Faculty Applied Natural Sciences and Cultural Studies

The faculty at a glance

Professors and over 73 employees

Degree programmes

Partner universities from 22 countries

Laboratories

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AW modules for the entire OTH

From A for AdA-Schein to Z for Zen meditation - with the general science elective modules you will expand your knowledge and build competencies in (non-specialist) areas.(Only available in German)

Study programme

At the faculty, you can choose between three Bachelor's and two Master's degree courses, some of which can be studied on a dual basis.

Our Bachelor's degree programs: International Relations and Management, Microsystems Engineering, Environmental and Industrial Sensor Technology
Our Master's degree programs: Electrical and Microsystems Engineering, Intercultural Management

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Research at the faculty

The research topics at the faculty are as diverse as the faculty itself. From the development of new sensor principles to studies on societal crises to micro- and nanostructures - we go deep! (only available in german)

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Faculty management

Prof. Dr.

Katherine Gürtler

Dean of the Faculty of Applied Natural Sciences and Cultural Studies

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Prof. Dr.

Christoph Höller

Vice Dean, Chairman of the Examination Commission for Microsystems Technology / Sensors and Analytics / Environmental and Industrial Sensors Building physics, signal processing, applied physics

Prof. Dr. rer. nat.

Martin Kammler

Dean of Studies

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Dipl.-Psych.

Ulrike de Ponte

Scientific management IHaKo/Part Psychology, Intercultural psychology and qualitative methods, Serious play, methods (quantitative and qualitative) and method development, Women's representative, Club headquarters intcom e.V. - support association for intercultural communication

Heidrun Berchtold

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Ulrike Schindler

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Katja Treiber

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Students give OTH Regensburg top marks in the CHE Ranking 2026

From optimal support when starting your studies to a doctorate at the university: OTH Regensburg impresses with facts and student evaluations.

A hair as thick as a tree trunk: OTH professor shows children the invisible world of sensors

Why does a smartphone know when you’re holding it sideways? To kick off the University of Regensburg’s Children’s University, Prof. Dr Johannes Wild…

Three million euros for two new research projects

OTH Regensburg has made a strong showing in the new “HAW-ForschungsPraxis” funding scheme: out of over 300 project proposals submitted, 46 projects…

€3 million for climate protection: OTH Regensburg is conducting research into reducing CO₂ emissions in cement production

OTH Regensburg is working with Linde GmbH and the Technical University of Munich to develop new technologies for capturing CO₂ from cement plants. The…

OTH Regensburg cooperates with district administration office on AI project

The Mindshift@Verwaltung project focused on how digital applications can provide meaningful support for work in public administration. The project was…

Digitale Premiere im DaF-Bereich: Erstmals wurden im Rahmen der Ferienkurse des Willkommensprogramms an der OTH Regensburg elektronische Sprachprüfungen auf den Niveaustufen A1 und B1 erfolgreich durchgeführt.

From idea to implementation: electronic examinations in German as a foreign language

The digitisation of examination formats is also continuing in the German as a Foreign Language department of the Faculty of Applied Natural and…

The 102 scholarship holders with their sponsors at the award ceremony for the German scholarships at OTH Regensburg. Photo: OTH Regensburg/Florian Hammerich

102 Germany Scholarships awarded at OTH Regensburg

At a ceremony held in the Josef Stanglmeier Lecture Hall on 26 November 2025, OTH Regensburg awarded a total of 102 students with the Germany…

Florian Schlagbauer (2. von links) freut sich in München über die Auszeichnung für die beste Bachelorarbeit. Foto: Astrid Schmidhuber

Bavarian Savings Banks Science Prize goes to Florian Schlagbauer

The graduate of the International Relations and Management programme received the award in the category ‘Best Bachelor's Thesis’.

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