Mechanical Engineering, Department
Fachbereich Mechatronik und Maschinenbau
Hochschule Bochum
Fachbereich Mechatronik und Maschinenbau
Lennershofstraße 140
D-44801 Bochum
Telephone: +49 234 3210-400
https://www.hochschule-bochum.de/en/
HS Bochum
Department on the internet
Lennershofstraße 140
D-44801 Bochum
Telephone: +49 234 3210-400
https://www.hochschule-bochum.de/en/
HS Bochum
Department on the internet
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- Department
Cooperative Education
- Students in cooperative education
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Support during the study entry phase
- Total score for support in the study entry phase
9/16 points
International orientation
- Outgoing students
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Job market- and career-orientation
- Percentage of teaching by practitioners
14.3%
- Percentage of teaching by practitioners, master's
no data
- Bachelor theses in cooperation with work environment
90.6%
- Master theses in cooperation with work environment
91.7%
Research
- Cooperative doctoral degrees (in three years)
1
- Third party funds per professor
4,500 €
Further information provided by the department
Special features regarding teaching in the bachelor's degree programme
Mechanical Engineering project: the Mechanical Engineering project is an opportunity to complete the examination achievements required in the subject mathematics in several individual exams throughout the semester In the third semester, there is a project course in which a practical engineering task is solved in small groups. Problem-based learning courses. Theses should be carried out in cooperation with industry.
Special features regarding teaching in the master's programmes
Problem-based learning courses.
Special features regarding the international orientation
Excursions to Japan, Belgium, the Netherlands, France; Buddy programme
Special features regarding the equipment
The faculty has modern laboratory equipment including large-scale equipment funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG). The spectrum covers computer clusters with more than 100 workstations, a centre for additive manufacturing, demo factories, flow laboratories, automation laboratories, mechanics laboratories, materials technology laboratories, production technology laboratories, quality management laboratories, CAD and CAE laboratories, test benches and a robotics laboratory. Added to this is a very well-equipped mechanical workshop.
Special features regarding research and development
AKIS Interdisciplinary Institute of Applied AI and Data Science Ruhr; BO Smart Factory; THALES: Transfer Hub for the Advancement, Livability and Efficacy of Sustainability Transformations
Other special features
"Diversity-sensitive initial study phase" as a permanent funding programme financed by central quality improvement funds – programme for first-year students to improve their academic success; Gender & Diverse Robotics Network; SolarBuggy project
Further information on research activities
Website of the Student Council
online-application
Mechanical Engineering
Facts
- Total number of students at the department
400
- Number of master degree students (w/o teacher qualification)
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Acronyms
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(F) = Facts
(P) = Professors' judgements
ME = Mechanical Engineering
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Last Update 2025: Data collected by the CHE Center for Higher Education