University of Applied Sciences Ravensburg-Weingarten
University of Applied Sciences Ravensburg-Weingarten | |
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motto | Develop potential. Shaping the future. Realizing potential. Shaping the future. |
founding | 1964 |
Sponsorship | state |
place | Weingarten (Württemberg) |
state | Baden-Württemberg |
country | Germany |
Rector | Thomas Spägele |
Students | 3,600 summer semester 2020 |
Networks | IBH , HfSW |
Website | rwu.de |
The Ravensburg-Weingarten University of Applied Sciences (RWU) is a state university in Weingarten (Württemberg) in Upper Swabia with the four faculties of electrical engineering and computer science, mechanical engineering, social work, health and care, and technology and management. The RWU emerged from the state engineering school for mechanical engineering in Ravensburg . Until March 2005 the university was called the Ravensburg-Weingarten University of Applied Sciences .
The number of enrolled students is 3,530 (as of winter semester 2018/19). The university is part of the International Lake Constance University and is a member of the South West University Federation.
courses
For the winter semester 2005/2006, the courses were completely converted to Bachelor and Master degrees ; Diploma courses were completely abandoned.
Since 2008, a doctoral degree has been open to students after completing their master’s degree in cooperation with the University of Zielona Góra .
Bachelor courses
- Applied computer science
- Applied Psychology
- Business Administration and Management
- Electromobility and renewable energies
- Electrical and Computer Engineering
- Energy and environmental technology
- Vehicle technology
- Health economics
- Internet & online marketing
- mechanical engineering
- Mechanical engineering / vehicle technology (integrating training)
- Media design & digital design
- maintenance
- Physical engineering (technology development)
- Social work
- Industrial engineering (technology management)
- business Informatics
Bachelor courses for teaching
(in cooperation with the Weingarten University of Education ):
- Computer Science & Electrical Engineering PLUS
- Vehicle technology PLUS
- Business Informatics PLUS
Masters courses
- Applied Health Science
- Business administration and entrepreneurship
- Electrical Engineering and Embedded Systems
- Computer science
- Mechatronics
- Product development in mechanical engineering
- Social work and participation
- Technology management and optimization
- Environmental and process engineering
- business Informatics
Part-time master’s courses
As part of the RWU, the Academy for Scientific Continuing Education, Lake Constance-Oberschwaben, offers two part-time master’s courses in addition to seminars and courses:
- International Business Management
- Management in social and health care
internationality
The university maintains numerous partnerships with colleges and universities on all continents in all courses.
Alumni
- Paul Ehrenhardt (* 1985), German musician
- Manfred Lucha (* 1961), German politician ( Alliance 90 / The Greens )
Rankings
In the nationwide university ranking of the magazine "WirtschaftsWoche", the courses in the field of "Business Informatics" landed again in the top ten in 2018. The industrial engineering course in technology management as well as the courses in applied computer science and mechanical engineering took top places in the CHE ranking in cooperation with the weekly newspaper “ Die Zeit ”.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ South West University Federation
- ↑ Bilateral agreement on doctoral program - path to doctoral thesis opened at Ravensburg-Weingarten University of Applied Sciences ( memento of October 14, 2013 in the Internet Archive ), Ravensburg-Weingarten University of Applied Sciences, April 7, 2008
- ↑ [1]
- ↑ Uni-Ranking 2018 WirtschaftsWoche
- ↑ ranking.zeit.de
Coordinates: 47 ° 48 ′ 51 ″ N , 9 ° 39 ′ 11 ″ E