Our teaching is designed to meet the needs of gifted young people who are looking for practise-oriented training as IT engineers rather than a „traditional” computer science program.

We are engaged in top-notch academic research - also serving leading players in the business world.

Professor Hasso Plattner - co-founder of the global software company SAP and chairman of its supervisory board - maintains a high level of personal commitment to the project.

Practise-oriented Teaching. No other German university institute offers a comparable program in „IT Systems Engineering” with such a strong engineering orientation. Our 450 undergraduate and postgraduate students receive intensive supervision from some 50 professors and lecturers. Students at HPI learn how to understand, develop and deploy large, highly complex IT systems. And there are no fees to pay. …

Top-Notch Research. In research, too, HPI attaches great importance to scientific excellence, practise orientation and close cooperation with industry. For example, our teams of scientists conduct commissioned basic and applied research for companies wishing to deploy large, highly complex and networked IT systems. Students also benefit from the results of this research because all projects are integrated into the current teaching program. …

Training Creativity. At the HPI School of Design Thinking students learn to create innovation and thus provide the raw material for tomorrow's commercial success. The first graduate course of its kind in Europe enables its participants to develop products, services and concepts that actually meet users' needs, are easy to handle and find success in the market. The program is open to students from all disciplines who are in the final stage of their Master's or Diploma programs or have recently completed their studies. …

Unique Environment. It is HPI's ambition, as a world-class elite training center, to produce IT engineers for future leadership positions. Our modern campus on the outskirts of Berlin and California's „Silicon Valley”, which is home to our partner Stanford University and the „Hasso Plattner Institute of Design”, offer ideal conditions and a fascinating study, work and living environment. …

Enthusiastic Founder. Unique in Germany: Affiliated to the University of Potsdam since 1998, the Institute is funded exclusively by a private foundation. It was established by Professor Hasso Plattner who demonstrates a great deal of personal commitment to the Institute's teaching and research as well as promoting young start-ups in the IT sector through his Potsdam-based company „HassoPlattnerVentures”. It offers a fertile environment for turning clever ideas into new products and bringing them to market …