At Osnabrück University of Applied Sciences (UAS), project-based learning is seen as an essential aspect of design education. Design Entrepreneurship students will work on the development and implementation a main design project throughout your studies (in addition to recuring collaborative project work), which should be fully developed, ready for production and connected to a marketing and business strategy by the end of your studies.

The interdisciplinary nature of product and system development plays a central role in the program. Design is seen as an integral, though not exclusive, component of system and product development. Perspectives and insights from outside the core discipline—such as social, cultural, technological, economic, and ecological factors—are integrated into the curriculum in an interdisciplinary manner. Lecturers from the fields of design, engineering, computer science, business management, and start-up consultancy contribute to the teaching of the degree program.

Additionally, the program offers an area of electives that can be used to further develop interdisciplinary knowledge and skills, enhancing the designer's profile.

The master's program is designed for both German and international students who hold a first degree in design (e. g., industrial design, interaction design, product design) or in related disciplines that incorporate design methodologies, such as information technology, computer science, or mechanical engineering. Applicants must demonstrate English language proficiency at a minimum level of B2 according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.

A key skill increasingly required of designers is the ability to engage in intercultural communication and collaboration on an international level, alongside the ability to respect and navigate diverse cultural traditions. For design education, this necessitates training students in intercultural and communicative competencies within an internationally oriented and networked program.

The Design Entrepreneurship program is structured to equip students with the ability to undertake real-world project work within intercultural and interdisciplinary teams, while also offering the opportunity to experience different cultures first-hand through a semester of study abroad.

You can choose to spend your second semester abroad at one of our partner universities. This allows you to specialize in your design methodology (e. g., service design, industrial design, integrated design) while experiencing new cultural environments.

Incoming exchange students can develop their skills in interdisciplinary and intercultural project work within a program totaling 30 ECTS. Design project courses focus on the development of products, systems, or services and their implementation in production (15 ECTS). Additionally, a Business Administration course provides students with the foundational knowledge to run their own business (5 ECTS), and a range of electives allows students to expand their individual knowledge and skill profiles in areas of their choice.

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Osnabrück University of Applied Sciences is once again one of the most popular universities in Germany and once again the most popular among colleges and universities in Lower Saxony. As in 2023, it was named “Top University 2024” by the university evaluation portal StudyCheck.

Students and graduates can rate their university and their studies on StudyCheck, they can write individual experience reports as well as rate various categories using stars.

96 percent of students recommended studying at Osnabrück UAS to others. In the ranking of colleges and universities in Lower Saxony, Osnabrück UAS is in first place, ahead of Göttingen University and Osnabrück University in the following places. In the nationwide ranking of all universities of applied sciences (HAW and FH), Osnabrück UAS is in tenth place.

To the university ranking: www.studycheck.de/hochschulranking (in German)