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Process Engineering, Department

Fakultät Life Sciences

Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften Hamburg

Fakultät Life Sciences
Department Verfahrenstechnik
Ulmenliet 20
D-21033 Hamburg
Telephone: +49 40 42875-0
https://www.haw-hamburg.de/english.html
HAW Hamburg
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Basic information

Total number of students at the department

250

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

50

Cooperative Education

Students in cooperative education

no data

Support during the study entry phase

Total score for support in the study entry phase

14/16 points

International orientation

Outgoing students

3.0%

Job market- and career-orientation

Percentage of teaching by practitioners

15.0%

Percentage of teaching by practitioners, master's

no data

Bachelor theses in cooperation with work environment

85.0%

Master theses in cooperation with work environment

80.9%

Research

Cooperative doctoral degrees (in three years)

1

Third party funds per professor

5,200 €

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
Laboratory internships
Introduction to scientific work
Offers for career orientation
Support during practical semester

Practical orientation in teaching
Support for stays abroad

Rooms
Library
IT-infrastructure
Overall study situation
Return rate of the questionnaires

27

Further information provided by the department

Special features regarding teaching in the bachelor's degree programme

Students gain wide basic knowledge in science and engineering Basic knowledge; Training in engineering thinking and acting; Teaching of methods to solve engineering tasks;; Competence-oriented Teaching; Non-technical subjects such as project management or occupational/accident protection; lecturers with specialist knowledge Practical experience; Interdisciplinary work in teams; State-of-the-art laboratories; Practical semester. in industry; Project Work; Excursions; Final theses in industry and in int. R&D projects. Focus on digitisation/Ind. 4.0., especially in the Master's degree programme

Special features regarding teaching in the master's programmes

Relatively broad, research-oriented degree course with a focus on digitalisation in process engineering.; Teaching skills in current/future topics such as data sciences; lecturers with specialist knowledge Practical experience; Integration of external lecturers from industry for "special topics", interdisciplinary work in teams; State-of-the-art laboratories; Project Work; Final theses in industry and in int. R&D projects.

Special features regarding the international orientation

Many partnerships with higher education institutions from abroad; Participation in international networks (such as CARPE); Support for students who want to go abroad through an "International Office" (e.g. for applications and organisation); Completion of a practical semester abroad; Supervision of students from foreign universities (incoming students); Doctoral partnerships with foreign higher education institutions; Master's degree programme in Process Engineering taught in English with numerous students from abroad.

Special features regarding the equipment

600 sq. metres of modern laboratories with state-of-the-art equipment in the fields of CAD, CAE, mechanical VT, thermal VT, chemical VT and materials technology; Large machine hall with test benches for research and teaching; Powerful hardware and current software for CAD and CAE; through cooperation with other departments, interdisciplinary use of facilities and equipment. Good equipment in the field of digitalisation, such as 3D printing, augmented reality (VR glasses), PLC laboratory, etc.

Special features regarding research and development

Production of synthetic lubricants and fuels from residues (e.g. frying oils) and waste materials; Removal of pharmaceuticals, germs/microorganisms from wastewater; Characterisation of solids; Projects together with the CC4E (Competence Centre for Renewable Energies)

Other special features

Close link in teaching and research with the departments of biotechnology and environmental technology with the possibility of interdisciplinary research (e.g. PharmCycle projects, EMKA); Liaison office to resolve conflicts and difficult situations; psycholog. Counselling; Counselling for students with children; Career service (career start and career planning); Graduate school (support for doctoral projects); Seminars and workshops, e.g. on the topics of learning or presentation, through the Student Advice Centre.

Further information on research activities

Website of the Student Council

online-application

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