University of Applied Sciences, Mainz
| Hochschule Mainz | |
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| Type | Public |
|---|---|
| Established | 1971 |
| Chancellor | Leo Theisen |
| President | Gerhard Muth |
Administrative staff | 210 |
| Students |
Total: 4805 Faculty of Technology: 1269 Faculty of Design: 861 Faculty of Business: 2675 (Winterterm 2012/2013)[1] |
| Location | Mainz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany |
| Campus | Mainz |
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| Website |
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The University of Applied Sciences Mainz (German: Hochschule Mainz), usually shortened to HS Mainz, is an 1971 founded university located in Mainz, Germany. The University of Applied Sciences Mainz consists of three faculties: School of Technology, School of Design and School of Business. The common feature of all fields of study is the practical orientation of the university, the short periods of study and the internationally orientated courses. In 2009 the School of Business, the School of Technology with the departments Geoinformatics and Surveying and the administration of the university moved to the new location "Campus". All other departments will move as well in the near future to the new location "Campus".
History and profile
The University of Applied Sciences Mainz was stated out of the in 1971 established University of Applied Sciences Rheinland-Pfalz in Mainz.
Predecessor institutions of the University of Applied Sciences were other educational institutions for example for civil engineers, artisans and artists. In the year of 1996 the University of Applied Sciences was re-established as an independent university with three faculties.
At the University of Applied Sciences Mainz a wide variety of study programs is offered, for example in architecture, civil engineering, geospatial and surveying, real estate project management, interior design, communication design, media design, technical building management, and economics (e.g. business management, international business, business law, career Integrating economics, economic computer science).
Study Programs
These study programs are divided into the three following faculties:
- School of Technology
- School of Design
- School of Business
The faculties are also divided in separate courses of studies:
The faculty of Technology offers:
- Architecture
- Civil Engineering
- Geoinformatics & Surveying
The faculty of Design offers:
- Communication Design
- Media Design
- Interior Architecture
The faculty of Business offers:
- Business administration & international business
- Business law
- Business computerscience
Business Law
For students with a bachelor's degree the university offers a full-time 3-term (1,5-year) masters programme. The last term of the programme includes the masters thesis.
The University of Applied Sciences offers continuing education courses, in which professionals can acquire the additional qualification of Masters, for example, a part-time M.B.A. (WIN-MBA).
At the time of summer semester 2008, all graduate programs at the University of Applied Sciences were converted on the Bologna Process to the international bachelor and master degrees.[2]
Faculties and departments
Location Campus Lucy-Hillebrand-Straße 49°59′03″N 8°13′42″E / 49.98417°N 8.22833°E (Bretzenheim)
- School of Technology with the departments Geoinformatics and Surveying
- School of Business consisting of the departments business administration, business law and information management
Location Holzstraße 49°59′50″N 8°16′45″E / 49.99722°N 8.27917°E (city center)
- School of Technology with the departments Architecture, Civil Engineering
- School of Design with the departments Communication Design, Media Design and Interior Architecture
Services
Library
The library is currently situated at the two locations: Campus and Holzstraße. The libraries at these locations provide the media for each faculty situated there: economics at the location at Campus; engineering and design at the location Holzstraße.
The libraries provide books, journals, electronic media and videos for the each subject areas taught at the University of Applied Sciences. In addition, it offers daily and weekly newspapers, general reference books etc. The inventory is as a rule freely accessible to everyone. Exceptions are CDs, DVDs, videos, DIN standards.[3]
AStA
The University of Applied Sciences has also an AStA. The General Students' Committee (German: Allgemeiner Studierendenausschuss) or AStA, is the acting executive board and the external representing agency of the (constituted) student body at the HS Mainz. It is therefore considered the student government and student representative organization. The AStA is separating in following sectors: administration, office, finance, executive board, university policy, international subjects, culture, light and sound, public relation, social matters, sport, traffic and directorate. They have an International Consultant for the special needs of foreign students. Furthermore, they offer social advice. The AStA also organize parties for the first year students and for the whole HS.
Institutes at the University of Applied Sciences
- i3mainz
- Institute for spatial information and surveying technology.
- ai-mainz
- Institute for Architecture Mainz.
- iS-mainz
- Institute for sandwich technology - Mainz.
- Img
- Institute for media design.
- Design lab Gutenberg
- Institute as an interface between research and teaching of communication design.
- IUH
- Institute for entrepreneurial action.
- IFAMS
- Institute for applied management science and social entrepreneurship.
- FGKU
- The Research Group Municipal and Environmental Economics (FGKU).[4]
See also
References
External links
- University of Applied Sciences Mainz (in German) (in English)
Coordinates: 49°59′03″N 8°13′42″E / 49.98417°N 8.22833°E