Faculty-Based Institutes

Research Institute of Hydraulic Engineering (VAW)
Institute of Refrigeration, Air-Conditioning, and Environmental Engineering (IKKU)

Faculty-based research institutes

The following research institutes are not central but located in different faculties:

  • The Institut für Geomatik IfG (Institute of Geomatics) is located at the Faculty of Information Management and Media,
  • The Versuchsanstalt für Wasserbau VAW (Research Institute of Hydraulic Engineering) is located at the Faculty of Architecture and Construction Engineering,
  • The Labor für Automatisierungstechnik LAT (Laboratory for Automation Technology) is managed jointly by the Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology, and the Faculty of Computer Science and Business Information Systems,
  • The Institut für Kälte-, Klima- und Umwelttechnik IKKU (Institute of Refrigeration, Air-Conditioning, and Environmental Engineering) a joint institute of all faculties.
  • The Australian-German Study Centre for Optofluidics and Nanophotonics (SCON) is a joint project between RMIT University in Melbourne, Australia and HsKA. The goal is to attract students to research work and state-of-the-art technologies.