Ostbayerische Technische Hochschule Amberg-Weiden

What Ostbayerische Technische Hochschule Amberg-Weiden does

Ostbayerische Technische Hochschule Amberg-Weiden (OTH Amberg-Weiden) is a state-recognized public university of applied sciences (Hochschule) and public-law corporation under Bavarian law, operating two main campuses in Amberg and Weiden with a third applied-research site in Kemnath opened in 2025. It delivers more than 50 bachelor's and master's programs across engineering, business, computer science, and design, organized into six research clusters: Energy, Mobility, Life Science, Information, Production, and Building. The institution serves a tri-partite customer base: prospective and enrolled students seeking accredited qualifications, regional employers — particularly small and mid-sized industrial firms — that draw on its research-transfer services and graduate talent, and public-sector funders at Bavarian, federal, and EU level that finance both core operations and project-based research.

The university's commercial activity centers on applied research and knowledge transfer, executed through six research clusters and a formalized PartnerCircle network of corporate sponsors in Platinum and Gold tiers, supplemented by the institutional TRIO Verbund alliance with OTH Regensburg and TH Deggendorf. The core "technology stack" consists of project-based applied research outputs — including VRUIDFUL (interior-construction visualization), HapticScan (haptic-surface scanning), AMiQuaSy (quantum-safe secure messaging), HeCKI (heterogeneous early warning), TIGER (high-performance and embedded computing for SMEs), and A-IQ Ready (AI-readiness training) — combined with CHE-ranked teaching programs and continuing-education offerings delivered via OTH Professional. Revenue mechanics are dominated by a state budget allocation from the Free State of Bavaria, complemented by competitive grant funding (EU, federal, state) and corporate-sponsored research, with no tuition fees for standard degree programs and modest fees for continuing education.

Strategically, OTH Amberg-Weiden is in a repositioning phase: it secured the right to award doctoral degrees in 2023 (initially in engineering), opened the TTZ Kemnath transfer centre in May 2025, and is actively broadening its portfolio into AI-readiness services, quantum-era security, and SME workforce intermediation through Shape Future. Its core go-to-market logic is geographic and relational — anchoring the Oberpfalz region's industrial base — rather than competing on a national or international scale for student enrollment.

Name

Ostbayerische Technische Hochschule Amberg-Weiden

Legal name

Ostbayerische Technische Hochschule (OTH) Amberg-Weiden

Website

https://oth-aw.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1994

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Ostbayerische Technische Hochschule Amberg-Weiden is a Bavarian public university of applied sciences delivering 50+ degree programs and applied research in energy, mobility, life science, information, production, and building, serving regional students, SMEs, and industrial partners across the Upper Palatinate.

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Product category

Higher Education

NAICS

Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (6113), Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (611310)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Engineering & Technology Institutes (Comprehensive) (EDAHAEAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Technical Universities with Computing, Data & AI Focus (EDAHAEAK), STEM-Focused Technical Universities (EDAHAEAD)

Keywords

• Higher education services
• Applied research
• Technology transfer
• Continuing professional education
• University degree programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Amberg

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Public State Funding: As a German public university (Körperschaft des öffentlichen Rechts), OTH Amberg-Weiden is primarily funded by the Bavarian State Ministry for Science and Art (Bayerisches Staatsministerium für Wissenschaft und Kunst), receiving government appropriations for teaching, research, and operations.
2. Student Fees and Service Charges: The university collects semester fees (Semesterbeitrag) from enrolled students and charges service fees for international students (Studienservicegebühren für internationale Studierende).
3. Research Grants and Third-Party Funding: Substantial third-party funding from federal programs (BMBF, BMWK), EU programs (Interreg Alpine Space, HORIZON-JU-RIA), Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG), and industry partners for applied research projects and technology transfer.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Ostbayerische Technische Hochschule Amberg-Weiden is a public university of applied sciences in Bavaria, Germany, offering more than 50 Bachelor and Master degree programs across four faculties (Electrical Engineering, Media and Computer Science; Mechanical Engineering/Environmental Technology; Weiden Business School; and Business Engineering and Health). The institution combines academic teaching with applied research and technology transfer across six research clusters (Energy and Mobility, Production and Systems, Digitalisation, Artificial Intelligence, IT Security, and Information and Communication), and operates continuing education programs through its OTH Professional division.

