A Hochschule für angewandte Wissenschaften (formerly Fachhochschule) teaches close to practice: projects with companies, a practical semester, small groups. The bachelor's degree is equivalent to a university one and competition is usually lower; the path to a doctorate is harder.
223 universities in 137 cities: 107 public and 83 private. By type: applied sciences — 223.
Filters change the page address. Ready-made selections have their own pages.
The catalogue shows every university but does not tell you where to apply. We start from the profession and your details — school certificate and grade on the German scale, language, budget, dates — and leave a short list of programmes you can realistically get into.
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Requirements, language and deadlines differ even within one university. Start with the programme — the catalogue shows which universities offer it.
