Technische Hochschule Mannheim
With approximately 5,200 students and 180 professors, aided and abetted by over 100 contract lecturers and more than 300 technicians and administrative staff, Technische Hochschule Mannheim (Technical University of Applied Sciences Mannheim) is one of the largest universities of applied sciences in the Federal state of Baden-Württemberg. The engineering departments (Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Process Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Information Technology) continued from the former Mannheim School of Engineering, established back in 1898. Most of the graduate programs offered still center around these subjects.
In line with ongoing progress in science and technology, the university has also responded to the changing requirements of the labor market, supplementing the engineering departments with new and innovative study programs in computer science, engineering & management and biotechnology.
After the integration of the College of Design and the merger with the College of Social Studies, TH Mannheim now offers a broader range of study programs than most of the other universities of applied sciences. This broad spectrum and the synergies it produces provide a sound basis for the acquisition of the requisite methodical competence and specialist knowledge, in conjunction with social skills and interdisciplinary thinking.
With all the assets of a modern university campus, Technische Hochschule Mannheim provides students with ideal conditions for squaring up to the requirements posed by the professional careers they have set their sights on. Close working contacts with industry, professional associations and cultural institutions, together with the Karl Völker Foundation affiliated to the university, represent an ideal breeding ground for internationally acclaimed research and development activities. For many years, TH Mannheim has been one of the most research-intensive universities of applied sciences in Baden-Württemberg. As such, it enables its students to participate in a wide range of research and development projects prior to graduation.
Student welfare first
All activities at the Technische Hochschule Mannheim are geared to one overriding aim: the success of its graduates. To achieve this aim, the university maintains a number of institutions which provide students with additional qualifications to those acquired in their departments and supporting them both in getting to grips with their studies and in embarking on their future careers.
The Career Center offers seminars for all students on topics such as job application training, presentation techniques and time management. It also provides individual counselling during the transition from higher education to the career stage. The seminars and advisory services involve no extra charges for the students and graduates of the Hochschule can also avail themselves of these offers.
The International Office provides a wide range of services supporting all students intending to spend part of their study period abroad. The IO also looks after inbound exchange and degree-seeking students.
The in-house Language Center offers numerous language courses from English to Chinese designed to ensure that students are ideally prepared for a period of study elsewhere.
The outstanding study conditions at Technische Hochschule Mannheim guarantee ideal career prospects for its graduates. Various companies in the surrounding Rhine-Neckar Metropolitan Region provide outstanding students with part-time employment in the course of their studies, thus assisting them with invaluable practical experience and a source of income with which to defray their study expenses. The central concern of the Trainee Program “StudiumPLUS” developed by Technische Hochschule Mannheim is to enable students to gain professional experience while still at the university.
All students have access to the modern university library and IT support from the Campus IT. Student administration is housed all in one place, at the Student Services Center. Many of the formalities involved can be conveniently dealt with online. Last but not least, the university offers its students attractive sporting facilities in conjunction with the University of Mannheim.
The values of TH Mannheim
What do we stand for? What sets us apart? How are we different from others? Why should students or specialists and teachers come to us? What can you expect from us? Many questions that we addressed in an intensive discussion. In an open, participatory process, the university community reflected, discussed and defined what defines and drives us. Students, teachers and employees have contributed their perspectives to create an understanding of values that shapes our attitude, our actions and how we shape the future. The result is values that we identify with and feel committed to, not just empty words. They form the foundation of our identity: the three C's: Collaboration, Curiosity, Creativity
Collaboration
TH Mannheim promotes interdisciplinary collaboration with national and international partners as well as an open exchange between teachers and students. It is committed to the peaceful coexistence of different individuals, ideas and systems of thought and views diversity as a valuable basis for coexistence. By opening up the innovation process across university boundaries, it integrates external impulses to develop new solutions. It is also committed to being a constructive partner in social discourse by specifically promoting research, knowledge transfer and sustainable teaching projects.
Curiosity
TH Mannheim has been a renowned educational institution in the Rhine-Neckar metropolitan region for over 125 years, known for excellent academic teaching and practical learning. Studies, teaching and research are carried out here with an international focus. Applied sciences are based on critical reflection, in-depth knowledge, practical experience, creativity and a spirit of innovation. The Technical University is constantly developing its study and research concepts, promotes entrepreneurship and technology transfer and sees itself as a learning ecosystem for lifelong learning. Your graduates are sought-after specialists in their fields.
Creativity
TH Mannheim is a lively campus university that values diversity and heterogeneity as a valuable source of inspiration. The international exchange of ideas and research is actively maintained and developed. It offers protected freedom to develop individual potential, which is learned and tested in joint projects. The university accompanies and supports its students on the path to becoming autonomous, creative personalities and gives them the necessary skills, a reflective attitude and confidence to successfully master the challenges of professional life.
Technische Hochschule Mannheim in numbers
| Departments | 9 |
| Degree Programs | 24 Bachelor (undergraduate) 13 Master (graduate) |
| Professors | 173 |
| Language instructors | 5 full-time + 14 part-time |
| Scientific technicians | 156 |
| Administrative staff | 261 |
| First semester places | ca. 1,100 in the winter semester ca. 650 in the summer semester |
| Students - thereof international students | ca. 5,200 ca. 630 |
