Introduction

Hasso Plattner Institute (HPI) is a well-known private research institute located in Potsdam, Germany. It is world-renowned for providing practice-oriented computer science education and conducting cutting-edge scientific research.

Overview

Course Setting: HPI offers undergraduate and master's degree programs. The undergraduate program has a unique "IT System Engineering" major, and the master's program has computer science, digital health, network security, data engineering, software system engineering and other majors.

Student size: The school is moderately sized, creating a good learning atmosphere and teacher-student communication environment for students. The specific number of students has not been clearly mentioned.

History and Establishment Time

HPI was established in October 1998 and is a public-private partnership established by the Brandenburg State Government and Hasso Plattner.

School Strength

Faculty: Professors, senior researchers, lecturers and other teaching and research personnel have rich industry experience and professional knowledge, and can provide students with high-quality teaching and guidance. HPI pays attention to the teacher-student ratio to ensure that every student can get enough attention.

Teaching Resources: It has advanced laboratories, research centers and other teaching and research facilities, which provide strong support for students to carry out practical projects and scientific research activities. . At the same time, the college also operates its own IT learning platform OpenHPI, which provides free online courses for high school students and professionals.

Institutional Nature

HPI is a non-profit private college with independent legal personality. Although it is academically affiliated with the University of Potsdam, it enjoys a high degree of autonomy.

Educational Philosophy

Emphasis on the combination of practice and theory, focusing on cultivating students' ability to solve practical problems, so that students can quickly adapt to future career development needs.

Advocate innovative thinking and teamwork spirit, and cultivate students' innovation ability and interdisciplinary collaboration ability through methods such as design thinking.

Key laboratories and disciplines

Key disciplines: Computer science and technology is the core discipline of HPI, covering multiple professional directions, such as system engineering, software engineering, artificial intelligence, data science, etc. In addition, digital health, as an emerging discipline, has also received great attention, aiming to cultivate professionals who can use information technology to solve problems in the medical and health field.

Key laboratories: HPI Data Engineering Laboratory, Future Society Laboratory, etc., provide experimental platforms for scientific research and teaching in related fields, and promote the development and innovation of disciplines.

Department

As an independent digital engineering school of the University of Potsdam, HPI mainly focuses on teaching and research in digital engineering-related disciplines. It does not clearly divide multiple departments, but has a more detailed classification in different research directions and professional course settings.

Ranking

According to Scimago IR's 2023 ranking, HPI ranks 46th in Germany in comprehensive ranking, 16th in research ranking, and 49th in innovation ranking.

In the CHE 2021/2022 university rankings, HPI's Digital Engineering School jointly with the University of Potsdam ranked top in both undergraduate and master's degree programs in computer science. Its undergraduate "IT System Engineering" major received the best rating in three categories nationwide, and its master's degree program ranked among the top in Germany in twelve of the sixteen criteria.

Cost

Tuition: For EU/ For students from the European Economic Area, tuition fees for some courses are 0, while for non-EU/EEA students, undergraduate tuition fees are usually between 0-42,500 euros per year, and master's tuition fees are between 0-56,000 euros per year.

Other expenses: Students are responsible for their own accommodation, living, health insurance and other expenses, which vary depending on their personal lifestyle and city.

Campus

Campus location: Located in Potsdam, Germany.

Campus facilities: The campus has a beautiful environment and complete facilities. It has modern teaching buildings, libraries, laboratories, student dormitories, canteens, sports facilities, etc., providing students with good learning and living conditions.