Trier University of Applied Sciences

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Trier University of Applied Sciences
Fachhochschule Trier

Established 1971
Type Public University of Applied Sciences
President Prof. Dr.-Ing. Bert Hofmann
Students 6,100
Location Trier, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Website http://www.fh-trier.de

The Trier University of Applied Sciences (German: Fachhochschule Trier, FH-Trier) is a Fachhochschule (University of Applied Sciences) located in Trier, Germany. With 6100 students (as of November 2006), it is the largest University of Applied Sciences in the state of Rhineland-Palatinate. It is broken into three campuses in Trier (main campus), Birkenfeld (Environment Campus Birkenfeld), and Idar-Oberstein (jewelry design).

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[edit] History

FH-Trier originally developed from the Staatliche Ingenieurschule für das Bau- und Maschinenwesen Trier and the Werkkunstschule Trier. In 1971, it became a part of the Fachhochschule Rheinland-Pfaltz, and became independent in 1996.

[edit] Areas of study

The Fachhochschule is divided into 7 areas of study (Fachbereich). Two of these areas are at the Environmental Campus Birkenfeld, and gemstone and jewelry design are in the town of Idar-Oberstein. The areas of study are:

  • BLV: consists of civil engineering, food technology, and supply engineering
  • Organization: includes architecture and architectural monument care, interior decoration, fashion design, communication design and gemstone and jewelry design.
  • Informatics: computer science
  • Technology: consists of electronic engineering, mechanical engineering, and industrial engineering
  • Environmental Planning & Technology: at the Environment Campus Birkenfeld
  • Environmental Economics & Law: at the Environment Campus Birkenfeld
  • Economics: containing marketing and management, economic informatics, and international business.

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Coordinates: 49°46′05″N, 6°37′46″E

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