HTL Braunau

What HTL Braunau does

HTL Braunau (legally Höhere Technische Bundeslehranstalt und Bundesfachschule Braunau am Inn) is a publicly funded Austrian federal technical secondary school located at Osternbergerstraße 55 in Braunau am Inn, Upper Austria. Founded in 1969 and operating under the Austrian Federal Ministry of Education, Science and Research, the school delivers five-year Höhere Technische Lehranstalt programs (leading to the Matura qualification) plus a four-year Fachschule program across four departments: Electronics and Technical Informatics (with specializations in Bionics and Bioengineering, Communications, and Coding & A.I.), Information Technology (with a Cybersecurity specialization), Electrical Engineering (with an Energiemanagement focus), and Mechatronics. Facilities include the Industry-Space interdisciplinary collaborative environment, the RSF Media Workshop with sound and film studios, and the Maker Laboratory equipped with 3D printers; supplementary Lern- und Informationszentrum (LIZ) library and Internat dormitory services extend the offering. Education is project-based, with themed weeks (Media, Maker, Bionics, Talent, Cyber) and student participation in competitions such as Jugend Innovativ and the Bosch Innovation Awards.

HTL Braunau's go-to-market is event-driven rather than commercial: prospective students are recruited via Tag der offenen Tür open days, Schnuppertage trial days, information evenings, education fairs, and youth outreach programs like 'Sport trifft Technik' (ages 10–13). The school does not charge tuition; its economic model is public education funding supplemented by an employer-services layer (Online-Jobbörse, Jobbörse job fairs, internship placements) that monetizes graduate placement rather than instruction. As a public institution it generates no commercial revenue; ancillary income streams (potential merch shop sales, Internat dormitory fees, materials) are not material relative to its funded operating budget.

The school is governed by a Schulgemeinschaftsausschuss and supported by an industry Kuratorium (advisory board funding the Young Engineers Award: 3 x €500), an Alumni Association (Absolventenverein), and over 40 Partnerfirmen including EV Group, SIGMATEK, RSF Elektronik, Hammerer Aluminium Industries, and cts GmbH. Strategic research collaboration is conducted through Sparkling-Science (BMFWF) with Universität Salzburg and Pädagogische Hochschule Salzburg (MAJA project, Oct 2022–Sep 2025). Reporting line: Direktorin Gerda Schneeberger. Customers in the conventional sense are absent; instead, the school serves roughly 14–18-year-old pupils and their families, with graduates absorbed into regional employers (76 companies exhibited at the March 2026 Jobbörse) and, by school's own claim, into firms including OpenAI.

Name

HTL Braunau

Legal name

Höhere Technische Bundeslehranstalt und Bundesfachschule Braunau am Inn

Website

https://htl-braunau.at

Company type

Private

Founded year

1969

Operating status

Operating

Short description

HTL Braunau is a publicly funded Austrian federal technical secondary school in Braunau am Inn, Upper Austria, offering five-year programs in Electronics, IT, Electrical Engineering, and Mechatronics to students aged 14–18, with strong industry partnerships and modern facilities including an Industry-Space and Maker Laboratory.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Technical Secondary Education

NAICS

Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (611310)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Mechatronics Systems & Integration (EDAOAHAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Technical Universities with Energy, Materials & Sustainability Focus (EDAHAEAL)

Keywords

• Technical secondary education
• Vocational technical training
• Mechatronics engineering education
• Electronics technical informatics
• Information technology schooling

Headquarters

HQ city

Braunau am Inn

HQ country

Austria

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Public Education Funding: As a publicly funded Austrian federal school, HTL Braunau receives government funding for operations, making it a public education institution rather than a revenue-generating commercial entity.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

HTL Braunau is a publicly funded Austrian upper secondary technical school delivering five-year Höhere Technische Bundeslehranstalt programs across four departments—Electronics and Technical Informatics, Information Technology, Electrical Engineering, and Mechatronics—plus a four-year Fachschule pathway. It offers school-autonomous specializations in Bionics and Bioengineering, Communications, Coding & A.I., Cybersecurity, and Energiemanagement, supported by modern facilities (Industry-Space, Media Workshop, Maker Laboratory) and Project Weeks that combine theory with hands-on practice, preparing students for both university studies and direct technical careers.

