HafenCity University Hamburg (HCU) in Germany

The HCU was founded in 2006 as a merger of three Hamburg universities and, as a university for architecture and metropolitan development, is unique in the Hamburg university landscape. The HCU unites all aspects of construction in terms of design, engineering and natural sciences as well as humanities and social sciences under one roof. All subject areas are consistently thought of as interdisciplinary and integrated. In 2014, the HCU put its new building in HafenCity into operation, thus laying the foundations for interdisciplinary research and teaching with a high degree of practical relevance. Around 2,400 students and 450 employees work here today. As the largest inner-city urban development project in Europe, HafenCity offers scientists the special charm of a city laboratory on their own doorstep.

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HafenCity University (HCU) was founded in 2006 as a fusion of three universities and colleges in Hamburg. As a university of the Built Environment and Metropolitan Development the HCU combines all aspects of construction with respect to planning and design, engineering and natural sciences as well as cultural and social sciences. All disciplines are consequently brought together in an interdisciplinary and integrated manner. In 2014 the HCU moved into its new building in Hamburg’s HafenCity and thus created the foundations of interdisciplinary research and teaching with a high practical relevance. Today, 2,400 students and 450 employees work together in the HafenCity, a special location in Europe’s largest inner-city development project.