Ansbach University of Applied Sciences

Ansbach University of Applied Sciences
Fachhochschule Ansbach
Motto	Studying with Prospect
Established	1996
Type	Public (Free State of Bavaria)
President	Prof. Dr. Gerhard Mammen
Students	2,000 (Summer Semester 2009)
Location	Ansbach, Germany
Website	www.fh-ansbach.de

The Ansbach University of Applied Sciences (German: Fachhochschule Ansbach) was founded in 1996 and counts approximately 1,800 students (2008). It belongs to the newest Universities of Applied Sciences of the Free State of Bavaria. The percentage of foreign students is about 6 percent. As of 2010 there are 2,300 students.

Beginning with the winter semester 2006/07 the so called Bologna Process was implemented. Therefore all academic programs with the German degree “Diplom (FH)” were replaced by bachelor programs.

In January 2008 the Ansbach University of Applied Sciences came to first place of the “Hochschulranking” (English: University Ranking) which was processed by UNIcheck.de. Despite the fact that the survey cannot be considered as representative it is still an honour for the young and dynamic university.

Faculties

Faculty of Engineering Sciences

The following programs are available in this faculty:

• Industrial Engineering with Business Studies (since fall 1997)
• Energy and Environmental Systems Engineering (since fall 2001)
• Industrial Biotechnology (program starts in fall 2009)
• Biomedical Engineering (program starts in fall 2009)

In 2008 there are 700 students enrolled in one of these engineering programs.

Dean of the Faculty of Engineering Sciences is Mr. Prof. Dr.-Ing. Rainer Blumbach.

Faculty of Economic Sciences and Universal Sciences

The following programs are available in this faculty:

• Business Administration (since foundation)
• Business Informatics (since fall 2001)
• Multimedia and Communication (since fall 2002)
• International Management for Top Athletes (since summer 2006)
• Field-Journalism (program starts in fall 2008)

In 2008 there are 1,100 students enrolled in one of these programs.

Dean of the Faculty of Economic Sciences and Universal Sciences is Mr. Prof. Dr. Ulrich Schweizer.

For the program "International Management for Top Athletes" only members of the German nation Olympic team fulfil the requirements for admission.

Equipment and Projects

• member of the "High-Tech-Offensive Bayern" (Free State of Bavaria)
• sound studio
• virtual television studio with ISP
• 3D laboratory
• laboratory for non-linear cutting
• photographic studio
• plastic laboratory (for CAM/CAD simulations)
• installation of a "Center of Excellence for Plastics"
• MBA in IT-Management in cooperation with the Ingolstadt University of Applied Sciences and the Hof University of Applied Sciences.

History

At the location were soldiers were recruited and educated for over 250 years the Free State of Bavaria founded a University of Applied Sciences in the heart of Ansbach in 1996.

In the 18th century a barrack was built by the margraves master builder. Around the turn of the century in 1900 the barrack has been replaced by the Hindenburg-Barrack, the today's red-brick building. At first this buildings were used by the German Reichswehr and Wehrmacht until the end of WWII in 1945. The US-Army used it for almost a half century until 1992 when the US-Administration gave it to the Free State of Bavaria.

The Free State of Bavaria invested over 50 million Euro in renovating the buildings and made it ready for academic activity. Now after 10 years it is a modern University with excellent equipment. Furthermore all the buildings are renovated disabled-friendly.

Famous Students

Since the major "International Management for Top Athletes" was invented (uniquely in Germany), there are about 90 German Olympic athletes on the beautiful campus. The most famous student is probably Kati Wilhelm. So far she won 3 Olympic gold medals in skiing and several skiing world cup seasons.

Partner Universities

Europe

• Marmara University, Turkey
• University of Aalborg, Denmark
• Agricultural University of Athens, Greece
• University of Oslo, Norway
• FH Joanneum Graz, Austria
• FH-Studiengänge Betriebs- und Forschungseinrichtungen der Wiener Wirtschaft GmbH (FHW GmbH), Austria
• Moscow State University of Economics, Statistics, and Informatics (MESI), Russia
• University of Salamanca, Spain
• Technical University of Liberec, Czech Republic
• Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Hungary
• Széchenyi István University Győr, Hungary
• Szent István University Gödöllő, Hungary

Overseas

• Liaoning Institute of Technology, China
• Shandong University, China
• Shenyang University, China
• Crotched Mountain Rehabilitation Center, USA
• Georgia State University, USA
• Missouri Southern State University, USA
• Tashkent State Economic University, Uzbekistan

External links

• http://www.fh-ansbach.de official Homepage

Coordinates: 49°18′22″N 10°34′02″E / 49.30611°N 10.56722°E / 49.30611; 10.56722