Hamburg University of Applied Sciences

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Hamburg University of Applied Sciences
Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften Hamburg
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Established: 1970
Type: Public university
Chancellor: Bernd Klöver
President: Michael Stawicki
Students: 13,500
Location: Hamburg, Germany
Campus: Multiple campuses
Address: HAW Hamburg, Berliner Tor 5, 20099 Hamburg, Germany
Website: http://www.haw-hamburg.de
data as of 2005
Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften Hamburg, campus Berliner Tor
Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften Hamburg, campus Berliner Tor

The Hamburg University of Applied Sciences (HAW) is an institution of higher education and applied research located in Hamburg, Germany. Formerly known as Fachhochschule Hamburg the Hamburg University of Applied Sciences was founded in 1970. In terms of student enrollment, the HAW is the second largest university in Hamburg, with a student body of 13,500 (data as of 2005).


Contents

[edit] Faculties

  • Engineering and Computer Science website (German)
  • Life Sciences website
  • Design, Media and Information website
  • Business and Public Management website
  • Social Work and Nursing website

[edit] Research

  • Information and Electrical Engineering website
  • Automotive and Aeronautical Engineering website
  • Computer Science website
  • Life Sciences website
  • Mechanical Engineering & Production Management website
  • Social Sciences website

[edit] Partnerships

The HAW Hamburg has partnerships with different other Universities e.g. University of Shanghai (China), University of Huelva (Spain) and the Institute of Technology Tallaght in Dublin (Ireland). A "joint college"-cooperation between the HAW Hamburg and the University of Shanghai offers a Mechanical and an Electrical Engineerung course to chinese students, which is hold one third in german on the Campus of the Shanghai University.

[edit] Campuses

The HAW is a university with multiple campuses. The main campus and official address is in St. Georg, the campus Bergedorf is in Lohbrügge, there are also the campuses Saarlandstrasse and Armgartstrasse.

[edit] External links

Coordinates: 53°33′23″N, 10°01′19″E

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