Close connection between science and practice; Project-oriented teaching; Laboratory internships as part of the Bachelor's degree programme; interdisciplinary courses, obligatory for all students.

Close connection between science and practice; Project-oriented teaching; Interdisciplinary projects and elective courses; interdisciplinary courses, obligatory for all students.

Special profile in relation to creative training; Compulsory course in English in the Bachelor's degree programme as well as in the Masters degree; REAP degree course taught in English; Diverse partnerships as part of the Erasmus programme; Excursions

Extensive "BAU" (construction) teaching and research laboratory: all structural engineering laboratories combined into one interrelated laboratory to benefit from synergies. The following subject-specific databases are available: Bautabellen-digital; Bautechnik-digital; nautos (DIN standards, Association of German Engineers (VDI) guidelines, German Association for Water, Wastewater and Waste (DWA) regulations); RSWB®plus – Literature on Planning and Building International; SCHADIS® – The database on structural damage; Straßenbau A-Z (road building A-Z); Testing and Certification Institute (VDE) standards library; An HPC cluster (high-performance computing cluster) is available to the department.

Research activities as part of the HafenCity University Hamburg's (HCU) focus on digitalisation and climate; Practice-oriented projects (including Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF), Federal Ministry of Digital and Transport (BMVI)); Erasmus + strategic partnerships; Member of the Energy Research Network Hamburg (EFH).

Quiet room for expectant and breastfeeding mothers including nappy changing facilities and sleeping facilities for small children; Part-time study