Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences is one of the largest universities of applied sciences in Germany with approx. 15,000 students, 340 professors, and over 50 degree programs. The university’s range of programs and research capacities extends from engineering sciences, mathematics, information science and computer science to management, social sciences, and social work, as well as architecture, media and design. It has an excellent reputation for its practice-oriented approach to higher education. Graduates rate highly among German recruitment professionals, as surveys from the business and economics magazine Wirtschaftswoche have repeatedly shown. “Students at Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences gain high-level technical expertise grounded in practice, and they know how to work in a team,” says Karl-Heinz Streibich, CEO of Software AG. “That’s why we are happy to bring them on board as interns, student trainees, and later as full employees in our company.”