University Profiles
Halmstad University (HU)
is a young university with a profile of innovation and entrepreneurship. It was founded in 1983 and today 10,000 students are enrolled in subjects including engineering, natural sciences, economics, teaching, nursing, media and communication, and others. Important research areas at Halmstad university are computer-, electrical- and mechanical engineering, product development and innovation management.
This research is the basis for master and PhD level education. Most of the research, particularly in engineering, is performed in co-operation with industry.
The city of Halmstad was founded in 1307. It is located on the west coast of Sweden, an area which historically has passed between Sweden and Denmark. The city is characterized by its long sandy beaches. Larger Scandinavian cities such as Gothenburg, Lund, Malmö and Copenhagen are within two hours traveling by car or train.
Wroclaw
University of Technology (WRUT)
is an autonomous, research institution
of a university type. It was founded in 1945 and today 32,000 students
are enrolled. Its mission is to shape creative and critical
personalities of the students and to chart development directions
of science and technology. The university fulfils its mission through
a high standard of teaching and scientific research ensuring its
prominent place among the universities in Europe and the whole
world.
The Faculty of Computer Science and Management enrols every year
700 students, and their total number at the faculty amounts to
around 4,400. The faculty has 12 full professors, 21 associate
professors, and 140 doctors and assistants.
Ostwestfalen-Lippe University of Applied Sciences (OWL-UAS)
consists of three campuses in Lemgo, Detmold, and Höxter in the north of Germany. The region is situated within one of the most important clusters of machine engineering and industrial electronics in Germany. About 5,000 students are enrolled and are instructed by about 160 professors. This master program is operated by the department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science in Lemgo (www.hs-owl.de/fb5/en/) which has an excellent expertise in applied research. In 2007 the department founded its research institute Industrial IT (www.init-owl.de/en/). With about 35 scientific employees and 6 professors it carries out research in the field of industrial informatics. Some of its domestic and international partners are large, well-known companies, innovative middle-sized firms, and independently-owned companies. Some of this master program's graduates are working in the institute towards a Ph.D. degree.
The town Lemgo (www.lemgo.net) has about 43,000 inhabitants and has one of the most beautiful historic town centers in Germany.
The Department of Computer Science and Engineering of Aalborg University Esbjerg (AUE)
offers several different degrees, including BS, MS, and PhD degrees in computer science and engineering. AUE is a satellite campus of Aalborg University, one of the leading teaching and research institutions in Scandinavia. AUE specializes in curricula offered under the Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences at Aalborg University. About 12,000 students are enrolled at Aalborg University - about 500 of these in Esbjerg.
Aalborg University is famous for its problem based, project oriented, group work model of education. Each semester students spend about half of their time working on a semester-long project in groups. Problems are often proposed by some of our industrial partners. The group work is detailed in a comprehensive project report.
AUE is located in the city of Esbjerg, the fifth largest city in Denmark, which features a wide variety of cultural and sporting events and institutions, as well as excellent air, rail, and highway connectivity to Scandinavia, the UK, and the rest of Europe.