HfG from A‑Z

are respon­sible for teaching and further educa­tion, science and rese­arch within the scope of the univer­si­ty’s mission. They are either assi­gned to study courses or to special fields of acti­vity such as quality management.

All of the univer­si­ty’s Bachelor and Master programs are accre­dited. This ensures the high quality of studies and teaching.

The HFG acknow­ledges alumni as all former members of the univer­sity, that means, anyone who has ever studied, rese­ar­ched or taught at the HFG.

Project work from the 6^th semester onwards and all final papers are stored here. Rese­arch in the online archive is available to members of the univer­sity in the campus network or via VPN.

The 6^th semester of the Bachelor programs can be studied as a semester abroad at one of the appro­xi­m­ately 50 partner univer­si­ties worldwide.

The most important student design awards include the Mia Seeger Prize, Red Dot Award, IF Concept Award and Lucky Strike Junior Design Award.

First academic title, awarded after successful comple­tion of the seven-semester Bache­lor’s program. It entitles the holder to continue further studies.

All infor­ma­tion on BAföG can be found here.

Depart­ment of Student Finan­cing
Söflinger Straße 70 – 89077 Ulm
Contact persons, contact infor­ma­tion, opening hours etc. can be found here.

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support the inter­na­tional students in their orien­ta­tion and sett­ling in to their studies, and also help them with all ques­tions about finding accom­mo­da­tion or dealing with govern­ment offices.

each student receives these for his or her study effort (workload). They are inde­pen­dent of grades and are valid at all univer­si­ties throug­hout Europe. One credit point corre­sponds to a workload of about 25 – 30 hours. For each semester of study there are 30 ECTS points.

Five-day trial course orga­nised during the summer holi­days. Pros­pec­tive students can apply from spring onwards at www.hfg-designcampus.de

shows the deve­lo­p­ment of a project and must be prepared by all students in addi­tion to the prac­tical project work.

Euro­pean Credit Transfer and Accu­mu­la­tion System. This system enables students to compare their academic achie­ve­ments at diffe­rent univer­si­ties. See Credits.

Each student is auto­ma­ti­cally assi­gned an indi­vi­dual e‑mail address by the computer centre when they enr

Inter­na­tional programme of the EU for the promo­tion of stays abroad by students and lectu­rers at host and partner univer­si­ties. Exch­ange semes­ters are part of the profes­sional and inter­cul­tural education.

Welco­ming party, is tradi­tio­nally orga­nised by students of the first semester.

take place regu­larly. Current dates and infor­ma­tion under Dates and Events.

If you want to be successful at the univer­sity, you need not only an analy­tical and metho­dical way of thin­king, disci­pline, open­ness to other models of thin­king and the curio­sity to under­stand complex issues, but also a high level of imagi­na­tion and visualisation.

Form

is not only the title, but also the format of the award-winning maga­zine of the students of the UAS Schwä­bisch Gmünd. The issues appear every semester and each issue focuses on a core topic.

describes the combi­na­tion of crea­tive basics, science-based lear­ning and working, metho­do­lo­gical compe­tence, sound specia­list know­ledge and topic-rele­vant project work, which stands for a high degree of profes­sional success of our graduates.

Ever­y­thing on which the students in the main course of study build: Design metho­do­logy, the legal rela­ti­onships between percep­tion and design, presen­ta­tion methods, model making, typo­graphy, photo­graphy, film and multi­media and the fields of work of inter­ac­tion design. Know­ledge from design-rele­vant sciences is also a reliable basis for designers.

are students who repre­sent the univer­sity compe­tently and convin­cingly at events and fairs.

is orga­nized through the VS.

Working and action group of students who plan and carry out sustainable projects at the UAS on their own initia­tive accor­ding to the motto: don’t babble, but act ​„HFGreen“.

Successful desi­gners not only have to master the basics of their subject, but also main­tain close contact with other disci­plines. After all, real inno­va­tions and novel­ties today arise at the boun­da­ries of know­ledge and tech­no­logy fields.

The inter­na­tional program of the univer­sity has three subgoals: to enable and streng­then the exch­ange of students and lectu­rers, to involve members of the univer­sity in inter­na­tional coope­ra­tion and rese­arch projects and to give students an insight into inter­na­tional view­points and activities.

is the admi­nis­tra­tive and finan­cial director of the univer­sity. He is a member of the Recto­rate and also a member of the Senate of the University.

Know­ledge as a central produc­tion factor is incre­asingly coming to the fore in the deve­lo­p­ment of new and inno­va­tive conver­gence products and makes know­ledge networks between the Univer­sity of Applied Sciences, compa­nies and other rese­arch and deve­lo­p­ment insti­tu­tions incre­asingly important.

takes place at the begin­ning of each semester in March / April and in October. All inte­rested appli­cants are welcome to parti­ci­pate. The current dates can be found under Dates and Folder Advice.

Is awarded after three semes­ters of post­gra­duate studies and a total of 300 ECTS points and creates the prere­qui­sites for the subse­quent doctorate.

