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Cologne University of Applied Sciences, officially called TH Köln – University of Applied Sciences (''german: Technische Hochschule Köln'', abbreviated TH Köln) is an institute of higher education located in
Cologne Cologne ( ; german: Köln ; ksh, Kölle ) is the largest city of the German western States of Germany, state of North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW) and the List of cities in Germany by population, fourth-most populous city of Germany with 1.1 m ...
,
Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwe ...
, established in 1971. It was created from a merger of numerous smaller colleges, the oldest of which was the Royal Provincial Trade School, founded in 1833, and renamed Trade College of the City of Cologne on 15 December 1879. TH Köln is the largest
University of Applied Sciences A university of applied sciences (UAS), nowadays much less commonly called a polytechnic university or vocational university, is an institution of higher education and sometimes research that provides vocational education and grants academic de ...
in Germany by number of students, having about 27,000 students and 430 professors and headquartered in Cologne Südstadt. The TH Köln offers a total of 100 bachelor's and master's degree programs in full. The other big universities of Cologne are the
University of Cologne The University of Cologne (german: Universität zu Köln) is a university in Cologne, Germany. It was established in the year 1388 and is one of the most prestigious and research intensive universities in Germany. It was the sixth university to ...
and the
German Sport University Cologne German Sport University Cologne (German: Deutsche Sporthochschule Köln, DSHS, Spoho), is a sport university in Cologne, Germany. History The Sport University Cologne was founded in 1947. After the Sport University had changed its name to "G ...
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Faculties

* Faculty of Applied Social Sciences (F01) * Faculty of Cultural Sciences (F02) * Faculty of Information Science and Communication Studies (F03) * Faculty of Business, Economics and Law (F04) * Faculty of Architecture (F05) * Faculty of Civil Engineering and Environmental Technology (F06) * Faculty of Information, Media and Electrical Engineering (F07) * Faculty of Automotive Systems and Production (F08) * Faculty of Process Engineering, Energy and Mechanical Systems (F09) * Faculty of Computer Science and Engineering Science (F10) * Faculty of Applied Natural Sciences (F11) * Faculty of Spatial Development and Infrastructure Systems (F12) * Institute for Technology and Resources Management in the Tropics and Subtropics *
Köln International School of Design The Köln International School of Design (in short: KISD) is an institution of the Cologne University of Applied Sciences (''Technische Hochschule Köln'' or ''TH Köln'') and offers an interdisciplinary study program in the field of design. In 1 ...


Locations

TH Köln has campuses in Cologne at Südstadt for faculties related to humanities, Deutz for faculties related to engineering, and
Mülheim Mülheim, officially Mülheim an der Ruhr () and also described as ''"City on the River"'', is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia in Germany. It is located in the Ruhr Area between Duisburg, Essen, Oberhausen and Ratingen. It is home to many compan ...
for the Cologne Game Lab. It also operates two campuses in
Gummersbach Gummersbach (; ksh, Jummersbach) is a town in the States of Germany, state of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, being the district seat of the Oberbergischer Kreis. It is located east of Cologne. History In 1109 Gummersbach was mentioned in offic ...
for computer science and
Leverkusen Leverkusen () is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, on the eastern bank of the Rhine. To the south, Leverkusen borders the city of Cologne, and to the north the state capital, Düsseldorf. With about 161,000 inhabitants, Leverkusen is on ...
for chemistry. File:Köln-Südstadt-Blick-vom-Eierplätzchen-durch-den-Römerpark.JPG, Campus Südstadt in winter, from Römerpark File:Fachhochschule Köln - Campus Südstadt, GWZ - zentrales Treppenhaus-2999.jpg, Campus Südstadt stairwell File:Fachhochschule Köln (IWZ) 15.jpg, Campus Deutz File:Fachhochschule Köln - Ingenieurwissenschaftliches Zentrum (IWZ)-3628.jpg, Campus Deutz File:Gummersbach - Steinmüllerallee - Fachhochschule 09 ies.jpg, Campus Gummersbach File:THKoelnCampusGummersbachWithSign.jpeg, Campus Gummersbach


International

The Department of International Affairs at the TH Köln offers student exchange opportunities with more than 360 partner universities in 94 countries. The TH Köln is also one of seven members of
UAS7 UAS7 is a strategic alliance of seven leading German Universities of Applied Sciences (UAS), with representations in Berlin, Germany, New York, USA and São Leopoldo, Brazil. The seven constitutive members are the Berlin School of Economics and La ...
, which represent the seven leading German universities of applied sciences internationally.


See also

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German Apsara Conservation Project The German Apsara Conservation Project (GACP) is a non-profit organisation based at the University of Applied Sciences, Cologne dedicated to preserving the devatas (or apsaras) and other bas-reliefs of Angkor Wat. It is funded primarily by the G ...


References


External links


Website
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Department of International Affairs - English
Accessed January 12, 2016. *

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