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Whatever drives you – TUHH it for yourself and shape the world of tomorrow with a degree from TU Hamburg.

Technology for humanity.

Engineering
to Face Climate
Change.

Technologically
feasible.

At TU Hamburg, we are convinced that engineering sciences are one of the most important disciplines to meet the challenges of the future. Our study programs are specifically designed to educate the next generation of engineers who are capable of developing innovative solutions to address climate change. Become part of our community and contribute to shaping a more sustainable future with your ideas.

Each of us has a unique drive. We have captured the stories of six inspiring students who share their passions and dreams with us.

Dive into their stories and get inspired. Discover what drives them and how they want to shape the world of tomorrow.

Nithya

Lena

Rithanya

Henry

Arda

Sodiq

„I DO IT TO BRING THE CHANGE.“

Nithya

MBA in Technology Management

Master

01:47

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Nithya

MBA in Technology Management

Master

„I DO IT TO BRING STRUCTURE TO CHAOS.“

Lena

Data Science

Master

01:33

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Lena

Data Science

Master

„I DO IT FOR MY INDEPENDENCE.“

Rithanya

Computer Science

Bachelor, Dual

01:35

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Rithanya

Computer Science

Bachelor, Dual

„I DO IT FOR THE MOBILITY OF TOMORROW.“

Henry

Wirtschaftsingenieurwesen – Logistik & Mobilität

Bachelor

01:32

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Henry

Wirtschaftsingenieurwesen – Logistik & Mobilität

Bachelor

„I DO IT TO UNLEASH MY DEVELOPER SPIRIT.“

Arda

Computer Science

Bachelor

02:01

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Arda

Computer Science

Bachelor

„I DO IT FOR YOUR CURIOSITY.“

Sodiq

Information and Communication Systems

Master

01:41

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Sodiq

Information and Communication Systems

Master

Find your study program

Discover the full variety of our Bachelor’s programs. Each takes as a rule six semesters. You should serve a basic ten-week internship before starting your studies. You graduate with a Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.). You can then either embark directly on a career or go on to study for a master’s. And you can study for all Bachelor’s degrees at the TU Hamburg on a dual, work-and-study basis.

AIW

Allgemeine Ingenieurwissenschaften (AIW) is an especially wide-ranging and demanding study program. The fundamentals of all engineering subjects are taught unabridged in the lectures of the courses in question. After the first year you can opt for a specialization: civil engineering, bioprocess engineering, electrical engineering, energy and environmental technology, computer science, mechanical engineering, medical engineering, naval architecture or process engineering.

Civil and Environmental Engineering

Civil engineering, said to be the oldest engineering discipline, deals with the planning, construction and maintenance of buildings and structures. Environmental engineering deals with fundamental issues of environmental protection and sustainability. It develops solutions, for example, for supply and disposal systems, the management of waterways and handling waste water and waste.

Chemical- and Bioprocess Engineering

Process engineers develop, test and optimize processes in which products are manufactured from raw materials. They then put these processes into practice in plant construction. Bioprocess engineers deal more with the biological aspects—the microbiological and biochemical conversion of materials—and take them from the lab to the industrial level.

Computer Science

The bachelor’s course in Computer Science is a scientifically based, basic research-oriented study program focused on the mathematical basics of computer science, software technology and hardware systems technology. You acquire in-depth knowledge in one of two specializations: computational mathematics or computer engineering.

Data Science

Data Science is the right subject for you if you like logical and abstract thinking and enjoy math. You would like to know how navigation systems, voice assistants and autonomous driving work and to understand the underlying algorithms. Programming skills are not a precondition, but they are an important part of your studies. You see the computer as an aid or tool and would like it to relieve you and others of as much work as possible.

Electrical Engineering

Electrical engineering comprises all processes that generate, transmit, use and distribute electricity and pertains to nearly all areas of life. Without it no power station would generate energy, no plane would fly and no automobile would start. Reading this would be impossible without electrical engineering. News, data and information that must be processed, relayed and communicated is also a part of electrical engineering.

Engineering Science

The bachelor’s course in Engineering Science is an especially wide-ranging and demanding study program. The fundamentals of all engineering subjects are taught unabridged in the lectures of the courses in question In contrast to its corresponding study program Allgemeine Ingenieurwissenschaften (AIW), ES courses are taught in English.

Industrial Technical Science & LaborScience/Technology

Do you want to help shape the future, take on responsibility, and transfer innovations and developments of new technologies into education and profession? Then you are right with us!

