Climate-literate ­­– resilient – connected

35 Bachelor's and Master's degree programs. 125 professors, 390 lecturers, about 100 researchers and 3850 students. At Stuttgart University of Applied Sciences, we all work on the future every day. Climate expertise, resilience and networking form the basis for making the world of today and tomorrow a better place with qualified solutions. Our mission.

     

    The HFT Stuttgart in a nutshell

    Studying in the centre of Stuttgart

    • Strong practical relevance, cooperation
    • Innovative forms of learning in small units
    • Networking across faculties
    • Integration of applied research
    • Central location

    News and Information

    University financing agreement III signed

    Securing funding for universities by the state of Baden-Württemberg until 2030

    On 2 April 2025, the rectors and presidents of the universities in Baden-Württemberg, including all 21 rectors and presidents of the state universities of applied sciences (HAW), signed the Higher Education Financing Agreement III (HoFV III) in the presence of Science Minister Petra Olschowski, Finance Minister Dr Danyal Bayaz and Minister President Winfried Kretschmann at the New Palace in Stuttgart.

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    Commmitee Elections at HFT Stuttgart

    Commitee elections and elections of the student parliament

    Election of student members of the Senate, the Faculty Councils and the Student Parliament from 13-19 May 2025

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    Architecture meets currency

    Kigali Convention Centre by HFT senior professor Roland Dieterle mints Rwanda's new 5000-franc banknote

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    New corporate design for HFT Stuttgart

    A modern image for a future-oriented university

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    All study programmes at a glance

    15 Bachelor- and 21 Master Programmes

    The HFT Stuttgart offers a wide range of Bachelor's and Master's degrees. In addition to classical courses of study such as architecture, civil engineering, business administration, computer science or applied mathematics, the HFT Stuttgart is the only university in Germany to offer bachelor's courses in building physics and digitalisation & information management. Other attractive study programmes that combines different study subjects are for exmaple the Bachelor's degree courses in Climate Engineering, Business Informatics, Infrastructure Management and Industrial Engineering (Construction/Real Estate).

    Consecutive full- or part-time Master's programmes follow on from the undergraduate courses. In addition, internationally oriented master's programmes such as Interior Architectural Design (IMIAD) or English-language master's programmes such as Photogrammetry and Geoinformatics, International Project Management, Smart City Solutions and Software Technology are also offered.

     

    Architecture and Design

    Civil Engineering

    Building Physics

    Computer Science

    Mathematics

    Geomatics

    Stuttgart Business School

    4000 Students

    35 Bachelor- & Master-Programmes

    125 Professors

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    Study & Elite Sport

    The HFT Stuttgart has been a partner university of elite sport since 2022. Applicants who are actively involved in top-class sport and are bound to Stuttgart as a place to study are admitted to the HFT Stuttgart by means of a preliminary quota. In addition, top athletes are supported with various measures. For example, they receive individual support from the Central Student Advisory Service at all times, absences are dealt with in an accommodating manner and individual solutions are sought should it not be possible for them to participate in submission and examination dates due to competition. 

    Studying at the HFT Stuttgart

    Tradition and innovation - that is what characterises the Hochschule für Technik Stuttgart, a technical University of Applied Sciences. The tradition of teaching building, construction and design dates back to 1832 and is constantly being developed further. Today, the study fields range from architecture and design, civil engineering, building physics, computer science, mathematics and surveying to business management. This includes numerous innovative courses of study, new content and forms of teaching, active use of media and a modern infrastructure.

    The HFT Stuttgart is a nationally and internationally renowned university. The course of study combines science and practice, and after a short time the graduates have a job suitable for their studies. The Bachelor-Master system as well as numerous support and additional programs offer individual study opportunities and optimal study conditions.

    Teaching and research - these are basic tasks of a university of applied sciences. With its research projects, the HFT Stuttgart is one of the most heavily funded universitie in Baden-Württemberg. Applied research stimulates teaching, further education, lifelong learning and technology transfer. There is a special obligation here to use the locational advantages of Stuttgart, the capital of the federal state Baden-Württemberg, which ist on of the economically strongest regions in Germany.

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    EMAS-certified since 2014

    Sustainability and environmental protection

    The HFT Stuttgart is one of the 21 Universities of Applied Sciences in Germany to be EMAS-certified. EMAS (Eco-Management and Audit Scheme) is an environmental management certification developed by the EU Commission. With it, we pursue strict goals and standards in the areas of climate protection, resource efficiency and sustainable business management: for example, we were able to reduce our annual paper consumption by 66% between 2015 and 2020. Further information