Envi­ron­ment for testing and explo­ring new tech­no­lo­gies and appli­ca­tion areas in the fields of Augmented Reality, Virtual Reality and Physical Computing

Hot meals, salads, cakes and sand­wi­ches. Open from Monday to Thursday 9 – 3 pm, Fridays until 2 pm.

A module is a teaching unit that usually consists of several subjects in one subject area. The module descrip­tion names the asso­ciated subjects and provides infor­ma­tion about teaching and lear­ning goals, contents and methods. Each compo­nent of a module is weighted and evaluated with credits accor­ding to the time required. Modules are considered to have been passed when the credits for all subjects have been earned.

The univer­sity advo­cates economic, ecolo­gical and social sustaina­bi­lity in its teaching programs in order to fulfil its respon­si­bi­lity to handle vital resources with care.

Required for all students of the 5^th semester. Current job adver­ti­se­ments and intern­ship addresses are available from the Student Secretariat.

manages the univer­sity in accordance with the Higher Educa­tion Act of the State of Baden-Würt­tem­berg and repres­ents it in public. Members of the Recto­rate are the Rector, three Vice-rectors and the Chan­cellor of the University.

Contact and advice centre of the Student Services, Ulm for ques­tions regar­ding conflicts, exam anxiety, concen­tra­tion problems, self inse­cu­rity, contact or perfor­mance diffi­cul­ties.

Contact us:
Secre­ta­riat of the Psycho­lo­gical Coun­seling Center for Students (PBS)
Office hours: 08:00 am to 11:00 am
Phone: 0731 79031 5100
E‑mail: pbs@studierendenwerk-ulm.de

Central faci­lity of the univer­sity with more than 70 computer work­sta­tions for students with state-of-the-art hard­ware and soft­ware equipment.

manages the univer­sity in accordance with the Higher Educa­tion Act of the State of Baden-Würt­tem­berg and repres­ents it in public. Members of the Recto­rate are the Rector, three Vice-rectors and the Chan­cellor of the University.

He is chairman of the recto­rate with guide­line autho­rity as well as of the senate and its commit­tees and he repres­ents the univer­sity extern­ally. The Rector is elected every six years.

Required for certain rooms at the univer­sity and available from the Faci­lity Manager 

Offi­cial open days of the univer­sity take place twice a year at the end of the semester in mid-February and mid-July, always on Fridays and Satur­days. Public presen­ta­tion of the final theses of the Bachelor and Master programs as well as project work from all semes­ters. Guided tours, study infor­ma­tion and advice are offered.

are suffi­ci­ently available. Locker keys are issued by the Faci­lity Manager for a deposit.

Located in Schwä­bisch Gmünd, Neiß­e­straße 20. Infor­ma­tion and regis­tra­tion at the Student Services, Ulm, Insti­tu­tion of Public Law, James-Franck-Ring 8, 89081 Ulm, tele­phone 0731 5023846, www.studierendenwerk-ulm.de

From the summer semester 2012 onwards, there will normally be no more ​„tuition fees“ in Baden-Würt­tem­berg. Students only have to pay the semester fee.

From the winter semester 2017 /2018 onwards, tuition fees will be charged for inter­na­tional students and second degree appli­cants. You can find further infor­ma­tion here or here.

is carried out by the head of study program or the assistant. All further infor­ma­tion is available from the Student Office.

refers to the combi­na­tion of specia­list know­ledge, intellec­tual capa­city, crea­ti­vity and social skills such as self-confi­dence, team­work, consci­en­tious­ness and reliability.

Kontakt­stelle für soziale Betreuung und Förde­rung ist das Studie­ren­den­werk Ulm, Abtei­lung Studi­en­fi­nan­zie­rung, Söflinger Straße 70, 89077 Ulm, Telefon 0731 50252 ‑46, ‑47 oder ‑48, ed.mlu-krewnednereiduts@geofab, www.studierendenwerk-ulm.de

Anlauf­stelle für alle Fragen rund um das Studium. Täglich geöffnet von 9 ‑12 Uhr, mitt­wochs auch von 14−15.30 Uhr.

Das Ziel des Studie­ren­den­werkes ist es, als Partner der HfG Schwä­bisch Gmünd best­mög­liche wirt­schaft­liche und soziale Rahmen­be­din­gungen für ein erfolg­rei­ches Studium zu schaffen. Die Mitarbeiter*innen des Studie­ren­den­werkes sind bestrebt, die Studie­renden kompe­tent und fair in den Berei­chen Studi­en­fi­nan­zie­rung und BAföG, Studen­ti­sches Wohnen, Campus­gas­tro­nomie und der sozialen Betreuung und Bera­tung zu unterstützen.

Winter Semester: early October, Summer Semester: middle of März.

Available in Down­loads.

Offi­cial repre­sen­ta­tion of student inte­rests. Takes care of all student matters and the coope­ra­tion between students and lectu­rers. Four of the eight members have a seat in the Senate and the right to vote.

werden per Aushang, über das Intranet oder per E‑Mailverteiler an die Studie­renden verbreitet.

In der Zahl­stelle werden alle Vorgänge der Buchung und des Zahlungs­ver­kehrs durch­ge­führt. Sie ist die zentrale Buch­hal­tung aller Studi­en­pro­gramme und Einrich­tungen der Hochschule.