Furtwangen University of Applied Sciences
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Furtwangen University of Applied Sciences is a German public university of applied sciences known for its strong programs in engineering, computer science, and business, with a focus on practical, industry-oriented education and research.
All labels observed (3)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8982748 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Furtwangen University of Applied Sciences Context triple: [Furtwangen, hasUniversity, Furtwangen University of Applied Sciences]
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A.
Esslingen University of Applied Sciences
Esslingen University of Applied Sciences is a German university known for its strong engineering, business, and social sciences programs with close ties to regional industry.
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B.
Pforzheim University
Pforzheim University is a German university of applied sciences known for its strong programs in business, design, and engineering.
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C.
Stuttgart Technology University of Applied Sciences
Stuttgart Technology University of Applied Sciences is a German university of applied sciences specializing in engineering, technology, and design, located in the city of Stuttgart.
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D.
Weihenstephan-Triesdorf University of Applied Sciences
Weihenstephan-Triesdorf University of Applied Sciences is a German university of applied sciences specializing in life sciences, agriculture, environmental studies, and related practical disciplines.
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E.
Mannheim University of Applied Sciences
Mannheim University of Applied Sciences is a German institution of higher education known for its practice-oriented programs in engineering, business, social sciences, and design.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Furtwangen University of Applied Sciences Target entity description: Furtwangen University of Applied Sciences is a German public university of applied sciences known for its strong programs in engineering, computer science, and business, with a focus on practical, industry-oriented education and research.
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A.
Esslingen University of Applied Sciences
Esslingen University of Applied Sciences is a German university known for its strong engineering, business, and social sciences programs with close ties to regional industry.
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B.
Pforzheim University
Pforzheim University is a German university of applied sciences known for its strong programs in business, design, and engineering.
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C.
Stuttgart Technology University of Applied Sciences
Stuttgart Technology University of Applied Sciences is a German university of applied sciences specializing in engineering, technology, and design, located in the city of Stuttgart.
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D.
Weihenstephan-Triesdorf University of Applied Sciences
Weihenstephan-Triesdorf University of Applied Sciences is a German university of applied sciences specializing in life sciences, agriculture, environmental studies, and related practical disciplines.
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E.
Mannheim University of Applied Sciences
Mannheim University of Applied Sciences is a German institution of higher education known for its practice-oriented programs in engineering, business, social sciences, and design.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | public university of applied sciences ⓘ |
| belongsToSystem | German higher education system ⓘ |
| collaboratesWith |
international industry partners
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regional companies ⓘ |
| country | Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| educationModel | university of applied sciences model ⓘ |
| emphasis |
cooperation with industry
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practice-oriented curricula ⓘ technology and innovation ⓘ |
| focus |
applied research
ⓘ
industry-oriented education ⓘ practical education ⓘ |
| governedBy | state of Baden-Württemberg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCampusIn |
Furtwangen im Schwarzwald
NERFINISHED
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Tuttlingen NERFINISHED ⓘ Villingen-Schwenningen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
applied research orientation
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practice-oriented teaching ⓘ strong industry links ⓘ |
| hasStrengthIn |
business education
ⓘ
computer science education ⓘ engineering education ⓘ |
| languageOfInstruction |
English
ⓘ
German ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Furtwangen im Schwarzwald NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nativeName | Hochschule Furtwangen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| offersDegree |
bachelor’s degree
ⓘ
master’s degree ⓘ |
| offersModeOfStudy |
dual study programs
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full-time study ⓘ part-time study ⓘ |
| offersProgramIn |
business
ⓘ
computer science ⓘ engineering ⓘ health ⓘ international business ⓘ media ⓘ |
| region | Black Forest NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| researchFocus |
applied computer science research
ⓘ
applied engineering research ⓘ business and management research ⓘ |
| sector | public ⓘ |
| shortName | HFU NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| state | Baden-Württemberg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tuitionPolicy | publicly funded with low or no tuition for EU students ⓘ |
| typeOfInstitution | university of applied sciences (Fachhochschule) ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Furtwangen University of Applied Sciences Description of subject: Furtwangen University of Applied Sciences is a German public university of applied sciences known for its strong programs in engineering, computer science, and business, with a focus on practical, industry-oriented education and research.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
St. Georgen im Schwarzwald
→
hasEducationalInstitution
→
Furtwangen University of Applied Sciences
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this entity surface form:
Furtwangen University campus St. Georgen (historically / associated)
this entity surface form:
Furtwangen University campus Villingen-Schwenningen