APN

Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften Hamburg

University of Applied Sciences Hamburg
Place

Hamburg , Germany

Website
Website
Number of students
17000

About the study place

Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften Hamburg is a university of applied sciences with a focus on engineering, natural sciences, media studies and economics. The school has four campuses located around the city of Hamburg. Each faculty has its own library and access to libraries, labs and computer labs.  

Hamburg is the second largest city in Germany with almost 2 million inhabitants and lies in the north of the country. The city’s architecture has a wide range of varying styles from different time periods. Hamburg is also known for its parks and botanical gardens. In the center of the city, you can find Planten un Blomen, a park with various themed gardens which contains the largest Japanese garden in Germany. With over 40 theatres, 60 museums and over 100 clubs and music venues, Hamburg offers a lively cultural life.  

This is a school that aims to develop sustainable solutions for the societal challenges of today and the future. HAW Hamburg’s main focus is on the quality of education and teaching, which is ensured through a collaborative process between students and management. The school is also developing as a leading research institution.  

Credits

In order to have 30 ECTS credits approved at OsloMet after the exchange, you must take 30 ECTS credits at this institution. 

 

Semester division

First semester: September—February
Second semester: March—July

Housing

This institution does not offer student accommodation, but they have made a website where you will find some good advice that will help you find accommodation (www.haw-hamburg.de/en) 

In the Facebook group OsloMet Utveksling, you can contact students who have been there before to hear where they lived and how they went about finding accommodation.