The Fachhochschule Wedel University of Applied Sciences is a well-known private university with approximately 1,300 enrolled students. Our institution is located in the Hamburg Metropolitan Area in Northern Germany.

We steadily adopt current developments in the economy and integrate these new standards into the curriculum. This guarantees the excellent quality of our academic programmes, which in turn helps our graduates in finding jobs easily. In fact, 90% of our Bachelor graduates have already signed a job contract by the time they finish their studies.

FH Wedel University of Applied Sciences maintains close connections to multinational companies. The friends association, the Wedeler Hochschulbund e. V. (WHB), assembles more than 200 well-known companies such as AIRBUS, Panasonic or Hapag-Lloyd as members. Co-operations are established via internships, theses and joint development projects. Following their graduation, our students are often employed by the companies in which students have already done internships or their theses.

We aim to provide our students with an education that will yield excellent job and career opportunities once they graduate. For this purpose, our efforts in teaching extend beyond factual and methodical knowledge – we strive for our students to develop the character traits necessary for positions of responsibility in companies, organisations, as well as administrative bodies.

The tuition that we offer comes in interdisciplinary and well-adjusted degree programmes in the fields of informatics, engineering, and business. All teaching strikes a balance between theoretical foundations, current developments, and practical application. As a privately run institution, we can provide a productive environment and a high level of care for each individual student.

The relationship between students, professors, assistants, and any other staff is one of partnership and respect. Independence is valued, as is the ability to work as a team. We benefit from co-operation with universities all over the world and welcome students and staff from foreign countries.

Wedel is situated in the West of Hamburg and it is part of the Hamburg Metropolitan Region. The city of Hamburg is Germany's second largest metropolis with a population of 1.8 million inhabitants. It is one of the sixteen states of Germany and situated in the centre of Northern Germany.

Hamburg is one of the greenest cities in Germany, and with its wide range of cultural events and its extravagant shopping streets the harbour city attracts millions of tourists every year. The many streams, rivers and canals are crossed by some 2,500 bridges, more than London, Amsterdam and Venice combined. As of 2009 there were 100 consulates in Hamburg, a feat only surpassed by New York City and Hong Kong.

Wedel, with its approximately 33,000 inhabitants, is part of the administrative district Pinneberg. The river Elbe plays an important role in Wedel. Many tourists come here to walk along the waterfront.

Wedel has an excellent infrastructure, which is a great advantage for students. The university can be reached by bus or foot from the halls of residence. The shopping facilities can also be easily reached. There are many supermarkets and shops to buy food and all necessities for daily life.

In Wedel, there are many ways to spend your evening. There is a variety of pubs and restaurants. Wedel has two theatres. One of these is a so-called "Theatre-Ship", the "Batavia". The ship also has a pub with frequent jazz and folk concerts. In summer, they run an open-air cinema next to the ship. Outdoor festivals are held in the summer. For example, there is an "oxen-market", a harbour festival, a wine tasting event, and several craft markets.

If you need medical treatment, Wedel has its own hospital, and the university clinics of Hamburg and specialist clinics are not far away. Doctors of all medical specialisations have their surgeries in Wedel.