Electrical Engineering – Cooperative Study (BEng)

Our cooperative study programme is an educational pathway that comprehensively combines vocational training and study. Theory and practice are interlinked in a way that is not possible in a regular degree programme. The duration of the cooperative Bachelor's degree programme in Electrical Engineering is nine semesters. In the first and second semesters, practical vocational training takes place in a company. The on-campus study programme at H-BRS begins in the third semester.

In keeping with our tradition as a university of applied sciences, students apply the theoretical knowledge they have acquired in practice during their studies: During the practical semester and the Bachelor's thesis, students work in the company again.

The seven semesters of the cooperative Bachelor's degree programme from the third to the ninth semester correspond in content and structure to the first to seventh semester of the regular Bachelor's degree programme in Electrical Engineering (B.Eng.).

The challenge for engineers is to find innovative solutions for future issues. The Blue Rail consists of modules in which lecturers teach aspects of sustainability. From the second semester onwards, cross-semester courses are offered on topics ranging from renewable energies, e-mobility and energy harvesting to energy management in IT systems and sustainable product development.

An essential part of an engineering degree programme at Bonn-Rhein-Sieg University of Applied Sciences is to apply the knowledge acquired in a practical and solution-oriented manner:

• in laboratory practicals in which, for example, physical principles are tested and materials are analysed.
• during the three project weeks per semester, which alternate with four weeks of lectures and offer the opportunity to work on projects in small teams (our award-winning Four-One Model).
• during an internship semester in Germany or abroad, during which students gain their first work experience as future engineers.
• in the final thesis, which can be written in cooperation with companies or research institutes.

The close link with the employer where the in-company training takes place promises excellent career opportunities in this company. The training contract guarantees an income from the outset and therefore financial independence.

Bonn-Rhein-Sieg University of Applied Sciences offers two suitable Master's degree programmes based on the Bachelor's degree: the Master's degree programme in Electrical Engineering (MEng) with a focus on Electrotechnical System Development and the Master's degree programme in Mechanical Engineering (MEng) with a focus on Mechatronics or Virtual Product Development.

All courses are held in German.

The Sankt Augustin campus of Bonn-Rhein-Sieg University of Applied Sciences is located in NRW and is easy to reach by public transport from Cologne, Bonn, Düsseldorf or Koblenz.