As a teacher, you have the opportunity to sustainably align educational and work processes and to responsibly shape the future together with the students. In our partial courses of study

Industrial-technical sciences with the specializations in civil engineering, electrical engineering-information technology, wood engineering, media technology and metal engineering (link)
Labor science/technology (link)

we accompany you on your way to becoming a teacher.

Green Technologies: Energy, Water, Climate

Climate change, high consumption of energy and resources, disruption of ecosystems and constantly growing global population are the challenges that humankind faces today. What tomorrow’s world will look like and which green technologies we develop and use will therefore depend to a decisive degree on which solutions we find to make the world more worth living in, more environment-friendly and cleaner.
The Green Technologies: Energy, Water, Climate study program deals with precisely these issues and provides you with every opportunity to contribute your solutions.

Computer Science and Engineering

Studying computer science and engineering teaches you the basics of computer science, electrical engineering, mechanics and engineering mathematics. Small wonder, then, that your career prospects are brilliant. Overarching knowledge from engineering sciences combined with computer science is the basis for developing “thinking machines.” Your knowledge and abilities are the precondition for the development of artificial intelligence.

Mechanical Engineering

Mechanical engineering today plays a leading role in practically all industrially manufactured goods encountered in daily life. It is a classical engineering science and covers the development, design and production of machines and their components, including power machinery, work machines, machine tools, conveyor systems, vehicles, aerospace craft and ships.

Mechatronics

As the name indicates, mechatronics systems link mechanical and electronic components. Mechatronics is an interdisciplinary area within the engineering sciences. It improves the performance of classical systems and realizes new functions to, for example, convert, transport or store energy, matter or information.

Orientation program

Thanks to our orientation program you can have a two semester peek at engineering studies. Like this you can find out which engineering discipline is just yours. You take part in regular courses and lectures and get to know all the engineering subjects that interest you. This is the perfect program for all the doers who haven’t quite decided yet how they want to engineer the future.

Naval Architecture

Ships are one of the oldest means of transportation. Growing world trade is handled by larger, faster and increasingly numerous ships. Building modern types of ship requires a high degree of technical expertise and swift action. Shipbuilding is an international activity and a future-oriented industry. By the way, Hamburg University of Technology is the only university in Germany to offer a separate B.Sc. program in naval architecture.

Technomathematics

Technomathematics is the part of math that is specialized in working on technical problems. They require both extensive mathematical knowledge and the ability to collaborate with engineers and technicians. At the same time mathematicians must be able to implement their ideas on a computer with the methods of computer science. Technomathematics takes up this challenge.

Engineering and Management – Major in Logistics and Mobility

Efficient provision of goods, people, services, information and cash is a major success factor for the economy. Logisticians control and shape these flows. That requires a reliable and functioning transport infrastructure, which is also a precondition for people mobility. At the same time, mobility of people and goods must meet overriding sustainability targets.

Technology for humanity…

… this is the guiding principle of Hamburg University of Technology.. Since 1978 we teach young people the basics of engineering science and train them to become engineers of the future. At TU Hamburg research and teaching is pursued both rationally and passionately. The world is full of challenges that are in need of a technological answer. Let’s go!

> 20.000

alumni and graduations since 1978

Top Ten

International Management and Engineering, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science

Integrated degree programs

At TU Hamburg you can study every discipline as an integrated work & study degree program

>7.800

students from 110 countries

143

exchanges with 48 countries

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5 reasons to study at TU Hamburg

Academics

Careers

Internationality

Research

Hamburg

Academics

The world is changing so fast that all that can be said for sure is that technology will continue to play a major role in the future. That is why our Bachelor’s study programs teach you the basics you will definitely need in a technology-driven world while at the same time leaving you ample scope for individual options. Do you want to quick-start a career in Germany or abroad or would you sooner go on to study for a master’s? If you like, we will happily help you to put your personal plan into practice or to develop it. We have repeatedly re-sharpened and improved our study programs. We, after all, were the first TU in Germany to adopt the system of Bachelor’s degrees. And there are some things we definitely do best:

At TU Hamburg you are part of a family:

An engineering degree course at the TU Hamburg is demanding, but we know that you are up to the task. From Day One we will support you on your way to a successful conclusion to your studies and to everything thereafter.

Integrated degree programs:

At the TUHH you can study for every single degree program on a dual, work-and-study basis—uniquely in Germany. Your benefit is that you are paid while studying and can take your career forward. Study and practical blocks alternate, of course. Check out your options at dual@TUHH.

