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Institute of Applied research- Hochschule Furtwangen University
Applied research is an important part of the profile of universities today. Besides commissioned research and development for companies, research projects also are funded by the European Union or from German national and state budgets. Many projects evolve as collaborative research in an interdisciplinary environment with other research partners. This environment allows the IAF to cooperate with distinguished universities, other higher education institutions and research institutes and therefore continue to be internationally competitive. Research is an increasingly important part of the master's degree programmes at Furtwangen University, helping to keep the curricula up-to-date. Research at Furtwangen University is divided into core subjects ranging from microsystems, production, and environmental and medical engineering to web-based infrastructures and applications, as well as innovation and gender research. An important facet of universities’ research responsibility is the transfer of research results and scientific insights to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). In this respect, the IAF uses its expertise to fulfil its obligation as a service provider. Third-party research funding is a quantitative benchmark for research achievement, and Furtwangen University is outstanding in this respect compared with other universities of applied sciences in Baden-Württemberg. In 2010, Furtwangen research results were reported in 262 separate publications and public lectures, some at international conferences. Numerous students have been involved in these research activities in the course of preparing project reports and bachelor’s and master’s theses.