When companies and science work together, students are able to benefit from practical knowledge and apply their scientific insights directly in companies – a profitable situation for both sides. This is why BHS-Sonthofen engages in a number of cooperations with universities and universities of applied sciences.
Kempten University of Applied Sciences
BHS-Sonthofen GmbH belongs to Kempten University of Applied Sciences’ group of sponsors, the purpose of which is to materially and immaterially promote the University’s continued existence and development.
Our cooperation forms the basis for application-oriented studies at Kempten University of Applied Sciences in that we support student projects and financial initiatives for which public funding cannot be sufficiently implemented.
Since its development into a fully-fledged university at the beginning of 1978, the Kempten University of Applied Sciences has been experiencing steady growth and currently educates around 5,000 students in the scientific fields of mechanical and electrical engineering, business administration and tourism, computer science and multimedia as well as social studies and health. It places special focus on practical relevance and internationalization.
Freiberg University of Mining and Technology
Freiberg University of Mining and Technology, which was founded in 1765, is the leading university in Germany specializing in the material and energy industries with a focus on geological resources. Currently, 4,600 students in around 65 study programs are pursuing scientific studies in Freiberg.
The Freiberg University of Mining and Technology’s Institute of Mineral Processing Machines and Recycling Technology (Institut für Aufbereitungsmaschinen und Recyclingtechnik, IART) offers special practical orientation. The focus at the IART is on researching efficient technologies for raw material extraction and alternative energy technologies, materials and recycling processes. Ideas and solutions for improved and completely new machine concepts are developed with the assistance of young university students.
