The Faculty of Economic and Social Sciences offers its students a university education that prepares them for work in companies, social and charitable organisations and the public sector in a practical and targeted manner.
Small seminar groups support practice-orientated learning.
Nordhausen University of Applied Sciences offers several engineering degree programmes with excellent career prospects.
Numerous contacts and collaborations with industry as well as research projects carried out on behalf of industry and business make the degree programmes particularly practice-oriented.
Linus
I particularly appreciate my university because of the very experienced lecturers who not only know their subject, but also teach it in a practical and committed way. The university also offers a supportive learning environment in which you are well supported both professionally and personally.
Student of the HSN
Social work and health (B.A.)
Rutuja Koli
This master's programme introduced me to the environmental world and gave me the confidence to work on real environmental challenges.
Student of the HSN
Sarah-Vivien Manuela
What I like most about Nordhausen University of Applied Sciences is that both the lecturers and the students are friendly, humorous and open-minded - you don't feel like „just another number“ here, but really seen. I also really enjoy my studies overall, and I've met a few of my closest friends along the way.
Student of the HSN
Sangit Kadu
A perfect Master's programme with great skill development opportunities for a future career, with supportive faculty and an international environment.
Student of the HSN
Aditya
What I love most about Nordhausen University is the incredibly peaceful environment and the high quality of our experienced, professional faculty. Beyond the classroom, the ‚International Get-together‘ events have been a highlight for me, offering a wonderful way to learn about other cultures, while the university mess provides excellent service that makes campus life even better.
Student of the HSN
Computer Engineering for IoT Systems (M.Eng.)
Gohar Ali
Nordhausen gave me the courage to be myself.
Coming out at CSD Nordhausen 2025 and experiencing the openness of Nordhausen University of Applied Sciences has been life-changing - especially as a queer student with a migration background.
I'm proud to help build a safer, more inclusive space for future queer and international students. 🌈
Student of the HSN
Renewable Energy Systems (M.Eng.)
Md. Nafish
What I like most about Nordhausen University is the peaceful, green campus and its beautiful, snow-covered atmosphere in winter. It creates a calm and inspiring environment for studying Computer Engineering for IoT Systems.
Student of the HSN
Computer Engineering for IoT Systems (M.Eng.)
Photo: Tina Bergknapp (Nordhausen University of Applied Sciences)Hinderrike Johanna
The colleagues here are super nice. We know and appreciate each other and each other's work. Despite the large number of employees at the university, I work in a manageable team. I already know some of my colleagues from my studies.
Employee of the HSN
Photo: Tina Bergknapp (Nordhausen University of Applied Sciences)Melissa
As a student, I particularly appreciated the practical approach to teaching and the personal dialogue at eye level with the professors - you were always supported and taken seriously. At the same time, the green campus with its pond, bees and squirrels offers a really pleasant learning atmosphere.
Today - as a research assistant in the „QUANT-GPICz“ project and hike - I particularly enjoy the open, friendly team spirit and the short distances across the campus, which make everyday working life uncomplicated. I deal with new topics every day and learn a lot of new things.
Employee of the HSN
🔬🧪 A week full of fascinating insights into the laboratory!
What is a typical day like in a university laboratory? Two Year 11 pupils found out during their one-week work experience placement at Nordhausen University of Applied Sciences! 🎓
There was plenty to discover in the Applied Microbiology Laboratory: observing, experimenting and getting to the bottom of scientific questions. Chemical experiments also offered fascinating insights into the world of science. After all, science becomes particularly exciting when you can experience it first-hand! 🔍🧫
Thank you very much for your interest, curiosity and the time we spent together in the lab. We hope the week has given you lots of interesting insights and sparked your enthusiasm for further scientific discoveries! 💚
#Nordhausen University of Applied Sciences #School Pupil Work Experience #Work Placement #Microbiology #Chemistry #Natural Sciences #Laboratory Routine #Experiencing Science #Study Guidance
🎉 Congratulations on winning the 2026 DAAD Prize, Aisha!
We would like to extend our warmest congratulations to Aisha Kassia Salihu on being awarded the 2026 DAAD Prize, which is nominated annually by @hsn_international and awarded to international students at our university. 🎓✨
Aisha is from Nigeria and has been studying the English-taught Master’s programme in Environmental and Recycling Technology at our university since the 2024/25 winter semester. Not only does she excel academically with above-average results, but she is also particularly committed to social and intercultural engagement. 🌍
Since April 2026, Aisha has also been supporting the project „WORT Nord – North Thuringia: A Region Open to the World: Retaining Talent, Securing the Future“ in her role as a research assistant. She assists prospective international students and current students, provides support with queries relating to their studies and everyday life, and brings people from different backgrounds together. 🤝
This makes Aisha a great example of what makes our university special: people who get involved, help shape our university and contribute to an open and diverse campus. 💙
#DAADPrice #DAAD #InternationalStudents #International #EnvironmentalAndRecyclingTechnology #Sustainability #NordhausenUniversity #Nordhausen #Turingia
🔧 Repair it rather than bin it! 📱
Every second Wednesday of the month, the Repair Club at Nordhausen University of Applied Sciences is all about tinkering, repairing and conserving resources together! 💻 🛠️
Do you have a broken small electrical appliance or bike? 🔌 🚲
Bring it along and work with our experienced repair assistants to find the cause.
