Hochschule Amberg-Weiden

What Hochschule Amberg-Weiden does

OTH Amberg-Weiden (legal name: Ostbayerische Technische Hochschule Amberg-Weiden) is a public university of applied sciences (Hochschule für angewandte Wissenschaften) under the jurisdiction of the Free State of Bavaria, headquartered at Kaiser-Wilhelm-Ring 23, 92224 Amberg, with additional campuses in Weiden, Kemnath, and Neumarkt. The institution organizes teaching and research across four faculties — Elektrotechnik, Medien und Informatik; Maschinenbau/Umwelttechnik; Weiden Business School; and Wirtschaftsingenieurwesen und Gesundheit — delivering more than 50 Bachelor and Master degree programs in full-time, part-time, dual, and English-language formats.

The university's underlying technology stack centers on commodity higher-education infrastructure: a Moodle-based Learning Management System for course delivery, the Primuss-Portal for application, enrollment, and student administration, a Rechenzentrum (computing center), and a Service-Center Digitale Aufgaben for digitalization support. Research is organized into seven focus areas — Energy and Mobility, Production and Systems, Digitalization, Artificial Intelligence, IT Security, Information and Communication, and Life Sciences and Ethics — with own doctoral rights in two of these areas and applied-research partnerships including Fraunhofer UMSICHT.

Commercially, OTH Amberg-Weiden is a non-revenue-disclosing public entity funded primarily through Bavarian state appropriations, supplemented by tuition and semester fees (notably for international students), third-party research grants (Drittmittelfinanzierung), and the OTH Professional continuing-education division. Go-to-market is community- and event-led: the university recruits prospective students through orientation programs, Applicant Days, and school outreach, while engaging regional industry through the PartnerCircle network, DENK.summit, and the Digital Gründerinitiative Oberpfalz. Customer segments include domestic and international students, regional companies in the PartnerCircle network, international partner institutions, and working professionals enrolled in OTH Professional.

Name

Hochschule Amberg-Weiden

Legal name

Ostbayerische Technische Hochschule Amberg-Weiden

Website

https://haw-aw.de

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Public Bavarian university of applied sciences delivering over 50 technical and business degree programs across four faculties and four campuses, serving students and regional industry through applied research and the PartnerCircle network.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Higher Education (Applied Sciences)

NAICS

Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (6113), Educational Services (61)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Online Divisions of Traditional Universities (Hybrid/Extension) (EDAHALAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Hybrid, Multi-Location & Multi-Country Study Abroad Programs (EDAIAAAE)

Keywords

• Higher education services
• Applied research
• Continuing education programs
• Technology transfer
• International exchange programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Amberg

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. State Government Funding (Öffentliche Finanzierung): Primary funding from the Bavarian state government as a public university of applied sciences (Hochschule für angewandte Wissenschaften).
2. Tuition and Fees (Studiengebühren): Semester fees for international students and continued education programs. Public universities in Bavaria typically have minimal or no tuition for EU students.
3. Research Grants (Drittmittelfinanzierung): External research funding through Fraunhofer research groups, collaborative projects, and technology transfer contracts with industry partners.
4. OTH Professional (Continuing Education): Part-time study programs, courses, certificates, and professional development offerings generating revenue for the university.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Ostbayerische Technische Hochschule Amberg-Weiden delivers practice-oriented higher education through more than 50 bachelor's and master's degree programs across four faculties (Electrical Engineering/Media/Computer Science; Mechanical/Environmental Engineering; Weiden Business School; and Industrial Engineering & Health), offered in full-time, part-time, dual, and English-language formats. It supplements this core teaching with applied research across seven focus areas including AI and Digitalization, OTH Professional continuing-education programs for working professionals, and technology-transfer services to regional industry through the PartnerCircle network and Fraunhofer collaborations.

