The University of Applied Sciences Landshut (''Hochschule für angewandte Wissenschaften Landshut'') is a

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 ...

Landshut Landshut (; bar, Landshuad) is a town in Bavaria in the south-east of Germany. Situated on the banks of the River Isar, Landshut is the capital of Lower Bavaria, one of the seven administrative regions of the Free State of Bavaria. It is also t ...

, between

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and

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 ...

, with over 5000 students and over 100

professor Professor (commonly abbreviated as Prof.) is an Academy, academic rank at university, universities and other post-secondary education and research institutions in most countries. Literally, ''professor'' derives from Latin as a "person who pr ...

s. Its main focus areas are technology,

social work Social work is an academic discipline and practice-based profession concerned with meeting the basic needs of individuals, families, groups, communities, and society as a whole to enhance their individual and collective well-being. Social work ...

and

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. It was founded in 1978 under the name ''Fachhochschule Landshut'' (Landshut Technical University), and renamed in 2008.

General information

The University of Applied Sciences Landshut has six faculties: * Business Administration * Social Work * Electrical and Industrial Engineering * Computer Science * Mechanical Engineering * Interdisciplinary Studies

External links

Official website (English)

Official website (German)

References

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