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Welcome to HSBI!

With the Faculties of Design and Art, Minden Campus, Engineering and Mathematics, Social Sciences, Bielefeld School of Business and Health at our three campuses in Bielefeld, Minden and Gütersloh, Hochschule Bielefeld – University of Applied Sciences and Arts (HSBI) works closely together with the industrial and business communities and social and cultural institutes in East Westphalia.

Small study groups allow us to provide guidance and support. Designated study centres, the university library and student workplaces create an excellent learning environment.

If you are interested in spending a semester abroad at HSBI: For all matters concerning your application and your stay in Bielefeld, such as accommodation, buddies, orientation weeks or official requirements, please get in touch with the International Office. We will be pleased to assist you.

Press releases

Kanav Gupta in the lab
08.10.2024

From the United States to HSBI: First RISE Scholarship Holder Conducts Two Months of Research at Gütersloh Campus

To participate in research projects at universities abroad, students in bachelor’s degree programmes can apply for the RISE scholarship to the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD). 19-year-old Kanav Gupta, a native of India, is studying computer science at Arizona State University. He was a research intern at Gütersloh Campus for two months. What will he remember in particular? The cultural differences between the United States and Germany.

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20.09.2024

Promising Response to New English-Taught Programmes at HSBI’s Gütersloh Campus

The full-time bachelor’s in Industrial Engineering and a Research Master in Data Science have boosted the number of applications from international prospective students to HSBI’s Gütersloh Campus for the winter semester – a promising measure against the decline in the number of students and, in the medium term, also for the recruitment of professionals in the region, as many hope.

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Nonsikelelo Sheron Mpofu sitzt im Labor an einem tisch
27.08.2024

Visiting Scholar from Kenya Conducts Research on 3D Printing onto Textiles at HSBI

Antibacterial, conductive and tear-resistant: Nonsikelelo Sheron Mpofu is investigating how the properties of fabrics can be modified using 3D printing in the Textile Technologies lab at HSBI. At the same time, she wants to learn how more women in her African homeland can pursue careers in STEM fields and is examining corresponding support mechanisms here in Germany. Her research stay was made possible by HSBI’s equal opportunities fellowship for researchers from the Global South.

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06.06.2024

International BiCAB Conference at HSBI: How Can the Skills Shortage Be Addressed?

Researchers from eight countries and representatives from regional companies discussed various strategies against the skills shortage at the third BiCAB Conference organised by Bielefeld School of Business at HSBI.

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