Links to further information

dual@TUHH
StartING@TUHH
FinishING
Student Counseling Center

Careers

Which would you prefer? A career in business or a scientific career? After your B.Sc. would you like to study for a master’s or would you sooner set up in business with your great idea? No matter how you aim to shape the future with technology, we are prepared for all of your plans. And even if you don’t yet know exactly where you want technology to take you we are happy to help you find what is right for you. We attach great importance to the practical relevance of your studies because that is the only way you acquaint yourself with the full range of careers in engineering.

Our Career Center is happy to help you contact companies and offers seminars that enable you to gain important additional qualifications. They include rhetoric, presentation techniques and preparation for assessment center and job interviews. And our alumni too will gladly help you make a success of your career start.

Links to further information

Career Center
TU & You
Graduate Academy
Startup Dock

Internationality

To shape the future you need to think globally. And to think globally you need to see the world. As a part of your studies at the TUHH you have access to 143 student exchange schemes in 48 countries. We have a wide-ranging cooperation network with first-class partner universities in Europe, Asia, Australia and the Americas. If you want, we are happy to enable you to study abroad for a while after your fourth semester and offer scholarships, some of which are comprehensive. Engineers with international experience are in greater demand than ever. More happens at the TUHH than research into world-changing technologies. Hamburg University of Technology is a hive of internationality. Students from over 110 countries make ours a cosmopolitan campus and the study program in Engineering Science even enables you to study in English for your B.Sc. and to forge international friendships. Would you like to improve your foreign language proficiency? No problem; we offer courses in seven foreign languages.

Links to further information

International Office

Research

How can we make the world better with technology? The TUHH has always been a successful research university. Our founding mission commits us to developing and researching “technology for people.” TUHH scientists work on eco-friendly ship propulsion or renewable energy systems, do research on quieter aircraft and develop sensory systems for artificial hands. Right from the start you will be involved in research work and have an opportunity to apply theoretical knowledge and conduct state-of-the-art research.

Areas of expertise

The TUHH has five research fields that summarize the key trends in research at the TUHH internally and externally. Each research field regularly organizes young talent workshops to promote exchange between doctoral students and organizes "Future Lectures" with the aim of taking up new research approaches and developing visions for future research at the TUHH. This results in a process of constant updating and joint discourse on the research orientation of the TUHH. All research fields are of high social relevance. At the same time, they are based on the global goals of the UN.

Links to further information

Areas of expertise
More infos about research

Hamburg

Let’s be honest about it. Scientific facts and first-rate research and teaching are all very well, but studying at the TUHH would not be half as much fun without Hamburg itself. The metropolis on the Elbe is not only Germany’s second-largest city but also its most attractive city. And a genuine chameleon. Hamburg combines urbanity and a maritime flair. It is both green and criss-crossed by waterways, classy und chic around the Alster and Jungfernstieg, original in Altona, hip in the Schanzenviertel and creative in the Karolinenviertel and St. Pauli. In Hamburg you need never be bored. By day you can go rowing on the canals or jogging in the Stadtpark. Sundown by the Elbe. Take in a movie, a show, a concert or a festival in the evening. Hang out in a bar or club at night. Plus the Fischmarkt in the early hours. Hamburg really does have much to offer. By the way, all that talk about the bad weather and standoffish people is a pack of lies. Honestly.

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Mit Vergnügen Hamburg
Szene Hamburg
hamburg.de

Our master’s programs

After graduating with a B.Sc. you can go on to study for a master’s with an M.Sc. at the end of one of the following four-semester master’s programs.

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Your route to studying at the TU Hamburg

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Info sessions for prospective students

Once a month our Student Counseling Center holds an information meeting for prospective students at which you can ask and get answers to your questions personally. Please register in advance.

Taster Days

The Taster Day takes place on February 25, 2025, and offers lectures, discussion groups, experiments in the DLR_School_Lab, and visits to technology companies to give you an insight into the engineering profession. Link: https://www.tuhh.de/tuhh/studium/im-studium/zentrale-studienberatung/studieninteressierte/schnupperstudium

TUHH4u

At TUHH4u, you will receive firsthand reports. In small groups divided by study programs, students of the respective field and academic advisors provide information about the program and studies.
Current program: LINK

Get fit for studying

MINTFIT

MINTFIT trains first semesters’ math courses with you. To find out before you begin your studies the areas of mathematics in which you may need to refresh your knowledge the MINTFIT initiative offers a free and voluntary math test. You then receive a detailed personal evaluation and recommendations on how to prepare specifically for your study program.

