Technische Hochschule Ingolstadt

What Technische Hochschule Ingolstadt does

Technische Hochschule Ingolstadt (THI) is a public university of applied sciences founded in 1994 and located in Ingolstadt, Bavaria, Germany, with a secondary sustainability-focused campus in Neuburg/Donau. The institution operates six faculties — Mechanical Engineering, Business Engineering, Electrical Engineering & IT, Computer Science, Sustainable Infrastructure, and THI Business School — serving approximately 6,000 students across bachelor's, master's, doctoral, and continuing education programs. THI's academic portfolio is anchored in mobility, energy systems, digitalization, and sustainable infrastructure, delivered through extensive laboratory infrastructure including CARISSMA (vehicle safety), AImotion (AI mobility), WTAZ/ITZ Süd (hydrogen technology), IIMo (innovative mobility), InES (new energy systems), ForTraNN (sustainability transfer), and a Fraunhofer Application Center.

THI's business model is built on four revenue streams: (1) recurring state block funding from the Bavarian State Ministry and federal government under the Bavarian Higher Education Act, (2) third-party research grants and industry contracts (e.g., the €54M federal WTAZ award plus €10M Bavarian co-funding), (3) tuition fees from international full-degree students under Bavarian regulations, and (4) fee-based continuing education through the Campus für Weiterbildung. Domestic and EU undergraduate students attend tuition-free. Industry partnerships — most prominently with AUDI AG, whose global headquarters are in Ingolstadt — channel dual-study recruitment, joint research, and the Audi Konfuzius-Institut Ingolstadt collaboration. International reach is delivered via Erasmus+, the ACE²-EU European University Alliance, and the SHIFT strategic international talent initiative.

THI's go-to-market is essentially a hybrid direct-to-consumer and partnership-driven model: prospective students apply via the PRIMUSS portal and participate in coordinated admissions through the nationwide dialog-oriented service procedure (DoSV); industry partners co-fund dual-study programs and contracted research; and international students are recruited through exchange networks and SHIFT. The university also operates a Startup Center (Gründungshub Oberbayern) supporting student and faculty entrepreneurship. Quality is anchored by system accreditation from the Akkreditierungsrat and GDPR-compliant data operations under Bavarian data protection law.

Name

Technische Hochschule Ingolstadt

Legal name

Technische Hochschule Ingolstadt (THI)

Website

https://thi.de

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Technische Hochschule Ingolstadt (THI) is a public Bavarian university of applied sciences founded in 1994, serving ~6,000 students across six faculties in engineering, business, IT, and sustainability, with specialized research in vehicle safety, hydrogen technology, and AI mobility.

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Product category

Higher Education and Applied Research

NAICS

Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (6113), Engineering Services (541330), Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services (54), Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services (5416)

SIC

Services-Engineering Services (8711), Services-Commercial Physical & Biological Research (8731), Laboratory Analytical Instruments (3826)

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Polytechnic & Applied Sciences Universities (EDAHAEAB)

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

Keywords

• Higher education services
• Applied sciences research
• Engineering degree programs
• Automotive safety research
• Hydrogen mobility testing

Headquarters

HQ city

Ingolstadt

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Public Government Funding: As a public university in Bavaria, THI receives substantial funding from the Bavarian State Ministry and federal government for education, research, and infrastructure.
2. Tuition Fees - International Students: International full-degree students pay tuition fees as specified in Bavarian regulations.
3. Research Grants and Contracts: Third-party funded research from federal ministries (e.g., €54M WTAZ funding), EU programs, industry collaborations, and foundations.
4. Continuing Education Programs: Fee-based professional development programs, part-time Bachelor's and Master's degrees, seminars, and certificates through the Campus für Weiterbildung.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Technische Hochschule Ingolstadt is a public university of applied sciences offering bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degree programs across six faculties, alongside applied research services, industry-funded R&D collaborations, and continuing professional education. It operates specialized research centers in vehicle safety, AI mobility, hydrogen technology, and sustainable infrastructure, delivering services to approximately 6,000 students and industry partners through dual study programs and contract research.

