Get a taste of university!
For school leavers interested in studying at Furtwangen University, we are offering a taster programme during the Whitsun holidays from 16 to 18 June 2025!
For one, two or three days, you can immerse yourself in university life on the Furtwangen Campus, Schwenningen Campus and Tuttlingen Campus and try out any of the degree programmes you feel like.
The programme is aimed at pupils in the 10th grade and higher.
You can find out which university departments are taking part in the taster course on this page in the coming months.
Three days of fun and information!
Monday, 16 June
Furtwangen Campus
You can get a taste of our study programmes in the field of security.
- 9.00: Meeting point in front of C Building, access via Baumannstraße or Unterallmendstraße
- In the morning: Lectures on the topics of fire protection and occupational safety/ergonomics
- 1.00 - 2.00pm: Lunch (BBQ planned)
- Afternoon: Practicals on the lecture topics
- 4.00 - 4.30pm: Closing round
Detailed programme will be added shortly.
Schwenningen Campus
You can get a taste of our HFU Business School. (There are more taster lectures for you on Tuesday and Wednesday)
- 9.45 - 11.15am: Lecture Chinese - from International Business (IBW) 2nd semester - Lecturer Li Fang-Heck - F Building / Room F 1.01 (1st floor)
- 9.45 - 11.15am: Lecture French - from IBW 2nd semester - Lecturer Catherine Lecerf-Reich - F Building / Room F 2.01 (2nd floor)
- 9.45 - 11.15am: Lecture Economics - from IBW and Business Management and Psychology (BMP) 1st semester - Prof. Dr Daniel Cerquera Dussan - H Building / Room H 1.02 (1st floor
- 11.30am - 1.00pm: Lecture Spanish - from IBW 1st semester - Lecturer Dulce Rudolph - F Building / Room F 0.01 (ground floor)
You can also get to know our Medicine, Biology and Life Sciences programmes.
- 9.00am: Meeting point in the inner courtyard of the university on the Schwenningen campus (directly opposite Schwenningen railway station)
- Presentation of the following degree programmes:
- Various lab tours and lectures to choose from
- Lunch break: Invitation to the cafeteria
- Further guided tours and taster lectures
- Q&A session with coffee, tea and biscuits
- approx. 4.30pm: End of the event
Tuesday, 17 June
Furtwangen Campus
You can get a taste of our Business Administration and Engineering degree programmes
- 9.00am: Arrival, reception at the front door of the G Building (Baumannstr. 38, Furtwangen)
- 9.10 - 9.45am: Presentation of the “Internal link opens in the same window:Business Administration and Engineering - Marketing and Sales” and “Internal link opens in the same window:Business Administration and Engineering - Product Engineering” bachelor's degree programmes
- 10.00am - 12.45pm: Workshop in the Industrial Solutions Lab: Your digital business card − design and print your own ring with a smart function
- 12.45 - 1.30pm: Lunch in the canteen with our study ambassadors
- 1. 30 - 2.45pm: Lecture (in German): I spy with my little eye − eye tracking in marketing
- 2.45 - 3.00pm: Wrap up and Q&A session
Or are you interested in business information systems?
Then join us between 9.00am and 2.00pm at Unterallmendstr. 21 in Furtwangen!
- 9.00 - 9-15am: Welcome; Prof. Dr. O. Taminé, Student Council, A. Peuse-Rink; Room I 2.13
- 9.15 - 10.05am: Presentation of Internal link opens in the same window:Business Information Systems - Digital Business & eCommerce (WIE) with Q&A session; Prof. Dr. P. Mattheis; Room I 2.13
- 10.05 - 11.00am: Presentation of Internal link opens in the same window:Business Information Systems - Business Data Science (WID) with Q&A session; Prof. Dr. P. Mattheis; Room I 2.13
- 11.00 - 11.10am: Break; distribution of meal vouchers (A. Peuse-Rink); the student council introduces itself; Room I 2.13
- 11.10am - 12.00 noon: Inspiring customers; Prof. Dr. P. Mattheis; Room I 2.13
- 12.00 noon - 12.40pm: Artificial intelligence in companies; Prof. Dr. E. Heindl; Room I 2.13
- 12.40 - 1.40pm: Lunch together; Dining Hall (Mensa)
- 13.40 - 2.15pm: Details follow
- 2.15 - 3.00pm: Wrap up, Student Council Q&A; Prof. Dr. O. Taminé & Prof. Dr. P. Mattheis, Student Council; Room I 2.13
You can also get a taste of our media study programmes!