Online Math Bridging Course Plus - OMB+

The OMB+ course makes starting to study easier. It was developed to test and identify gaps in mathematical knowledge and to bridge them by means of exercises. The OMB+ is widely used at many universities and is also recommended by the German Physical Society. You should definitely give it a try before you start your studies. Hint: The course is also a good preparation for your “Abitur”!

viaMINT

The viaMINT course developed by the Hamburg University of Applied Sciences is complemented by videos and applets.

Orientation Program

Is a university degree course really right for me? Are the MINT (i.e. STEM) subjects the right match for me? Take the Orientation Program and you will know within a year the answers to these questions. The program’s building blocks are attendance at regular TUHH lectures, extensive practical work and student counseling offers.

MINTFIT
Online Math Bridging Course
viaMINT
Orientation Program

Start Right!

Math and IT Bridging Courses

Every year in October, before the start of the semester, we offer a bridging course in math for new students. It is designed to repeat and intensify final year math work at high school and to bridge gaps in knowledge.

Math and IT Bridging Course

FAQ

Will there be an NC (limit on student intake) this year?

Admission to most study programs at the Hamburg University of Technology is in any case not governed by a numerus clausus. That means a specific average grade is an admission requirement.

For further information click here.

How do I find out online about studying at the TU Hamburg?

You will find important information about the TU Hamburg and study options here on the following pages:

Tuhh.de TUHH: Before studying Nachwuchs Stuhhdium.de Nachwuchscampus

Helpful hints on study and career options are also to be found on the following pages of the Federal Labor Office website.

What online courses in the STEM sector does the TU Hamburg offer?

All online courses for school students from Grades 4 to 12 and beyond are on the TU Hamburg website under “Nachwuchs@TUHH page”

Is student counseling available online?

Monthly discussion for prospective students are now held online to answer your queries about bachelor’s study programs. Click here for further information and system requirements..

Is there a telephone student counseling service?

The Student Counseling Service is happy to advise on study orientation by e-mail or on the phone (call 040/428 78-2232).

What is a career-related internship to be served before taking up your studies?

A career-related internship or basic internship is an important precondition for your studies and is designed to give you an initial insight into a career in engineering. In addition, it should enable you to gain the initial practical experience you need in order to fully understand the classes and successfully take part in the practicals that are a part of your study program. In some cases the internship can be for up to 10 weeks.Click here for detailed information about the requirements.

By when must I have completed the internship?

The career-related internship must be completed and recognized by the time you submit your bachelor’s thesis. As the internship can in some study programs be for up to 10 weeks we recommend serving your internship before you start your studies. For civil and environmental engineering, the internship must be proven by the end of the 4th semester. Click here for detailed information about the requirements.

For which subjects do I need a career-related internship?

For all study programs except technomathematics, data science, process engineering, bioprocess engineering and green technologies you need a career-related internship. It takes 10 weeks. For computer science you need only to complete a six-week software project internship.

Where do I find a career-related internship?

You can choose one yourself. We are not allowed to arrange internships but you will always find a list of some kind, at the student body of your faculty for example, of companies whose internships have been recognized in the past. An apprenticeship or vocational training can count toward an internship. An important point in all cases is that the areas of activity listed in the internship regulations for your study program are covered in your internship.

Click here for detailed information.

How can I study Vocational Subject Education?

The program is offered jointly by the TU Hamburg and the University of Hamburg. Admission is via the University of Hamburg, starting in the summer and the winter semester. Click on this link for further details: https://www.tuhh.de/tuhh/lehre/studiendekanate/gewerblich-technische-wissenschaften.html
https://berufsschullehramt.de/

More than just academics

A campus full of opportunities

The TUHH campus provides plenty of space for new ideas and inspiring exchanges of views. In addition, the main university building with its learning and communication center is open around the clock seven days a week. To ensure that alongside all your study activities leisure does not draw the short straw there are university sport activities, including the TUHH’s own on-site fitness center and many other leisure activities. Around 50 student workgroups invite you to look further afield than your study program. At the TUHH students can join forces to make music, to stage plays, to keep bees, to drive racing cars, to teach robots to play football, to invent things or to take on social commitments. And much more.

Student workgroups e-gnition Hulks Engineers Without Borders University Sport

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