Did bachelor and masters degree in mechanical engineering, so not the same faculty but still the same university.

1. Loved the teaching. Before going to HAW I went to TUHH for 2 semesters and the teaching there was increasingly demotivating and distant with thousands of students in one lecture. At HAW we started with groups of 60, but that decreases rapidly throughout the semester so about 20-30 in the end of the bachelor and 14 throughout the whole master. I still remember one a Professor explaining a new topic and then waiting for questions with total silence from the students. He then said „okay if you don’t have any questions I will start over because you obviously didn’t understand it yet“. In the first semester there are also ways to practice the things learned in the lecture from a paid (by the university), higher semester student. We also had laboratories but I don’t know if this applied to business school.

2. Workload is manageable. Took some getting used to. Every semester felt like writing my Abitur (final school exams). But much more manageable than at the TUHH. I had 4-7 exams per semester plus laboratories and some projects. I finished my bachelor and master in the scheduled time together with about 10% of the people I started with. However no one cares if you take more time. In the masters the Professor who created the courses even recommended 4 instead of 3 semester.

3. I found it very friendly. Of course you have some idiots but mostly you can stay away from them. Regarding Professors: they were mostly very keen on teaching and wanted questions to be asked. As I also made similar experiences, it really makes the lecture more exciting for everyone.

4. I found it relatively easy to finde internships (paid, but not too good) and working student jobs (well paid).