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International Week at SZTU

In-depth exchange with a Chinese partner university: Shenzhen Technology University extended an invitation to China for International Week at the end of September. Five professors from THA, along with students from the High-Voltage Team, accepted the invitation.

2,600 students are starting the 2026/2027 winter semester

More than 2,600 young people began a bachelor’s, master’s, or orientation program today at the Augsburg University of Applied Sciences (THA). The first students in the bachelor’s programs in Artificial Intelligence and Robotics as well as Medical Technology have also begun their studies. As a result, approximately 8,000 students will be enrolled at THA for the first time in the 2026–2027 winter semester.

THA Welcomes International Students

During the 2026/2027 winter semester, nearly 100 international students will spend a semester abroad at THA. They come from Argentina, Belgium, China, Finland, France, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Mexico, the Netherlands, Northern Ireland, Portugal, Romania, Switzerland, Slovakia, Spain, South Korea, Taiwan, Turkey, and Ukraine. Once again this year, the International Office, together with the SWOP team, the faculties, and several support services, has organized the Welcome Week before the official start of the semester: The goal is to help newcomers settle in Augsburg and at THA, connect them with one another, and introduce them to various support services.

THA Heads to Gamescom 2026

From culinary island worlds to a defensive dragonfly, surreal puzzles, and a cooperative space mission: The Technical University of Applied Sciences Augsburg (THA) is presenting four games developed by students at Gamescom 2026 in Cologne. The projects “Flavour Fare,” “Odonata Augmenta: Rogue Dragonfly,” “Inkorus,” and “They Sent Us Both” will be on display from August 26 to 30 at the RAW TALENT joint booth in Hall 10.2, Booth E-42, at Koelnmesse.

THA and Hessing Launch Educational Partnership for Bachelor Program in Medical Technology

The Technical University of Applied Sciences Augsburg (THA) and the Hessing Foundation have agreed to a long-term educational partnership for the new bachelor program in Medical Technology. Starting in the winter semester of 2026/2027, the Hessing Foundation will contribute its medical and clinical expertise to the students’ education. The THA is responsible for the engineering content, its integration into the curriculum, and academic quality assurance.

Technical University of Applied Sciences Augsburg Elects New Vice-Presidium

Prof. Dr. Frank Danzinger, Professor of Digital Business, Prof. Dr. Eva Lermer-Spitzweg, Research Professor in Business Psychology; Prof. Dr. Martina Königbauer, Professor of Systematic Product Development; and Prof. Dr. László Kovács, Professor of Ethics and Politics, make up the new Vice-Presidium of the Technical University of Applied Sciences Augsburg. They were unanimously elected to their positions yesterday, Tuesday, July 7, 2026, by the University Council of the Technical University of Applied Sciences Augsburg. Together with President Prof. Dr. Gordon Thomas Rohrmair and Chancellor Sandra Scholl, they will form the Executive Board of the Technical University of Applied Sciences Augsburg effective October 1, 2026.

A Flurry of Medals at the ADC Talent Award

Top Results: THA Designers win eleven Nails and nine Awards: Students and graduates of the bachelor programs in Communication Design and Interactive Media at the Faculty of Design at the Technical University of Applied Sciences Augsburg received a total of eleven “Nails” and nine awards for their coursework and theses at the Art Directors Club Germany’s ADC Talent Award 2026. With this outstanding result, THA is the second-most-awarded university in the competition.

Cyberstark: THA Professor of IT Security Calls for a More Positive Approach to Cybersecurity Through a Music Video

Dominik Merli, professor of IT security at the Technical University of Applied Sciences Augsburg (THA), is convinced: “Cybersecurity has to get into everyone’s head—even if it’s just as a catchy tune.” Following his 2025 security parody of “Gangsta’s Paradise,” he is now releasing his original creation, “Cyberstark.” The music video kicks off an awareness and information campaign on the topic of people and cybersecurity.