The National Automuseum established itself as a scientific location right from the start. In cooperation with the HfWU Akademie e.V. Nürtingen-Geislingen, the museum has been functioning as a university campus for the Faculty of Economics and Law since the winter semester of 2023. The scientific management is directed by Dipl.-Ing. Prof. Dr. Jochen Buck.

In addition to the two one-semester certificate courses “Certified Expert for Historic Cars” (CEHC) and “Certified Expert for Car Design” (CECD), the university is establishing a master’s degree program (M.Eng.) in the field of engineering. The certificate course “Certified Expert for Car Design” takes place under the scientific direction of Professor Wolfgang Henseler – University of Pforzheim.

CEHC
The aim of the CEHC is to qualify for the assessment of classic cars, particularly with regard to their significance as historical cultural assets. The teaching content includes the deepening of restoration knowledge, the assessment of history and originality as well as the qualifications for preparing complex classic car reports.

CECD
The certificate course “Certified Expert for Car Design” is aimed at anyone interested who has always wanted to delve deeper into the topic of “automotive design” and who has not yet found access to the topic other than through a university degree. In the CECD you can find out from well-known experts in the car design industry how the entire design process of a vehicle works, which design areas work together and how automotive brand management occurs through design. Participants will also gain insights how the automotive design process of the future will change with the support of artificial intelligence and why user experience is the decisive success factor for design and it´s economical impact.

The National Auto Museum university campus began operations in November 2023 for the winter semester 23/24 – initially with two one-semester certificate courses in the areas of classic car appraisal and automotive design. Subsequently, a consecutive lecture in the field of automotive history will be offered in the Automotive Economics course at the HfWU Akademie e.V. Nürtingen-Geislingen.

For more information, see:

CEHC
https://www.hfwu.de/weiterbildung/weiterbildungkurs/certified-expert-for-historic-cars/

CECD
https://www.nationalesautomuseum.de/de/news/nationales-automuseum-initiiert-weiterbildung-zum-certified-expert-for-car
https://www.hfwu.de/weiterbildung/weiterbildungkurs/cecd-certified-expert-for-car-design/