Tutorials by students for first-year students, support for learning groups, mentoring by professors, regular agreements with the departmental student body, "StudiumPlus" – combination of academic studies and vocational training, many partnerships with universities throughout the world, specialisation/subject area selection during main study stage, practice-oriented education, Mathematics and Electrical Engineering Learning Centre, assessment for Bachelor's and Master's degree courses, gap courses, "Successful start" programme, "Learning how to learn" seminars, high level of practical relevance.

In the Master's degree programme, it is assumed that students have already acquired experience in independent learning. Therefore, even if they have completed different Bachelor's degree programmes, students can quickly acquire the necessary prior knowledge and work on new content using the teaching materials provided (including teaching videos). By completing one project in each of the first two semesters, students can get to know each other better and contribute to the project results together.

Approximately 25 % of Bachelor's students have contact abroad (specialised and/or practical study semester, final thesis); via 60 partner universities worldwide, in addition to leading market of the USA also in the growth region of South-East Asia; Mobility programmes. High-quality double degree programmes with France (ENSMM Besancon) and the USA (Cal Poly State University); Erasmus Mundus programme: EU4M Master's programme. International research cooperation with UMP Malaysia (including doctoral students). Numerous international third-party funds have been acquired for projects in which students are involved.

To ensure outstanding teaching and research, numerous state-of-the-art laboratories and facilities are available, such as: IMP – Manufacturing Engineering and Production department, Institute of Refrigeration, Air-Conditioning and Environmental Technology (IKKU), Bionics Laboratory, Robotics Laboratory, Institute for Energy-Efficient Mobility, Plastics Engineering Laboratory, Microcomputer Engineering Laboratory, Quality Management Laboratory, Sensor and Actuator Engineering Laboratory, Materials Testing Laboratory, clean room, Acoustics Laboratory, Institute for Mechatronic Systems, Digital Electronics Laboratory, etc.

There are a variety of opportunities for students to participate in current research activities here. This is initiated by active communication between the professors, doctoral candidates and students. Through project work, students can make their first contributions in often unusual areas and thus experience the knowledge they have learned for themselves – which also has a positive effect on their motivation to learn; The Master's thesis can then deepen this further. The many research activities in the Mechanical Engineering and Mechatronics Faculty (MMT) give rise to many opportunities for students.

Karlsruhe University of Applied Sciences (HKA) has appointed its own Sustainability Officers to broaden this topic even further. There are also a variety of activities and projects in the various faculties, which are also reflected in student projects. Since the 22/23 winter semester, the Mechanical Engineering and Mechatronics Faculty (MMT) has been offering the Bachelor's degree programme in Green Technology Management, which also includes activities in mechatronics and thus offers links to the mechatronics educational concept. This is used as part of joint projects and theses.