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CHE University Ranking

Computer Science, Department

Fakultät Informatik

Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften Hof

Fakultät Informatik
Alfons-Goppel-Platz 1
D-95028 Hof
Telephone: +49 9281 409 3000
https://www.hof-university.de
HAW Hof
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Basic information

Total number of students at the department

690

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

50

Percentage of teaching by practitioners

10.0%

Percentage of teaching by practitioners, master's

10.0%

Support during the study entry phase

Total score for support in the study entry phase

14/16 points

Job market- and career-orientation

Bachelor theses in cooperation with work environment

100.0%

Master theses in cooperation with work environment

100.0%

Research

Cooperative doctoral degrees (in three years)

1

Third party funds per professor

54,000 €

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Students' assessments on undergraduate, presence-learning-courses

Teacher support
Support in studies
Courses offered
Study organisation
Exam organisation
Digital teaching elements
Introduction to scientific work
Offers for career orientation
Support during practical semester
Practical orientation in teaching
Support for stays abroad
Rooms
Library
IT-infrastructure
Overall study situation
Return rate of the questionnaires

70

Further information provided by the department

Special features regarding teaching in the bachelor's degree programme

Comprehensive software engineering training, several (including interdisciplinary) projects during the course of studies, practical block at the end of the course (students can gain valuable practical experience working at companies), promotion of the start of their career through bachelor's theses in cooperation with companies, excellent teacher-student ratio, IT trends firmly anchored in the timetable (AI, IT security, cloud computing), integration of German and international courses of study, organisation of hackathons.

Special features regarding teaching in the master's programmes

Interdisciplinary and research-related or industry-relevant projects in the course of studies, excellent teacher-student ratio, IT trends firmly anchored in the timetable (AI, IT security, HCI), close cooperation with companies, e.g. in the context of the master's thesis, which facilitates the career start

Special features regarding the international orientation

130 partner universities, support and promotion for semesters abroad or internships abroad through our international office, international double degree agreements, exchange students, ERASMUS+, excursions abroad, International Teaching Week, courses taught in English

Exchange universities for stay abroads

Penn State University, Abington, USA; Institute of Technology Carlow, Carlow, Irland; Soongsil University, Seoul, Südkorea; University of Applied Sciences Ghent, Gent, Belgien; Epitech, Paris, Frankreich; University of Applied Sciences Turku, Turku, Finnland; Karelia University of Applied Sciences, Joensuu, Finnland; Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Guwahati, Indien; HZ University of Applied Sciences, Vlissingen, Niederlande; Fundació TecnoCampus Mataró, Marasme, Spanien

Special features regarding the equipment

Modern, diverse labs (AI, design, multimedia, VR systems) with state-of-the-art technology; university open 24 hours (including library and labs); access to O’Reilly catalogues and selected e-book packages from SpringerLink and Hanser, numerous newspapers (e.g. Süddeutsche) and journals (c't - Magazine for Computer Engineering) digitally and in print, online courses via LinkedIn Learning, powerful in-house AI platform for research and teaching purposes.

Special features regarding research and development

Research institute with 13 independent research groups and individual research focuses (Robotics, Generative AI, Medicine, Autonomous Driving, etc.); a strong network of industry partners with regular events (e.g. IT Leaders Meeting, IT Forum Upper Franco

Other special features

We are a young university with a modern campus and modern laboratories with the latest technology, conveniently located near three motorways. Thanks to the excellent student to professor ration, we ensure optimal training in the most relevant areas of computer science. With our own research and start-up centre, you can both participate in exciting projects and implement your ideas directly in your own start-up. The cooperation with local companies makes the degree programme highly relevant in the industry and facilitates the best opportunities for entering the career later on.

Further information on research activities

Information on access restrictions

https://www.hof-university.de/studium/studiengaenge-und-weiterbildungs-programme/studiengaenge/informatik-bsc.html

Website of the Student Council

online-application

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Last Update 2024: Data collected by the CHE Center for Higher Education
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