The Frankfurt University of Applied Sciences (previously known as the Fachhochschule Frankfurt am Main) is a public

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 ...

Frankfurt am Main Frankfurt, officially Frankfurt am Main (; Hessian: , "Frank ford on the Main"), is the most populous city in the German state of Hesse. Its 791,000 inhabitants as of 2022 make it the fifth-most populous city in Germany. Located on its na ...

, Germany. The Frankfurt University of Applied Sciences provides about 38 study programmes in

architecture Architecture is the art and technique of designing and building, as distinguished from the skills associated with construction. It is both the process and the product of sketching, conceiving, planning, designing, and constructing building ...

and

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 ...

, business and business law, informatics and

engineering Engineering is the use of scientific principles to design and build machines, structures, and other items, including bridges, tunnels, roads, vehicles, and buildings. The discipline of engineering encompasses a broad range of more speciali ...

, social work and

health Health, according to the World Health Organization, is "a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease and infirmity".World Health Organization. (2006)''Constitution of the World Health Organiza ...

. It has an international student body, with about 12,000 students coming from more than 100 countries. About 250 professors and over a 1000 other employees work at the Frankfurt University of Applied Sciences. It has four faculties: Architecture and civil engineering; Informatics and engineering; Business and

law Law is a set of rules that are created and are enforceable by social or governmental institutions to regulate behavior,Robertson, ''Crimes against humanity'', 90. with its precise definition a matter of longstanding debate. It has been vario ...

; and Social work and health. Most courses are taught in German; however, Master courses in English are provided in High Integrity Systems,

Information Technology Information technology (IT) is the use of computers to create, process, store, retrieve, and exchange all kinds of Data (computing), data . and information. IT forms part of information and communications technology (ICT). An information te ...

, and

Urban development Urban means "related to a city". In that sense, the term may refer to: * Urban area, geographical area distinct from rural areas * Urban culture, the culture of towns and cities Urban may also refer to: General * Urban (name), a list of peop ...

. A well-known alumni of the university is

Gerhard Schulmeyer Gerhard Hans Schulmeyer (born 1938) is a German American businessman. From 1994 until 1998, he was president and Chief Executive Officer of Siemens Nixdorf in Germany, and between 1999 and December 2001, he was president and CEO of Siemens Corpo ...

. Frankfurt University of Applied Sciences is part of the

IT-Cluster Rhine-Main-Neckar The IT cluster Rhine-Main-Neckar, also known as Silicon Valley of Germany, is one of the most important locations of the IT and high-tech industry worldwide. It is concentrated in the Rhine-Main and Rhine-Neckar metropolitan regions. The IT cluster ...

, the "Silicon Valley of Europe".

History

The earliest predecessor of the Frankfurt University of Applied Sciences, the "Königliche Baugewerkschule" was founded in 1908, and the "Royal College of Mechanical Engineering" was founded in 1910. The Fachhochschule Frankfurt am Main was created on 1 August 1971 by integrating various predecessor institutions, including the Higher School of Social Work, the State Higher Economic School (HWS), and engineering schools. The Fachhochschule Frankfurt am Main was renamed to Frankfurt University of Applied Sciences on 1 July 2014. By July 2001, the university consisted of thirteen departments. Four departments,

Architecture Architecture is the art and technique of designing and building, as distinguished from the skills associated with construction. It is both the process and the product of sketching, conceiving, planning, designing, and constructing building ...

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 ...

, Geodesy, and Surveying, were part of the original Royal Baugewerkschule, founded in 1908 for civil engineering. Four more departments, Electrical Engineering,

Precision Engineering Precision engineering is a subdiscipline of electrical engineering, software engineering, electronics engineering, mechanical engineering, and optical engineering concerned with designing machines, fixtures, and other structures that have exce ...

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 ...

, and

Process Technology A process is a series or set of activities that interact to produce a result; it may occur once-only or be recurrent or periodic. Things called a process include: Business and management *Business process, activities that produce a specific se ...

were part of the State united engineering schools, founded in 1920. The department of

Social pedagogy Social pedagogy describes a holistic and relationship-centred way of working in care and educational settings with people across the course of their lives. In many countries across Europe (and increasingly beyond), it has a long-standing tradition a ...

