FOM University of Applied Sciences for Economics and Management
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The FOM University of Applied Sciences (in short: FOM, formerly College of Economics and Management ) is a private, state-recognized university, with headquarters in Essen, which offers mainly business and engineering science courses for professionals and trainees.
- 4.1 Bachelor's degree programs
- 4.2 Master's degree programs
- 5.1 Scientific institutions and institutes
- 6.1 business collaborations
- 6.2 National university collaborations
- 6.3 International university cooperation
History
- Historical logos
To start in 1990 taken Essen corporate and business organizations, the initiative, a private college for professionals and trainees. On 18 September 1993, the FOM received College of Economy & Management state recognition for teaching, the ( FH) began in the auditorium center of Opti - industrial parks in the winter semester 1994/1995 with 149 first-year students in the degree program graduate in business administration. In the winter semester 2001/ 02 led the FOM in Berlin, Essen and Frankfurt, the Bachelor of International Management, Bachelor of IT Engineering and a Master of Business Administration. In September 2005, the FOM University first offered in cooperation with the Fachhochschule Bochum engineering curricula in to make day courses of that public universities accessible for professionals in Cologne, Bochum and Dortmund. On 13 January 2010, the College of Economics and Management in FOM was renamed School of Economics and Management. Since the winter semester 2009/2010, the FOM is a member of the university Erasmus program. In January 2012, the FOM Hochschule was systemakkreditiert by FIBAA. Since March 2013, the FOM is a member of the College Donors' Association for German Science.
Organization
The scientific management consists of a five-member academic Rector, for the individual areas of expertise, there are nine deans. In addition, the university is advised by an advisory committee of senators. In the study locations regional investigator working on the ground. Substantive contacts are in addition to the faculty and the respective nationwide responsible functional manager. By dividing into modules a very uniform structured and comparable in terms of qualification courses offered should be guaranteed. A total of 1500 persons are employed as lecturers.
For professionals, a special FOM Open Business School, set up for high school graduates in-company training FOM School of dual Studies.
The bachelor's degree programs in engineering and health care are organized in the School of Engineering and the FOM FOM School of Health & Social Management.
Locations
Germany / Europe
In addition to its headquarters in Essen, in Germany there 31 study places - sometimes in cooperation with other universities - can be assigned to many fields of study: Aachen, Augsburg, Berlin, Bochum, Bonn, Böhnen, Bremen, Darmstadt, Dortmund, Duisburg, Dusseldorf, Frankfurt, Freiburg, Gütersloh, Hagen, Hamburg, Hanover, Kassel, Cologne, Leipzig, Mannheim, Marl, Munich, Munster, Neuss, Nuremberg, Offenbach, wins, Stuttgart, Wesel and Wuppertal. At the sites in Darmstadt, Kassel and Offenbach currently only lectures and examinations take place, however, a study advice is not offered there.
In the winter semester 2008/2009 began in high school study center Luxembourg approximately 30 students with the professional bachelor degree in Business Administration.
China
Since 2003, the FOM Hochschule led at two locations in China by the German course for Diplom-Kaufmann ( FH). The first academic center was located in Langfang, near Beijing and was a cooperative project with the Shanxi University of Finance & Economics ( SUFE ). Meanwhile, the Bachelor of Business Administration will be held on the campus of SUFE in Taiyuan.
The second study center took in September 2004 in Taian ( Shandong Province ) its operation in cooperation with Shandong Agricultural University ( SDAU ) on. Also at this location Chinese students are prepared in a joint program of the Bachelor of Business Administration.
Courses of Study
The course is structured similar to state universities, ie it is made a division into semesters. The study is based on the requirements of the Bologna process, so that there is a strong structuring, both for teachers and for students. Lectures are held in the form of presence. In order to reach the target group of professionals, will find most of the events take place on Friday evening and on Saturday mornings. But there is also - depending on the study and needs - deals on other weekdays.
Bachelor's degree programs
For professionals the bachelor's degree takes seven semesters at the FOM University. As time model is also a day - degree program is offered, the all-day takes place two days a week.
- Bachelor of Arts: Banking and Finance
- Business Administration
- Health and social management
- International Business
- International Management
- Tax law
- Bachelor of Laws: Business Law
- Bachelor of Science: Business computer science
- Bachelor of Science: Business Economics and Economic Psychology
The bachelor's degree programs were accredited in summer 2006 by FIBAA.
Masters Degrees
For professionals the Master program lasts four semesters at the FOM University. Currently around 3,000 students are enrolled here.
- Business Administration
- Management (Master of Arts)
- Business Information Technology
- Corporate Communication
- Finance & Accounting
- Human Resource Management
- IT Management
- Logistics
- Sales Management
- Technology and Innovation Management
- Business Psychology
- Mergers & Acquisitions ( Master of Laws )
The Master courses in business law, management ( with specializations ) and Business Administration are accredited in 2006 and 2007 mainly with the minimum requirements of the FIBAA.
Research
2013 was the university a research budget of 3.6 million euros. This 55 professors and 30 research associates were promoted.
Research facilities and institutes
- German Institute for portfolio strategies ( dips )
- Institute of Logistics and Service Management ( ild )
- Institute of Personnel and Organisation Research ( ipo )
- Department of Labor and Employment ( iap )
- KCC Competence Center for Corporate Social Responsibility
- KCD Competence Center for didactics in higher education for working adults
- KCG Competence Centre for Management in Health and Social Economy
- KCM Competence Center for Marketing and Media Business
- KCS Competence Center for Statistics and Empirical
- KCU Competence Center of Management & Corporate Governance
Cooperations
Business collaborations
In cooperation with some companies, the FOM offers university graduates and school leavers with technical college the opportunity to complete parallel to the practical vocational training within the company, a university education. Cooperation partners are among others Commerzbank, German Bank, Frankfurter Sparkasse, Santander Consumer Bank, WGZ BANK, Peek and Cloppenburg KG Dusseldorf, German Telekom, Evonik, Bertelsmann, Siemens, RWE, German track and Hochtief.
National university collaborations
- University of Bochum
- University of Mannheim
- Fachhochschule Köln