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Electrical / Information Engineering, Department

Fakultät für Informations-, Medien- und Elektrotechnik

Technische Hochschule Köln

Fakultät für Informations-, Medien- und Elektrotechnik
Betzdorferstraße 2
D-50679 Köln
Telephone: +49 221 8275-2430
https://www.th-koeln.de
TH Köln
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Basic information

Total number of students at the department

2,060

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

420

Percentage of teaching by practitioners

15.0%

Percentage of teaching by practitioners, master's

5.0%

Support during the study entry phase

Total score for support in the study entry phase

11/14 points

Job market- and career-orientation

Bachelor theses in cooperation with work environment

44.9%

Master theses in cooperation with work environment

55.1%

Research

Cooperative doctoral degrees (in three years)

2

Third party funds per professor

50,300 €

Students' assessments on undergraduate, presence-learning-courses

Teacher support

Not specified
Support in studies

Not specified
Courses offered

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Study organisation

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Exam organisation

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Digital teaching elements

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Laboratory internships

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Offers for career orientation

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Support during practical semester

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Rooms

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Library

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IT-infrastructure

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Overall study situation

Not specified
Return rate of the questionnaires

no data

Students' assessments on consecutive master's degree courses

Teacher support

number of cases below 15

Not specified
Support in studies

number of cases below 15

Not specified
Digital teaching elements

number of cases below 15

Not specified
Courses offered

number of cases below 15

Not specified
Study organisation

number of cases below 15

Not specified
Transition to Master's studies

number of cases below 15

Not specified
Overall study situation

number of cases below 15

Not specified
Return rate of the questionnaires

no data

Further information provided by the department

Special features regarding teaching

Active participation in the development and dissemination of new teaching, learning and examination forms in the framework of the university-wide development programme for teaching; Special activities for first-semester students: Including large first semester development project over 2 weeks in project groups, guidance by first semester tutors and mentors (assistant professors); Interdisciplinary project week offered in the fourth or fifth study semester; Project-based teaching with strong practical orientation; Laboratories open 24/7; Interdisciplinary Master's courses (Mechatronics, Renewable Energies).

Special features regarding the international orientation

Double degrees: Bachelor's degree course in Technical Computer Science and Electrical and Electronic Engineering (partner institutions in Great Britain (2), Australia (1), Spain (1) and in the Master's degree course in Communication Systems in Networks in Spain (1)); accredited international BA in the BA degree course in Electrical and Electronic Engineering (2 semesters of study abroad and additional semester of cross-cultural and language preparation); Course-integrated, optional semester abroad in the Bachelor's degree course (a number of partner universities worldwide and freely selectable institution), also possible without extending the period of study; & international Research and doctoral programmes; Regular excursions to partner institutions in Spain & USA

Special features regarding the equipment

Large number of laboratories for teaching and research; special laboratories: large high-voltage laboratory, machine hall, vehicle hall, completely sound-proof room, high frequency laboratory, EMC measurement laboratory, studio for film and photo technology, motion capturing studio, light laboratory; Multimedia rooms for teaching.

Special features regarding research and development

Many application-oriented research projects with a high level of funding, e.g. development of fuel cell hybrid drives; Combined efficient large-scale integrated urban systems; Robust wireless object positioning of mobile and stationary transfer devices in raw materials extraction; Usable security by design; Medical engineering and non-ionising radiation; Tests for functional dependence on different visual functions of wavelength; Radiation intensity and duration of exposure, etc.

Other special features

Regular participation in the international IEEE student competition "Future Energy Challenge"; Participation in Formula Student E-Motorsports project; Cooperation with the RWTH Aachen in training for the teaching qualification for vocational colleges (Bachelor's degree course in Electrical and Electronic Engineering); Awards of the "Stifterverband" (Donor's Association) for excellent teaching, among other areas; Family-friendly university (since 2011, the TH Köln has been certified as a "family-friendly university" by beruf und familie gGmbH, parent-child office, parent-child work room, nursing and nappy-changing rooms, children's plates in the cafeteria, etc.).

Further information on research activities

Information on access restrictions

Website of the Student Council

online-application

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Acronyms

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(P) = Professors' judgements

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