was founded in 1954 as part of the urban Jugendleiterinnenseminar, and the Department of Social Work goes back to the State-recognized women's school for Volkspflege founded in 1944. The Department of Economics was founded in 1966 and originated with the state higher Wirtschaftsfachschule. The Data Processing and Social and Cultural Studies departments had been first created as part of the FH in 1971 and were originally service departments created for the students of engineering disciplines. The final department, Healthcare, was added in 1993. From 1995 to 1998, these departments were spread over two locations. Social pedagogy, Social work, Nursing, and Business were situated at Nordweststadt; the others were operated from Nibelungenplatz, at Kleiststrasse in the old building of the "State School" and in the old "engineering school". In July 2001 it was decided to combine the then thirteen departments into four subject areas. In September 2005 The Presidents of the University of Applied Sciences of Frankfurt and the Wiesbaden University of Applied Sciences agreed to a strategic partnership of the two Universities of Applied Sciences of Frankfurt and Wiesbaden. This was due to the changes in the German higher education system (Bachelor / Master) and thereby increasing competition between colleges, universities, and vocational colleges. On 14 September 2007 a steering group was set up by the President by issuing a paper for the merger of the two Universities of Applied Sciences as Hochschule Rhein-Main – University of Applied Sciences. However, on 12 December 2007, the merger was rejected by the Senate of the University of Applied Sciences Frankfurt am Main, although it had already been approved by the Senate of the Wiesbaden University of Applied Sciences.

Presidents

# 1971–1982 Johannes Uthoff # 1983–1986 Rolf Kessler # 1987–1994 Johannes Schneider # 1995–2002 Rolf Kessler # 2003–2008 Wolf Rieck # 2008–2014 Detlev Buchholz # 2014–present Frank Dievernich

International orientation

The Frankfurt University of Applied Sciences is located in an urban area and its 10,000 students are drawn from about 100 nations. Students can attain double degrees with partner universities, and the university provides comprehensive exchange services for both students and teachers.

Structural development

Campus building 1

"Campus building 1" was completed with a total cost of approximately 53 million euros. It allowed structural improvements such as the creation of a computer science center, computer rooms and rooms for research projects, and spare rooms for use of buildings 2, 3, and 4. This includes of floor space, in a new building (building 1), and an expansion of the existing building 2. Larger areas rented again in the BCN – due to the growth of the university.

Campus building 2

With the project "campus building 2" further spatial overload of the university was solved. For this, Kleiststraße was turned over to be converted to use for public transport and integrated into the campus. Appropriate resolutions were adopted by the competent bodies of the City of Frankfurt am Main in 2002. File:FH FrankfurtMain Gebaeude1.jpg, Building-1 File:FH-FFM Building 2 2012-08-01 (01).jpg, Building-2 File:FH-FFM Building 3 2012-08-01 (01).jpg, Building 3 File:FH-FFM Building 4 2012-08-10 (01).jpg, Building 4 File:FH-FFM Building 5 2012-08-01 (01).jpg, Building 5 File:FH-FFM Building 6 2012-08-01 (01).jpg, Building 6 File:FH-FFM Building 8 2012-08-01 (01).jpg, Building 8 File:FH-FFM Building 9 2012-09-08 (01).jpg, Building 9 File:TeAtrum VII Gegenwind.JPG, Inside Building-1

Divisions

The departments of the Frankfurt University of Applied Sciences include: # Architecture – Civil Engineering – Geomatics # Computer science and engineering # Economic and law # Social Work and Health

Facilities and affiliated institutions

Student organizations

* Fachsprachenzentrum * Selbstlernzentrum * Café Profitratte * Café Kurzschlusz * Café-1 * Kostbar * Board of European Students of Technology Frankfurt

Scientific and research institutions

* Institut für Materialwissenschaften (IfM) * Institut für Stadt- und Regionalentwicklung (ISR) * Institut für Suchtforschung (ISFF) * Institut für interdisziplinäre Technik (IiT) * Institut für Materialwissenschaften (IfM) * Frankfurter Technologiezentrum Medien (FTzM) * Institut für Migrationsstudien und interkulturelle Kommunikation (IMiK) * Institut für professionelle Anwendungen in der Informatik (IPIAG) * Hessisches Zentrum für Qualitätssicherung und Qualitätsmanagement (HZQ) * Institut für Materialwissenschaften (IfM) * Institut für Entrepreneurship (IFE) * Zentrum für Gesundheitswirtschaft und -recht (ZGWR) * Zentrum für Logistik, Mobilität und Nachhaltigkeit (ZLMN)

University Interscholastic research centers

* Hessisches Institut für Pflegeforschung (HeSSIP) * Gender- und Frauenforschungszentrum der Hessischen Hochschulen (gFFZ) * Center for Biomedical Engineering (CBME)

References

External links

Frankfurt University of Applied Sciences

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