The "International Engineering Management & Information Technology Package" stands for a special course combination managed by the faculty of Information Technology at Esslingen Hilltop Campus and the faculty of Engineering Management at Göppingen Campus..  It is an attractive exchange package for students from partner universities of Hochschule Esslingen (University of Applied Sciences). It aims at giving an overview of methods and topics in Business Engineering and Information Technology. It combines theory (classroom courses) and practice (laboratories, field trips to companies).

• Join specially scheduled classes within the regular study program.
• Earn 30 ECTS or more.
• Language of instruction is English.
• Four engineering classes are scheduled at the two locations and you will spend two days at each site.
• An Application project of your choice supervised by a professor counts as the fifth course
• Two mandatory classes on German language and German History & Culture.
• Two orientation weeks at the beginning.
• English electives in Information Technology on Fridays for extra credits.
• The package is available during our summer and winter semester.

Core Courses

• Object Oriented Systems 1 (5 ECTS)
• Database Systems 1  (5 ECTS)
• Advanced Business Processes (5 ECTS)
• Specification in Communication Systems (5 ECTS)
• Application Project (5 ECTS)
• German Language (8 ECTS (WS) / 6 ECTS (SS))
• German History & Culture (4 ECTS)

Additional Courses

• Electives in Information Technology (2 ECTS each)
• International Project Management (5 ECTS)
• Courses in other faculties

Depending on the duration of your stay, your fields of interest, academic needs and your home university, the following options are available for you:

• STIPUS: One semester study program in the summer or winter semester.
• STIPUS PLUS: full year program comprising one semester study program in the summer or winter semester followed by an internship in industry.

• Study in English - live in Germany.
  
• Transfer credits back home (depending on the regulations of your home university).
  
• Enhance your career chances.
  
• Take advantage of staying in Germany's technology region and Esslingen University of Applied Sciences´ cooperation with industry.
• Study at a University of Applied Sciences with an excellent reputation worldwide and use state-of-the-art laboratories.
  
• Enjoy an informal and international atmosphere in seminar-style classes with an excellent teacher-student-ratio.
  
• Make new friends from all over the world and.
  
• Challenge yourself, become independent and self-confident.
• Learn from other cultures.
  
• Benefit from a well-organized program and motivated staff to support you.
  
• Feel safe and comfortable in the medieval town of Esslingen (93.000  inhabitants) and Göppingen (57.000  inhabitants).
• Find yourself close to the regional capital Stuttgart with excellent links to the Black Forest, Munich, Lake Constance, France, Switzerland and many other places in Germany and Europe.

Students from partner universities of Esslingen University of Applied Sciences who are nominated by their home university for the exchange program can study in Esslingen. You need sufficient command of the English language and at least 3 semesters background in engineering (preferably Engineering Management or Information Technology).

Further information about the program, application procedure, application forms etc. are available from the International Office / Coordinator of your home university. If you are not sure who your coordinator is, please contact:

University of Applied Sciences- International Office
E-Mail: Monika.Zellner(at)hs-esslingen.de
Phone:  +49-711-397-3116
Fax:      +49-711-397-3081