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CHE University Ranking

Electrical / Information Engineering, Department

Fachbereich Elektrotechnik und Informationstechnik

Rheinland-Pfälzische Technische Universität Kaiserslautern-Landau

Fachbereich Elektrotechnik und Informationstechnik
Paul-Ehrlich-Straße 11
P.O. Box: 3049
D-67653 Kaiserslautern
Telephone: +49 631 205-2076
https://rptu.de/
RPTU Kaiserslautern-Landau/KL
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Basic information

Total number of students at the department

720

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

350

Percentage of teaching by practitioners

15.0%

Percentage of teaching by practitioners, master's

20.0%

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

no data

Master theses in cooperation with work environment

no data

Research

Publications per academic

3.3

Citations per publication

2.2

Third party funds per academic

153,800 €

Doctorates per professor

1.2

Students' assessments on undergraduate, presence-learning-courses

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

29

Students' assessments on consecutive master's degree courses

Teacher support
Support in studies
Digital teaching elements
Courses offered
Study organisation
Transition to Master's studies
Research orientation
Overall study situation
Return rate of the questionnaires

42

Further information provided by the department

Special features regarding teaching

Bachelor's and Master's degree course can be studied in overlap; all Bachelor’s graduates of the department are given a place in the corresponding EIT programme towards the Master´s degree programme; Non-technical module "Introduction to working in engineering" teaches the basics of project and self-management and presentation and writing skills; “Conveniently located”: ‘open-door’ philosophy for all lecturers; close and fruitful cooperation with the departmental student body, short distances as a demonstration of the TUK motto: ‘Students as partners’

Special features regarding the international orientation

‘European Master’s degree in Embedded Computing Systems’ (EMECS): Joint degree with three partner universities; international Master´s degree programmes ‘Embedded Computing Systems’ (ESY) and ‘Automation & Control’ (A&C) in English; 22 partner universities in the Erasmus programme, degree theses and internships abroad possible; study possible with Universität der Großregion (Metz, Nancy, Liege, Luxembourg); around 50% of the students in the department are from abroad; around 30 countries are represented in the department; central supervision of international students by the ISGS

Special features regarding the equipment

Professional studio for the degree course in Media and Communication Technology; Living Lab for network and bus technology as well as ambient assisted living; Audio and video equipment available for instruction and own projects; The lecture theatres, seminar rooms and laboratories are state-of-the-art; VDE standards, IEEE and ACM databases available

Special features regarding research activities

Research projects in all fields of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology, such as: Electromobility; Mobile communications of the future; Energy system transformation; Embedded/realtime system; close cooperation with affiliated institutes (MPI, Fraunhofer IESE, Fraunhofer ITWM, DFKI, ...) and with related departments on location; Competence Centre for Inspection Technology (KfI); 6G Hub Kaiserslautern

Support for founders

University-wide support by the start-up office of the TUK in the form of seminars, advice, support, etc.

Other special features

"open door" philosophy - contact persons are available at all times for all concerns without requiring an appointment; Very close and cooperative collaboration with the departmental student body; Uncomplicated offers of supervision and guidance; Very dedicated university groups in the department (VDE university group, CampusTV, Kaiserslautern Racing Team (KaRaT), ...), actively representing student interests in cooperation with the department

Further information on research activities

Information on access restrictions

Website of the Student Council

online-application

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