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University of Applied Sciences Würzburg-Schweinfurt

University of Applied Sciences Würzburg-Schweinfurt
FH Wuerzburg Schweinfurt Logo.svg
Logo of the University of Applied Sciences Würzburg-Schweinfurt
Type Public
Established 1971
President Robert Grebner
Academic staff
187 (2012)
Administrative staff
505 (2012)
Students 8654 (2012). (Würzburg: 5557, Schweinfurt: 3097)
Location Würzburg & Schweinfurt, Bavaria, Germany
Website www.fhws.de

The University of Applied Sciences Würzburg-Schweinfurt (Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften, formerly Fachhochschule, still abbreviated: FH|W-S) is a technical university in Germany, which was founded in 1971 and is located in Bavaria with campuses in Würzburg and Schweinfurt.

The history of today's University of Applied Sciences Würzburg-Schweinfurt dates back to 1807 and is linked with three previous institutions: the Balthasar-Neuman Polytechnic of the district of Lower Franconia, the Würzburg Commercial College and the Würzburg School of Applied Arts.

Following the passing of the Bavarian Technical University Law of 1970 (Bayerisches Fachhochschulgesetz or FHG), the current university opened its doors on 1. August 1971 with 1566 students and courses in seven subjects. The Würzburg campus offered courses in architecture, civil engineering, business administration and graphic design, while in Schweinfurt students could choose between electrical engineering, mechanical engineering and industrial engineering. In the following years new courses were added including social work (1972), plastics engineering (1973), computer science (1975), nursing management (1995), business economics (1998), Business informatics (2000), media management (2000), computational engineering (2003) and logistics (2008).


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