Herman Hollerith Research Center
About the Herman Hollerith Research Center
The Herman Hollerith Center (HHZ) is a teaching and research center of the Faculty of Computer Science at the interface between business and IT. In cooperation with companies and research partners, we implement highly innovative teaching concepts and first-class research in the field of business informatics.
The degree programs at the HHZ comprise the full academic program. The bachelor's program in Digital Business deals with business models that can only be implemented using digital technologies, software as a central component of products and services and the use of data to design intelligent systems.
The master's programs address innovative issues in business and IT. In addition, the HHZ offers a doctoral program on relevant issues of digital transformation.
The campus in Böblingen has excellent technical facilities. The infrastructure, technology, software resources and laboratories are specially designed to meet the requirements of the degree programs. Students also have access to the technical resources of the participating partners and are fully integrated into the excellent range of courses offered by Reutlingen University.
New laboratories and software offerings are realized in close coordination with the participating corporate partners in order to ensure the most practice-oriented education possible.
The result: Our center has been one of the fastest growing IT locations in Southern Germany in recent years. Dynamic growth, excellent rankings, a vital partnership with companies and a visible footprint in research are proof of the success story of the HHZ in Böblingen!
The future is digital!
Do you want to shape the digital future? Then you've come to the right place. The economy needs digital experts. The skills shortage in the IT sector is enormous. Studying at the interface between IT and business offers many opportunities: A job with career potential and responsibility for shaping the digital future! At HHZ, we offer you a modern degree in computer science and business in one Bachelor's and three Master's programs. We place particular emphasis on a high level of practical orientation. Many well-known companies in the region are our partners.
Shape the future together!
The approach of the Herman Hollerith Center (HHZ) is characterized by a close partnership with partner companies. Our partner companies gain direct access to modern research and transfer concepts from computer science and business. Conversely, they provide students with a direct link to the practice of digital transformation. Cooperation with partner companies promotes the expansion of Bachelor's and Master's degree programs with a high degree of practical relevance. It supports the transfer of knowledge between science and practice.
Alumni and support association
AUFnet e.V. offers the opportunity to stay in touch even after graduation: As part of campus events, excursions or virtual get-togethers, graduates of the Faculty of Computer Science have the opportunity to maintain existing connections and make new ones - with fellow students, professors and industry representatives. Another central concern of the association is the support and promotion of committed students. To this end, AUFnet e.V. awards the annual AUFnet Scholarship and the AUFnet Prize, which recognizes outstanding achievements in the areas of academic quality, social relevance and sustainability.
A part of our team
Reutlingen University offers its employees numerous opportunities for professional and personal development in addition to a wide range of activities. We attach particular importance to the compatibility of career and family, as well as to a friendly and appreciative working atmosphere. Vacancies at the Faculty of Computer Science can be found in the job advertisements of Reutlingen University.
