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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

1.0%

Job market- and career-orientation

Percentage of teaching by practitioners

20.0%

Percentage of teaching by practitioners, master's

40.0%

Bachelor theses in cooperation with work environment

no data

Master theses in cooperation with work environment

no data

Research

Third party funds per academic

512,200 €

Doctorates per professor

3.6

Further information provided by the department

Special features regarding teaching in the bachelor's degree programme

Focus on sound education that prepares students for jobs in industry and many opportunities in Master's degree programmes, broad and diverse range of subjects, numerous collaborations with research institutions (Laser Centre, Centre for Integrated Production, Hanover Medical School (MHH), etc.) and lecturers from industry, strong institutes with cutting-edge research, students have the opportunity to get involved in student working groups and to apply their knowledge in practice and experiment themselves. Practice-oriented Bachelor's project in the first semester, where concrete problems from research are worked on.

Special features regarding teaching in the master's programmes

In-depth teaching for a career in research or industry at managerial level, broad and diverse range of subjects and topics, many options for students to structure the degree programme in line with their own interests and strengths, numerous collaborations with research institutions (Laser Centre, Centre for Integrated Production, Hanover Medical School (MHH), etc.) and lecturers from industry, strong institutes with cutting-edge research, students have the opportunity to get involved in student working groups and to apply their knowledge in practice and experiment themselves.

Special features regarding the international orientation

Study abroad options are available in all degree courses: Erasmus, double degree programmes, cooperation at faculty level with internationally renowned universities for short stays and research stays. Europe and worldwide. Individual advice by the Exchange Coordinator, crediting of study achievements earned abroad, financial support through scholarships.

Special features regarding the equipment

Mechanical Engineering campus: All institutes in one place with excellent technical facilities, large-scale equipment and test facilities. Particularly in the context of research assistant jobs and theses, students can gain practical experience working with large-scale equipment, carry out their own experiments and set up and test their own test facilities. On the 20,760 square metre main usable area of the campus, there are three institute buildings, a Dynamics of Energy Conversion (DEW) research building, a lecture theatre building, a cafeteria, a seminar and communication building (SEKOM) and a technical building that supplies the campus.

Special features regarding research activities

Research focuses: Production engineering, energy and process engineering, design and development; Six interdisciplinary centres (Centre for Production Technology (PZH), Laser Centre Hannover (LZH), Hannover Centre for Optical Technologies (HOT), Laboratory of Nano and Quantum Engineering (LNQE), Leibniz Research Centre Energy 2050 (LiFE 2050), Institute of Integrated Production Hannover (IPH), participation in: Numerous German Research Foundation (DFG) programmes, four Clusters of Excellence, four Research Groups, twelve Priority Programmes, four Collaborative Research Centres, two Transregios

Other special features

Sustainable Engineering as a Bachelor's and Master's degree programme is the interdisciplinary degree programme that weaves the fundamentals of engineering sciences with the foundations of sustainability sciences and thus represents a contemporary and socially relevant degree programme. Sustainability projects on campus: Wild flower meadow, bee project, student projects to create green spaces on campus (vertical farming). Campus brewery with local hop cultivation.

Further information on research activities

Information on access restrictions

Website of the Student Council

online-application

Biotechnology

Facts

Total number of students at the department

170

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

170

Students' assessments on consecutive master's degree courses

Teacher support

no data

Not specified
Support in studies

no data

Not specified
Digital teaching elements

no data

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Practical orientation in teaching

no data

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Courses offered

no data

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Study organisation

no data

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Transition to Master's studies

no data

Not specified
Research orientation

no data

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Support for stays abroad

no data

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Overall study situation

no data

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Return rate of the questionnaires

10

Mechanical Engineering

Facts

Total number of students at the department

1,880

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

840

Students' assessments on undergraduate, presence-learning-courses

Learning and working spaces
Teacher support
Support in studies
Courses offered
Study organisation
Exam organisation
Digital teaching elements
Introduction to scientific work
Offers for career orientation
Practical orientation in teaching
Support for stays abroad
Rooms
Library
IT-infrastructure
Laboratories
Overall study situation
Return rate of the questionnaires

46

Students' assessments on consecutive master's degree courses

Teacher support

no data

Not specified
Support in studies

no data

Not specified
Digital teaching elements

no data

Not specified
Practical orientation in teaching

no data

Not specified
Courses offered

no data

Not specified
Study organisation

no data

Not specified
Transition to Master's studies

no data

Not specified
Research orientation

no data

Not specified
Support for stays abroad

no data

Not specified
Overall study situation

no data

Not specified
Return rate of the questionnaires

41

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bottom group
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Acronyms

(S) = Students' judgements

(F) = Facts

(P) = Professors' judgements

BT = Biotechnology

ME = Mechanical Engineering

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Value in points

Euro

Thousand Euro

Last Update 2025: Data collected by the CHE Center for Higher Education