Technical University of Applied Sciences Wildau

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Technische Hochschule Wildau
TH Wildau Logo.png
Address
Hochschulring 1, 15745 Wildau

Brandenburg

Germany
Information
TypePublic
FoundedOctober 22, 1991
PresidentProf. Dr. Ulrike Tippe[1]
Teaching staffover 100 professors[2]
Employeesover 350 employees[2]
Number of students3,646 WS 2018/19[3]
International students627 (2018/19)
Websitehttps://en.th-wildau.de
Hall 10, including cafeteria and library
TH Wildau Library
Large Auditorium Hall in Hall 14
Hall 17 and Campus
House 15 and surroundings
Volleyball on campus
Locomotive on campus, reminiscent of Wildau's history as an important locomotive factory

The Technical University of Applied Sciences Wildau ('TH Wildau' for short) is the largest of five universities of applied sciences in the federal state of Brandenburg, Germany.[4] TH Wildau was founded as a technical university of applied sciences in 1991, but its connection to engineering education dates back further to the late 1940s. Today it sits on a modern and compact campus, with direct S-Bahn access to Germany's capital city, Berlin.

History[]

The history of Wildau begins with fishermen's families that settled by the Dahme River and then came to deliver sand, gravel and bricks from the region by boat to Berlin. Mechanical engineering put Wildau on the map as a location for industry.

1889-1933: Growing Industrial Region[]

Berlin Machine Building Corporation (B.M.A.G.), formerly L. Schwartzkopff, became one of the leading railway locomotive manufacturers in Germany in the late 19th century. The original plant, located in the centre of Berlin, became insufficient to meet the growing demands of railway operators. Therefore, the company began looking for a new plant site in the surrounding area around Berlin. An area of 600.000 sqm adjacent to Goerlitz Railway, close to the town of Hoherlehme, was eventually chosen for this purpose in 1889.[5]

The entire production of high-speed rotating machinery, generators, and electrical equipment was not long after relocated to B.M.A.G.'s new plant. From these beginnings, a new company - Maffei-Schwartzkopff Co. Ltd. - emerged, which in the following years equipped all Schwartzkopff and Maffei E-locomotives with electricity. In the aftermath of the Great Depression (1931), however, the site had to be closed.[5]

1933-1945: Wildau under the National Socialist Regime[]

In 1934 AEG took possession of the former Maffei-Schwartzkopff site and converted it into a feeder plant for aviation industries. Armament production began in 1936.[5] Torpedoes, grenade shells, propeller hubs, cannon tubes, mortars and artillery were all produced. But two larger scale projects would become infamous. The locomotive plant at Wildau produced the infamous “Schienenwolf” (“rail wolf”), which the German Wehrmacht deployed during their retreat from the Soviet Union and Italy.[5] And in the large locomotive assembly hangar 15/16, AEG employees built the armored locomotive of the “Führersonderzug“ (or 'Hitler's chartered train').[5]

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In April 1945, the Soviet Army occupied Wildau. Not long after, it was decided that all production halls should be demolished and all gear and equipment from B.M.A.G. and AEG removed.[5]

1949-1955: Engineering Education Begins[]

In mid-September 1949 the 'Vocational School of Locomotive and Wagon Construction' was founded and specialist engineering education in Wildau officially began.[5] Engineering studies began with a group of just 5 students. Initially, the prescribed period of study was set to be “not significantly more than two years”.[5]

In September 1953 the school was renamed “Technical School of Heavy Machinery Construction” and was assigned to the Ministry of Heavy Machinery Construction. Two years later, it was renamed again, this time as “Engineering School for Heavy Machinery” (ISW). Master engineers were trained, initially in evening classes, but in distance learning courses as well.[5]

1956-1991: Skilled Engineering Professionals[]

The scope and focus of the school grew more general over the years. In 1964 it was renamed "The Engineering School of Mechanical Engineering Wildau" to reflect this. On account of being assigned, in the 1970s, to the GDR's Ministry of Tool and Processing Machinery Construction, Wildau had access to various tools at an early stage. In fact, one of the first computer systems of the GDR, type ZRA 1, was installed in Wildau.[5]

During the 1980s, further courses of study for technicians were initiated and other courses were expanded. A new building on Friedrich-Engels-Strasse, with a large auditorium, began construction as well.

