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

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in Regensburg,

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. 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

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. Its eight faculties offer 28

Bachelor's degree A bachelor's degree (from Middle Latin ''baccalaureus'') or baccalaureate (from Modern Latin ''baccalaureatus'') is an undergraduate academic degree awarded by colleges and universities upon completion of a course of study lasting three to six ...

programs, 20

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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

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decided to expand the educational offers of the ''Bauschule'' in Regensburg. As a result of this the faculties of

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 electrical engineering were founded in 1958 and named after the famous German mathematician Johannes Kepler, 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. 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, China * Qingdao University of Science and Technology. China * Qingdao Technological University, China * University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, China *

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- Collaboration to offer Master of Engineering (Electronic Systems) *

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* National Polytechnic (Ecole National Polytechnique de Constantine, ENPC),

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Rankings

According to the Center for Higher Education (CHE), an initiative co-led by

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and

German Rectors' Conference The German Rectors' Conference/Hochschulrektorenkonferenz (HRK) is the voluntary association of state and state-recognised universities and other higher education institutions in Germany. It currently has 257 member institutions at which more than ...

, the university is ranked as a leading

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 ...

in Germany. Especially the faculties of Computer Science and Mathematics (Top 1 in Germany),

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and

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(Top 10 in Germany each) as well as the faculty of business administration (Top 20 in Germany) performed strongly.

References

External links

Official Website of the University
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