Aschaffenburg University of Applied Sciences (AUAS), also known as Technische Hochschule Aschaffenburg, is a Bavarian university of applied sciences in the Frankfurt-Rhine-Main metropolitan region. Founded in 1995, AUAS is known for practice-oriented education, high-quality teaching and strong applied research, supported by close cooperation with local and international companies.
AUAS enrols more than 4,000 students in 32 degree programmes across three faculties, with around 130 professors and lecturers, 7 institutes and 50 laboratories. It offers applied bachelor’s, master’s and PhD programmes in engineering, business, law and health, including several fully English-taught programmes. Applied research funding reached €8.2 million in 2022/2023.
TH Aschaffenburg is strongly engaged in international cooperation. It was a partner in the EU Strategic Partnership project PROMINENCE, together with the University of Savoie Mont-Blanc and the University of Economics in Katowice, and hosted an Intensive Programme. AUAS is also a consortium member of the European joint Master MERCURI, and coordinator and partner in several Blended Intensive Programmes (e.g. Practising Cultural Intelligence and Brandygame in 2024). In addition, it maintains long-standing ERASMUS agreements with all project partners and collaborates on double degree initiatives and ERASMUS teaching mobility.
Team members
Prof. Dr. Alexandra Angress teaches Business English at TH Aschaffenburg, specialising in intercultural communication, EU integration and simulated negotiations. She has extensive experience designing and delivering EU-related negotiation simulations, including online formats and the Parlamentarium role-play in Brussels. She studied in Germany, France, Belgium and the UK, holds degrees in Foreign Languages and European Studies from the University of Cambridge, and completed a PhD on EU education policy. She later worked in the private sector and headed a unit at the DAAD’s National Agency for EU Higher Education Cooperation.
Prof. Angress is closely involved in international curriculum development, including joint and double-degree programmes and EU-focused learning formats. She coordinates international programmes such as the Global Master School with partners in Finland and the United States and has lectured in and coordinated several ERASMUS-funded Blended Intensive Programmes (BIPs). With her strong background in EU affairs, international higher education and simulation-based learning, she contributes to all TH Aschaffenburg work packages within SHERLOCK and to the project’s overall success.
Prof. Victoria Bertels is a Professor of Marketing at Aschaffenburg University of Applied Sciences, specializing in market research and quantitative methods.
Her academic work focuses on marketing intelligence, particularly survey methodology and data analysis. Prior to joining the university, she gained practical experience in the market research industry.
Her current research explores how motivating, learner-centred instructional strategies can enhance student engagement and foster skill development.
