Flensburg University of Applied Sciences

Coordinates: 54°46′29.5″N 9°27′2″E / 54.774861°N 9.45056°E / 54.774861; 9.45056
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Flensburg University of Applied Sciences
Hochschule Flensburg
President
Dr. Christoph Jansen
Students3570 (winter semester 2021/22)
Address
Hochschule Flensburg, Kanzleistrasse 91-93, 24943 Flensburg, Germany
,
Flensburg
,
Schleswig-Holstein
,
Germany
Websitewww.hs-flensburg.de
data as of 20231.

Flensburg University of Applied Sciences (

applied research located in the city of Flensburg in the Federal State of Schleswig-Holstein. It is the northernmost university in Germany sited about 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) south of the Danish border at the Flensburg Fjord, Baltic Sea
.

Education

Hochschule Flensburg

Originally established as Königliche Seedampf-Maschinistenschule (Royal School for Naval Steam Machinists) the university was founded in 1886. Until 1975 the FUAS mainly educated

marine engineers and officers. The expansion of the study program over the past 30 years has added all major engineering and information technology disciplines and a school for business administration
.

Today, the FUAS has a strong emphasis on

wind energy and biogas
.

Faculties

Wind wheel of Hochschule Flensburg

There are four faculties (Fachbereiche) offering undergraduate and graduate degree programs:

  • Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Process Engineering and Maritime Technologies
  • Faculty of Energy and Biotechnology
  • Faculty of Information and Communication
  • School of Business

Flensburg Campus

Campushalle

The FHF shares its green campus with the

Europa-Universität Flensburg. The infrastructure includes the Auditorium Maximum (called Audimax) lecture hall, the central library, a wide park area, student residences, a kindergarten, a sports and fitness center and the canteen (Mensa
), also several small cafeterias and a student's pub. In early 2010, the construction for a water sports center and a campus chapel were completed, in 2011 the "Maritime Center" was completed. The main railway station is less than 2km from the campus, and the beach at Solitüde is about 8km.

International

Several bi-national study programs are established together with the nearby University of

John Moores University in Liverpool and the University of Surrey
. Oversea partners are the
Polytechnic of Namibia in Windhoek
.

External links

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References

1. Wissenschaftsrat (2023) Empfehlungen zur Weiterentwicklung des Hochschulsystems des Landes Schleswig-Holstein einschließlich Universitätsmedizin. Köln: Wissenschaftsrat. https://doi.org/10.57674/hjf5-5z79, available at: https://www.wissenschaftsrat.de/download/2023/1544-23.html


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