Faces of UAS4EUROPE Interview with Prof Dr Walter Schober - President of Technische Hochschule Ingolstadt and Chairman of Hochschule Bayern e.V.
Prof Dr Walter Schober is President of Technische Hochschule Ingolstadt, which is one of the most research-intensive UASs with 7,500 students and an annual research budget of around 30 million euros. Prof Schober is also Chairman of Hochschule Bayern e.V. and a member of the board of UAS4EUROPE.
The interview focusses on the following topics:
- The development of Ingolstadt University of Applied Sciences, to which Professor Schober made a significant contribution as a founding professor
- The importance of internationalisation in the higher education sector
- New doctoral centres at the HAWs in Bavaria
Background information on UAS4EUROPE - the network for universities of applied sciences (HAWs).
With the mission of promoting regional economic development, the UASs bring their scientists and students together with regional authorities, private stakeholders and citizens to respond to the needs of the local market and train the skilled workforce of the future in a practical way.
UAS4EUROPE connects the UASs at European level and represents the interests of the universities of applied sciences vis-à-vis the European institutions and other stakeholders.