International Project Semester (IPS)

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for engineering students with company project in the industrial sector; attending project management & engineering courses at htw saar – in one semester!

Are you a htw student and interested in the IPS? Then click here to know more about IPS.

For interested students from our partner universities:

Do you want to work and study in the heart of Europe?

Come to htw saar and join the IPS in Saarbrücken! The IPS is an English-language program for international & local bachelor students in (industrial) engineering sciences, which is organized by the School of Engineering in cooperation with selected companies from the Saar region (ZF Friedrichshafen AG; VILLEROY&BOCH; HYDAC; HAGER GROUP; DÜRR Assembly Products).

You will have a unique opportunity to work on an actual engineering project in the industrial sector (e.g. in robotics, materials science, or product development), in multicultural, interdisciplinary teams, and you will attend courses at htw saar.

During the IPS semester, you will have

project work at one company from the Saar region,
2 courses from the School of Engineering/ Business School (industrial engineering sciences),
a course in project management,
courses in intercultural communication and German language.

IPS@htw saar in short:

Start: Winter semester 2022/23, starting on October 4, 2022, with the German intensive course
Application deadline: May 31, 2022
30 ECTS credits
Compatible with ERASMUS+ grant

Entry requirements:

Minimum of 120 ECTS in an engineering study program
English proficiency required at least B2-level (No German skills required)
Bachelor students in (industrial) engineering sciences from our partner universities (see list below)

Click here to know more about the application process

A list of partner universities with which the htw saar has Erasmus+ cooperation in the field of engineering and/or industrial engineering (i.e. the universities whose students can apply for the IPS):