Fulda University of Applied Sciences
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Fulda University of Applied Sciences (officially named Hochschule Fulda - University of Applied Sciences), former known as Fachhochschule Fulda, was founded as the fifth state Fachhochschule
in Hesse
in 1974.
, until it got its own location for future studies in 1974.
In 2006, the college was renamed Hochschule Fulda - University of Applied Sciences due to the Bologna process. Students at the college can now obtain accredited Bachelor
and Master
degrees. According to European standards now also Fachhochschule
n in Germany are authorized to admit into the Höhere Dienst and for a Doctorate
.
Cooperation with OE:
Cooperation with LT:
Cooperation with W:
Further cooperating colleges:
Fachhochschule
A Fachhochschule or University of Applied Sciences is a German type of tertiary education institution, sometimes specialized in certain topical areas . Fachhochschulen were founded in Germany and later adopted by Austria, Liechtenstein, Switzerland and Greece...
in Hesse
Hesse
Hesse or Hessia is both a cultural region of Germany and the name of an individual German state.* The cultural region of Hesse includes both the State of Hesse and the area known as Rhenish Hesse in the neighbouring Rhineland-Palatinate state...
in 1974.
History
Established in 1971, the college is part of the University of Applied Sciences GießenUniversity of Applied Sciences Giessen-Friedberg
The Technische Hochschule Mittelhessen University of Applied Sciences is a German college for technical studies with campuses in Friedberg, Giessen, and Wetzlar...
, until it got its own location for future studies in 1974.
In 2006, the college was renamed Hochschule Fulda - University of Applied Sciences due to the Bologna process. Students at the college can now obtain accredited Bachelor
Bachelor
A bachelor is a man above the age of majority who has never been married . Unlike his female counterpart, the spinster, a bachelor may have had children...
and Master
Master's degree
A master's is an academic degree granted to individuals who have undergone study demonstrating a mastery or high-order overview of a specific field of study or area of professional practice...
degrees. According to European standards now also Fachhochschule
Fachhochschule
A Fachhochschule or University of Applied Sciences is a German type of tertiary education institution, sometimes specialized in certain topical areas . Fachhochschulen were founded in Germany and later adopted by Austria, Liechtenstein, Switzerland and Greece...
n in Germany are authorized to admit into the Höhere Dienst and for a Doctorate
Doctorate
A doctorate is an academic degree or professional degree that in most countries refers to a class of degrees which qualify the holder to teach in a specific field, A doctorate is an academic degree or professional degree that in most countries refers to a class of degrees which qualify the holder...
.
Applied Computer Science
- Applied Computer ScienceComputer scienceComputer science or computing science is the study of the theoretical foundations of information and computation and of practical techniques for their implementation and application in computer systems...
(Bachelor of Science/Master of Science) - Business InformaticsBusiness informaticsBusiness informatics or organizational informatics is a discipline combining information technology , informatics and management concepts. The BI discipline was created in Germany, from the concept of "Wirtschaftsinformatik"...
(Bachelor of Science) - Media Informatics (Computer GraphicsComputer graphicsComputer graphics are graphics created using computers and, more generally, the representation and manipulation of image data by a computer with help from specialized software and hardware....
and Human-Computer Interaction - Bachelor of Science) - Electronic BusinessElectronic businessElectronic business, commonly referred to as "eBusiness" or "e-business", or an internet business, may be defined as the application of information and communication technologies in support of all the activities of business...
(Master of Science)
Business Administration
- Business Administration (Bachelor of Arts)
- Industrial EngineeringIndustrial engineeringIndustrial engineering is a branch of engineering dealing with the optimization of complex processes or systems. It is concerned with the development, improvement, implementation and evaluation of integrated systems of people, money, knowledge, information, equipment, energy, materials, analysis...