Product overview

Technische Hochschule Ingolstadt (THI) is a university of applied sciences offering education across six faculties: Mechanical Engineering, Engineering and Management, Electrical Engineering & Information Technology, Computer Science, Sustainable Infrastructure, and THI Business School. THI operates multiple specialized research centers including CARISSMA (vehicle safety and automated driving), AImotion (AI mobility), WTAZ (hydrogen technology), ForTraNN (sustainability), and various institutes. The institution provides degree programs from bachelor's to doctoral level, continuing education through its Campus for Lifelong Learning, and startup support via its Startup Center. Research infrastructure includes numerous laboratories for technical design, production, physics, materials science, VR/simulation, and autonomous vehicles. THI's product portfolio consists of academic educational services, research and development services, technology transfer, and continuing professional education.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• CARISSMA Research Center
• AImotion AI Mobility Research Node
• THI Business School
• WTAZ Hydrogen Technology Application Center (ITZ Süd)
• Technologietransferzentrum Unbemannte Flugsysteme (TTZ)
• ForTraNN Research and Transfer Center for Sustainability
• Bayerisches Foresight-Institut

Quantifiable outcome

• €64 million secured for hydrogen mobility research infrastructure
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability9 records

Feature8 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Katholische Universität Eichstätt/Ingolstadt (KUE)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020THI operates its library and library systems in association with KUE, allowing students to use both institutions' libraries. The Leibniz-Rechenzentrum hosts and KUE administers the joint library systems.
• AUDI AGcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMajor industry partner through dual study programs, research collaboration, and the Audi Konfuzius-Institut Ingolstadt. Audi's headquarters in Ingolstadt enables deep industry-university cooperation.
• Fraunhofer-GesellschaftcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFraunhofer Application Center located at THI, focusing on vehicle and infrastructure research. Collaboration on applied research projects and technology transfer.
• Leibniz-RechenzentrumcoreTechnology or IntegrationThe Leibniz Computing Centre, an institute of the Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities, hosts and administers THI's joint library systems with KUE.
• Stiftung für HochschulzulassungminorOthersFoundation responsible for nationwide university admission matching; THI participates in the DoSV dialog-oriented service procedure for coordinated admissions.
• Erasmus+ Consortium PartnerscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorEuropean university partnerships through Erasmus+ program enabling student and staff mobility with partner institutions across Europe.
• ACE²-EU European University AlliancecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTHI participates in the ACE²-EU European Higher Education Alliance, developing new international teaching and learning formats. THI organized the first Blended Intensive Programme for the alliance.
• Studentenwerk Erlangen-NürnbergminorOthersStudent services organization handling BAföG applications and student welfare services for THI students.
• Gründungsverbund OberbayernminorGTM or Marketing PartnerStartup support network where THI Startup Center operates as Gründungshub Oberbayern supporting student and faculty entrepreneurship.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Hochschule München: Large Munich-area university of applied sciences with parallel engineering, business, and design programs; the most direct scale peer to THI within Bavaria and a competitor for industry-sponsored applied research.
• Hochschule Augsburg: Regional Bavarian HAW with engineering, business, and computer science faculties and applied research centers, drawing from the same southern German talent base and state funding pool as THI.
• Ostbayerische Technische Hochschule Regensburg: Bavarian university of applied sciences with strong engineering and computer science faculties and applied research profile, structurally identical to THI and competing for the same regional student and industry partner pool.
• Technische Hochschule Deggendorf: Bavarian HAW with comparable faculty mix (engineering, business, computer science) and applied research focus, serving the same state funding ecosystem and competing for industry partnerships in southern Germany.
• Hochschule Kempten: Bavarian HAW with engineering and business programs and applied research in mobility, mechatronics, and energy — overlapping closely with THI's thematic profile and state funding stream.

Broad incumbents

• Technical University of Munich (TUM): Germany's largest and most prestigious technical university, also headquartered in Bavaria with strong mobility, AI, and hydrogen research; operates at a different scale (full university with promotion rights) but competes with THI for top faculty, federal grants, and industry partnerships.
• RWTH Aachen: Germany's largest technical university by research volume, with deep automotive and industry partnerships; sets the upper-bound benchmark for engineering research funding that THI's CARISSMA and AImotion compete against.
• TU Braunschweig: German technical university with leading automotive research (including the NFF automotive research center) and close VW partnership — the most direct analogue in terms of automotive industry integration, but at full-university scale.
• Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT): National research university combining a university and a Helmholtz research center; strong in mobility, energy systems, and AI — competing with THI for federal hydrogen and autonomous systems funding.

Regional players

• Politecnico di Milano: Italy's leading technical university with strong automotive, mobility, and industrial design programs and deep industry integration; the closest international analogue to THI's applied mobility and engineering profile.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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• Facebookfacebook.com/hochschule.ingolstadt
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/technische-hochschule-ingolstadt

Compliance2 records

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

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