Automotive Engineering – exchange students
With its global brands Porsche, BMW, Mercedes-Benz and Volkswagen, Germany's automotive industry is a driving force of the German export industry. HAW Hamburg is one of the few German universities with stand-alone automotive engineering degrees. Our professors have all worked in industry before joining the univsersity, so you can profit from their expertise and learn from their case studies. Their continued close cooperation with the automotive industry ensures insight into the latest market developments.
Our automotive engineering classes have a strong focus on automotive design, and this is reflected in the classes in English. You can also join our student formula racing team HAWKS for hands-on experience in building a racing car.
Each summer semester (April–July), exchange students from our partner universities can gain an understanding of German automotive engineering expertise through the following classes in English at Campus Berliner Tor:
1. Automotive Engineering – courses in English
- Introduction to body in white design
- Introduction to commercial vehicle design
- Introduction to vehicle dynamics
- Drive train design
- Finite element methods (FEM)
- Vibration theory & acoustics
- Engineering Design team project
- Automotive Engineering research project (e.g. AUDEx)
Download the module handbook for more information.
Note: students may also be able to take classes in aeronautical engineering and mechanical engineering (all within the Faculty of Engineering and Computer Science) if lecture schedules and capacity allow.
2. Automotive projects open to exchange students
In addition to taking classes at HAW Hamburg, exchange students can also participate in the following projects:
AUDEx Research
Complete a research project or thesis with AUDEx; automotive development in 1:X using realistic remote-control vehicles. AUDEx Website
HAWKS Racing
Join HAWKS, our very successful Formula Student Racing Team, and get hands-on experience in designing and building a racing car. HAWKS Website.
Application deadline:
Summer semester (April–July): 30 October
(open to: exchange students from partner universities and Global E3 partners only; not open to freemovers)
It is great to study something you are passionate about and awesome when your professor in Hamburg was one of the engineers involved in designing the car you drive.
Contact
Marie Graf
Student Exchange Coordinator
Faculty of Engineering & Computer Science
