Ansbach University of Applied Sciences
The Ansbach University of Applied Sciences (German: Hochschule Ansbach) is a university of applied sciences (Fachhochschule) in Ansbach, Bavaria, Germany. It was founded in 1996 and counted approximately 1,800 students as of 2008. It is the newest University of Applied Sciences in the Free State of Bavaria. The percentage of foreign students is about 6 percent. As of 2010 there are 2,300 students.
Hochschule Ansbach | |
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| Motto | Studying with Prospect |
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| Type | Public (Free State of Bavaria) |
| Established | 1996 |
| President | Prof. Dr.-Ing. Sascha Müller-Feuerstein[1] |
| Students | 2,000 (Summer Semester 2009) |
| Address | Hochschule Ansbach , , Residenzstraße 8 91522 Ansbach Germany |
| Website | www.hs-ansbach.de |
Beginning with the winter semester of 2006/07 the Bologna Process was implemented. As part of this, all academic programmes awarding the German “Diplom (FH)” degree were replaced by bachelor's degree programmes.
In January 2008 the Ansbach University of Applied Sciences was ranked in first place in the “Hochschulranking” (University ranking) which was processed by UNIcheck.de.
Faculties
Faculty of Engineering Sciences
The following programmes are available in this faculty:
- Industrial Engineering with Business Studies (since autumn 1997)
- Energy and Environmental Systems Engineering (since autumn 2001)
- Industrial Biotechnology (since autumn 2009)
- Biomedical Engineering (since autumn 2009)
In 2008 there were 700 students enrolled in one of these engineering programmes.
The Dean of the Faculty of Engineering Sciences is Mr. Prof. Dr.-Ing. Rainer Blumbach.
Faculty of Economic Sciences and Universal Sciences
The following programmes are available in this faculty:
- Business Administration (since foundation)
- Business Informatics (since autumn 2001)
- Multimedia and Communication (since autumn 2002)
- International Management for Top Athletes (since summer 2006)
- Field-Journalism (since autumn 2008)
In 2008 there were 1,100 students enrolled in one of these programmes.
The Dean of the Faculty of Economic Sciences and Universal Sciences is Mr. Prof. Dr. Ulrich Schweizer.
For the programme "International Management for Top Athletes" only members of the German nation Olympic team fulfil the requirements for admission.
Equipment and Projects
- member of the "High-Tech-Offensive Bayern" (Free State of Bavaria)
- sound studio
- virtual television studio with ISP
- 3D laboratory
- laboratory for non-linear cutting
- photographic studio
- plastic laboratory (for CAM/CAD simulations)
- installation of a "Center of Excellence for Plastics"
- MBA in IT-Management in cooperation with the Ingolstadt University of Applied Sciences and the University of Applied Sciences Hof.
History
The Free State of Bavaria founded the University of Applied Sciences in the heart of Ansbach in 1996, at a site where soldiers had been trained for over 250 years.
In the 18th century, a barracks was built by the margrave's master builder. Around the start of the 20th century, the barracks had been replaced by the Hindenburg-Barracks, today's red-brick building. At first this building was used by the German Reichswehr and Wehrmacht until the end of World War II in 1945. The United States Army used it for almost a half century until 1992 when the US Administration gave it to the Free State of Bavaria.
The Free State of Bavaria invested over 50 million Euro in renovating the buildings and making it ready for academic use. All the buildings have been renovated with disability-friendly facilities.
Notable Students
Since the "International Management for Top Athletes" programme was established (unique in Germany), there are about 90 German Olympic athletes studying on the campus. The most famous student is probably Kati Wilhelm, a multiple Olympic and World Champion in biathlon. Other notable sportspeople who have studied on the International Management programme at the University include biathlete Michael Greis[2] and ski jumper Severin Freund.[3]
References
- https://www.hs-ansbach.de/startseite/news-detail/news/neuer-praesident/?tx_news_pi1%5Bcontroller%5D=News&tx_news_pi1%5Baction%5D=detail&cHash=d0bc11cb296cb27002e007085bd06954
- Kinast, Florian (30 April 2018). "Greis wird Cheftrainer der US-Biathleten" [Greis will be head coach of US biathletes]. spiegel.de (in German). Retrieved 20 January 2019.
- Becker, Lars (29 December 2019). "Severin Freund and Money: the Ski Jumper's Earnings". Internationale Fachmesse für Sportartikel und Sportmode. Retrieved 22 January 2019.