(Bachelor of Engineering) → Cooperation with Electrical Engineering & Information Technology - International Management (Master of Business Administration)
Electrical Engineering & Information Technology
- Electrical EngineeringElectrical engineeringElectrical engineering is a field of engineering that generally deals with the study and application of electricity, electronics and electromagnetism. The field first became an identifiable occupation in the late nineteenth century after commercialization of the electric telegraph and electrical...
& Information TechnologyInformation technologyInformation technology is the acquisition, processing, storage and dissemination of vocal, pictorial, textual and numerical information by a microelectronics-based combination of computing and telecommunications...
(Bachelor of Engineering/Master of Engineering) - Process EngineeringProcess engineeringProcess engineering focuses on the design, operation, control, and optimization of chemical, physical, and biological processes through the aid of systematic computer-based methods...
(Bachelor of Engineering) → Cooperation with Food Technology - Industrial EngineeringIndustrial engineeringIndustrial engineering is a branch of engineering dealing with the optimization of complex processes or systems. It is concerned with the development, improvement, implementation and evaluation of integrated systems of people, money, knowledge, information, equipment, energy, materials, analysis...
(Bachelor of Engineering) → Cooperation with Business Administration - Systems DesignSystems designSystems design is the process of defining the architecture, components, modules, interfaces, and data for a system to satisfy specified requirements. One could see it as the application of systems theory to product development...
& Production ManagementProduction managementTheatrical production management is a sub-division of stagecraft. The production management team is responsible for realizing the visions of the producer and the director or choreographer within constraints of technical possibility...
(Master of Engineering)
Food Technology
- Food TechnologyFood technologyFood technology, is a branch of food science which deals with the actual production processes to make foods.-Early history of food technology:...
(Bachelor of Science) - Process EngineeringProcess engineeringProcess engineering focuses on the design, operation, control, and optimization of chemical, physical, and biological processes through the aid of systematic computer-based methods...
(Bachelor of Engineering) → Cooperation with Electrical Engineering & Information Technology - Food ProcessingFood processingFood processing is the set of methods and techniques used to transform raw ingredients into food or to transform food into other forms for consumption by humans or animals either in the home or by the food processing industry...
(Master of Science)
Nursing & Health Sciences
- Health Sciences (Bachelor of Science)
- NursingNursingNursing is a healthcare profession focused on the care of individuals, families, and communities so they may attain, maintain, or recover optimal health and quality of life from conception to death....
(Bachelor of Science) - Nursing managementNursing managementNursing management is performing leadership functions of governance and decision-making within organizations employing nurses. It includes processes common to all management like planning, organizing, staffing, directing and controlling...
(Bachelor of Science) - Physical TherapyPhysical therapyPhysical therapy , often abbreviated PT, is a health care profession. Physical therapy is concerned with identifying and maximizing quality of life and movement potential within the spheres of promotion, prevention, diagnosis, treatment/intervention,and rehabilitation...
(Bachelor of Science/Master of Science) - PedagogyPedagogyPedagogy is the study of being a teacher or the process of teaching. The term generally refers to strategies of instruction, or a style of instruction....
in Health Care Industry (Master of Arts) - Public HealthPublic healthPublic health is "the science and art of preventing disease, prolonging life and promoting health through the organized efforts and informed choices of society, organizations, public and private, communities and individuals" . It is concerned with threats to health based on population health...
(Master of Science) - Public Health Nutrition (Master of Science) → Cooperation with Oecotrophologie
Nutritional Science
- Nutritional ScienceNutritionNutrition is the provision, to cells and organisms, of the materials necessary to support life. Many common health problems can be prevented or alleviated with a healthy diet....
(Bachelor of Science) - International Food Business & Consumer Studies (Master of Science)
- Public Health Nutrition (Master of Science) → Cooperation with Nursing & Health Sciences
Social & Cultural Science
- Social Laws (Bachelor of Laws)
- Social SciencesSocial sciencesSocial science is the field of study concerned with society. "Social science" is commonly used as an umbrella term to refer to a plurality of fields outside of the natural sciences usually exclusive of the administrative or managerial sciences...
