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Industrial Engineering (B.Eng.)

with the specialisations Mechanical Engineering / Management, Energy / Environment

Engineering, computer science and teaching

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Faculty of Economic and Social Sciences

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.

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Faculty of Engineering

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.

The next events

Lecture: The Human Character Test 4-7: Development and opportunities for use

MZT 4-7 - Development, contents and associated manual

  • 27 May 2026

  • 10:45-12:15

  • Audimax, Nordhausen University of Applied Sciences

Lecture

Open day 2026

The date is set, the programme is growing!

  • 30 May 2026

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  • Nordhausen University of Applied Sciences

Open Day

First aid course for babies and toddlers - react correctly and save lives!

Special event organised by the HSN Equal Opportunities and Family Officer

  • 9 July 2026

  • 12:00-14:00

  • Therapy room 2

First aid course

First aid course for babies and toddlers - react correctly and save lives!

Special event organised by the HSN Equal Opportunities and Family Officer

  • 10 July 2026

  • 10:00-12:00

  • Therapy room 2

First aid course

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Faces of the university

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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.

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Student of the HSN

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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. 🌈

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Student of the HSN

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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.

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Employee of the HSN

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News from the Science Blog

To the science blog
  • A new foundation for digital product management: First global textbook on product management of digital products published
    Billions of people use digital products every day, and companies such as Spotify, Amazon and SAP build their entire organisation around them. Something to The post A new foundation for digital product management: First global textbook on product management of digital products published appeared first on Science Blog.
  • Families with adult children with disabilities
    How do families whose adult children have a disability live and what challenges, but also resources, characterise their everyday lives? two qualitative studies at Nordhausen University of Applied Sciences provide insights into the realities of life that often remain hidden. They show how parents and relatives organise their lives, what support they experience - and what gaps in research still exist. Introduction, background and [...]
  • Heat transition in Thuringia - economic and ecological evaluation of refurbishment measures
    by Hinderrike Johanna Hauer-Berghuis Do you live in an old detached house, would you like to renovate it and don't know where to start? Our research project answers precisely such questions. Energy-efficient refurbishment measures for all types of existing buildings are evaluated both economically and ecologically. The results show which measures can both save money and minimise [...]