Mobility is our passion. The aim of the training in the department is to enable students to independently apply scientific and practically oriented methods in the development and design of road and rail vehicles, as well as aircraft. The laboratories for aerodynamics, acoustics, CAD, design, lightweight construction as well as the vehicle laboratory, the flight laboratory, the aircraft system laboratory with flight simulator and the laboratory for cabins and cabin systems are integrated, in which - in addition to teaching - practical research and development tasks are carried out.

Mobility is our passion. The aim of the training in the department is to enable students to independently apply scientific and practically oriented methods in the development and design of road and rail vehicles, as well as aircraft. The laboratories for aerodynamics, acoustics, CAD, design, lightweight construction as well as the vehicle laboratory, the flight laboratory, the aircraft system laboratory with flight simulator and the laboratory for cabins and cabin systems are integrated, in which - in addition to teaching - practical research and development tasks are carried out. Students are frequently integrated into research projects.

Students who want to study abroad can find all of the important information on our website. The department of Vehicle Engineering and Aircraft Construction also offers English-language modules in both degree courses. It also supports cooperative doctorates with partner universities in Great Britain and Spain. Modules for improving foreign language skills can also be incorporated into the curriculum.

The Automotive and Aeronautical Engineering department has well-equipped laboratories for all specialist disciplines, including mechatronics for teaching, research and state-of-the-art transfer. Highlights include the laboratory for cabins and cabin systems in the Hamburg Centre of Aviation Training (HCAT) that emerged as part of the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) Cluster of Excellence competition as well as the laboratory for acoustics. The Centre for Applied Aviation Research (ZAL) complements the infrastructure.

The department represented in ongoing research projects in Vehicle and Aircraft Construction. In vehicle construction, research is being carried out on new vehicle and mobility concepts (including electrification, autonomous driving), networked beyond the boundaries of the department. Research in aircraft construction is carried out in the affiliated laboratories, the Hamburg Centre of Aviation Training and the Centre for Applied Aviation Research. Practical research takes place in the Research and Technology Centres "Future Air Mobility" and "Acoustics". We have successfully acquired projects in national aviation research programmes (Lufo).

The students of vehicle and aircraft construction are supported by the Förderkreis Wagenbauschule. Aims: Support for teaching in the department of Vehicle Engineering and Aircraft Construction of the HAW Hamburg, promoting outstanding subject-specific projects in teaching and research, encouraging the exchange of information between the department and industry, providing former students with a discussion and communication forum, fostering international contacts and the PR work of the department Sustainability is an important aspect of teaching and research. The faculty has an Equal Opportunities Officer.