How to Apply

Hochschule Karlsruhe – Technik und Wirtschaft

Karlsruhe University of Applied Sciences
Please send your application or other enquiries to: Moltkestr. 30, 76133 Karlsruhe, Germany
[email protected] Phone: +49 721 925-0; Fax: +49 721 925-2000
E-Mail: [email protected]
Please send a paper version of your application to: Internet: www.hs-karlsruhe.de
Silke Neureuther, International Office
Hochschule Karlsruhe – Technik und Wirtschaft Department of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology
Moltkestrasse 30, 76133 Karlsruhe, Germany (Fac. EIT), Master of Science Programme: Sensor Systems Technology
Secretariat: Ursula Unrau (Building P, Room 110)
You need to supply the following certificates: Phone: +49 721 925-1302; Fax: +49 721 925-1301
•• Bachelor‘s degree with transcript of records. E-Mail: [email protected]
(Your Bachelor‘s degree should be in the area of electronics, instru- Web: www.hs-karlsruhe.de/sstm
mentation, control, automation with a strong background in natural
sciences. Duration of the Bachelor is normally 4 years. The marks
Head of Programme
should be first division. The Sensor Systems Technology programme
runs at a very high level, so you should be in the top 10%. The Ba- Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Thorsten Leize (Building P, Room 212)
chelor document can be submitted later if you have just finished but Phone: +49 721 925-1373
we need a provisional document from the university. Licentiatura is E-Mail: [email protected]
mostly regarded as equivalent to Bachelor.)

•• Language certificate (one of the following): International Office (AAA)

⋅⋅TOEFL paper based minimum 550, computer based 213, Phone: +49 721 925-1092
internet based 83. TOEFL Pretests, TOEFL-like Tests cannot Email: [email protected]
be accepted !
⋅⋅Cambridge Certificate in Advanced English b or above
Published by the President of Karlsruhe University of Applied Sciences (HsKA)
⋅⋅Cambridge Certificate of Proficiency in English c or above
Photographs: T. Schwerdt, Fac. EIT, HsKA/J. Christ
⋅⋅IELTS 6 or above
Layout, Editing and Text: Fac. EIT, Public Relations Office (GÖM)
⋅⋅ARELS passed
⋅⋅CET: CET - 6 is needed Printed by: flyeralarm GmbH, 11.2014, 2 500 copies

Furthermore we need following documents:

•• Curriculum vitae and references
•• Statement of purpose M as te r
•• Secondary education documents
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•• Copy of Passport
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•• We recommend to send a GRE test and, for students from
ce (M.Sc.)
India, an additional GATE test, if available. Master of Scien chnology
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Faculty of Elec
We cannot send back the application papers. Do not send original
documents. But when you get admission, you have to show the
original documents.
Sensorics: Studies and Employment Sensor Systems Technology in Short: Research Facilities & Dual Degree Programm

In many machines and daily life applications sensors play an The department is characterized by a strong connection between
increasing role. Sensorics therefore is seen as one of the most research and education. The research activities are concentrated
innovative branches of technology with a very promising future. at the Institute of Sensorics and Information Systems (ISIS)
Traditionally sensors and actuators are applied in process and and the Institute for Optofluidics and Nanophotonics (IONAS)
production technology, but there is also an increasing demand Please see webpages at:
in automotive as well as medicine and environment technology www.hs-karlsruhe.de/isis
applications. Nowadays there is not only a need for reading recorders, www.hs-karlsruhe.de/ionas
but increasingly integrated sensors with their own intelligence (micro
processors) are demanded. Many applied research projects:
•• Sensor materials for field analysis applications
Therefore the study programme covers physical, biological, optical •• Gas sensorics and control of fire-wood-fueled fireplaces
and chemical sensors and their applications as well as control, bus •• Development of Vacuum Insulation Panels (VIP)
systems, programming, micro controllers, pattern recognition and •• Medical sensorics and medical imaging systems
signal processing. German students are expected to do their final •• Engineering software techniques and security bus systems
thesis project in a foreign country whereas foreign students do their •• Hybrid integrated capacitive humidity sensors
thesis in Germany. •• Master of Science degree programme - allows to continue with •• Optofluidic and Nanophotonic
PhD studies
Therefore the students acquire skills in working in international teams •• Accredited as research oriented by ASIIN since 2005 - with the Dual Degree Programme with VIT / lndia
and are best prepared for a job with a „global player”. Students may seal of the German Accreditation Council In 2008 a dual degree programme was established with our
choose two of the following major subjects: environmental sensorics, •• Course covers four semesters = 2 years = 120 ECTS credit points partner, VIT University in Vellore / Tamil Nadu / India. Students
medical sensorics, microsystems/hybrid technology and advanced •• 100 % English as language of instruction taking part in this dual degree programme spend their first year at
programming. •• Course starts each year in March their home university and change to the partner university for the
•• German language and culture courses are included in the complete second year, including the final thesis project and final
The Hochschule Karlsruhe – a university of applied sciences (HsKA) curriculum. No German language skills are required to start the exams. Students pay fees to their home universities only during
– offers small class sizes. This allows close contact and interactions programme. the whole programme. After completion of the programme the
with all professors and the teaching personnel. There are also close •• Small classes of 25 students maximum students receive degrees from both universities.
links and cooperation projects with local and global industry partners. •• Direct contact with professors and staff
•• Many laboratories to support and explain the theoretical back-
Market Segments for Sensors
Market Segments for Sensors ground of the topics
•• Interactive lectures with a lot of experiments
Automotive Sensorics
Process Technology
•• All professors have experience in industry
Prozesstechnik
30% 17,5% •• Strong connections with local and global industry partners
Environmental Protection/ Umweltschutz/Konsum/
Consumer/ •• Strong research activities in the department provide interesting
Forschung u. Entwicklung/
9% 14%
Research and Development/ research topics for projects Labor-Geräte
Professional equipment
9%
•• Interesting international community with students from many
10,5% Miscellaneous Sonstige
10% different countries
Construction Gebäude
•• Dual degree programme with VIT University in Vellore / Tamil
Biomedical Engineering Nadu / India Medizintechnik
IT/Communication IT/Kommunikation

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