Your Path in Research at THA
The Technical University of Applied Sciences Augsburg (THA) offers researchers a strong academic environment. Their research is practice-oriented and application-driven, addressing forward-looking questions. Supported by a well-established research infrastructure—including institutes, laboratories, and model factories, as well as regionally based technology transfer centers—researchers and partners at THA collaborate to develop innovative solutions to current challenges in business and society.
Research activities at THA are possible at all stages of an academic career. The research community at THA includes professors, doctoral candidates, and students. In particular, industry and societal partners are actively involved in collaborative R&D projects.
THA opens the following doors for interested researchers advancing their academic careers:
- Research-oriented study in the MAPR (Master of Applied Research) research master’s program and the IMRI (International Master of Research and Innovation) program,
- a doctoral degree at one of THA’s doctoral centers, and
- further opportunities to begin a career as a professor.
Thus, THA facilitates a seamless academic career path from a bachelor’s degree through a master’s and a doctorate to a professorship within the context of work as a researcher and/or instructor.
The path to research at THA begins with the first step, which is driven by intrinsic motivation—curiosity, identifying a problem, or questioning a situation—with the goal of understanding the world, solving problems, and creating new knowledge for the future. Further steps include pursuing goal-oriented paths, establishing valuable connections, and building sustainable networks. This is possible at THA.