Product overview

OTH Amberg-Weiden operates as a unified university platform with four faculties offering over 50 degree programs as the core educational product. The institution supplements its core academic offerings with OTH Professional for continuing education, integrated digital learning infrastructure through Moodle LMS and Primuss Portal, and applied research services across seven specialized focus areas including AI and Digitalization. The faculties—Elektrotechnik Medien und Informatik (Electrical Engineering, Media and Computer Science), Maschinenbau/Umwelttechnik (Mechanical/Environmental Engineering), Weiden Business School, and Wirtschaftsingenieurwesen und Gesundheit (Industrial Engineering and Health)—collectively deliver the university's educational mission through a practice-oriented, sustainable, and innovation-focused approach.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• OTH Amberg-Weiden Study Programs Comprehensive higher-education offering comprising more than 50 bachelor's and master's degree programs across four faculties (Electrical Engineering/Media/Computer Science; Mechanical/Environmental Engineering; Weiden Business School; and Industrial Engineering & Health), available in full-time, part-time, dual (verbundstudium), and English-language formats for prospective and current students.
• OTH Professional (Continuing Education) Continuing-education division providing part-time bachelor's and master's programs, professional courses, workshops, and certificate programs for working professionals who wish to combine career and university-level study.
• Applied Research and Technology Transfer Services Contract and collaborative applied-research services spanning seven focus areas — Energy and Mobility, Production and Systems, Digitalization, Artificial Intelligence, IT Security, Information and Communication, and Life Sciences and Ethics — delivered through Fraunhofer research-group collaborations (e.g., Fraunhofer-umsicht) and the PartnerCircle industry network for technology transfer to regional companies.

Quantifiable outcome

• Practice-oriented education integrated with applied research and regional industry needs
• +2 more outcomes

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core, major, regional and minor.

• PartnerCirclecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe PartnerCircle is a flagship industry partnership network enabling intensive collaboration with renowned national and international companies. Students benefit from practice-oriented education while companies gain access to research expertise and skilled graduates.
• Fraunhofer Forschungsgruppen (Fraunhofer-Institut)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration with Fraunhofer research groups, particularly Fraunhofer-Institut für Umwelt-, Sicherheits- und Energietechnik (umsicht). Enables advanced applied research and technology transfer.
• TANDEM-UA-DE (Ukraine-Deutschland)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational partnership project leading to double degree programs with Ukrainian universities. Transitioned from first project year to launch of joint degree programs.
• Campus NeumarktregionalStrategic or Co-development PartnerCooperative campus location in Neumarkt, expanding educational access and regional engagement in the Oberpfalz area.
• Digitale Gründerinitiative Oberpfalz (DGO)regionalStrategic or Co-development PartnerDigital entrepreneurship initiative supporting startup activities and founder development in the Oberpfalz region through knowledge transfer and incubation support.
• INDIGOminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInnovation partnership network contributing to regional innovation ecosystem development.
• DENK.max Stadtlabor WeidenregionalStrategic or Co-development PartnerUrban innovation lab collaboration in Weiden, providing space for interdisciplinary innovation and community engagement projects.
• MakerSpaceregionalStrategic or Co-development PartnerMakerspace collaboration providing access to fabrication equipment, prototyping facilities, and hands-on learning opportunities for students and community.
• Innovative LernOrteminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNetwork of innovative learning spaces and teaching methods across partner institutions.
• MINTeGreatminorGTM or Marketing PartnerInternational marketing partnership program promoting study opportunities and international exchange at the university.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Technische Hochschule Nürnberg Georg Simon Ohm: One of Bavaria's largest HAWs with a broad engineering, business, design, and social sciences portfolio, sharing the same applied research and dual study orientation at greater scale.
• Technische Hochschule Deggendorf (THD): Bavarian University of Applied Sciences of similar size and applied research orientation, focused on technology, business, and regional economic development in eastern Bavaria.
• OTH Regensburg: Sister Ostbayerische Technische Hochschule in Bavaria with near-identical applied sciences portfolio, size, and regional economic development mission; the most direct structural peer.
• Hochschule Kempten: Bavarian University of Applied Sciences with similar scale, applied research profile, regional industry integration, and continuing education offerings.
• Hochschule Coburg: Bavarian HAW of similar size with applied sciences programs across design, business, engineering, and social sciences, with comparable regional employer integration.
• Hochschule Hof: Neighboring Bavarian HAW offering a comparable engineering, business, and computer science portfolio to a similar regional catchment area in northern Bavaria.

Broad incumbents

• Hochschule München: Largest Bavarian state university of applied sciences with a comprehensive portfolio across engineering, business, design, and social sciences—broader incumbent in the same state system.
• Duale Hochschule Baden-Württemberg (DHBW): Germany's largest dual study provider, built on cooperative education combining academic study with workplace training—closely comparable dual study model and industry integration approach.

Emerging players

• IU Internationale Hochschule: Germany's largest private university, dominant in flexible online and dual study programs; competes directly with OTH Professional and on scalable digital learning delivery.
• FOM Hochschule: Large private German university specializing in continuing education and dual study formats for working professionals, directly competing for the OTH Professional student segment.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/hochschule-amberg-weiden
• Instagraminstagram.com/othambergweiden

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