The THWS identity

We enable high-quality education and training of people in a didactically demanding, curiosity-awakening, personal and future-oriented environment. Through our lived understanding of freedom of teaching and the claim of holistic personal education, our highly qualified teaching staff develops innovative teaching and learning formats with the aim of releasing our graduates into the society of the future as opinion-forming, professionally and socially competent people.

The integration of our graduates into the labour market on the basis of academically sound, application-oriented study and further education programmes characterised by the exchange of knowledge and competences represents for us the highest goal and at the same time the highest mark of quality. In order to achieve this goal, all areas of the university, teaching, research as well as administration, must aim for the highest possible level of quality. We therefore practise integrated, process-oriented and systematic quality management in order to develop continuously and verifiably and to consolidate the university as an attractive place to study and a strong employer.

Our strong and professional networks enable a supra-regional and international exchange. Through networking within THWS and across universities, we connect people with different perspectives and intellectual approaches. We thus enable all THWS members to exchange experiences and knowledge. We encourage dialogue with people and thus create inspiring and creative spaces in which we offer the opportunity to expand competences, perspectives and horizons.

As institution of teaching and research, we perceive ourselves as workshop for innovation and with our insights, we give important impulses for the region, the society, and for politics and the economy. With our faculties, institutes, laboratories and cross-university competence networks, we can offer application-oriented and practical solutions based on scientifically sound knowledge and a continuous exchange and transfer of knowledge.

We teach, conduct research and work in a multidisciplinary way, out of conviction. We achieve progress and further development through the plurality and diversity of people, perspectives and competences. We pave the way for an enriching process of understanding and exchange across disciplines, teaching, research and administration. We are open and curious about new approaches to thinking and acting and are prepared to engage and approach each other.

As a scientific institution and hotbed of innovation, we see it as our duty to take responsibility for the social, economic and ecological challenges of the future for generations to come. We are called upon to deliver future-proof and sustainable processes and results. All university members strive to internalise and apply these themselves. In doing so, we always try to harmonise ecological aspects with society and the economy.

Qualified, satisfied and motivated employees work together to achieve our vision and mission. Through a common and modern understanding of leadership, we strengthen the cohesion of the various university levels and departments. As a future-oriented employer, our university offers meaningful activities, ensures a work-life balance and supports all employees in their professional and personal development.