Fachhochschule Flensburg

Infobox_University
name=Flensburg University of Applied Sciences
native_name=Fachhochschule Flensburg


historical_name=Königliche Seedampf-Maschinistenschule
established=1886
type=public university
staff=
rector=Prof. Peter Boy
chancellor=Klaus Arnold
students=3,000
city=Flensburg
state=Schleswig-Holstein
country=Germany
campus=urban
affiliations=Fachhochschule Westküste
address=FH Flensburg, Kanzleistrasse 91, 24943 Flensburg, Germany
telephone=[phone]
website=http://www.fh-flensburg.de
footnotes=data as of 2007

The Fachhochschule Flensburg ("FHF"), int: "Flensburg University of Applied Sciences", is a vocational university of higher education and applied research located in the city of Flensburg in the Federal State of Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.

General

Originally established as "Königliche Seedampf-Maschinistenschule" (roughly: "Royal School for Naval Steam Machinists") the university was founded in 1886. Until 1975 the FHF mainly educated marine engineers and officers. The expansion of the study program over the past 30 years has added all major engineering and information technology disciplines and a school for business administration.

The FHF has a strong emphasis on nautical engineering, communication technology and renewable energies. This focus is supported by the state of Schleswig-Holstein which is one of the European major regions in applying renewable energy and environmental technologies with a current coverage of about 30% of its electricity consumption by wind energy and biogas plants.

Faculties

The various institutes and schools are divided in two major faculties ("Fachbereiche") offering the listed range of courses.

*Economy ("Wirtschaft")
**Business Administration
**Business Informatics
**Translation Sciences

The recently new founded "Flensburg School" institute offers projects and support for post-graduate economical research studies including a PhD programme.

*Technology ("Technik")
**Biotechnology
**Electrical Engineering
**Energy and Environmental Management
**Informatics (Computer Engineering and Media Informatics)
**Marine Engineering
**Mathematics
**Mechanical Engineering
**Nautical Logistics
**Process Engineering
**Telecommunication Engineering
**Technical Pedagogy

Flensburg Campus

Merged with the FHF the University of Flensburg ("Universität Flensburg") is also sited on the Campus. The infrastructure includes the main lecture hall ("Auditorium Maximum"), the central library, a wide park area, student residences, a kindergarten, a sports and fitness center and the canteen ("Mensa"), also several small cafeterias and pubs. The main railway station is about one mile from the campus.

International

The Flensburg Campus is the northernmost university of Germany sited about 10 km south of the Danish border at the Flensburg Fjord. Several bi-national study programs are established together with the nearby University of Sønderborg, Denmark and other European partner universities within the ERASMUS programme. Partner Universities in the UK are e.g. the John Moores University in Liverpool and the University of Surrey. Oversea partners are the University of North Carolina, the North-West University in Vanderbijlpark, South Africa and the Polytechnic of Namibia in Windhoek.

External links

* [http://www.fh-flensburg.de/ official website (German)]
* [http://www.campustour.fh-flensburg.de/ virtual view over the campus]