Excellent network of universities and colleges provides a great source of potential employees for renewable energy companies

• Around 15% of students in Baden-Württemberg study renewable energy and related subjects, meaning that the south-west thus lies above the national average.

• Over a sixth of graduates in renewable energy and related subjects in Germany come from Baden-Württemberg.

• The great efforts made in Baden-Württemberg in the various fields of renewable energy are underlined by special education opportunities offered at the universities and higher education colleges. Examples include the University of Hohenheim with its emphasis on bioenergy, which offers a course in renewable raw materials and bioenergy, and Rottenburg College, which provides a course in bioenergy. Colleges in Rottenburg and Ulm as well as the technical college in Stuttgart offer a special course entitled SENSE – Sustainable Energy Competence.

• The University of Stuttgart offers an endowed chair of wind energy, the first chair in multidisciplinary and international research and teaching in the field of wind energy in Germany.

* Renewable energy and related fields of study: general engineering, mechanical engineering / process engineering, electrical engineering.
Source: Federal Statistics Office