The focus is on helping people to help themselves. If you’re interested, there are also tips on using open-source software. 💻
📅 Next date: Wednesday 14 October 2026
🕑 2.00–5.00 pm
📍 August Kramer Institute, Building 28, Nordhausen University of Applied Sciences (access via Hallesche Straße)
👉 No registration is required. If you have any questions or would like to give advance notice of your device, please email .
Do pop round – together we might just find a solution! 🛠️💙
# Repair Workshop # Repair # Sustainability # Repair Instead of Throwing Away # Conserving Resources # Nordhausen University of Applied Sciences # Nordhausen # Thuringia
🎓 A festive start to university life! 💙
On 8 October, a new chapter began for 591 new students: we welcomed our first-year students for the 2026/27 winter semester to our university with two festive matriculation ceremonies in the Audimax. 🥳
The new students from the Faculty of Engineering kicked off the morning, followed at 11 am by the first-year students from the Faculty of Economic and Social Sciences. Anyone who was unable to attend in person also had the opportunity to watch the ceremony via livestream. 💻
Alongside our university president, Prof. Dr Jörg Wagner, other representatives from the university, the town of Nordhausen, the district and the Students’ Council welcomed our new members to the university. 🎤
Leonard Ose on the clarinet and Marlis Ose on the piano provided the musical accompaniment for both events. 🎶
Afterwards, the first-year students were given welcome bags – filled with handy items for everyday student life, information leaflets, vouchers, snacks and little surprises. 🎁
Now student life begins, with new encounters, exciting projects and lots of first impressions on our campus. 💙
We wish you all a great start to your studies and an unforgettable time at HSN! 📚🚀
#Nordhausen University #First-year students #Enrolment #Start of studies #Campus life #Winter semester 2026 #studying #study #Türingen #Nordhausen
Students are under enormous pressure: rising costs, the pressure to perform, loneliness and mental strain are often part of everyday student life.
This is where @hochschulsozialarbeit.ndh comes in: it offers confidential counselling, provides support during crises and paves the way for students to successfully complete their studies. But this vital project is at risk of coming to an end in late 2026!
If we want education to remain fair, we must not cut back here – because behind every degree course there is a person.
Take action now:
• ✍️ Sign the petition „Save university social work“ [https://petitionen.thueringer-landtag.de/petition/rettung-der-hochschulsozialarbeit-hsa-der-hs-nordhausen-] to support continued funding!
• 🖼️ Show your support with your own SharePic:
https://twb.nz/hochschulsozialarbeit2026
• 📢 Share this post, talk about it and raise awareness of the issue amongst decision-makers.
Take a stand now for the future of students!
# University Social Work Remains # University of Nordhausen # Nordhausen # Thuringia
🎓Theory meets practice: Working together for the next generation of administrative professionals in the region!
Nordhausen University of Applied Sciences and the Nordhausen District Office are set to work even more closely together in future on practice-oriented degree programmes in the field of public management. 🤝
On 5 October, our university president, Prof. Dr Jörg Wagner, and District Administrator Matthias Jendricke signed a cooperation agreement regarding the Bachelor’s degree programme in Public Business Administration/Public Management (B.A.).
What does this mean for students? 👇
🏫 Studying at Nordhausen University of Applied Sciences
🏢 Practice at the Nordhausen District Office from the very start
💼 Contractual obligation to the district administration
💰 Remuneration whilst still studying
📚 A total of twelve months’ practical training – directly at the district office
And: The first two graduates have already successfully completed their degrees! 🎉 Eight more young professionals are currently still studying.
Particularly pleasing: one of the graduates is staying closely connected to Nordhausen University of Applied Sciences and is now starting the Master’s programme in Public Management & Governance. 🎓
Would you like to kick-start your career in public administration in 2027? Applications are now open for the practice-oriented degree programme at the Nordhausen District Office. 🚀
👉 You can find more information about applying on the District Office’s website at www.landkreis-nordhausen.de/ausbildung.
👉 Information about the degree programmes is available at www.hs-nordhausen.de.
#Nordhausen University of Applied Sciences #Public Management #Degree programme #studying #stuidy #administration #Career #Practical studies #Nordhausen #Turingia
Are you involved in designing digital teaching and keen to consider inclusion right from the start? 💻🎓
This raises a key question: when does digitalisation act as a bridge, and when does it create new barriers?
