Fachhochschule
A Fachhochschule (German:
Fachhochschulen were first founded in Germany and were later adopted in
Due to the
Impact of the Bologna process
Due to the
With a Master's from either, one can now enter a doctoral degree program at a Universität, but a graduate with a bachelor's degree from either is normally unable to proceed directly to a doctoral degree program in Germany. Also, with the master's degree of either of the institutions a graduate can enter the höheren Dienst (higher service) career for civil servants.[2][6]
In Germany
The Fachhochschule or University of Applied Sciences and Arts is a type of German institution of higher education that emerged from the traditional Engineering Schools and similar professional schools of other disciplines. It differs from the traditional university (Universität) mainly through its more practical orientation.[7] Subjects taught at Fachhochschulen include engineering, computer science, business and management, arts and design, communication studies, social service, and other professional fields.
The traditional degree awarded at a Fachhochschule was the Diplom (FH). Coursework generally totaled six semesters (three years) of full-time study, with various options for specialization. In addition, there were one or two practical training semesters to provide hands-on experience in real working environments. The program concluded, usually after 3.5 – 4 years, with the final examination and a thesis (Diplomarbeit) which is usually an extensive project on a current practical or scientific aspect of the profession.
In an effort to make educational degrees more compatible within Europe, the German Diplom degrees were mostly phased out by 2010 and replaced by the European bachelor's and master's degree.
The Fachhochschule represents a close relationship between higher education and the employment system. Their practical orientation makes them very attractive to employers.[8]
Today, Fachhochschulen also conduct research. Research projects are either publicly funded or sponsored by industry. Nevertheless, in Germany the right to confer
There are a few universities, such as Catholic University of Eichstätt-Ingolstadt and Bundeswehr University Munich, which run Fachhochschule courses in addition to their normal courses. It is also important to note that in the 1990s, some universities of applied sciences were developed from former GDR universities with the right to award doctoral and post-doctoral degrees in order to cut costs. These include, for example, the Zittau/Görlitz University of Applied Sciences. In these institutions, the classic university spirit lives on to this day.
In Austria
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The Austrian government decided to establish Fachhochschulen (FH) in 1990. In the academic year of 2010/11, there were twenty-one institutions officially considered as Fachhochschulen plus a number of other providers of Fachhochschulstudiengängen with a total of over 27,000 students. About a third of the 136 Fachhochschulstudiengänge are organized as part-time courses of studies.
Name | City | Province | Type | Founded | Students 2008/09 |
Students 2009/10 |
Difference |
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Fachhochschule Burgenland | Eisenstadt | Burgenland | Fachhochschule | 1994 | 1.451 | 1.453 | +2 |
Fachhochschule Kärnten | Spittal an der Drau | Kärnten |
Fachhochschule | 1995 | 1.518 | 1.664 | +146 |
Fachhochschule Krems | Krems | Niederösterreich |
Fachhochschule | 1994 | 1.779 | 1.750 | -29 |
Fachhochschule St. Pölten | Sankt Pölten | Niederösterreich |
Fachhochschule | 1994 | 1.715 | 1.698 | -17 |
Fachhochschule Wiener Neustadt | Wiener Neustadt | Niederösterreich |
Fachhochschule | 1994 | 2.658 | 2.763 | +105 |
Theresian Military Academy | Wiener Neustadt | Niederösterreich |
Fachhochschul-Einrichtung | 1751 | 324 | 314 | -10 |
Fachhochschulstudiengang Oberösterreich | Wels | Oberösterreich |
Fachhochschul-Einrichtung | 1994 | 4.154 | 4.434 | +280 |
FH Gesundheitsberufe Oberösterreich | Linz | Oberösterreich |
Fachhochschul-Einrichtung | 2010 | |||
Fachhochschule Salzburg | Puch/Urstein | Salzburg |
Fachhochschule | 1995 | 2.184 | 2.267 | +83 |
Campus 02 Fachhochschule der Wirtschaft | Graz | Steiermark |
Fachhochschule | 1996 | 1.028 | 1.106 | +78 |
FH Joanneum | Graz | Steiermark |
Fachhochschule | 1995 | 3.383 | 3.428 | +45 |
FH Kufstein | Kufstein | Tirol |
Fachhochschule | 1997 | 1.030 | 1.070 | +40 |
FH Gesundheit Tirol | Innsbruck | Tirol |
Fachhochschul-Einrichtung | 2007 | 247 | 413 | +166 |
Management Center Innsbruck | Innsbruck | Tirol |
Fachhochschul-Einrichtung | 1995 | 1.883 | 2.052 | +169 |
Fachhochschule Vorarlberg | Dornbirn | Vorarlberg | Fachhochschule | 1989 | 1.005 | 1.054 | +49 |
Fachhochschule des bfi Wien | Vienna | Vienna | Fachhochschule | 1996 | 1.431 | 1.502 | +71 |