- 9.00am: Arrival, reception at the entrance door of I Building (Unterallmendstraße 21, 78120 Furtwangen)
- 9.10 - 10.00am: Guided tour through the studios and workspaces of the HFU School of Design and Media
- 10.00 - 10.30am: Presentation of the Bachelor's degree programmes Media Conception and Online Media
- 10.30am - 1.00pm: Workshop in the Media Synthesis Lab
- 1.00 - 1.45pm: Lunch in the cafeteria with our student ambassadors
- 1.45 - 2.30pm: Wrap up and Q&A session
Schwenningen Campus
You can get a taste of our HFU Business School. (There are more taster lectures for you on Monday and Wednesday)
- 8.00 - 9.30am: General Business Administration lecture - from International Business Administration (IBW) 1st semester - Prof. Dr Frank Kramer - F Building / Room F 1.02
- 9.45am - 1.00pm: Sustainable Management lecture - from IBW 4th semester - Prof. Dr Frank Kramer - F Building / Room F 1.02
- 2.00 - 3.30pm: Marketing lecture - from IBW 2nd semester - Prof. Dr Lucina Odoi - E Building / Room E 0.04
Wednesday, 18 June
Furtwangen Campus
You can get a taste of our healthcare-related degree programmes
- 9.00am: Arrival and welcome at the entrance of the O Building (Luisenstraße 17, 78120 Furtwagen)
- 9.10am: Presentation of the study programmes
- 10.15am: Taster lecture “Introduction to Health Sciences”
- 10.45am: Taster lecture “Physiotherapeutic diagnostics and therapy” (online transmission)
- 11.25am: Laboratory tour with a short visit to the teaching kitchen on the topic of “sustainable nutrition”
- 12.00 noon: Taster lecture “Quality assurance in midwifery science”
- 12.30pm: Lunch snack from the teaching kitchen
- 1.15pm: Practical exercises in the multi-professional skills lab
- 3.00pm: Field reports from students
- 3.30pm: Wrap up
- 3.45pm: End of the event
Schwenningen Campus
You can get a taste of our engineering degree programmes
- 9.00am: Meeting point in the inner courtyard in front of E Building (Schwenningen Campus)
- 9.10am: Welcome and presentation of the faculty and the bachelor's degree programmes on the Schwenningen Campus:
- 9.45am: Taster lecture
- 11.15am: Guided tour of the medical engineering laboratories
- 11.45am: Lunch together with students in the canteen
- 12.30pm: Guided tour of mechanical engineering laboratories
- 1.15pm: Various optional workshops
- 2.15pm: Wrap up
- 2.30pm: End of programme
You can also try out our HFU Business School. (There are more taster lectures for you on Monday and Tuesday)
- 9.45am - 1.00pm: Managing Cultural Diversity lecture - from International Business (IBW) 3rd semester - F Building / Room G 1.01
Tuttlingen Campus
- 9.00 - 9.30am: Welcome to the Tuttlingen campus! Welcome and campus presentation - Foyer A Building (Kronenstraße 16, 78532 Tuttlingen)
- 9.45 - 11.15am: 1st lecture period to get a taste of the following subjects, study buddies accompany you to selected lectures on:
- 11.30am - 1.00pm: 2nd lecture period to get a taste of the following subjects, study buddies accompany you to selected lectures on:
- 1.00 - 2.00pm: Any questions? Exchange with students over snacks and cold drinks - A 3.Foyer
- 2.00 - 3.30pm: Workshop (topic to be announced - A E.01
- 3.30 - 4.00pm: Final round and campus tour - Start A E.01
Registration
We look forward to your registration with susan.robinson(at)hs-furtwangen.de.
Please provide the following information when registering:
- Who is trying out? Name, first name (school, grade if applicable)
- Name, first name of a parent
- Which of the events offered are you interested in? (Several are possible, but please choose only one per day)
- Availability of parents during the event (telephone number)
Registration deadline is Wednesday, 11 June, 2025.