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265 Der Campus Tuttlingen ist der dritte Standort der Hochschule Furtwangen. In einem bundesweit beachteten Ansatz investieren die Stadt Tuttlingen, der Landkreis und die ansässigen Unternehmen in das Hochschulgebäude für bis zu 850 Studierende. Dabei steuern die Unternehmen jährlich einen sie- benstelligen Betrag für den Betrieb des Campus bei. Seit 2018 ist nun auch das IFC – Innovations- und Forschungs-Centrum Tutt- lingen der Hochschule Furtwangen (HFU) – in Betrieb. Es stärkt und erweitert die HFU und damit den Hochschulcampus sowie den Standort Tuttlingen um eine enge forschungs- und innovationsorientierte Kooperation mit den Un- ternehmen aus der Region. Medical technology from Tuttlingen – the Medical Technology Cluster Today, the Medical Technology Cluster extends far beyond the Tuttlingen area, and it is difficult to give a precise number of the companies that it co- vers. In the Tuttlingen area itself more than 400 companies are attributed to the cluster, and of these the overwhelming majority have fewer than 20 em- ployees while the biggest employs around 3,600 people in Tuttlingen alone. Many of the companies in Tuttlingen pursue a long-term and sustainable growth strategy in a growing global market. In recent years – with the excep- tion of 2009 – the number of people employed in the industry has increased steadily and a marked shortage of skilled labour has developed. As a result, companies in Tuttlingen were quick to consider the opportunities for securing a reliable supply of skilled staff for current and future generations and the com- panies based here now invest a great deal in training opportunities, with ap- prenticeship rates of 8 to 10 % which is no exception in the larger companies. The major and most recent step in the further development of the cluster was taken in 2009 with the establishment of the town’s own university campus, offe- ring the engineering course, Industrial Medtec, alongside other degree courses. The campus Tuttlingen is the third campus of Furtwangen University. In an approach that has gained national recognition, Tuttlingen Local and District Authorities and the companies based in the town are investing in a university building for up to 850 students, with the companies contributing a seven- figure sum annually to the running costs of the campus. In 2018, the IFC Innovation and Research Center Tuttlingen of the Furtwangen University of Applied Sciences (HFU) - has been inaugurated. It strengthens and extends the HFU and thus the university campus as well as the Tuttlingen location by having a close research and innovation-oriented cooperation with the compa- nies from the region.