Fachhochschule Münster
| Type | Public University |
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| Established | 1971 |
| President | Ute von Lojewski |
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1,000, of which professors: 276 |
| Students | 14,400 |
| Location | Münster, Steinfurt, North Rhine-Westphalia, Deutschland |
| Website | www.fh-muenster.de |
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Fachhochschule Münster (Münster University of Applied Sciences), based in the Westphalian city of Münster with a second campus in Steinfurt, has a student enrolment of around 14,400 (as of winter semester 2016/17), making it one of the largest public universities of applied sciences in Germany. It has twelve faculties and two central scientific units.
The University offers around 87 degree programmes (as of winter semester 2015/16) in the fields of business and management, engineering, design, health, social studies and teacher training. In November 2011, Münster University of Applied Sciences was the first university of applied sciences in Germany to successfully complete the process of system accreditation: since then, the University has been able to accredit its degree programmes itself – without the need for assessment by external agencies.
Münster University of Applied Sciences was founded in 1971. It was established as a result of an amalgamation of state and private construction and engineering colleges.
Münster University of Applied Sciences is divided into twelve faculties, seven of which are in Münster, the other five in Steinfurt. The largest faculties are the Faculty of Business Administration and the Faculty of Social Studies.
There are also two central interdisciplinary institutes where students can train to become vocational school teachers or industrial engineers.
The 70 or more Bachelor and Master’s programmes on offer are spread across the areas of business and management, engineering, design, health, social studies and teacher training. Dual and executive degree programmes are also offered at the University, as well as international degree programmes.
Münster was one of the first universities of applied sciences to establish a doctoral programme. Outstanding students have to option to realise their PhD project in cooperation with universities at home or abroad.
Münster University of Applied Sciences fully met the requirements of the Bologna Process, namely of creating harmonised academic qualifications across Europe, and completely converted its study programme to the tiered Bachelor/Master’s system by winter semester 2007/2008.
In recent years, Münster University of Applied Sciences has been one of the universities of applied sciences with the most third-party funding in Germany. The numerous research endeavours are increasingly being flanked by collaborative PhDs.
Münster University of Applied Sciences currently has around 195 active international university contacts (as of summer semester 2014), some 120 of which are via the European exchange programme ERASMUS.
Münster University of Applied Sciences is a member of the higher education consortium UAS7, an alliance of seven research-oriented universities of applied sciences with an international outlook. The shared objective is to foster cooperation with higher education institutions in North and South America.
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