Frankfurt University of Applied Sciences
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Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
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It has over 38 study areas, in the arts
ARts
aRts, which stands for analog Real time synthesizer, is an audio framework that is no longer under development. It is best known for previously being used in KDE to simulate an analog synthesizer....
, oeconomics, sciences, engineering
Engineering
Engineering is the discipline, art, skill and profession of acquiring and applying scientific, mathematical, economic, social, and practical knowledge, in order to design and build structures, machines, devices, systems, materials and processes that safely realize improvements to the lives of...
and law
Law
Law is a system of rules and guidelines which are enforced through social institutions to govern behavior, wherever possible. It shapes politics, economics and society in numerous ways and serves as a social mediator of relations between people. Contract law regulates everything from buying a bus...
. It has a highly international student body, with over 9,000 students from more than 100 countries. The faculty is 650-strong. There are four faculties:
- ArchitectureArchitectureArchitecture is both the process and product of planning, designing and construction. Architectural works, in the material form of buildings, are often perceived as cultural and political symbols and as works of art...
and constructionConstructionIn the fields of architecture and civil engineering, construction is a process that consists of the building or assembling of infrastructure. Far from being a single activity, large scale construction is a feat of human multitasking... - InformaticsInformatics (academic field)Informatics is the science of information, the practice of information processing, and the engineering of information systems. Informatics studies the structure, algorithms, behavior, and interactions of natural and artificial systems that store, process, access and communicate information...
and engineeringEngineeringEngineering is the discipline, art, skill and profession of acquiring and applying scientific, mathematical, economic, social, and practical knowledge, in order to design and build structures, machines, devices, systems, materials and processes that safely realize improvements to the lives of... - BusinessBusinessA business is an organization engaged in the trade of goods, services, or both to consumers. Businesses are predominant in capitalist economies, where most of them are privately owned and administered to earn profit to increase the wealth of their owners. Businesses may also be not-for-profit...
and lawLawLaw is a system of rules and guidelines which are enforced through social institutions to govern behavior, wherever possible. It shapes politics, economics and society in numerous ways and serves as a social mediator of relations between people. Contract law regulates everything from buying a bus... - Social workSocial workSocial Work is a professional and academic discipline that seeks to improve the quality of life and wellbeing of an individual, group, or community by intervening through research, policy, community organizing, direct practice, and teaching on behalf of those afflicted with poverty or any real or...
and healthHealthHealth is the level of functional or metabolic efficiency of a living being. In humans, it is the general condition of a person's mind, body and spirit, usually meaning to be free from illness, injury or pain...
Most courses are taught in German. It teaches English-language Master of Science
Master of Science
A Master of Science is a postgraduate academic master's degree awarded by universities in many countries. The degree is typically studied for in the sciences including the social sciences.-Brazil, Argentina and Uruguay:...
degrees in High Integrity Systems
Safety engineering
Safety engineering is an applied science strongly related to systems engineering / industrial engineering and the subset System Safety Engineering...
http://www.fh-frankfurt.de/cms/fachbereiche/fb2/studiengaenge/high_integrity_systems.html and Urban developmenthttp://www.fh-frankfurt.de/de/fachbereiche/fb1/studiengaenge/urban_agglomerations_master.html.
One of its best-known alumni is Gerhard Schulmeyer
Gerhard Schulmeyer
Gerhard Hans Schulmeyer is a German American businessman. From 1994 until 1998, he was president and Chief Executive Officer of Siemens Nixdorf in Germany, and between 1999 and December 2001, he was president and CEO of Siemens Corporation in the United States.Since January 2002 he has been...
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Current research projects
Planet Earth Simulator, FralineFraline
fraLine is a non-profit project of Frankfurt University of Applied Sciences . Project and research activities focus on IT services management for schools and the use of digital media in educational settings...
-IT-School-Service, quantitativ analysis of methan in human corpses with the help of a mass spectrometer, analysis of qualitative and quantitative gas in human lungs, long-term studies on photovoltaicmodules, Coating of fine particles with melting in fluidized beds, DiSiMed: drug regulation with digital signature, Web-based client ticketing system on FAQs
Fraline
fraLine is a non-profit project of Frankfurt University of Applied Sciences . Project and research activities focus on IT services management for schools and the use of digital media in educational settings...
, biomechanical modeling of aortic aneurysms (BiModA), mechanical characterization of human soft tissue (MeChum), optimization of heterogeneous, packagebased telecommunications networks, approaches to determining the QoS for VoIP in an NGN, Services and architectures in future telecommunications networks (DazTel), overall-networks improving quality of service at SIP-based VoIP communication (QoSSIP), Production of phasenjittern by switchable filter.