Product overview

OTH Amberg-Weiden is a public university of applied sciences offering over 50 Bachelor and Master programs across four faculties. The institution operates as a platform providing academic education integrated with applied research and technology transfer. Key product offerings include: academic degree programs with digital learning via LMS Moodle and Primuss-Portal; professional continuing education through OTH Professional offering part-time degrees, certificates, and workshops; applied AI research projects including VRUIDFUL (intelligent mobility infrastructure), A-IQ Ready (quantum sensing and edge AI), and HeCKI (AI cybersecurity); Fraunhofer-partnered cybersecurity training labs; and an e-commerce platform via the OTH AW Online-Shop.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• OTH Professional: Continuing education division offering part-time studies, courses, certificates, and professional development programs
• OTH in Weiden
• OTH in Amberg

Products and services

• Bachelor and Master Degree Programs

Quantifiable outcome

• VRUIDFUL project aims to reduce traffic accidents involving vulnerable road users through AI-based intention detection in an urban test field in Amberg, contributing to EU Vision Zero goals.
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability11 records

Feature6 records

Partnerships

21 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• PartnerCirclecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe PartnerCircle is OTH Amberg-Weiden's flagship industry partnership network, providing an efficient partnership model with the industry. The university collaborates intensively with renowned national and international companies. Students benefit from practice-oriented education and direct industry connections. Partners include companies from the Deutschlandstipendium program such as Continental Automotive, Siemens AG, BHS Corrugated, Erich NETZSCH, and others.
• Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft (Fraunhofer Research Groups)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFraunhofer research groups, specifically Fraunhofer Umsicht, are embedded at the OTH Amberg-Weiden campus, enabling collaborative applied research and technology transfer in environmental and sustainability technologies.
• OTH Regensburg and TH Deggendorf (TRIO Verbund)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe TRIO university alliance (Technische Hochschule Regensburg, OTH Amberg-Weiden, and TH Deggendorf) fosters cooperation among three universities of applied sciences in the Oberpfalz region, coordinating joint projects, events (TRIOKON conferences), and the Oberpfalz Start-Up HUB for entrepreneurship support.
• INDIGO – Innovation, Digitalisierung, OTHminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerINDIGO is a network of Bavarian universities of applied sciences focused on digital innovation, coordination of digitalization research, and sharing of best practices among member institutions.
• Campus NeumarktminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCampus Neumarkt is part of the Innovative LernOrte (Innovative Learning Places) initiative, extending OTH Amberg-Weiden's educational reach to the Neumarkt region through cooperation with local educational institutions.
• Digitale Gründerinitiative Oberpfalz (DGO)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDGO supports digital entrepreneurship in the Oberpfalz region, providing a platform for startups, researchers, and students to collaborate on digital business ideas.
• DENK.max Stadtlabor WeidenminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCity laboratory (Stadtlabor) in Weiden that supports urban innovation, citizen engagement, and collaborative urban research projects.
• Fördervereine (Supporting Associations)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMultiple support associations (Fördervereine) provide financial and strategic support for the university and its activities, including the Förderverein der OTH Weiden e.V.
• Bayerisches Staatsministerium für Wissenschaft und KunstcoreOthersThe Bavarian State Ministry for Science and Art is the supervisory authority for OTH Amberg-Weiden, providing regulatory oversight and the legal framework within which the university operates as a public law corporation.
• Stadt AmbergminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe City of Amberg supports the VRUIDFUL research project as a local government partner, providing access to urban infrastructure for the intelligent mobility test field.
• Prof. Dr. med. Clemens BulittacoreOthersPresident of OTH Amberg-Weiden, serving as the legal representative and highest authority of the university. The president holds a medical doctorate (Prof. Dr. med.) and provides institutional leadership.
• AVL LIST GmbHcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAVL LIST GmbH is the coordinator of the A-IQ Ready project (48 EU partners), developing quantum sensing and edge AI for autonomous systems. The project runs from 01.01.2023 to 31.12.2025 and involves OTH Amberg-Weiden in the European research consortium.
• Ottobock SE & Co. KGaAcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOttobock is a project partner in the HapticScan project, which develops a haptic scanning system for orthopaedic technology. Ottobock contributes industry expertise in prosthetics and orthopaedic devices.
• Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFAU Erlangen-Nürnberg serves as project coordinator in the HapticScan project, leading the development of an ultrasonic measurement procedure combined with localization data for orthopaedic tissue scanning.
• Fraunhofer AcademyminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFraunhofer Academy collaborates with OTH Amberg-Weiden on continuing education in IT security within the Fraunhofer University of Applied Sciences Lab Network (Fraunhofer-Fachhochschul-Laborverbund), running from 01.01.2023 to 31.12.2026.
• 49 EU-wide Project Partners (ARCHIMEDES)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe ARCHIMEDES project involves 49 project partners across the EU, funded by the EU and BMBF, developing trusted communication systems for underground UGVs/UAVs based on digital twin technology for search and rescue applications. Project duration: 01.05.2023 – 30.04.2026.
• Prof. Dr.-Ing. Alfred HößcoreOthersProfessor Alfred Höß leads the Team Automotive research unit and the Shape Future project at OTH Amberg-Weiden, coordinating European and federal research on electronic components and systems (ECS) for automotive applications.
• BayernWerk AG and E.ON (BHKW des Jahres 2019 recognition)minorOthersBayernWerk AG recognized the university's combined heat and power (CHP) system for its BHKW des Jahres 2019 award, indicating energy partnership and sustainability collaboration.
• Amberger Freunde zur Förderung der OTH Amberg-Weiden e.V.minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegistered support association (eingetragener Verein) dedicated to promoting and funding the development of OTH Amberg-Weiden, channeling private and corporate donations.
• Hochschule LandshutminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in the AlFinaH project (Alternative Financing and Operator Models for Sustainable, Climate-Neutral Universities), where Landshut serves as the lead applicant and consortium coordinator. OTH Amberg-Weiden contributes social science research methodology.
• Interreg Alpine Space Partners (TIGER Project)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe TIGER project involves 11 international partners across the Alpine Space region (Austria, Slovenia, Italy, France, Germany), co-funded by the European Union through Interreg Alpine Space. OTH Amberg-Weiden is one of the partners working on eHealth and social innovations for senior and remote care. Total project volume: 2,672,959 € (EU contribution: 2,004,720 €). Duration: 01.09.2024 – 31.08.2027.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Hochschule Darmstadt (h_da): Large German University of Applied Sciences with comparable comprehensive engineering, computer-science, and business portfolio plus a significant continuing-education arm. Comparable in applied research breadth and HAW scale.
• Technische Hochschule Deggendorf (THD): Third member of the TRIO Verbund with OTH Amberg-Weiden and TH Regensburg. Comparable Bavarian UAS of similar size with strong applied research, technology-transfer centers (TC Niederbayern), and a comparable STEM/industry-aligned portfolio.
• Hochschule Landshut: Bavarian University of Applied Sciences in Lower Bavaria with comparable mid-sized HAW profile and direct cooperation partner in the AlFinaH sustainable-campus project. Overlapping engineering, business, and continuing-education portfolios.
• Ostbayerische Technische Hochschule Regensburg (TH Regensburg): Sister University of Applied Sciences in Regensburg and core TRIO Verbund partner with OTH Amberg-Weiden and TH Deggendorf. Closest comparable: same state, same HAW type, overlapping applied-research portfolio and regional technology-transfer role in the Oberpfalz.
• Hochschule Coburg: Mid-sized Bavarian University of Applied Sciences in Upper Franconia with a comparable engineering/business/health portfolio and similar regional economic-development remit in Franconia.
• Hochschule Hof: Upper Franconian University of Applied Sciences with similarly applied, SME-oriented engineering and business programs. Comparable size, regional economic-development mission, and HAW-promotion profile make it a direct structural analogue.
• Technische Hochschule Würzburg-Schweinfurt (THWS): Bavarian Technische Hochschule with a similar applied-research profile in engineering, computer science, and business. Comparable size, state funding model, and mid-tier CHE ranking position create strong peer comparability.

Broad incumbents

• Technische Universität München (TUM): Bavaria's flagship technical university. Overlaps in mobility, AI, IT security, and engineering research, and serves as the dominant incumbent against which OTH positions its applied, regional, and practice-oriented HAW value proposition.
• Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU): Major Bavarian research university and HapticScan project coordinator alongside OTH Amberg-Weiden. Overlapping research topics (medical technology, mobility) and acts as the regional full-university incumbent that complements OTH's HAW niche.

Regional players

• Hochschule Kaiserslautern (HSKL): Rhineland-Palatinate University of Applied Sciences of comparable scale with strong applied research and a Fraunhofer-adjacent profile. Similar UAS-promotion model and SME-oriented technology transfer, though located in a different federal state.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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