Practice- and application-oriented; Methodological, social and personal skills are taught; Dual academic studies; Modern (problem- and project-based) forms of learning; Modern teaching (e-Learning, iPads in the classroom, etc.); Promotion of process knowledge and ability to work in a team; Integration of modern technologies and the latest scientific findings; (Guest) instructors working in the field; Dialogue with academia and industry; Practicals in ultra-modern laboratories (small groups); Excursions, trade fair visits; Tutorials, mentoring. (https://www.hs-augsburg.de/fmv/studiengaenge)

English-language modules (optional); Close networking with 40 partner universities; Guest professorship of a professor at the TU Brno (CZ); (Guest) instructors from abroad; Activities under the scope of teaching, staff and student mobility; Participation in the "Internationalisation of universities" audit of the German Rectors' Conference (HRK); Attractive options for visits abroad by students (semester, multi-week projects); Courses for the acquisition of linguistic, cross-cultural skills). (https://www.hs-augsburg.de/fmv/international.html)

Universidad de Buenos Aires; University of Newcastle; Shandong University; VIA University College Denmark; Saimaa University of Applied Sciences; Lulea Tekniska Universitet; Kookmin University; Brno University Technology; University of Ulster; Universidad de Cádiz

High-tech building (ready for occupancy in 2011); State-of-the-art laboratories (https://www.hs-augsburg.de/fmv/labore); Modern IT infrastructure (hardware and software: including PC pools with industry-standard software, interactive whiteboards, iPads, WiFi); Equipment for lending (laptops, projectors, tablets, iPads, e-book reader, boards, presenters, dictation devices, etc) including high-performance computing clusters; Free software licenses for students; Ongoing optimisation of existing equipment and procurement of new equipment.

Integration through project work/final theses as well as "Master of Applied Research" Cooperative doctorates; Application-oriented research with partners from industry and institutions; Research focuses: "Resource Efficiency" and "Digitisation in Production and Services"; Clusters "Simulation and Validation", "Production and Automation", "Lightweight Construction and Fibre Composite Technology", "Energy, Process and Environmental Engineering"; Faculty's own research groups "HSA_comp: Composites in Mechanical Engineering" and "HSA_sim: Simulation in Mechanical Engineering" (https://www.hs-augsburg.de/fmv/forschung)

Fundamental: Teaching of specialist and key qualifications, individual support / advice; Various support offers provide by the start-up department (start-up café, support, patents, advice on tax issues etc. - see https://www.hs-augsburg.de/Gruendungsreferat.html); Digital business concepts: Support by the university initiative HSA_digit, cooperation partner of the new Digital Start-Up Centre Schwaben (DZ.S); see: https://www.hs-augsburg.de/Informatik/HSA-digit.html

Label as a "family-friendly university", "Healthy University"; partner university for top-level student athletes and fire brigades/aid organisations; Projects such as Formula Student, West and Central African Future Group; University and faculty development plan 2015 to 2020; Career Service, company networking fair, work placement/job exchange; Startklar-de for initial study phase (e.g. preliminary course in Mathematics); Library with numerous additional services (equipment for lending, courses); Information Management: Informational events for new students, intranet/Internet, InfoScreens; Mentoring/tutoring programmes; Departmental student organisation.