Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)
KIT is one of eleven Universities of Excellence in Germany. The concept “The Research University in the Helmholtz Association I Living the Change”, with which it was successful in the Excellence Strategy Competition of the Federation and the Federal States in 2019, focuses on enhancing top-level research in the complete range from fundamental research to application.
KIT bundles the missions of both precursory institutions: a university of the state of Baden-Wuerttemberg with teaching and research tasks and a large-scale research institution of the Helmholtz Association conducting program-oriented provident research on behalf of the Federal Republic of Germany. Thereby, the KIT aims at being Europe's largest facility for research and education. About fifty KIT Institutes are involved in the education programs of the HECTOR School.
The strategic reorientation of the KIT since the merger is of high relevance for visibility and aspiration of the HECTOR School. The vision of the KIT holds true for the Technology Business School as well:
- The KIT attracts the brightest minds worldwide
- The KIT sets new standards in teaching and the promotion of young scientists
- The KIT will be the leading center for energy research in Europe
- The KIT is a leading partner for innovation of the industry
KIT in Global Rankings
As the Technology Business School of the KIT, HECTOR School can offer teaching at the highest academic level. The exceptional quality of both research and teaching at KIT is repeatedly proved by different international rankings.
Times Higher Education World University Ranking 2025 |
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Source: THE World University Rankings 2025 by subject: Engineering |
Times Higher Education (THE) rankings are based on citations, industry outcome, international outlook, research, & teaching, with the exact weighting and methodology recalibrated to suit the individual fields. To find out more, please visit the Times Higher Education website. |
QS World University Ranking 2026 |
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The QS World University Ranking is based on many different characteristics of universities. The main categories are the size, age, status (public, private, etc.), research and its intensity, and focus (categorization of faculty areas and programs) of the universities. These five main topics are then broken down into smaller subtopics in order to rank each university. To find out more about the 2025 ranking, please visit the KIT website. |
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European Engineering Studies Ranking EngiRank 2024 |
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The European Engineering Studies Ranking or EngiRank was launched in November 2023 to provide students and industy a comprehensive, focused ranking of engineering schools within the EU. To find out more about these rankings and their methodology visit the EngiRank website. |
educations.com Ranking 2023 |
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Source: educations.com Top 10 Places in the World to Study Abroad - 2023 |
The educations.com ranking is based on the priorities of 20,000 surveyed prospective students. To find out more about the 2023 survey and ranking, please visit the educations.com website. |
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HECTOR School: lifelong learning at the KIT
With the HECTOR School offering postgraduate Master´s programs and certificate courses, the KIT also prepares individuals for lifelong learning, not only professionally but also on a private level, thereby meeting the longtime demand of politics and business to integrate innovation with science.
One example of this is the introduction of the Master´s program “Energy Engineering and Management” in 2012: It uses the scientific expertise of the KIT center for energy to support the transfer of knowledge from research to industry regarding the usage of renewable energy.
The KIT offers a wide range of services and infrastructure.
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