If you are studying computer science or business information systems at Furtwangen University, you will have excellent chances on the employment market. Business Information Systems is ranked fifth, Computer Science seventh amongst all German universities of applied sciences. „Which universities produce the best graduates?“ Wirtschaftswoche magazine asked and has published its university ran...

On 8th and 9th September 2012, Furtwangen stages the "Deutsche Hochschulmeisterschaft Mountainbike Marathon und Team
Relay" (Germany university championship) as part of the "Schwarzwald-Bike-Marathon". 

For the Team-Relay 4-person (including at least one female) university teams compete on a 3-4 km long cross-country course. The 60 km marathon-course i...

As of summer semester 2012, the first three Furtwangen University students begin to receive a Deutschlandstipendium. This funding programme was initiated by the German government to financially support particularly efficient students. Recipients receive a monthly stipend of 300 Euros for the minimum duration of one year. „The university can only award scholarships where we are able to attrac...

In January 2012, the project group which had been specifically put together for the HRK-Audit “Internationalisation of Universities“ met for its kick-off meeting on Schwenningen campus. The head of the HRK’s international department, Ms Marijke Wahlers and her colleague Sarah Karis presented the auditing procedure to the HFU’s project group. The project group consist of 16 members, representing al...

On Monday, 12th March, Furtwangen University welcomed its newly enrolled students with the traditional Erstsemester-Begrüßung (first semester greeting). Prof. Dr. Rolf Schofer, the university’s Rektor (president) welcomed a total of 580 freshmen, 391 in Furtwangen and 184 on Villingen-Schwenningen campus. Tuttlingen campus does not recruit to the summer semester. In total, Furtwangen University is...

For the first time top medical technologies company Aesculap AG awarded the Aesculap-Award for the best Master Thesis written by the International Business School Tuttlingen’s (IBST) MBA in Medical Devices & Health Care Management  graduates. Mr. Ingo vom Berg was rewarded with the Euro 1000. - award for his top-graded thesis. 

Furtwangen University has been cooperating wi...