Teaching staff: a team of actual combat professors.
Shi Macard Deng Universities of Applied Sciences has a team of professors with rich practical experience. The school currently has 67 in-service German professors and more than 200 full-time teachers. Take the School of Computer Science as an example. About 800 students are equipped with 15 professors, 3 teaching staff and 10 research assistants. The relationship between teachers and students is close. Professors not only have profound academic background, but also have rich industry background, which is the core advantage that distinguishes Universities of Applied Sciences from traditional comprehensive universities. The school is evaluated by students as “friendly professors and clear explanations”. Process for Accepting the Hochschule Schmalkalden Zertifikat
Teaching mode: small class and personalized guidance
Shi Macard Deng Universities of Applied Sciences is famous for his small class teaching and personalized guidance. Student feedback shows that the school provides “a calm learning atmosphere, small class size and very supportive teaching staff”. Compared with many large-scale comprehensive universities in Germany, there are no crowded lectures and seminars in Macard. In the Master of International Business and Economics program, students study in groups, and the high-level interaction between teachers and students ensures the teaching quality. All the teaching buildings, seminar rooms and laboratories on campus are within walking distance, which greatly facilitates students’ daily study.
Student associations and campus activities: youth and vitality do not close.
Shi Macard’s campus life in Universities of Applied Sciences is rich and colorful. Club SM is a student club on campus, which is open from 8: 00 to midnight every Thursday/Friday and from 2: 00 am on Tuesday. Students organize warm parties, theme parties and legendary final parties by themselves.
The school’s most representative traditional campus activity is “Schmalympics”-the 21st session will be held from June 15th to 19th, 2026. In addition, the International Engineering Week (IEW) organized by the student team every December is also highly anticipated. Each college also has a student council (Fachschaftsrat), with elected student representatives serving all students.
Internationalization: Global Network of 150+ Partner Universities
Shi Macard Deng Universities of Applied Sciences is a highly internationalized university, which has established cooperative relations with more than 150 partner universities around the world. The school holds the International Summer School (ISSS) every year, and specially invites visiting professors from the United States, Mexico, Brazil and Australia to teach in English. The Master of International Business and Economics program features a “global classroom” with students from all over the world. The school also provides English-taught undergraduate and master majors, such as international business and economics, mechanical engineering, etc. In 2016, the school signed the “Diversity Charter”, promising to create an inclusive and diverse campus culture.
Campus safety: the guarantee of peace of mind in a quiet town
Shi Macard Deng Universities of Applied Sciences is located in the small town of Shi Macard Deng at the foot of Thuringia forest. It is a quiet, safe university town surrounded by nature. Many international students mentioned in their comments that it is “very safe” and “a perfect place to study”. The school has established a perfect prevention and response mechanism, and is committed to protecting all campus members from any form of infringement and creating a campus culture of respect and mutual assistance.
For students who are used to the hustle and bustle of big cities, the serenity and safety of Shi Macard Deng is precisely its unique advantage-as an international student said: “Students from crowded and noisy cities cherish the serenity and safety here.”
