Taster programme

Get a taste of university!

Taster programme (I7604)

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.

  • Target group Pupils from the 10th grade upwards
  • Location Furtwangen University
  • Date 16 - 18 June 2025
  • Duration 1 - 3 days

Programme

Three days of fun and information!

Here you can see which study programmes you can try out. Just click on the plus sign and the daily programme will open up. Have fun browsing!

The programme will be constantly updated.

Monday, 16 June

Programme to follow shortly

Tuesday, 17 June

Furtwangen Campus

You can get a taste of our Business Administration and Engineering degree programmes

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 I2.13
  • 9.15 - 9.45am: 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 I2.13
  • 9.45 - 10.15am: 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 I2.13
  • 10.15 - 10.45am: Break; distribution of meal vouchers (A. Peuse-Rink); the student council introduces itself; Room I2.13
  • 10.50 - 11.25am: Artificial intelligence in companies; Prof. Dr. E. Heindl; Room I2.13
  • 11.25am - 12.00 noon: Inspiring customers; Prof. Dr. P. Mattheis; Room I2.13
  • 12.00 noon - 12.50pm: Lunch together; Dining Hall (Mensa)
  • 12.50 - 1.30pm: Large Language Models and practical applications; Prof. Dr. S. Albrecht; Room I2.13
  • 1.30 - 2.00pm: Wrap up, Student Council Q&A; Prof. Dr. O. Taminé & Prof. Dr. P. Mattheis, Student Council; Room I2.13

Wednesday, 18 June

Furtwangen Campus

You can get a taste of our healthcare-related degree programmes 

 Schwenningen Campus

You can get a taste of our engineering degree programmes

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.