Digital technologies open up new opportunities for participation and inclusive higher education. At the same time, they can exacerbate existing disadvantages or create new forms of exclusion.
It is precisely this area of tension that the „Digitalising Teaching Intersectionally“ fellowship project at Nordhausen University of Applied Sciences addresses.
The project developed innovative teaching formats that not only address digital inclusion and exclusion in theoretical terms, but also enable students to experience them first-hand and reflect on them critically. These include a hybrid workshop, a digital disability obstacle course and an e-learning course in which people with disabilities themselves contribute their perspectives and experiences.
This shows that digital innovation is not automatically inclusive. Accessibility, participation and different life circumstances must be taken into account right from the start.
The new post on our Science Blog demonstrates how theory, self-awareness and participation can be combined in university teaching, and highlights the limitations of experience-based formats.
Funding information: This project was funded by the Stifterverband and the Thuringian Ministry of Education, Science and Culture (formerly the Thuringian Ministry of Economic Affairs, Science and the Digital Society).
👉 Read the article: https://www.hs-nordhausen.de/science-blog/digitalizing-teaching-intersectionally-prozesse-von-inklusion-und-exklusion-durch-digitale-technologie-in-der-lehre-digital-erfahrbar-machen/
🎓 Final sprint in the Freshers’ ABC! 📚🏁
👉 Swipe through Part 3 and be sure to save the final part straight away! 💙
#First-year students ABC #Start of studies #First semester #Degree programme #Studying #Campus life #Start of studies #Nordhausen University of Applied Sciences #Nordhausen #Thuringia
Students are under enormous pressure: rising costs, the pressure to perform, loneliness and mental strain are often part of everyday student life.
This is where @hochschulsozialarbeit.ndh comes in: it offers confidential counselling, provides support during crises and paves the way for students to successfully complete their studies. But this vital project is at risk of coming to an end in late 2026!
If we want education to remain fair, we must not cut back here – because behind every degree course there is a person.
Take action now:
• ✍️ Sign the petition „Save university social work“ [https://petitionen.thueringer-landtag.de/petition/rettung-der-hochschulsozialarbeit-hsa-der-hs-nordhausen-] to support continued funding!
• 🖼️ Show your support with your own SharePic:
https://twb.nz/hochschulsozialarbeit2026
• 📢 Share this post, talk about it and raise awareness of the issue amongst decision-makers.
Take a stand now for the future of students!
# University Social Work Remains # University of Nordhausen # Nordhausen # Thuringia
University social work needs your voice. ✍️
Since 2021, the @hochschulsozialarbeit.ndh (HSA) at Nordhausen University of Applied Sciences has supported over 1,100 students facing difficult circumstances – whether due to mental health issues, financial worries or personal crises. Confidential, unbureaucratic, there for everyone.
The funding will come to an end at the end of the year.
Without further funding, this scheme is in danger of being scrapped.
There is now an official petition before the Thuringian State Parliament.
Even just one signature helps.
👉 Please sign and share – every vote counts:
https://petitionen.thueringer-landtag.de/petition/rettung-der-hochschulsozialarbeit-hsa-der-hs-nordhausen-%EF%B8%8F
#HSNordhausen #University social work #Students #mental health #Thuringia #Petition
📅 ❄️The winter term is just around the corner! 👀
To make sure you don’t miss a thing, we’ve put together a summary of the key dates for you.
👉 Make a note of it now, get your diary out and start the new term well prepared! 🗓️✨
#Nordhausen University of Applied Sciences #Nordhausen #Turingia
Call for Papers | 10th RET.Con 2027
The 10th Renewable Energy Technology Conference will take place at Nordhausen University of Applied Sciences on 11 and 12 February 2027.
We are seeking contributions based on current research and development work on:
• Renewable energy
• Energy converters and energy storage systems
• Energy supply for buildings and neighbourhoods
• Energy efficiency and renewable energy in industrial processes
• Energy system modelling and sector coupling RETCon_2027_Call
📄 Abstract: maximum 2 pages
📅 Submissions must be sent by 16 October 2026 to
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RET.Con provides companies and research institutions with a forum to present the latest technical and technological developments and discuss them from a scientific perspective.
10th RET.Con | 11–12 February 2027 | Nordhausen University of Applied Sciences
Further information is available at https://www.hs-nordhausen.de/forschung/in-ret-institut-fuer-regenerative-energietechnik/forschung-inret/ret-con-das-tagungsformat-des-in-ret/
#RETCon2027 #CallForPapers #RenewableEnergyTechnology #RenewableEnergies #EnergyStorage #EnergySystemModelling #EnergyTransition #HochschuleNordhausen
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