1991: Founding of the University of Applied Sciences Wildau[]

The end of the GDR and the reunification of Germany brought immense changes. In October 1991 the federal state of Brandenburg founded the University of Applied Sciences Wildau. Other Universities of Applied Sciences throughout Brandenburg - in Lausitz, Potsdam, Brandenburg, and Eberswalde, for instance, were founded at the same time under the same Decree.[5]

Location[]

Proximity to Berlin[]

Location of TH Wildau, south of Berlin

TH Wildau is a campus university located just south of Berlin. The campus can be reached directly using the S-Bahn line 46 (direction Königs Wusterhausen) to the Wildau S-Bahn station. The university is located directly in front of the station.

With the bus lines 736, 737, and 738, the university can also be reached directly. The regional train line RE2 (direction Cottbus Hauptbahnhof) as well as the line RB24 (direction Senftenberg) allow for further accessibility of the university from Berlin with a change in Königs Wusterhausen.

By car you can reach the university via the Bundesautobahn 10 (Berliner Ring) via the exit Königs Wusterhausen as well as via Federal Highway (Bundesstraße) 179.

Regional Growth Centre[]

TH Wildau is also part of one of Brandenburg's fastest growing regional growth centres ('regionale Wachstumskerne'), dubbed the Schönefeld Cross ('Schönefelder Kreuz'). It consists of the cities of Königs Wusterhausen and Wildau, along with the municipality of Schönefeld.[6] It encompasses the new Berlin-Brandenburg airport region, which will become quite active once Willy Brandt Berlin-Brandenburg airport (BER) opens in October 2020 (if current estimates of the start of operations are accurate).[7]

The university also borders (to the North) the town of Zeuthen, which is home to the second campus of the German Electron Synchroton ('DESY'), part of the Institute of High Energy Physics. DESY is a national research center that operates particle accelerators and investigates the structure of matter.

In an adjacent district of Brandenburg (to the East) lies the district of Oder-Spree, which will be the home of Tesla's recently announced Gigafactory, its first in Europe.[8]

Degree programmes[]

The Technical University of Applied Sciences Wildau has 15 Bachelor's programmes and 15 Master's programmes.[9] Alongside the traditional engineering disciplines, the range of degrees at the university includes courses in natural sciences, engineering, economics, law, business administration and management. TH Wildau is the only university in Brandenburg to offer Logistics, and the first university in the whole of Germany with a degree in Telematics. It is also the first University of Applied Sciences in Germany with a degree in Biosystems Technology/ Bioinformatics.

Students can earn internationally recognized academic degrees such as master's and bachelor's degree (according to the Bologna Process).

Students can pursue Master's programmes in English at the university's graduate school, the Wildau Institute of Technology

Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences[10] hide
Course of Study Degree Type of Study Instructional Language
Automation Technology (B.Eng.) Bachelor's Direct German
Automation Technology (B.Eng.) Bachelor's Dual (Integrated Training) German
Aviation Engineering / Aviation Logistics (B.Eng) Bachelor's Direct German
Aviation Engineering / Aviation Logistics (B.Eng) Bachelor's Dual (Integrated Training) German
Aviation Engineering / Aviation Management (B.Eng) Bachelor's Direct German
Aviation Engineering / Aviation Management (B.Eng) Bachelor's Dual (Integrated Training) German
Biosystems Technology / Bioinformatics (B.Sc.) Bachelor's Direct German
Industrial Engineering (B.Eng.) Bachelor's Direct German
Industrial Engineering (B.Eng.) Bachelor's Dual (Integrated Training) German
Industrial Engineering (B.Eng.) Bachelor's Distance German
Logistics (B.Eng.) Bachelor's Direct German
Logistics (B.Eng.) Bachelor's Dual (Integrated Training) German
Mechanical Engineering (B.Eng.) Bachelor's Direct German
Mechanical Engineering (B.Eng.) Bachelor's Dual (Integrated Training) German
Physical Technologies / Energy Systems (B.Eng.) Bachelor's Direct German
Physical Technologies / Energy Systems (B.Eng.) Bachelor's Dual (Integrated Training) German
Telematics (B.Eng.) Bachelor's Dual (Integrated Work Experience) German
Transportation System Engineering (B.Eng.) Bachelor's Direct German
Transportation System Engineering (B.Eng.) Bachelor's Dual (Integrated Training) German
Automated Energy Systems (M.Eng) Master's Direct German
Aviation Engineering / Aviation Logistics (M.Eng.) Master's Direct German
Aviation Engineering / Aviation Management (M.Eng.) Master's Direct German
Aviation Management (AVIMA) Master's Extra-Occupational English
Biosystems Technology / Bioinformatics (M.Sc.) Master's Direct German
Logistics and Supply Chain Management (M.Eng.) Master's Direct German
Mechanical Engineering (M.Eng) Master's Direct German
Photonics (M.Eng.) Master's Direct German
Technical Management (M.Eng) Master's Direct English
Telematics (M.Eng) Master's Direct German
Faculty of Business, Computing, and Law[11] hide
Course of Study Degree Type of Study Instructional Language
Business Administration (B.A.) Bachelor's Direct German
Business Administration (B.A.) Bachelor's Distance German
Business and Law (LL.B.) Bachelor's Direct German
Business Computing (B.Sc.) Bachelor's Direct German
European Management (B.A.) Bachelor's Direct German/English
Public Administration in Brandenburg (LL.B.) Bachelor's Dual (Integrated Training) German
Public Administration Informatics in Brandenburg (B.Sc.) Bachelor's Dual (Integrated Training) German
Business and Law (LL.M.) Master's Direct German
Business Computing (M.Sc.) Master's Direct German
Business Management (M.A.) Master's Direct German
European Management (M.A.) Master's Direct English
Business Administration (MBA) Master's Extra-Occupational German
Library Computer Sciences (M.Sc.) Master's Extra-Occupational German

Research & Development[]

TH Wildau has a strong research focus. In comparison to other small universities of applied sciences, it has done exceptionally well in obtaining third-party research funding.[12] Over 203,000 EUR was raised in third-party funding for each professor in 2015; in 2017, the university raised 11 million EUR - two thirds of its budget.[13]

TH Wildau stands out in three key areas of research, which have been publicised on the research map of the conference of vice chancellors:[14]

  • Applied life sciences
  • Informatics/telematics
  • Optical technologies/photonics

The university further specialises in the research fields of production and materials, transport and logistics as well as management and law.[13]

TH Wildau is also home to two research institutes: the Institute of Life Sciences and Biomedical Technologies and the Institute for Materials, Development and Production.

International Partnerships[]

Since its foundation in 1991, TH Wildau has cooperated with more than 150 universities in over 60 countries across the world.[15]

TH Wildau currently awards double degrees with partner institutions from China, France, Georgia, Italy, Kazakhstan, Russia, and Spain. It has also established a trilateral Joint Degree program in Logistics and Supply Chain Management together with Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona in Spain and Riga Technical University in Latvia.[15]

TH Wildau also currently has about 70 active partnerships with international partner universities around the world. Many of these cooperations include arrangements for student and/or staff exchange.

