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Welcome to the HECTOR School of Engineering and Management. The School named after Dr. h.c. Hans-Werner HECTOR, the co-founder of the software company SAP – is run in cooperation with four University Departments and the International Department of the Universität Karlsruhe (TH). We are located at the Universität Karlsruhe (TH) in Karlsruhe, Southwest Germany. Five different Executive Master Programs in Engineering and Business Administration/Finance are offered at the HECTOR School of Engineering and Management.

Founded in September 2004 the HECTOR School of Engineering and Management at the Universität Karlsruhe (TH) can be best described as innovative preparatory training for young professionals to assume extended responsibilities in general management. The program combines a solid base in business administration and management with specialized and cutting-edge methodology in engineering in the context of mechanical engineering, product development, operations, financial engineering, information engineering and electrical engineering technology.


Location and Facilities:

 

The HECTOR School is located in the heart of Karlsruhe centre – All university facilities such as institutes, laboratories, libraries and offices are easily accessible on foot or by bicycle. In addition to this, there are supermarkets and shops a maximum of five minutes walk away, and to the rear of the International Department buildings is the magnificent Schloss (palace) and Schlosspark. Karlsruhe has a superb tram network, meaning that travel within the city and beyond is easy.

Campus
Surrounded by extensive woods and well tended gardens, the University of Karlsruhe campus is situated on 150 acres of land in the centre of Karlsruhe. Architecturally significant historical buildings on campus are found next to high tech facilities and laboratories.

A lush park-like green area throughout the campus invites students to relax, linger or study during breaks and between lectures. Every important University facility, offices and counselling centres are in close reach on foot, by bicycle or with public transportation. The University library houses 860,000 volumes and periodicals. To quench an even greater desire for information, more than 100 additional libraries are available within reach of the campus. The computer network at the University is one of the largest and most modern of any German university. Along with a 256-node parallel super computer that is ranked #1 in Europe, more than 13,000 computers, workstations and terminals are connected and available for student and general use.

By Tram/Train from Karsruhe Central Station:
Line 2 (Direction Wolfartsweier)
Line S1/S11 (Direction Neureut/Leopoldshafen/Hochstetten)
Line S4/S41 (Direction Bretten/Eppingen/Heilbronn)


School / Office Address: Schloßplatz 19
Karlsruhe
Germany
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Airports:
1. Frankfurt International Airport/1 h: Frankfurt International Airport (FRA) is a major airport hub for worldwide flights.
2. Karlsruhe-Baden Airport/ 30 min: This smaler airport is also close by, offering several flights daily by Ryanair, AirBerlin etc. to Spain, England, Italy, Sweden, Turkey and more.
3. Stuttgart Airport/ 1 h: Stuttgart Airport is served by Lufthansa, AirBerlin and more then 50 other airlines.

From all of these airports, there are excellent transport links, taking you directly to the Hauptbahnhof in Karlsruhe.

How is the HECTOR School accessible?

By plane: Karlsruhe is only one hour from Frankfurt International Airport, a major airport hub for worldwide flights. Karlsruhe-Baden Airport is also close by, offering two flights a day to London Stansted with Ryanair. British Airways fly at least three times a day from London Heathrow to Stuttgart Airport. From all of these airports, there are excellent transport links, taking you directly to the Hauptbahnhof in Karlsruhe.

By road: Karlsruhe is well situated on the German highway network at the junction of the A5 and the A8 and is easily accessible by car. From the South (Strasbourg, Basel) or North (Frankfurt, Hamburg) use the A5. From the East (Munich,Stuttgart), use the A8 all the way to interchange 'Autobahndreieck Karlsruhe', then continue on the A5 towards Frankfurt. From the West (Paris) take the A6 towards Ludwigshafen and Mannheim, and switch onto the A61 towards Ludwigshafen at 'Autobahnkreuz Frankenthal' . After Ludwigshafen, change onto the A6 towards Nürnberg and Heilbronn at 'Autobahndreieck Hockenheim' and then onto the A5 towards Karlsruhe at 'Autobahnkreuz Walldorf'.

By rail: Karlsruhe lies at an important railway junction of the Deutsche Bahn AG and is also located directly on the ICE route that connects Hamburg, Frankfurt and Basel.

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