an English-language course offering. In the degree courses Industrial Engineering, Business Information Systems and Business Administration, in the 6th study semester based on a learning agreement, a semester abroad can be completed at a freely selectable partner university. The international courses offer the opportunity to spend a year abroad at a partner university. International excursions round off the programme.

unter anderem: UDLAP (Puebla): Universidad de las Américas Puebla / Mexiko UADY (Mérida): Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán / Mexiko TEC de Monterrey (Santa Fe, Mexiko-Stadt, Monterrey, Queretaro, Guadalajara): Tecnológico de Monterrey / Mexico Foshan University / China New York Institute of Technology / USA UC Leuven-Limburg / Belgien South-Eastern Finland University of Applied Sciences / Finland Université de Bordeaux / Frankreich

Well-equipped computer labs and computer clusters, SAP lab, legal databases, e.g. beck-online, Wolters-Kluwer / economics: Business Source Ultimate from EBSCO, Carve Out for project management / engineering: Simulation and planning system Autodesk Inventor and Fusion (including standard part databases), simulation of machining processes with ExLSWOP, robot simulation with Ciros Robotic, simulation of pneumatic systems with Festo FluidSim. A number of content-related video libraries are available, such as:Programme instructions and presentation of technical workflows and production examples

Research focus area Prof. Fleischer: Maturity Management in Early Development Phases and Quality 4.0; Research projects: Qbility - Quality 4.0 Capability Determination Model (2020-2022) / RAPIDO - Maturity Assessment is Early Phases (2014-2016); Research projects by Weichs: 2020 EXIST potentials; 2021 EXIST business start-up grant; Since 2020 FH-Preneur: Internal, cross-location initiative for the sustainable promotion of business founders / 2017-2020 Start-up innovation lab in South Westphalia (ERDF); Business model research; Research in the field of Economics: Entrepreneurship

From the initial idea to the start-up; The start-up initiative "Fhpreneur" accompanies students in the start-up process and offers them a holistic concept with bundled expertise. Furthermore, the start-up camp/incubator helps students by involving regional companies, start-ups, etc. in the start-up process at an early stage. Successful start-ups (alumni) form a supportive ecosystem together with partners from industry. The continuously expanding community lives by the guiding principle of "give and take" and thus creates result-oriented added value.

Sustainability: External speakers on current topics, e.g. as part of the Hagen University Talks. In the winter semester 2022, on the topic of Energy & Buildings and Energy Savings in cooperation with the consumer organisation. The faculty appoints a Sustainability Officer and has its own sustainability lab. Lectures on Female Entrepreneurship as part of “FH-Preneur”. The Faculty Equality Officer is involved in all important committees/bodies of the faculty.