Dear readers,

I would like to welcome you to the homepage of the department of electrical engineering and information technology, and am delighted by your interest in the opportunities which we have to offer.

Our society is at present undergoing fundamental change from a production-oriented to a service economy - a process which affects all areas of life. It began as a result of the rapid changes in information and communication technology, which are apparent to all through the daily use of the internet and mobile phone. Our department’s teaching has a decisive role in shaping and developing these technologies.

This process is by no means complete; in fact, it has only just started, and will become even more significant in the coming decades. We have an opportunity to shape these technologies responsibly and with regard to the needs of our fellow human beings. Should you decide to study one of these high-tech subjects, you can certainly expect your job to be an interesting one after graduation. Current research suggests that students starting a degree in electrical engineering and information technology have the best job prospects in all subjects (alongside maths and physics).

Our department places particular importance on working closely with well-known companies and their research and development departments. For you as a student, this means that you will very quickly come into contact with some of the best companies during your practical semester, allowing you to gain an impression of what it is like to work in the field and form a personal relationship with the project teams. This has always proved an advantage for our graduates in finding employment. Several important firms are based either in Ulm itself or in the immediate area.

In a study comparing 80 universities throughout Germany with courses in electrical engineering, our department held joint first place (together with four other universities). This give us the ability to offer you a top quality, state-of-the-art education, with the best supervision. Obviously, a demanding course will not always be pure fun, but the welcoming city of Ulm on the river Danube offers plenty of opportunity for relaxation, with its cosy alleyways and quarters and numerous cultural attractions. It is also a city with easy accessibility and continues to have reasonable rents.

I would be delighted to welcome you to Ulm.

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Frowin Derr

Head of department