Our mission

Training

We awaken young people's enthusiasm for technical professions and train them to become engineers who use their skills in a broad field of activity through sound, application-oriented specialist and methodological knowledge as well as the soft skills they have acquired.

We enable them to act responsibly in a dynamic, global working environment.

Practice

We ensure our practical relevance through intensive exchange with our partners in business and industry.

Research

We use and promote the skills of our lecturers and staff for application-oriented research, to further develop the state of knowledge, to update our teaching content and to intensify our cooperation with companies.

Continuing education

With our academic continuing education and training programs, we enable the transfer of knowledge from the School of Engineering to business and industry.

Our vision

We, the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and the Faculty of Information and Health Technology at Pforzheim University, are the region's point of contact for motivated and motivated applicants as well as for employers looking for application-oriented and qualified employees.

It is our incentive and our obligation to constantly scrutinize, evaluate and improve the quality of teaching, research and social interaction in order to continuously strengthen our outstanding position in the region.

Our principles

• The focus of our efforts is the academic education of our students under supportive conditions.

• We always keep our teaching content at the cutting edge of science and technology and are guided by the requirements of professional practice.

• We encourage the active participation of our students through our teaching methods and personal support.

• We support our students in their development as critical thinkers. We encourage their creativity, their ability to solve problems, their leadership and social skills and their sense of responsibility.

• We promote the intercultural experience of our students and support learning and teaching in at least one foreign language.

• We encourage and support student engagement and student initiatives.

• Our students learn mutual respect, a sense of responsibility and initiative in their interactions with fellow students and lecturers.

• We are constantly developing our teaching methods, our academic work and our business processes.

• We promote the interdisciplinarity of our students through cross-faculty courses and projects at our university.

• We promote our students' awareness of economic, social and ecological responsibility in their education.

• Our academically and practically proven teaching staff cover a broad spectrum of expertise, which we use for the benefit of our faculty.

• Our administrative processes are geared towards achieving our goals. They are constantly reviewed and improved.

Our principles

• We are a service provider. Students and their needs are at the center of our efforts.

• We are a pool of experts. Our academically and practically proven teaching staff cover a broad spectrum of expertise, which we use for the benefit of our faculty.

• We want active students, not consumers. The active participation of students is demanded through an appropriate range of courses and personal support.

• Even curricula have a half-life. Our courses cover the diversity of operational functions and processes. Our teaching content is always up to date with the latest knowledge and technical discussions.

• We are not a learning factory. Our students are trained to think critically - we encourage their creativity, their problem-solving skills, their leadership qualifications, but also their social conscience and sense of responsibility.

• We are globally oriented. We support intercultural experiences within the university through international student exchanges. We promote learning and teaching in at least one foreign language and the mobility of our students through exchange programs for studies and internships abroad.

• We are not an anonymous mass organization. We want our students to learn mutual respect, a sense of responsibility, personal initiative and professionalism in the university environment in exchange with fellow students and lecturers - the most important prerequisites for a career in a global environment.

• Our students show commitment. We promote and support student initiatives.

• Good administration is essential. We value the importance of a functioning administration for the success of our work.

• No professionalism without continuity. We are constantly improving our teaching, our academic work and our business processes.

• Sustainable development is a key issue for us. Our students are prepared for the challenges of economic, social and ecological sustainable development in a global environment with a view to practical requirements.

Our claim

The Industrial Engineering department at Pforzheim University (part of the Pforzheim University Business Unit) is one of the top addresses for motivated and high-performing applicants as well as for employers looking for highly qualified employees.

Our mission

Education

Our range of courses conveys the current state of knowledge and is application-oriented. Our graduates move confidently in a dynamic, increasingly global working world, know how to deal with the associated responsibilities and thus achieve sustainable professional success.

Practice

No teaching without practice - we use the potential offered by the companies in our region for the benefit of both students and companies.

Research

The results of our academic work are applied in practice, in teaching and in academic discussion.

Continuing education

We offer further training to promote professional advancement.

Our goals

Competitiveness

• We want to increase our attractiveness both nationally and internationally.

Students

• We want to attract highly motivated and performance-oriented students both nationally and internationally.

• Our education should give our students a competitive edge on the job market and thus outstanding opportunities for success.

• With our Bachelor's programs, we qualify our students for a successful career start or further studies.

• Our Master's programs improve our students' career opportunities and qualify them for management positions in particular.

• We intensify contact with our graduates and use their experience and connections for the benefit of our students.

College

• We want to attract professors who are not only academically qualified and have practical professional experience, but who also have outstanding teaching skills.

• We want to maintain academic freedom - we see this as a central basis for our success.

• We create a culture of collegiality and cooperation that promotes the personal and professional development of professors and staff alike.

Partners in practice and science

• We maintain and expand our good relationships with companies. This enables our students to gain practical experience and apply the knowledge and skills they have acquired in practice.

• We are expanding our cooperation and partnerships with foreign universities.

• We use the opportunity for interdisciplinary cooperation at our university.