Stuttgart Technical University of Applied Sciences

Stuttgart Technology University of Applied Sciences
Hochschule für Technik Stuttgart
Established1832; 194 years ago (1832)
PrincipalKatja Rade
Students3.892 (Winter Semester 2019/2020)
Location
Stuttgart
,
Baden-Württemberg
,
Germany

48°46′48″N 9°10′23″E / 48.780°N 9.173°E / 48.780; 9.173
Websitewww.hft-stuttgart.de

The Stuttgart Technical University of Applied Sciences (German: Hochschule für Technik Stuttgart, or in brief HFT Stuttgart) is one of ten institutes for higher education in Stuttgart. It was founded in 1832 as a school for construction craftsmen (Winterschule für Bauhandwerker) and was inaugurated as a University of Applied Sciences in 1971.

The campus is located in the downtown of Stuttgart.

Faculties and programmes

There are three faculties offering the following bachelor´s and master´s degree programmes:

Involvement

As part of the FH-Impuls project i_city, which is funded by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (Germany), an explorative project on smart public buildings has been started in October 2017. As the project is based on openHAB, the HFT Stuttgart became a member of the openHAB foundation and also regularly hosts meetings and conferences about openHAB and related smart home topics.

References

  1. ↑ "Home | HFT Stuttgart". www.hft-stuttgart.com. Retrieved 2025-10-31.
  2. ↑ "Studieren und Forschen in Stuttgart | HFT Stuttgart". www.hft-stuttgart.de. Retrieved 2025-10-31.
  3. ↑ "Home | HFT Stuttgart". www.hft-stuttgart.com. Retrieved 2025-10-31.
  4. ↑ "openHAB foundation - HFT Stuttgart". Retrieved 24 October 2018.