High employee potential for the electronics industry due to excellent higher education establishments.

• Baden-Württemberg is one of the most important locations within the electronics sector in Germany

• The universities and specialist higher education establishments in Baden-Württemberg are ranked amongst the top facilities in the German higher education landscape. The universities of Karlsruhe and Stuttgart are rated amongst the best universities for this discipline. The universities in Ulm and Freiburg also achieve a high ranking, and have proved to be outstanding places of education for prospective electrical engineers and IT specialists.

• In the area of specialist higher education establishments, almost all the facilities in the region offer excellent educational opportunities in the area of electronics and electrical engineering. Amongst the top rated are the specialist educational establishments in Aalen, Esslingen/Göppingen, Pforzheim and Ulm.

• In comparison with the whole of Germany, around 17% of students in courses related to electronics/electrical engineering graduate in Baden-Württemberg.

*Courses related to electronics/electrical engineering (E/E): electrical engineering, IT
Source: German Office of Statistics