We are the University of Applied Sciences in Saarbrücken, Germany. At htw saar, more than 6,000 students are enrolled in five academic units - the Business School, the School of Architecture and Civil Engineering, the School of Engineering, the School of Social Sciences, and the Franco-German Institute for Technology and Business (ISFATES-DFHI).
Studying at htw saar: If you are looking for a practical-oriented study program with an excellent combination of hands-on skills along with a strong theoretical base, you have come to the right place. We are proud of our open and student-friendly learning environment. The University currently offers more than 50 full-time accredited degree programs and a growing number of part-time postgraduate professional education programs.
You are more than just a student or staff member: We foster the development of social skills and responsibility among our students, faculty, and staff through a wide variety of measures and projects in the areas of Corporate Social Responsibility, Service Learning, Fair Trade, Student Mentoring, and more.
Research at the cutting edge: At htw saar, research is of great importance. We are one of the leading application-oriented universities in Germany conducting research. About 15% of the overall budget of the University comes from application-oriented research projects with companies and public funding bodies of the University.
Close cooperation with enterprises: With the Institute for Technology Transfer, companies of all sizes and sectors have a reliable partner at their hand that forms the interface between them and the University.
We have earned high marks: In its review of 2014, the German Council of Science and Humanities concluded that how saar demonstrates high performance, great potential for its further development, and remarkable strength and success in application-oriented research and knowledge transfer.
For the fourth time, htw saar hosted the GradNight, a ceremony for its graduates. One thousand six hundred guests attended this spectacular event, including students, their families and friends, guests from the world of politics and business, employees of htw saar and, of course, the guests of honor, the graduates!
htw saar is the application-oriented University in the federal state of Saarland. The University offers more than 45 Bachelor's and Master's programs in the following five academic units: Business, Architecture & Civil Engineering, Engineering, Social Sciences, and German/French studies. htw saar counts over 6,000 students in the summer semester of 2016. The percentage of international students (16%) is significantly higher than the national average. Currently, there are ca. 700 international students from over 80 countries learning together. Studies at the saar are practical-oriented with an excellent combination of hands-on skills and a strong theoretical knowledge base.
htw saar can also take credit for being the first application-oriented University in Germany conducting research. For more than 25 years, the University has been researching at an international level and with industry partners worldwide. With about €9,4 million of third-party funds, htw saar belongs to the top-ranked Universities of Applied Sciences in Germany. Research is fundamental, and great importance is attached to applied research and development. That is why all students are welcome to participate in various R&D projects to understand German cutting-edge technology and innovation better.
htw saar also assumes a pioneering role in shaping the fully integrated German-French degree programs in conjunction with the partner university in Metz, France. In 1978, long before ERASMUS and Bologna, the two universities founded the unique Franco-German Institute for Technology and Business, called ISFATES in French and DFHI in German, which today offers twelve German-French double-degree-programs.
htw saar assumes a pioneering role among Germany's most substantial research Universities of Applied Sciences. Between 1989 and 1992, the Federal-State Commission's model test for stimulating applied research at universities of applied sciences (SAFF - Stimulierung Anwendungsbezogener Forschung a Fachhochschulen) was implemented at htw saar. Since then, it has substantially reinforced its strengths in applied research, scientifically founded, practice-oriented teaching, and knowledge transfer.
While the academic profile of a university of applied sciences in Germany may once have been simply an expression of the conventional division between the traditional universities and those higher education institutions with a more technical or vocational focus, today's universities of applied sciences have developed profiles that reflect the much broader range of challenges and expectations with which the modern education landscape now deals.
The universities of applied sciences contribute directly to solving some of the most pressing problems in today's society. They produce young skilled graduates, foster regional development, work together with industrial partners to transform research results into marketable innovations, leverage the potential of young people from educationally disadvantaged backgrounds, offer continuous and further education initiatives for those without a university education, and strengthen and encourage civic participation and community development.
Against a backdrop of constant change, it is clear that no single institution can meet all of the demands and challenges mentioned above. Delivering high-quality and internationally respected teaching and research is something that can only be achieved by the higher education system as a whole. As a result, the German higher education landscape has over the last decade or so been involved in the process of differentiation in which the institutions within the HE sector have been obliged to define their core missions, to establish their distinct areas of specialization, and to make intelligent use the available resources. Regional aspects and demographic change both play a significant role in this regard.
Universities and other higher education institutions are now focusing strategically on their core competencies. They are automatically developing their academic profiles that highlight their particular strengths and distinctive appeal.
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