The Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften Hamburg (Hamburg University of Applied Sciences) is one of the largest of its kind in Germany, and its four faculties offer a wide range of undergraduate and graduate programs in engineering, information technology, life sciences, design and media, and business and social sciences.
The university's teaching focus is on applied sciences, giving students a practical understanding of their fields of study through projects, labs, internships and dissertations in industry.
In research, HAW Hamburg is an important partner for companies and innovation clusters of the city of Hamburg, developing new ideas thanks to the synergy of this dynamic location.
HAW Hamburg is a partner of the Kazakh-German Institute for Sustainable Engineering in the educational program Energy and Environmental Engineering.