The RheinMain University of Applied Sciences (

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: ''Hochschule RheinMain''), formerly University of Applied Sciences Wiesbaden (

: ''Fachhochschule Wiesbaden''), is a university located in Wiesbaden, Germany, founded in 1971. It 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 University of Applied Sciences Wiesbaden (

: ''Fachhochschule Wiesbaden'') was founded in 1971. On 1 September 2009 it was renamed RheinMain University of Applied Sciences. The former Geisenheim campus became a separate university in 2013.

Description

RheinMain University of Applied Sciences is part of the

, the "Silicon Valley of Europe". Study programs are divided into the following faculties: *Faculty of Applied Social Sciences *Faculty of Architecture and Civil Engineering *Faculty of Design – Computer Science – Media *Faculty of Engineering *Wiesbaden Business School The faculties of Social Sciences, Architecture and Civil Engineering, Design – Computer Science - Media, and the Wiesbaden Business School are located in Wiesbaden. The Faculty of Engineering is situated nearby Rüsselsheim. As of 2019 more than 14,000 students were studying at RheinMain University of Applied Sciences: About 10,600 in Wiesbaden and about 3,500 in Rüsselsheim. They are enrolled in about 70 different degree programs, including part-time and cooperative, distance learning and master's programs. In 2011 the university had about 900 employees.

Campuses

The campuses of the RheinMain University of Applied Sciences are located in the

Rhein Main area The Rhine-Main Metropolitan Region, often simply referred to as Frankfurt Rhine-Main, Frankfurt Rhine-Main area or Rhine-Main area (German: ''Rhein-Main-Gebiet'' or ''Frankfurt/Rhein-Main'', abbreviated FRM), is the second-largest metropolitan re ...

, in the west of Germany.

Wiesbaden

The study location Wiesbaden consists of three campuses. * Kurt-Schumacher-Ring At the Kurt-Schumacher-Ring campus the Faculty of Architecture and Civil Engineering and the Faculty of Applied Social Sciences can be found. * Bleichstraße/Bertramstraße The Bleichstraße/Bertramstraße campus is an inner city campus in Wiesbaden. The Wiesbaden Business School is situated there as well as a specialized library. * Unter den Eichen The Faculty of Design, Computer Science and Media is situated on this campus.

Rüsselsheim

* Am Brückweg The Faculty of Engineering is based in Rüsselsheim on the campus Am Brückweg.

Partner institutions

The university has a number of partner universities in many countries, including Australia, China, Korea, Latvia, Mexico and Turkey.Partner universities
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References

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