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Support during the study entry phase

Total score for support in the study entry phase

16/16 points

International orientation

Outgoing students

no data

Job market- and career-orientation

Percentage of teaching by practitioners

11.0%

Percentage of teaching by practitioners, master's

no data

Bachelor theses in cooperation with work environment

52.7%

Master theses in cooperation with work environment

31.8%

Research

Cooperative doctoral degrees (in three years)

9

Third party funds per professor

59,400 €

Further information provided by the department

Special features regarding teaching in the bachelor's degree programme

Hybrid programmes for all degree courses; Teaching of content with high practical relevance link between theory and practice; Interdisciplinary collaboration between the degree courses; Intensive contacts with the relevant industry and companies, e.g. guest lecturers, company tours, student final theses and project work; Close contact to alumni; Individual support for students, e.g. Start2Research research support programme for students; Many support options in the fundamentals of Natural Sciences and Engineering; very good staff-student ratio

Special features regarding teaching in the master's programmes

Hybrid programmes for all degree courses; Teaching of content with high practical relevance link between theory and practice; Very research-oriented teaching in the Masters degree programme; Interdisciplinary collaboration between the degree courses; Intensive contacts with the relevant industry and companies, e.g. guest lecturers, company tours, student final theses and project work; Close contact to alumni; Individual support for students, e.g. Start2Research research support programme for students; very good staff-student ratio

Special features regarding the international orientation

Foreign language courses via the Career Centre; Student advice and counselling, and informational events through the International Academic Office; Degree course-specific foreign student advisers for individual subject-specific study and work placement guidance; Cooperation with numerous internationally active companies as well as laboratories/institutes; Consideration of international, English-speaking regulations and guidelines as part of the courses; Selected foreign-language or bilingual courses, English-language elements in each module; Lecturers with relevant international experience; Double degree programmes

Special features regarding the equipment

All lecture theatres are fitted with excellent media technology equipment for hybrid teaching; Modern, contemporary laboratories with state-of-the-art equipment, including pharmaceutical clean rooms class C and D, large kitchen/sensor area, state-of-the-art laboratory automation systems, S1/S2 laboratories with molecular biological equipment (e.g. real-time PCR, flow cytometer), stem cell laboratory, fluorescence microscopy, instrumental analysis, microbiology, cleaning technology, instrument technology, control engineering, brewing plant; Many fee-based special databases are available (e.g. DIN standards, FSTA, GMP-Berater)

Special features regarding research and development

Good research infrastructure, especially through the Innovation Campus Sigmaringen (innocamp-sigmaringen.de); Interdisciplinary research area health, nutrition, biomedicine (GEB) with activities in the fields of pharmacology, toxicology (Institute of In-Vitro Test Systems), micro-/molecular biology, nutrition, nutritional behaviour, bioeconomy, food technology, pharmaceutical technology and packaging technology (Sustainable Packaging Institute); Close cooperation with numerous universities and external institutes; Close integration into regional clusters and networks (including BioLAGO)

Other special features

Personal atmosphere between students and teaching staff; Career centre with a broad range of services to meet requirements; Numerous excursions, company tours, trade fair visits; New research building (research factory) opened in 2021 costing 19 million euros. It offers state-of-the-art research areas for all of the faculty's degree courses named over approximately 2,000 square metres; Hochschule Albstadt-Sigmaringen certified as a family-friendly university; Beautiful campus close to nature with short distances, view of the castle and relaxation loungers; Good housing situation

Further information on research activities

Further information about study entry phase

Information on access restrictions

Website of the Student Council

online-application

Biotechnology

Facts

Total number of students at the department

240

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

70

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

57

Chemical Engineering

Facts

Total number of students at the department

190

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

no data

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

32

Interdisciplinary Applied Natural Sciences

Facts

Total number of students at the department

200

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

10

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

25

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Acronyms

(S) = Students' judgements

(F) = Facts

(P) = Professors' judgements

BT = Biotechnology

CE = Chemical Engineering

IntNatSci = Interdisciplinary Applied Natural Sciences

Units

Value in percent

Value in points

Euro

Thousand Euro

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