The typical study day

Projects and exercises are held in small groups of four to twelve students. This facilitates not only excellent support, but also a high degree of success in the degree programme.

Students benefit from qualified lecturers that also come from the private sector and possess exceptional international contacts.

Examples of study situations

• Courses on the fundamentals such as "Concepts of Concrete and Abstract Machines," "Scientific Computing" or "Programming Mobile Devices" are taught in the form of integrated courses. Classic lectures are supplemented by exercises and small project work.

• In the project Ubiquitous Computing in the second and third semester, project work is the focus. The students address their tasks in teams of 4 - 6 people; there is also support by various coaches. This form of learning is supplemented by lecture blocks where they address the specific subjects required for the project.

• Many courses in the module library have a seminar character. Students from the master's degree programmes in Business Administration, Mechatronics, Computer Science and InterMedia bring their points of view into the discussion of a subject. This also offers the possibility of developing networks across disciplines during the degree programme.

• The focus of the fourth semester is on the master's thesis. This involves proof of the ability to independently address a subject in the field on an academic basis with a certain degree of novelty completely and thoroughly. Frequently, the subjects come directly from companies or research centres at the FHV.

A student's typical day

Sylvia Nischkowski, student in the 3rd semester of the master's degree programme in Computer Science, describes her day as follows:

"The day begins at 8:30 with the project meeting. Our team discusses the current state of the project on "Ubiquitous Computing," problems that have emerged in its realisation and other, forthcoming steps to complete the project by the end of the semester. Then we continue to work on the project until lunch. In the cafeteria, we meet with other colleagues and eat lunch together. The afternoon is again dedicated to the project until 3:30 pm and we eliminate errors or continue programming in the process. From just before 4:00 pm, the rest of the day is spent in the module library and continues with a lecture in "Scientific Computing 2." Afterwards, we relax and sit around with fellow students for three-quarters of an hour before we look beyond the horizon and devote ourselves to the module course "Human Resource Management 2." The time until 9:30 pm goes by like a flight and you wonder every time that you can learn until so late in the evening without stress. At 10:00 pm we go home, arrange the resolved exercises on the seminar "Computational Intelligence" and relax a little before going to bed."