A list of current partnerships can be found below:[15]

Partner Institution City Country Faculty/Subject Type of Cooperation Year Established
The University of Newcastle Newcastle Australia Open Study Abroad/Outgoing (Application via IEC Online Berlin) 2006
Western Sydney University Sydney Australia Open Study Abroad/Outgoing (Application via IEC Online Berlin) 2017
FH Salzburg - University of Applied Sciences Salzburg Puch Austria Information and Communication Technologies Student Exchange (Outgoing, Incoming), Staff Exchange 2014
FH Campus Wien - University of Applied Sciences Vienna Vienna Austria Manufacturing and Processing Student Exchange (Outgoing, Incoming), Staff Exchange 2018
VIVES University of Applied Sciences Bruges/Kortrijk Belgium Business and Administration, Engineering Student Exchange (Outgoing, Incoming), Staff Exchange 2011
FAE Centro Universitário Curitiba Brazil Business and Administration Student Exchange (Outgoing, Incoming) 2011
Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina Florianópolis Brazil Business and Administration Student Exchange (Outgoing, Incoming) 2010
Centro Paula Souza São Paulo Brazil Automation Technology Student Exchange (Outgoing, Incoming) 2018
“Angel Kanchev” University of Rousse Rousse Bulgaria Management and Administration Student Exchange (Outgoing, Incoming), Staff Exchange 2014
University of Chemical Technology and Metallurgy Sofia Bulgaria Chemistry, Engineering Student Exchange (Outgoing, Incoming), Staff Exchange, Assistance for PhD Students 2001
British Columbia Institute of Technology Burnaby Burnaby Canada Business and Media Studies Study Abroad/Outgoing (Application via IEC Online Berlin) 2018
Shanghai Jian Qiao University Shanghai China European Management (Double Degree, Only Incoming), Business and Management, Law Student Exchange (Outgoing, Incoming), Guest lectures 2017
Shanghai University of Political Science and Law Shanghai China Law Student Exchange (Outgoing, Incoming) 2019
Polytechnic of Rijeka Rijeka Crotia Logistics, Telematics Student Exchange (Incoming), Staff Exchange 2005
Universidad Tecnológica de la Habana José Antonio Echeverría Havana Cuba Logistics Joint Intensive Programmes, Guest Lectures 2017
Technical University of Liberec Liberec Czech Republic Business and Administration Student Exchange (Outgoing, Incoming), Staff Exchange 2006
Silesian University in Opava Opava Czech Republic Business and Administration Student Exchange (Outgoing, Incoming), Staff Exchange, Joint Workshops 2015
Aalborg Universitet Aalborg Denmark Sustainable Energy Planning and Management Only Lecturers‘ Exchange Possible 2002
Karelia University of Applied Sciences Joensuu Finland Business and Administration Student Exchange (Outgoing, Incoming), Staff Exchange 2002
Université Clermont Auvergne Clermont-Ferrand France Business and Administration Student Exchange (Outgoing, Incoming), Staff Exchange 2019
Université de Lille Lille France Business and Administration, European Management (Double degree), Engineering Student Exchange (Outgoing, Incoming), Staff Exchange 2008
Institut d’Optique Palaiseau France Physics (Optics), Photonics Student Exchange (Outgoing, Incoming), Staff Exchange 2017
Université Jean Monnet Saint-Étienne France Business and Administration, Telematics Student Exchange (Outgoing, Incoming), Staff Exchange, Workshops 2012
Georgian Technical University Tbilisi Georgia Logistics (Double Degree, Only Incoming) DAAD Transnational Education Project, Student Exchange (Outgoing, Incoming), Staff Exchange 2012
New Vision University Tbilisi Georgia Law Student Exchange (Outgoing, Incoming), Staff Exchange, Guest lectures 2018
Óbuda University Budapest Hungary Business and Administration, Engineering, Information and Communication Technologies, Logistics Student Exchange (Outgoing, Incoming), Staff Exchange, Joint Workshops and Projects 1995
Eszterházy Károly University Eger Hungary Business and Administration Student Exchange (Outgoing, Incoming), Staff Exchange 2013
Bifröst University Bifröst Iceland Business and Administration Student Exchange (Outgoing, Incoming), Staff Exchange 2018
Vel Tech Rangarajan Dr. Sagunthala R&D Institute of Science and Technology Chennai India (Open) Student Exchange (Outgoing, Incoming) 2019
Technological University Dublin, Blanchardstown Dublin Ireland Business and Administration Student Exchange (Outgoing, Incoming) 2000
Università degli Studi di Roma “Tor Vergata" Rome Italy Photonics (Double Degree), Engineering, Material Science, Law Student Exchange (Outgoing, Incoming), Staff Exchange, Assistance for PhD Students (Engineering) 2007
Tokyo University of Technology, Hachioji Tokyo Japan Bioscience and Biotechnology Student Exchange (Assistance for Project and Degree Theses) 2014
German-Jordanian University Amman Jordan Engineering, Business and Administration Student Exchange (Outgoing, Incoming) 2019
Kazakh-German University Almaty Kazakhstan Logistics, Telematics (Double Degrees, Only Incoming) Summer Schools (Outgoing), Guest Lectures 2008
