5 March 1850: Archduke of Baden's clockmaker school Furtwangen

1852: Founding of the "German Clock Musem“, even today still a department of the HFU.


1877: Re-establishment of the clockmakers'school including a wood-carving school 

1891: The new building is completed.
A new three-year educational model prevails.


1925: Baden's clockmaker school. State advanced technical college for making clocks and pocket watches, precision engineering and electrical engineering


1926: Introduction of Radio Technology programme

1947: State engineering school Furtwangen / Black ForestBegin of engineering studies

1958: First new building on Gerwigstraße (A building, south)


1959: Introduction Equipment and Automation Technology programme


1962: Second new building on Gerwigstraße (A building, north)


1963: First computer center with large electronic computer (IBM 1620)
Introduction Electronic and Control Technology programme


1969:  Introduction Bioresonance programme


1971: Advanced technical college Furtwangen FHF
Introduction General Computer Sciences /Business Information Systems programme


1972: New building extension with large lecture theater (B building with auditorium)


1975:Introduction Business Information Systems programme


1982: Introduction Product Engineering programme


1984:First laboratory for the manufacturing of integrated circuits is inaugurated at an advanced technical college.


1985: New building extension is completed (C building)
Einführung des Studiengangs Equipment and automation technology


1988: Department in Villingen-Schwenningen is opened
Introductions Materials and Surface Technology programme


1990: Introduction Computer Science in Media and Process Technology programmes


1991: Introduction Mechanical Engineering /Automation Technology and Microsystems Technology programmes


1995: Introduction International Betriebswirtschaft and Medical Engineering programmes


1996: Introduction Communication Engineering programmes


1997: Name Change: Hochschule für Technik und Wirtschaft


1998: The technical department of the faculty for Environmental and Process
Technology (VS) is completed


1999: Introduction International Business Management programme


2000:  Introduction Microsystems Engineering, BiomedicalEngineering, Documentation & Design, Marketing and Sales, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering and Biotechnology programmes

2001: Introduction Business Consulting, Online Media, Computer Science in Media and Sales & Service Engineering programmes


2002: Introduction Business Networking programme


2003: Introduction Executive Master of International Business
Management programme


2004: Introduction Application Achitecture programme


2005: Introduction Advanced Computer Science, Computer
Networking,Mechanical Engineering and Mechatronics and Bio and Process Engineering programmes


2007: Introduction Security and Safety Engineering programme


2008: Introduction Information and Communication Systems programme


2009: Third HFU campus in Tuttlingen is opened
Introduction Industrial MedTec, Industrial Systems Design and Industrial Manufacturing programmes


2010: Introduction Molecular and Technical Medicine and Service Management programmes


2011:Opening of new university building for the Business Faculty and the library
Introduction Applied Health Sciences and Virtual Engineering programmes