Fachhochschule Technikum Wien | Vienna | Vienna | Fachhochschule | 1994 | 2.654 | 2.939 | +285 |
Ferdinand Porsche Fern-Fachhochschule | Vienna | Vienna | Fachhochschul-Einrichtung | 1997 | 85 | 305 | +220 |
FH Campus Wien | Vienna | Vienna | Fachhochschule | 2001 | 2.439 | 3.215 | +776 |
FHWien | Vienna | Vienna | Fachhochschule | 1994 | 1.779 | 2.362 | +583 |
Lauder Business School | Vienna | Vienna | Fachhochschul-Einrichtung | 2003 | 253 | 296 | +43 |
In Switzerland
The Swiss Universities of Applied Sciences UAS are
UAS have the institutional mandate to provide degree programmes (
The Federal Department of Economic Affairs, Education and Research (EAER) and is in charge of the accreditation of the UAS which are requested to meet the federal legislative requirements.[1] The UAS are supported by the cantons, the Federal Department of Economic Affairs, Education and Research (EAER), the State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation (SERI)[11] and by the Rector's Conference of Swiss Universities (swissuniversities).[13]
University of Applied Sciences | Typology | Establishment | Recognition | Note |
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Berner Fachhochschule (BFH)
|
Public | 1998 | ||
Fachhochschule Nordwestschweiz (FHNW) | Public | 1998 | ||
Fachhochschule Ostschweiz (FHO) | Public | 1998 | ||
Haute école spécialisée de la Suisse occidentale (HES-SO)
|
Public | 1998 | ||
Hochschule Luzern (HSLU, formerly known as FHZ)
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Public | 1998 | Not to be confused with University of Lucerne (unilu) | |
Scuola universitaria professionale della Svizzera italiana (SUPSI)
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Public | 1997 | 1998 | |
Zürcher Fachhochschule (ZFH)
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Public | 1998 | ||
Kalaidos Fachhochschule
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Private | 2005 | ||
Haute école spécialisée Les Roches-Gruyère
|
Private | 2008 |
See also
- Education in Switzerland
- Ammattikorkeakoulu
- College
- Institute of technology
- University of applied sciences
- Vocational university
References
- ^ a b "Federal Act on Funding and Coordination of the Swiss Higher Education Sector (Higher Education Act, HEdA, SR 414.20) Status of 1 January 2015" (PDF). SERI: Universities of Applied Sciences. Berne, Switzerland: State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation SERI, Swiss Federal Administration. 11 September 2011. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
- ^ a b Secretariat of the Standing Conference of the Ministers of Education and Cultural Affairs of the Länder in the Federal Republic of Germany, 10 October 2003, version of 22 September 2005
- ^ "Bayerische Staatszeitung". www.bayerische-staatszeitung.de. Retrieved 13 February 2023.
- ^ "Positiv bewertete FH-Promotionen". Tagesspiegel. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
- ^ "Molecular imaging methods for the analysis of gene and protein expression". University of Heidelberg. Archived from the original on 28 September 2008. Retrieved 6 June 2008.
- ^ Standing Conference of the Ministers of Internal Affairs of the Länder (IMK) in the Federal Republic of Germany, 7 December 2007.
- ^ Claudia Unseld; Gaby Reucher (13 September 2010). "University types: Universities of applied science". Deutsche Welle. Retrieved 17 August 2011.
- ^ Studienberatung USA in der Fachhochschule Hannover, an Education USA Student Advising Center for Lower Saxony, affiliated with the U.S. Department of State, Washington, 2006. Adapted from: G. B. Porter, Federal Republic of Germany: a Study of the Educational System of the FRG and a Guide to the Academic Placement of Students in Educational Institutions of the United States. (American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers, 1986)
- ^ "Auszüge aus dem Hochschulrahmengesetz der BRD (citings are outdated)" (PDF). German Rectors Conference. 1 December 2003. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 December 2008.
- ^ "Promotionsrecht: Erste Fachhochschule darf Doktortitel verleihen" (in German). SPIEGEL ONLINE. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
- ^ a b "Switzerland's Universities of Applied Sciences (UAS)". Berne, Switzerland: State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation SERI, Swiss Federal Administration. Archived from the original on 5 October 2013. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
- ^ "Schweizerischer FH-Rat / Conseil suisse des HES" [Swiss council of UAS] (in German, French, Italian, and Romansh). Berne, Switzerland: Schweizerische Konferenz der Erziehungsdirektoren EDK CDIP CDPE CDEP. Archived from the original on 30 May 2012. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
- ^ "swissuniversities". Berne, Switzerland: swissuniversities. Retrieved 25 April 2015.