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Mechatronics, Department

Fakultät für Maschinenbau und Mechatronik

Hochschule Karlsruhe - Technik und Wirtschaft

Fakultät für Maschinenbau und Mechatronik
Studiengang Mechatronik
Moltkestraße 30
D-76133 Karlsruhe
Telephone: +49 721 925-1705
https://www.h-ka.de

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Basic information

Total number of students at the department

340

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

60

Percentage of teaching by practitioners

7.0%

Percentage of teaching by practitioners, master's

7.5%

Cooperative Education

Students in cooperative education

30

Support during the study entry phase

Total score for support in the study entry phase

13/14 points

Job market- and career-orientation

Bachelor theses in cooperation with work environment

67.2%

Master theses in cooperation with work environment

79.1%

Research

Cooperative doctoral degrees (in three years)

7

Third party funds per professor

6,800 €

Students' assessments on undergraduate, presence-learning-courses

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Overall study situation
Return rate of the questionnaires

45

Further information provided by the department

Special features regarding teaching

Tutorials for students from higher semesters, support for learning groups, regular agreements with the departmental student organisation, StudiumPlus – combining academic studies and training, international focus – many partnerships with universities throughout the world, specialisation/subject-area selection during stage II studies, practically oriented training, Learning Centre for Mathematics and Electrical Engineering, gap courses, ‘Successful start’ programme, ‘Learning how to learn’ seminars, high level of practical relevance, participation in outstanding projects (sensory science with Karlsruhe Zoo, snow quality sensor with Paralympics Team, gripping sensor)

Special features regarding the international orientation

Approximately 25 % of Bachelor's students have contact abroad (specialised and/or practical study semester, final thesis); More than 60 partner universities around the world, in addition to the leading market of the USA also in the growth region of South-East Asia; Mobility programmes with financial support. high-quality double degree programmes with France (ENSMM Besancon) and the USA (Cal Poly State University); Erasmus Mundus programme: EU4M Master's programme. International research cooperation with UMP Malaysia (including doctoral students). Numerous international third-party funds have been obtained for projects in which students are involved.

Special features regarding the equipment

To ensure outstanding teaching and research, numerous laboratories and facilities with modern equipment are available, such as: Laboratory for Manufacturing Engineering and Production department, Institute of Refrigeration, Air-Conditioning and Environmental Technology (IKKU), Bionics Laboratory, Robotics Laboratory, Institute for Energy-Efficient Mobility, Plastics Engineering Laboratory, Microcomputer Engineering Laboratory, Quality Management Laboratory, Sensor Technology and Actuator Engineering Laboratory, Materials Testing Laboratory, Cleanroom, Acoustics Laboratory, Institute for Mechatronic Systems, Digital Electronics Laboratory, various 3D printers, and much more

Special features regarding research and development

The laboratories are used for teaching and research (e.g. refrigeration laboratory, wind tunnel), laboratory equipment is competitive and modern; Active student involvement in research projects, especially in the Master’s degree course (Sensorei with Karlsruhe Zoo, snow-quality sensor with Paralympics Team, grasping sensor), increasing proportion of internal theses; Professors included in the BW CAR quality instrument (experimental clause), focus is applied research in cooperation with small and medium-sized companies, currently

Support for founders

The Center of Competence at the HsKA is the contact point for people interested in founding a company at the Karlsruhe University of Applied Sciences. Students and scientific staff are prepared for self-employment and young entrepreneurs are supported in all start-up phases. There are seminars and workshops for company founders and people interested in founding a company. A first consultation service is also available as well as the "Gründer-Treff" start-up group.

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