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CHE University Ranking

Applied Natural Sciences, Department

Fakultät für Biotechnologie

Hochschule Mannheim

Fakultät für Biotechnologie
Paul-Wittsack-Straße 10
D-68163 Mannheim
Telephone: +49 621 292-6402
https://www.hs-mannheim.de
HS Mannheim
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Basic information

Percentage of teaching by practitioners

10.0%

Percentage of teaching by practitioners, master's

12.0%

Support during the study entry phase

Total score for support in the study entry phase

10/14 points

Job market- and career-orientation

Bachelor theses in cooperation with work environment

46.3%

Master theses in cooperation with work environment

71.5%

Research

Cooperative doctoral degrees (in three years)

13

Third party funds per professor

111,400 €

Further information provided by the department

Special features regarding teaching

Research-oriented project work, Master's degree course in English, part-time studies, external scientific advisory council from industry.

Special features regarding the international orientation

International MSc degree course in Biotechnology, international university and research partnerships, EU FP7 joint project, winner BMBF "EU Strategy University of Applied Sciences".

Special features regarding the equipment

High resolution device platform (microscope, spectroscopy), fermentation systems, chemical analysis, broad mass spectrometry and spectroscopy equipment, 4 new devices (!) Mass spectrometer (2 x MALDI-TOF/TOF; SolariX FTICR, ESI-QTOF) and FTIR microscope, Bruker Reference Centre/mass spectrometry, high-end microscopy platform, Process Engineering laboratories, S2 Genetic Technology laboratories.

Special features regarding research and development

One of the leading Mass Spectrometry centres in Europe; EU Federal Ministry of Education and research joint projects; Research campus; International research alliance with the Universität Heidelberg; Graduate school;

Other special features

Support for students through scholarships (Germany scholarships), per year an average of 9 Bachelor's scholarships and 7 Master's scholarships; Approx. 50% of Germany scholarships at the HS Mannheim are procured by the faculty of Biotechnology; 10% of Bachelor's students and 15% of Master degree students are supported by Germany scholarships.

Further information on research activities

Website of the Student Council

online-application

Biotechnology

Facts

Total number of students at the department

620

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

150

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

85

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bottom group
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Acronyms

(S) = Students' judgements

(F) = Facts

(P) = Professors' judgements

BT = Biotechnology

Units

Value in percent

Value in points

Euro

Thousand Euro

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