The Regensburg University of Applied Sciences (german: Ostbayerische Technische Hochschule Regensburg, literally: ''Eastern Bavarian Technical University of Regensburg'') is a university in

Regensburg Regensburg or is a city in eastern Bavaria, at the confluence of the Danube, Naab and Regen rivers. It is capital of the Upper Palatinate subregion of the state in the south of Germany. With more than 150,000 inhabitants, Regensburg is the f ...

, Germany. It was founded in 1971 as a college for technology, business and social work, but has roots in the mid 19th century. Today the university is one of the largest institutions of applied sciences in Bavaria. Its eight faculties offer 28 Bachelor's degree programs, 20 Master's degree studies as well as five postgraduate courses. Emphasis is laid on Engineering and Computer Sciences, and Law, Economic and Social Sciences.

History

Beginnings

The history of Regensburg University of Applied Sciences goes back to the middle of 19th century, when the private drawing teacher Johann Dörner founded a private school for construction and plan drawing in 1846. In 1868 this school was united with the "Königlich Bayerische Realschule, Regensburg" ( en, Royal Bavarian Vocational School in Regensburg) to offer education in the construction trades, beyond regular school education. In 1953 it was transformed and renamed into the so-called "Bauschule für Hoch- und Tiefbau" ( en, School for construction and civil engineering).

Birth of Johannes-Kepler-Polytechnikum

Because of the rising numbers of students in Regensburg, the government of Oberpfalz decided to expand the educational offers of the ''Bauschule'' in Regensburg. As a result of this the faculties of mechanical engineering and

electrical engineering Electrical engineering is an engineering discipline concerned with the study, design, and application of equipment, devices, and systems which use electricity, electronics, and electromagnetism. It emerged as an identifiable occupation in the l ...

were founded in 1958 and named after the famous German mathematician

Johannes Kepler Johannes Kepler (; ; 27 December 1571 – 15 November 1630) was a German astronomer, mathematician, astrologer, natural philosopher and writer on music. He is a key figure in the 17th-century Scientific Revolution, best known for his laws ...

, with the institution taking on the name ''Johannes-Kepler-Polytechnikum''

Foundation of the Fachhochschule Regensburg

In 1964 the responsibility for the ''Johannes-Kepler-Polytechnikum'' was passed from the government of Oberpfalz to the state government of Bavaria. The government of Bavaria decided in 1971 to create a new type of university, the model of

Fachhochschule A ''Fachhochschule'' (; plural ''Fachhochschulen''), abbreviated FH, is a university of applied sciences (UAS), in other words a German tertiary education institution that provides professional education in many applied sciences and applied arts ...

. In this process the ''Johannes-Kepler-Polytechnikum'' was merged with some smaller schools for business and engineering near Regensburg, and the ''Fachhochschule Regensburg'' was founded in its modern form. As a result of this additional studies could be offered and classes in business studies, computer sciences and social sciences were added to the catalogue. The ''Fachhochschule Regensburg'' was renamed ''Regensburg University of Applied Sciences'' in 2013. It remains the only university of applied sciences in Bavaria which offers mathematics as a major course.

Academic Collaboration

* North China Institute of Aerospace Engineering,

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* Qingdao University of Science and Technology.

* Qingdao Technological University,

University of Shanghai for Science and Technology University of Shanghai for Science and Technology (USST; ), founded in 1906, is a public university in Shanghai, China. With more than 110 years of history, USST has today become a comprehensive university, which now covers six main discip ...

* Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman, Malaysia - Collaboration to offer Master of Engineering (Electronic Systems) * Universiti Sains Malaysia, Malaysia * University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong * Chaoyang University of Technology, Taiwan * National Polytechnic (Ecole National Polytechnique de Constantine, ENPC), Algeriabr>

Rankings

According to the Center for Higher Education (CHE), an initiative co-led by Bertelsmann Stiftung and German Rectors' Conference, the university is ranked as a leading university of applied sciences in Germany. Especially the faculties of Computer Science and Mathematics (Top 1 in Germany), mechanical and civil engineering (Top 10 in Germany each) as well as the faculty of

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(Top 20 in Germany) performed strongly.

References

External links

Official Website of the University
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