Dedan Kimathi University of Technology Nyeri Kenya Mechanical Engineering (Double degree), Molecular Biology Student Exchange (Outgoing, Incoming), Joint Projects 2013
Technische Universität Riga Riga Latvia Engineering, Logistics (Joint Master Degree Logistics and Supply Chain Management) Student Exchange (Outgoing, Incoming), Staff Exchange 2011
Šiauliai State College Šiauliai Lithuania Library Science Student Exchange (Outgoing, Incoming), Staff Exchange 2012
Mykolas Romeris University Vilnius Lithuania Business and Administration, Law Student Exchange (Outgoing, Incoming), Staff Exchange 2006
HAN University of Applied Sciences, Arnhem Business School Arnhem Netherlands Business and Administration Student Exchange (Outgoing, Incoming), Staff Exchange 1995
Avans University of Applied Sciences Breda Netherlands Business and Administration Student Exchange (Outgoing, Incoming), Staff Exchange 2015
Windesheim University of Applied Sciences Zwolle Netherlands Engineering, Information and Communication Technologies Student Exchange (Outgoing, Incoming), Staff Exchange 2013
Gdańsk School of Banking Gdańsk Poland Business and Administration Student Exchange (Outgoing, Incoming), Staff Exchange 2008
Jacob of Paradies University Gorzów Poland Information and Communication Technologies, Business and Administration, Foreign Languages Student Exchange (Outgoing, Incoming), Staff Exchange, Joint Workshops (European Management) 1997
University of Economics Katowice Poland Business and Administration Student Exchange (Outgoing, Incoming), Staff Exchange 2009
Łódź University of Technology Łódź Poland Biological and Related Sciences, Engineering Student Exchange (Outgoing, Incoming), Staff Exchange 2016
Poznań School of Banking Poznań Poland Business and Administration Student Exchange (Outgoing, Incoming), Staff Exchange 2014
Poznań School of Logistics Poznań Poland Business and Administration, Logistics Student Exchange (Outgoing, Incoming), Staff Exchange 2004
Poznań University of Technology Poznań Poland Management Science, Physics, Transport and Traffic Studies/Logistics, Mechanical Engineering Student Exchange (Outgoing, Incoming), Staff Exchange, Joint Workshops (European Management) 1994
Instituto Politécnico de Bragança Bragança Portugal Business and Administration, Engineering, Biotechnology Student Exchange (Outgoing, Incoming), Staff Exchange 2005
Povolzhsky Institute of Management Named After P.A. Stolypin Saratov Russia Public Administration Interns Exchange, Joint Projects 2012
Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University St. Petersburg Russia European Management, Industrial Engineering (Double degrees, only Incomings), Business and Management Student Exchange (Outgoing, Incoming), Guest lectures 2001
Yaroslavl State University Yaroslavl Russia Business Informatics (Double degree only Incomings) Student Exchange (Incoming), Guest lectures 1995
Ural State University of Railway Transport Yekaterinburg Russia Logistics Joint Intensive Programmes, Guest Lectures 2012
Technical University of Košice Košice Slovakia Engineering Student Exchange (Outgoing, Incoming), Staff Exchange, Assistance for PhD Students 1997
Universitat Politècnica de Valencia, Campus D'Alcoi Alcoy Spain Business and Administration, Informatics Student Exchange (Outgoing, Incoming), Staff Exchange 2015
Universitat Autónoma de Barcelona Barcelona Spain Engineering, Logistics (Joint Master Degree Logistics and Supply Chain Management) Student Exchange (Outgoing, Incoming), Staff Exchange 2012
Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Euncet Business School Barcelona Spain Business and Administration Student Exchange (Outgoing, Incoming), Staff Exchange 2014
Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Terrassa School of Engineering Barcelona (Terrassa) Spain Engineering, Mechanical Engineering Student Exchange (Outgoing, Incoming), Staff Exchange 2013
Universidad de Córdoba Córdoba Spain European Management (Double degree), Business and Administration Student Exchange (Outgoing, Incoming), Staff Exchange 2014
University of Borås Borås Sweden Business and Administration Student Exchange (Outgoing, Incoming) 2014
Işık University Istanbul Turkey Business and Administration, Engineering Student Exchange (Outgoing, Incoming), Staff Exchange 2016
Muğla Sıtkı Koçman University Muğla Turkey Renewable Energies, Physical Technology Student Exchange (Outgoing, Incoming), Staff Exchange 2005
V.E. Lashkaryov Institute of Semiconductor Physics, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine Kiev Ukraine Photonics Research, Assistance for PhD Students 2009
Higher Colleges of Technology Abu Dhabi Abu Dhabi United Arab Emirates Logistics Guest lectures 2010
University of the West of Scotland Paisley Paisley United Kingdom Engineering, Mechanical Engineering Student Exchange (Outgoing, Incoming), Staff Exchange 2005
DePaul University Chicago, IL USA Business Informatics, IT Security Joint Projects, Research 2018
Clark University Worcester, MA USA Business Informatics, IT Security Joint Projects, Research 2018

