Why should you do your exchange with us?

What makes our location particularly interesting for you:

Located in the heart of Europe: just 1.45h away from Paris by ICE/TGV high speed train or 1 hour away from the city of Luxemburg by bus (free of charge for students from htw saar). You want to ride by bike to the next city in France and enjoy French atmosphere? Saarbrücken offers the unique advantage of being able to reach France within just 15 minutes by bike. Now that is international!
Saarbrücken is home to people from over 150 different nationalities, as well as over 20,000 students from 4 higher education institutions - this makes a unique, open-minded and lively student-oriented location.
Compared to other university cities in the western part of Germany, living expenses - including housing - are affordable here. Perfect for enjoying the wide variety of cultural and recreational amenities.

Good reasons for studying at htw saar:

In 2023 we achieved 7th place in the StudyCheck Award 2023 overall ranking (universities and colleges), 5th place in the StudyCheck Award 2023 for colleges, and 6th place in the Category Award 2023 for colleges with 5,000-15,000 students. 97 percent of the students who provided a rating for htw saar would recommend the university ( see here). Also check out what students say about htw saar here.
The htw saar is known for its high-quality teaching that focuses on practical application and global issues.
The university offers excellent supervision and close contact with academic staff, which are distinctive features of academic life here.
The university conducts research with industry partners both in Germany and abroad, making it one of Germany's top-ranked universities of applied sciences for R&D.
Our goal is to ensure academic success, and to achieve this, the htw saar provides students with a wide range of subjects and extracurricular support options.
The percentage of international students at our university is significantly higher than the national average, highlighting the importance of interculturality at htw saar.
htw saar has a network of over 60 partner universities worldwide
The htw saar faculty members bring a wealth of professional experience and academic expertise, allowing them to strike a perfect balance between theory and practice

Our services for exchange students:

As an incoming exchange student, we will support you finding an accommodation, see available options here.
Our Student Buddies are always there for you and not only organize great welcome weeks just for you, to get to know your fellow students and your new home Saarbrücken, they also organize great events and excursions for all students of htw saar all year round, ckeck it out: Semester Program