(Bachelor of Arts) - Intercultural CommunicationCross-cultural communicationCross-cultural communication is a field of study that looks at how people from differing cultural backgrounds communicate, in similar and different ways among themselves, and how they endeavour to communicate across cultures.- Origins :The Cold War, the United States economy...
& European StudiesEuropean studiesEuropean studies is a field of study offered by many academic colleges and universities that focuses on current developments in European integration....
(Master of Arts)
Cooperating Colleges
Cooperation with AI:- San Francisco State University
San Francisco State UniversitySan Francisco State University is a public university located in San Francisco, California. As part of the 23-campus California State University system, the university offers over 100 areas of study from nine academic colleges...
, California, USA - Boston UniversityBoston UniversityBoston University is a private research university located in Boston, Massachusetts. With more than 4,000 faculty members and more than 31,000 students, Boston University is one of the largest private universities in the United States and one of Boston's largest employers...
, Massachusetts, USA
Cooperation with OE:
- Kuban State University
Kuban State UniversityThe Kuban State University was founded on September 19, 1920. Since then it has trained over 100,000 specialists, including over 1,000 foreign students....
, Moskau, Russia - Medical Academy, Krasnodar, Russia
- Akademia Rolnicza, Poznan, Poland
- Seoul National University
Seoul National UniversitySeoul National University , colloquially known in Korean as Seoul-dae , is a national research university in Seoul, Korea, ranked 24th in the world in publications in an analysis of data from the Science Citation Index, 7th in Asia and 42nd in the world by the 2011 QS World University Rankings...
, Korea
Cooperation with LT:
- Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften, Switzerland
- Techn. Fachhochschule Seinäjoki, Finland
- Università di Scienze Gastronomiche, Pollenzo-Bra, Italy
Cooperation with W:
- California State UniversityCalifornia State UniversityThe California State University is a public university system in the state of California. It is one of three public higher education systems in the state, the other two being the University of California system and the California Community College system. It is incorporated as The Trustees of the...
, San Bernardino, USA - West Virginia UniversityWest Virginia UniversityWest Virginia University is a public research university in Morgantown, West Virginia, USA. Other campuses include: West Virginia University at Parkersburg in Parkersburg; West Virginia University Institute of Technology in Montgomery; Potomac State College of West Virginia University in Keyser;...
, West Virginia, USA - Pfeiffer UniversityPfeiffer UniversityPfeiffer University is a private university located in the village of Misenheimer near Richfield, North Carolina.- History :Pfeiffer originated from a home school operated by Miss Emily Prudden in the late 19th century...
, USA
Further cooperating colleges:
- University of the Sunshine Coast
University of the Sunshine CoastThe University of the Sunshine Coast is a public university based on the Sunshine Coast in Queensland, Australia. Having opened in 1996 as the Sunshine Coast University College with 524 students, the institution was renamed the University of the Sunshine Coast in 1999. In 2011, the student body was...
, Maroochidor, Australia - German-Jordanian University
German-Jordanian UniversityThe German-Jordanian University , often abbreviated GJU, is a state-supported university located in Amman at Ahmad Il Tarawneh Street...
, Amman, Jordan - Sungkyunkwan UniversitySungkyunkwan UniversitySungkyunkwan University is a private university in Seoul and Suwon, South Korea. The university has two campuses: the Humanities and Social Sciences campus in Myeongnyun Dong, Jongno-gu in central Seoul, and the Natural Sciences Campus in Cheoncheon Dong, Jangan Gu, Suwon...
, Seoul, Korea - Universidad Privada Antenor Orrego, Trujillo, Peru
- Moskauer Staatliche Industrie Universität, Sergiev Posad, Russia
- University of Wisconsin–Stevens PointUniversity of Wisconsin–Stevens PointThe University of Wisconsin–Stevens Point is a public university located in Stevens Point, Wisconsin...
, Wisconsin, USA