Product overview

HTL Braunau is a Höhere Technische Bundeslehranstalt (Higher Technical Federal College) offering a five-year upper secondary vocational education program with four core departments: Electronics and Technical Informatics (with specializations Bionics and Bioengineering, Communications, and Coding & A.I.), Information Technology (Cybersecurity), Electrical Engineering (Energiemanagement), and Mechatronics. Additionally, a four-year Fachschule program is available. The school provides state-of-the-art facilities including the Industry-Space for interdisciplinary collaboration, RSF Media Workshop with film and sound studios, and a Maker Laboratory with 3D printers. HTL Braunau positions itself as an innovative technical education institution with strong industry partnerships and modern infrastructure.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• HTL Big Band: The school's own big band music ensemble, which performs at school events and has received awards such as the Rotary Music Award.
• HTL up to date
• LIZ Braunau (Lern- und Informationszentrum)

Products and services

• Elektronik und technische Informatik (Electronics and Technical Informatics)
• Informationstechnologie (Information Technology)
• Elektrotechnik (Electrical Engineering)
• Mechatronik (Mechatronics)
• Fachschule (4-year Technical College)
• Coding & A.I. specialization
• Communications specialization
• Bionics and Bioengineering specialization
• Energiemanagement (Energy Management) specialization
• Internat (Boarding School)
• Online-Jobbörse (Online Job Exchange)
• Jobbörse (On-site Job Fair)

Quantifiable outcome

• Graduates successfully placed at leading companies including OpenAI, and major Austrian technology firms
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

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AI capability3 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

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

• Universität Salzburg (Fachbereich Mathematik)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 October 2022Collaboration in the Sparkling-Science-Projekt MAJA (Mathematische Algorithmen für Jedermann Analysiert) focusing on mathematical algorithms research. The project runs from 1.10.2022 to 30.09.2025 and involves students in research on recursive and adaptive algorithms.
• Pädagogische Hochschule SalzburgcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 October 2022Educational partner in the Sparkling-Science-Projekt MAJA, contributing pedagogical expertise to the mathematics education research project.
• EV Group (EVG)majorOthersLeading semiconductor equipment manufacturer that actively recruits HTL graduates. Located in St. Florian/Inn, the company offers numerous job opportunities for students and participates in school events.
• SIGMATEK GmbH & Co KGmajorOthersTechnology company that posts regular job openings for quality assurance and hardware development positions at HTL Braunau's job portal.
• RSF Elektronik Ges.m.b.H.majorOthersElectronics company offering automation technician and manufacturing positions to HTL graduates. Regularly posts openings on the school's online job portal.
• Hammerer Aluminium Industries Holding GmbHminorOthersManufacturing company that recruits mechatronics specialists from HTL Braunau for production operations.
• Kuratorium der HTL BraunaucoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIndustry advisory board consisting of regional companies that support the school, provide the Young Engineers Award (3 x €500 for outstanding achievements), and help shape curriculum to meet industry needs.
• AbsolventenvereinminorOthersAlumni association connecting former students with current school activities and providing mentorship and career guidance.
• Erasmus+minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEuropean Union education program enabling international exchanges and collaborations for students and teachers.
• Sparkling-SciencecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAustrian research program funded by BMFWF that connects schools with universities for scientific research collaborations involving students.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• HTL Leonding: Upper Austrian HTL near Linz offering electronics, mechatronics, IT, and electrical engineering; geographically and programmatically comparable to HTL Braunau within the same federal state.
• HTBLA Salzburg: Salzburg's federal HTL offering electronics, IT, mechatronics, and electrical engineering; HTL Braunau already partners with Universität Salzburg and PH Salzburg, making this a near-region peer with overlapping employer ecosystem.
• HTBLVA St. Pölten: Lower Austrian HTL with departments in electronics, electrical engineering, and IT; directly comparable as a federal technical secondary institution in another Austrian province.
• HTL Steyr: Upper Austrian HTL with electronics, mechatronics, and IT departments; directly comparable as a regional technical secondary school serving similar Austrian industries.
• HTL Villach: Carinthian HTL with technical departments including mechatronics and electronics; comparable as another regional Austrian federal technical secondary school.
• HTL Graz-Ortweinschule: Styrian HTL with departments in electronics, mechatronics, and design/engineering; directly comparable as a multi-department Austrian technical secondary school.
• HTL Spengergasse: One of Austria's largest and most established HTLs in Vienna, covering electronics, IT, mechatronics and electrical engineering; directly comparable as a leading Austrian technical secondary school.
• TGM - Technologisches Gewerbemuseum Wien: Austrian federal HTL in Vienna offering technical secondary education across electronics, IT, mechatronics, and electrical engineering; comparable institution type and program portfolio to HTL Braunau.

Regional players

• Berufsschule Braunau: Vocational/apprenticeship school in the same city as HTL Braunau, serving the dual-education apprenticeship pathway; thematically adjacent technical education provider in the same catchment area.

Broad incumbents

• Fachhochschule Oberösterreich (FH Oberösterreich): University of Applied Sciences in Upper Austria offering bachelor's and master's programs in technical fields; comparable as a higher-level technical education provider feeding the same regional employer base.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/HTLBraunauamInn
• Facebookde-de.facebook.com/HTL.Braunau
• Instagraminstagram.com/htlbraunau/?hl=de

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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