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HFT Summer School 2025

Gruppe der Teilnehmenden an der Summer School

HFT Summer School 2025

Urban transformation through digital innovation: Two days of dialogue and new ideas

On July 21 and 22, 2025, Stuttgart Technical University of Applied Sciences hosted the Summer School "Urban Transformation: Urban Digital Twins, Smart Planning and AI Technologies" for doctoral candidates. 

The HFT Summer School 2025 program provided a vibrant platform for the exchange of ideas between doctoral candidates, researchers and experts working at the intersection of digital technologies, urbanism and sustainable development.

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International recognition for research on urban heat mitigation

Dotoral candidate Benjamin Hueber presents the research results

International recognition for research on urban heat mitigation

HFT Stuttgart doctoral candidate wins first prize in the "Outstanding Poster" category at the 12th International Conference on Urban Climate (ICUC12)

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Excellent research deserves recognition

Verleihung Best Poster Award

Excellent research deserves recognition

Juan Sardi Barzallo has received the Best Poster Award at the 2025 International Symposium on Resilience in Urban Environemnts.

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New paths in research: HFT Stuttgart awards first doctoral scholarship

Vertreter der Stiftung und der HFT sowie Doktorandin

New paths in research: HFT Stuttgart awards first doctoral scholarship

Research funding for sustainable urban development

For the first time, Stuttgart Technical University of Applied Sciences is awarding a doctoral scholarship. Made possible by the Robert-Breuning-Foundation, Verena Loidl is being funded with 50,000 euros for her dissertation on the sustainable further development of single-family homes. She will be supervised by Prof Dr Christina Simon-Philipp (HFT Stuttgart) and Prof Dr Hartmut Rosa (Friedrich Schiller University Jena).

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Doctorate for research into road safety using machine learning

Doctorate for research into road safety using machine learning

Dr. Yetai Berhanu successfully defended his cooperative doctorate in cooperation with HFT Stuttgart and Jimma University (Ethiopia).

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Doctoral students on their way to a phd - at the HFT Stuttgart

Doctoral students on their way to a phd - at the HFT Stuttgart

Mikael Bagratuni is one of the first doctoral candidates  / 16 professors at HFT Stuttgart now have the right to award doctorates as part of their membership in the Promotionsverband Baden-Württemberg

 

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First summer school "Urban digital twins and their application" for HFT's own doctoral programme

First summer school "Urban digital twins and their application" for HFT's own doctoral programme

The Summer School became a platform for an exciting scientific exchange

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Metaverse VR/AR Research Day focused on the future of work and education receives great response

Metaverse VR/AR Research Day focused on the future of work and education receives great response

HFT Stuttgart and the Institute of Applied Research welcomed over 100 participants from business, academia and industry and honoured the achievements of researchers.

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