The Jade University of Applied Sciences (german: Jade Hochschule) is a

public university A public university or public college is a university or college that is in state ownership, owned by the state or receives significant government spending, public funds through a national or subnational government, as opposed to a private unive ...

Lower Saxony Lower Saxony (german: Niedersachsen ; nds, Neddersassen; stq, Läichsaksen) is a German state (') in northwestern Germany. It is the second-largest state by land area, with , and fourth-largest in population (8 million in 2021) among the 16 ...

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. It was founded in 2009 as a successor to the ''Fachhochschule Oldenburg/Ostfriesland/Wilhelmshaven''. The university has campuses in

Wilhelmshaven Wilhelmshaven (, ''Wilhelm's Harbour''; Northern Low Saxon: ''Willemshaven'') is a coastal town in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated on the western side of the Jade Bight, a bay of the North Sea, and has a population of 76,089. Wilhelmsh ...

, Oldenburg and Elsfleth and around 6,700 students. The university is named after the Jade river.

Notable alumni

Matthias Groote Matthias Groote (born 21 October 1973) is a German politician of the Social Democratic Party of Germany. From 2005 until 2016, he served as Member of the European Parliament and was a part of the Socialist Group in the European Parliament. Ear ...

, politician, member of the

European parliament The European Parliament (EP) is one of the legislative bodies of the European Union and one of its seven institutions. Together with the Council of the European Union (known as the Council and informally as the Council of Ministers), it adopts ...

. * Carola Rackete, captain and activist. *

Olaf Lies Olaf Lies (born 8 May 1967) is a German politician of the Social Democratic Party (SPD). He was first elected to the Landtag of Lower Saxony in 2008. Political career Lies joined the Social Democratic Party in 2002. In the 2008 state electio ...

, politician, multiple times Minister of

References

External links

Official Website of the University

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