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TH Wildau in 3rd place in the StudyCheck Category Award 2023 of the most popular universities in Germany with fewer than 5,000 students
In this year's StudyCheck Award university ranking, the TH Wildau took third place in the category of universities with fewer than 5,000 students, making it the only university in the state of Brandenburg to be represented in the top 10. The ranking of the universities is based on the evaluation and recommendation rate of students and graduates.
The independent evaluation portalwww.studycheck.de is one of the largest student databases in Germany and offers prospective students valuable insights and over 400,000 testimonials from students and graduates. Here they can find important information about the course content, programme structure and courses at the individual colleges and universities. Every year, the portal honours the most popular colleges and universities in Germany with the StudyCheck Award, an independent university ranking. In addition to an overall ranking, this also includes the Category Award, in which the colleges and universities are divided into three categories - under 5,000 students, between 5,000 and 15,000 students and over 15,000 students.
Wildau University of Applied Sciences (TH Wildau) came third in the small university category this year, having already secured 9th place in 2022. This makes it the only university in Brandenburg among the ten most popular universities with fewer than 5,000 students.
How are the results of the ranking determined?
With its score, which is calculated from the factors star rating and recommendation rate with a maximum of five points each, the TH Wildau can keep up with the colleges and universities in the top 10 of the ranking. A total of 96 per cent of students and graduates who submitted a rating would recommend Wildau University of Applied Sciences to others. In terms of the criteria of facilities, library, digital studies, lecturers, courses, organisation and course content, TH Wildau received 4.2 out of 5 possible stars.
"It is great that the TH Wildau was able to improve on its already very good result from 2022 and is even among the top 3 most popular 'small' universities (with fewer than 5,000 students) in Germany this year. We certainly see this as confirmation that all our activities in terms of updating the range of courses on offer, improving processes and public image have worked. Thank you to everyone who has contributed to this. Above all, however, this result is a motivation to continue to jointly increase the attractiveness of our study and research location in accordance with our mission statement," emphasises Prof. Ulrike Tippe, President of TH Wildau.
"The degree programme is a lot of fun because the lecturers are very passionate about what they teach, everything is very well planned and you are supported in everything. There are lots of offers to help you with your studies and the lecturers are very attentive when you ask questions," said a student on the Bachelor's degree programme in Transport Systems Engineering at TH Wildau at the end of 2022 as part of his assessment.
If you don't yet know which degree programme is right for you, you can use the platform to find out about specific degree programmes and the profiles of colleges and universities in Germany. In total, over 20,000 degree programmes from over 580 universities are listed here. Prospective students who are interested in studying at the TH Wildau in the capital region but still have questions about their degree programme can contact the study orientation team at studienorientierung(at)th-wildau.de. Here you will find helpful tips for those who need advice on making a decision from the wide range of engineering, science, business and law degree programmes at TH Wildau.
Apply and enrol now for the 2023 summer semester
Prospective students can currently apply and enrol for the Master's degree programmes in Automated Energy Systems, Mechanical Engineering, Cycling in Intermodal Transport Networks and Technical Management: www.th-wildau.de/bewerbung. These will start at Wildau University of Applied Sciences in the 2023 summer semester.
Further information
Information on the StudyCheck Award 2023: https://www.studycheck.de/hochschulranking (in German)
To the StudyCheck profile of the TH Wildau: https://www.studycheck.de/hochschulen/wildau-th (in German)
To the study orientation website at the TH Wildau: https://www.th-wildau.de/studienorientierung (in German)
Contact persons External Communication TH Wildau:
Mike Lange / Mareike Rammelt
TH Wildau
Hochschulring 1, 15745 Wildau
Phone +49 (0)3375 508 211 / -669
E-mail: presse@th-wildau.de
Picture caption: In the StudyCheck Category Award 2023, TH Wildau is one of the three most popular universities in Germany in the category of universities with fewer than 5,000 students.
Image: TH Wildau, text: Mareike Rammelt