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Münster Münster (; nds, Mönster) is an independent city (''Kreisfreie Stadt'') in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is in the northern part of the state and is considered to be the cultural centre of the Westphalia region. It is also a state di ...

with a second campus in Steinfurt, is a German university. It has a student enrolment of around 15,000 (as of winter semester 2018/19), making it one of the largest public universities of applied sciences in

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. It has twelve faculties and one central scientific unit. The University offers around 100 degree programmes (as of winter semester 2018/19) in the fields of business and management,

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, social studies and

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. In November 2011, Münster University of Applied Sciences was the first university of applied sciences in Germany to successfully complete the process of system accreditation. Since then, the University has been able to accredit its degree programmes itself – without the need for assessment by external agencies.

History/foundation

FH Münster was founded in 1971. It was established as a result of an amalgamation of state and private construction and engineering colleges.

Faculties and central scientific unit

FH Münster is divided into twelve faculties, seven of which are in Münster, the other five in Steinfurt. The largest faculties are the Münster School of Business and the Faculty of Social Work. * Münster School of

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Civil Engineering Civil engineering is a professional engineering discipline that deals with the design, construction, and maintenance of the physical and naturally built environment, including public works such as roads, bridges, canals, dams, airports, sewa ...

Chemical Engineering Chemical engineering is an engineering field which deals with the study of operation and design of chemical plants as well as methods of improving production. Chemical engineers develop economical commercial processes to convert raw materials int ...

* Münster School of Design * Electrical Engineering and

Computer Science Computer science is the study of computation, automation, and information. Computer science spans theoretical disciplines (such as algorithms, theory of computation, information theory, and automation) to practical disciplines (includi ...

* Energy • Building Services •

Environmental Engineering Environmental engineering is a professional engineering discipline that encompasses broad scientific topics like chemistry, biology, ecology, geology, hydraulics, hydrology, microbiology, and mathematics to create solutions that will protect and ...

Mechanical Engineering Mechanical engineering is the study of physical machines that may involve force and movement. It is an engineering branch that combines engineering physics and mathematics principles with materials science, to design, analyze, manufacture, an ...

* Food • Nutrition • Facilities * Münster School of Health *

Engineering Physics Engineering physics, or engineering science, refers to the study of the combined disciplines of physics, mathematics, chemistry, biology, and engineering, particularly computer, nuclear, electrical, electronic, aerospace, materials or mechanical en ...

* Social Work * Münster School of Business There is also one Central Scientific Unit, the Münster Center For Interdisciplinarity. There students can train to become

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al school teachers or

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in one of its institutes: * Münster School of

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(IBL) * Institute of Business Administration and Engineering (ITB)

Degree programmes

The Bachelor and Master’s programmes offered by the university are spread across the areas of business and management, engineering, design, health, social work and teacher training. Dual and executive degree programmes are also offered at the University, as well as international degree programmes. Münster was one of the first universities of applied sciences to establish a doctoral programme. Outstanding students have to option to realise their PhD project in cooperation with universities at home or abroad. Münster University of Applied Sciences fully met the requirements of the Bologna Process, namely of creating harmonised academic qualifications across

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, and completely converted its study programme to the tiered Bachelor/Master’s system by winter semester 2007/2008.

Research

In recent years, Münster University of Applied Sciences has been one of the universities of applied sciences with the most third-party funding in Germany. The numerous research endeavours are increasingly being flanked by collaborative PhDs.

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The Institute network "Resources, Energy, Infrastructure" consists of: * Institute of Water • Resources • Environment (IWARU) * Institute of Energy and Process Technology (IEP) * Institute for

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(IuB) Further internal institutes * Institute for Society and Digital Studies (GUD) * Interdisciplinarity in Health – Technology – Ability to Work (IGTA) * Institute of Construction and Functional Material (IKFM) * Institute of Sustainable Nutrition and

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(iSuN) * Institute of Optical Technologies (IOT) * Institute for Process Management and

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(IPD)

International cooperative agreements and contacts

FH Münster currently has around 195 active international university contacts (as of summer semester 2014), some 120 of which are via the European exchange programme,

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. FH Münster is a member of the higher education consortium

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Locations

Münster

The following facilities are located in Münster: the faculties of Architecture, Civil Engineering, Design, Food · Nutrition · Facilities, Health, Social Work, Business Administration and the Münster School of Vocational Education (IBL).

Steinfurt

Steinfurt is home to the faculties of Chemical Engineering, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Mechanical Engineering, Energy · Buildings Services· Environmental Engineering, Engineering Physics and the Institute of Business Management in Technology (ITB). Over 3,000 students are enrolled on degree programmes at the faculties in Steinfurt.

References

External links

Fachhochschule Münster (English)
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