References[]

  1. ^ Executive Committee, TH Wildau (retrieved on 11/11/2019)
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b About Us/Profile (retrieved on 11/11/2019)
  3. ^ Destatis, Studierende-Hochschulen, WS 2018/19, p. 87 (retrieved on 11/05/2020)
  4. ^ "Profile". en.th-wildau.de. Retrieved 2019-11-06.
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h i j k Education in Wildau: A University Portrait in Pictures (PDF). Technische Hochschule Wildau (FH) (3rd ed.). Wildau: MediaService Verlag Bernd Schlütter. 2013. ISBN 9783000320972. OCLC 846951991.CS1 maint: others (link)
  6. ^ "Regionaler Wachstumskern Schönefelder Kreuz". Retrieved December 10, 2019.
  7. ^ "Berlin Brandenburg Opening Date". Retrieved December 10, 2019.
  8. ^ Ankel, Sophia; Vogelstein, Vegas von. "We traveled outside Berlin to the secluded spot that Elon Musk has chosen for the first Tesla gigafactory in Europe". Business Insider Deutschland (in German). Retrieved 2019-12-11.
  9. ^ "Profile". en.th-wildau.de. Retrieved 2018-07-31.
  10. ^ "Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences". Retrieved November 12, 2019.
  11. ^ "Faculty of Business, Computing and Law". Retrieved November 14, 2019.
  12. ^ Babyesiza, Akiiki (April 2018). "Diversifizierung der Finanzquellen" (PDF). CHE Arbeitspaper. 209. ISSN 1862-7188.
  13. ^ Jump up to: a b "Research Fields and Research Groups at TH Wildau". Retrieved December 23, 2019.
  14. ^ "HRK Research Map 'Key Research Priorities'". Retrieved December 23, 2019.
  15. ^ Jump up to: a b c TH Wildau International Partnerships (retrieved on 11/11/2019)

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