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

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.

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!

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 

Schwenningen Campus

You can get a taste of our engineering degree programmes

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

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.