Teaching with a maximum of 36 students per group; language courses in small groups (average of about 10 to 12 people); additional training offered in the form of seminars (extra-curricular studies with approx. 60 subjects per quarter); two compulsory non-German languages (English and Spanish or French), optional Russian, Chinese, Japanese.

Many cooperation companies are internationally positioned so that practical experience abroad can be gathered. In addition, students have the opportunity to go abroad in the 5th semester. Academic International Office for counselling and support (outgoing + incoming, Erasmus programme).

Dublin Business School, Dublin, Irland; California State University Long Beach, California, USA; Universidad del Desarollo, Santiago de Chile, Chile; British Columbia Institute of Technology, Burnaby, Kanada; Hawai’i Pacific University, Honolulu, USA; Universidad de Almería, Almería, Spanien; San Francisco State University, San Francisco, USA

Use of modern media in classes (SMART Boards), campus-wide WiFi; The university including the computer rooms is available to students 24/7 via an electronic access control system.; Modern user experience lab for usability research; Network lab; Conference centre with modern equipment for collaborative work; Free availability of many library databases (ACM DL, Springer-Link, Statista, WISO, etc.); Continuous expansion of e-learning services.

The focus of the research in the Faculty of Engineering is on technological issues and, with regard to the Industrial Engineering degree courses (Bachelor's, Master's) represented by the faculty, on interdisciplinary issues that include the disciplines covered by these degree courses, such as Engineering, Economics and Computer Science in particular. Labs are available for technological research and any technology transfer that may be derived from it.

The compulsory modules in Industrial Engineering form the basis for the later founding of a company. In the compulsory elective area, the topic of Entrepreneurship is dealt with in a more explicit manner and is also supported by the Entrepreneurs Club unit.

Library with database access (EBSCO, WISO, Statista, etc.). Signatory to the Diversity Charter since 2016; Regular participation in German Diversity Day since 2017. The NORDAKADEMIE is a member of the HochN university association for the promotion of sustainable development at universities in Germany. We participate in the regular exchange of experiences there. The Elmshorn campus has a nature-oriented design with a large variety of species and a wetland biotope. There is a range of Fairtrade products in the cafeteria and an electric charging station for electric cars.