University of Applied Sciences Würzburg-Schweinfurt

The University of Applied Sciences Würzburg -Schweinfurt ( FHWS ) is a university founded in 1971 in Bavaria with two departments in Würzburg and Schweinfurt.

  • 5.1 MainFranken Racing e.V.

History

The history of today's University of Würzburg -Schweinfurt dates back to 1807 and is linked to the preceding institutions " Balthasar Neumann Polytechnic " the district Lower Franconia, the " Higher School of Economics " of the city of Würzburg and the Arts and Crafts School of Würzburg.

On August 1, 1971 (FHG ), founded Fachhochschule Würzburg -Schweinfurt due to the Bavarian specialist Higher Education Act adopted in 1566 with seven students in degree programs to run on. At the Würzburg site the fields of architecture, civil engineering, business administration and graphic design were (now Communication Design ) offered in Schweinfurt the fields of electrical, mechanical and industrial engineering.

In the course of time, the offer to the courses of study Social Work ( 1972), plastics engineering and surveying ( 1973), computer science (1975 ), care management (1995 ), Business Administration ( 1998), business computer science (2000), Media Management (2001), engineering computer science ( 2003), logistics ( 2008) complements.

From 1991 to 2000 she was commissioned by the Ministry of Science to a new department in Aschaffenburg. There was first the business administration course offered since 1997, the students of Electrical Engineering. In 2000, showed an independent college of the then Department of Aschaffenburg.

On 14 February 2003, then- Minister of Science Hans Zehetmeier laid the foundation for a just under 14.5 million euro expensive auditorium building for the Department of Schweinfurt. In the basement of the building there are modern computer rooms. The ground floor has a spacious auditorium space for events. Circular to this meeting room located deaneries, offices and the largest lecture hall of the building. In the first and second floor of the dominated reinforced concrete and aluminum construction, there are air-conditioned and equipped with multimedia facilities auditoriums.

After the inauguration by Science Minister Thomas Goppel on 4 October 2004, a large part of the teaching activities in the Department Schweinfurt takes place in the approximately 3,000 -square-foot rotunda. The older building on the site Schweinfurt were cleared as far as possible. It found there since 2004, instead of extensive renovations.

In 2006, the University of Würzburg -Schweinfurt rented the naming rights of the largest lecture hall of the university (Department Würzburg) to Aldi -Süd. The Sparkasse Würzburg has found in 2006 as a "sponsor" of another auditorium available. A short time later the following additional lecture hall sponsors were found:

  • SALT Solutions (Dept. of Würzburg)
  • Franconian pipe works Königsberg (Dept. of Würzburg)
  • Fresenius Medical Care (Dept. Schweinfurt )
  • LEONI (Dept. Schweinfurt )
  • Warema Renkhoff (Dept. Schweinfurt )

In 2008, the name " Fachhochschule Würzburg -Schweinfurt " was changed to " University of Applied Sciences - Fachhochschule Würzburg -Schweinfurt " changed. Since May 1, 2011, university is the official name " University of Applied Sciences Würzburg -Schweinfurt ."

University

The University of Würzburg -Schweinfurt, with 9283 students (WS 2013/14 ), 202 professors (WS 2012/13 ), 22 teaching staff for special tasks and 286 other employees, the third largest university of applied sciences in Bavaria.

The courses offered by the ten faculties currently includes 31 studies with a diploma, bachelor's and master's degrees.

In Würzburg, the new lecture hall and laboratory building was handed over on Sanderheinrichsleitenweg beginning of September 2011 to the university.

In Schweinfurt, was an extension of the College on the open market, handed over the Church of St. Kilian. This new building was created by the SWG, cost about 9.6 million euros and was rented by the Free State of Bavaria by the SWG for at least 12 years. He offers as Campus II space for 720 students across seven auditoriums. It was officially inaugurated on August 10, 2011.

Courses

Department Würzburg

  • Architecture ( Bachelor)
  • Civil Engineering ( Bachelor)
  • Business Administration ( Bachelor)
  • E -commerce (Bachelor)
  • Journalism and Corporate Communication ( Technology / Business ) (Master )
  • Specialised Translation ( Business / Engineering ) ( Bachelor)
  • Technical Translation and Multilingual Communication (Master)
  • Computer science (Bachelor)
  • Information Design (Master)
  • Information Systems ( Master)
  • Innovation in SMEs (Master)
  • Communication Design (Bachelor)
  • Plastics and Elastomer Technology (Diploma)
  • Media Management (Bachelor)
  • Nursing and Health Care Management ( Bachelor)
  • Social Work ( Bachelor and Master)
  • Surveying and Geoinformatics (Bachelor)
  • Economic computer science (Bachelor)

Department Schweinfurt

  • Electrical and Computer Engineering (Bachelor and Master)
  • Mechatronics (Bachelor)
  • Logistics ( Bachelor)
  • Mechanical Engineering ( Bachelor)
  • Industrial Mathematics (Bachelor)
  • Industrial Engineering ( Bachelor)

Next Image Master study programs

  • Construction Management ( Building Project Management)
  • International Business with the alternative study branches Asia, Western and Eastern Europe
  • International Business in Cooperation with Christ University in Bangalore, India
  • Health Management
  • Music therapy in disability and dementia

Foreign contacts

The FHWS offers a worldwide network of over 60 partner universities, where students can complete a study abroad. The Higher Education Service International at both departments as well as the International Commissioner of the faculties support and advise students in internships, dissertations with companies whose seat is located abroad, when abroad, as well as issues of funding and scholarships.

Student Projects

MainFranken Racing e.V.

Since September 2006 there (founded by students ) eV is the non-profit association MainFranken Racing, which has set itself the goal to support the promotion of science, research and training of students, and the interdisciplinarity between the faculties at the University of Würzburg- Schweinfurt. The students of Franconia Racing Association take part take place on an annual design competition, the Formula Student Germany, which is aligned in Germany by the German Association of Engineers.

The Formula Student 1981, introduced by the SAE, the American counterpart of the German Association of the Automotive Bauer. Since then, additional events in England, Italy, Australia, Japan, and since 2006, the event in Germany have established. More to follow soon take. Mainly engaged in supporting a variety of sponsors and supporters, and the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, 2007, the MFOne were presented after only eight months of development work of the students. The successor vehicles MFTwo, MFThree, MFFour and MFFive were completed in 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2012 and presented to the public. Currently, the MFSix working on the completion.

It should be mentioned, the basic idea behind the project. It's not just about building a race car, but interdisciplinary witness the emergence of a self-developed vehicle and designed. Here can be perfectly combined, absorbed and applied the learned in lectures theoretical content. This project is something to learn and ways to get involved for each semester. Beginning with simple, yet interesting auxiliary works on lighter construction tasks to autonomous components developments involving several students.

Memberships

The University of Würzburg -Schweinfurt is a member of the Media Campus Bavaria, the governing body for media education and further training in Bavaria. Gabriele Goderbauer - Marchner until 2010 professor of media history and politics in the Department of Media Management, by the end of 2009 was long-time managing director of the Media Campus Bavaria.

Criticism

The FHWS named to individual classrooms according to the wishes of sponsors; so there are, for example, the lecture halls " Aldi ", " Fresenius Medical Care " and the " Warema Renkhoff Aula ". CEO of Warema Renkhoff SE is Angelique Renkhoff mosquito sitting simultaneously in the University Council of the FHWS, which is regarded by critics as a conflict of interest.

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