The Kiel University of Applied Sciences (German: ''Fachhochschule Kiel'') is a

University of Applied Sciences A university of applied sciences (UAS), nowadays much less commonly called a polytechnic university or vocational university, is an institution of higher education and sometimes research that provides vocational education and grants academic de ...

, established in 1969. It is one of three public institutions of higher learning in

Kiel Kiel () is the capital and most populous city in the northern German state of Schleswig-Holstein, with a population of 246,243 (2021). Kiel lies approximately north of Hamburg. Due to its geographic location in the southeast of the Jutland ...

, Germany. It provides around 30 Bachelor‘s and Master‘s degrees, supplementary degrees and continuing education courses by the faculties of Agriculture, Business Management, Computer Science & Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Media and Social Work and Health. there are 7824 students enrolled. The campus contains one large and a few smaller cafeterias, as well as two dorms. Furthermore, a planetarium, called the Mediendom, a museum of computers and a star observatory are associated with Fachhochschule.

Organization

Departments

The Fachhochschule Kiel is divided in the following departments: *

Agriculture Agriculture or farming is the practice of cultivating plants and livestock. Agriculture was the key development in the rise of sedentary human civilization, whereby farming of domesticated species created food surpluses that enabled people t ...

Computer Science Computer science is the study of computation, automation, and information. Computer science spans theoretical disciplines (such as algorithms, theory of computation, information theory, and automation) to practical disciplines (includi ...

and Electrical Engineering * Manufacturing Systems Engineering *

Media Media may refer to: Communication * Media (communication), tools used to deliver information or data ** Advertising media, various media, content, buying and placement for advertising ** Broadcast media, communications delivered over mass e ...

* Social Work *

Economics Economics () is the social science that studies the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services. Economics focuses on the behaviour and interactions of economic agents and how economies work. Microeconomics analyzes ...

Courses

38 different courses of studies are offered in the six different departments. Therefrom, 19 are Bachelor courses. Beneath typical courses like

and Social Work, there are also two maritime ones:

Naval architecture Naval architecture, or naval engineering, is an engineering discipline incorporating elements of mechanical, electrical, electronic, software and safety engineering as applied to the engineering design process, shipbuilding, maintenance, and ...

and Technology and Offshore Technology which can only be studied at the FH Kiel.

International Relationships

All courses of studies are embossed by a strong international orientation. An integrated education of language in certain courses is only one example. The Fachhochschule Kiel is in close contact to international universities. Thereby many student exchange programs as well as mutual recognition of study performances can be provided. The International Office is coordinating approximately 530 students from over 80 different countries, organized by the Erasmus Programme. Besides these efforts the Fachhochschule Kiel offers two entirely English-taught master's programs, Master of Science in Information Engineering an
MASTER of INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING
The latter is an online degree programme.

Art and Cultural Features of the Campus

After having acquired three art pieces in 1994 due to wish of the Ministry of Education, Science and Cultural Affairs to present the Campus of the University of Applied Sciences it started to expand the collection more and more. Today more than 300 pieces of art can be found under the title of “CampusKunst-D 450 Kunstwerke” (CampusArt-D 450 pieces of art) on the Campus. Under the title “Cultural Isle of Dietrichsdorf” (Kulturinsel Dietrichsdorf) the Fachhochshule maintains several cultural establishments that do not only aim to provide cultural enrichment for the students but to the general people, too. That Among these are the Mediadome, a computer museum and an astronomical observatory. In addition to that, the administration began establishing a centre of culture and communication in an old air raid shelter called Bunker-D in 2006. Since 2014 the building contains a café, a cinema and a gallery with frequently changing exhibitions. In September 2015 a sculpture named KUBUS BALANCE by

HD Schrader HD Schrader (born 1945), born Hans-Dieter Schrader, is a German sculptor. He is known in particular for his series of works titled ''Cubecracks'', which may be attributed to Concrete Art. Life Schrader was born in 1945 in Bad Klosterlausnitz ...

, which had been made in 1990, was placed on top of the building.

Print Media

Since September 2010 the campus magazine "viel." is published once a semester. Its focus is on Education, research and projects on the campus but also features more general topics. The editorial staff is composed of students and employees of the University’s marketing and communications department. The student magazine "plietsch" ist a project of the Faculty of

. Taking part in the respective elective module students practically improve their knowledge and skills in layouting and writing the editorial. Contrary to the "viel.", which aims at a broad target group, the plietsch targets mainly students. Its first issue was published on 23 April 2015.

Student life

By the time, the students of the Fachhochschule Kiel have launched a variety of interdisciplinary activities.

Raceyard

Since 2006 the university’s racing team Raceyard takes part in the German Competition of th
Formula Student Germany
in Hockenheim and also in international Competitions such as the

Formula SAE Formula SAE is a student design competition organized by SAE International (previously known as the Society of Automotive Engineers, SAE). The competition was started in 1980 by the SAE student branch at the University of Texas at Austin after ...

e.g. in Silverstone. The racing team has been awarded with the “Best Newcomer”- and “Acceleration”-Award by the Formular Student Germany respectively in 2006 and 2007. the Goblet of Acceleration in Silverstone and Hockenheim were also successfully achieved by the team in 2009. Since 2011 Raceyard only builds electric racing cars.

Sports

In cooperation with the University Kiel (Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel), they offer a wide range of varies sport courses for a small budget. Students can choose every semester between attending these weekly courses or going in the gym right next to the University of Kiel.

Campus RadioAktiv

This is the campus radio, organized and made by students. It was founded in 2012 and is on air every Thursday morning. The project was launched by the

department but can be visited by all students.

Campus-TV

Since 2008, students studying in the Media department produce journalistic video material which can be found on the website of the FH Kiel. They as well are published on

YouTube YouTube is a global online video sharing and social media platform headquartered in San Bruno, California. It was launched on February 14, 2005, by Steve Chen, Chad Hurley, and Jawed Karim. It is owned by Google, and is the second mo ...

since 2010.

Baltic Thunder

In 2008 the Baltic Thunder team started to take part in th
Racing Aeolus
in Den Helder, Netherlands. Since 2016 the team enters the competition with two self-built

vehicles A vehicle (from la, vehiculum) is a machine that transports people or cargo. Vehicles include wagons, bicycles, motor vehicles (motorcycles, cars, trucks, buses, mobility scooters for disabled people), railed vehicles (trains, trams), ...

TomKyle AUV

The TomKyle AUV Team is a student work group dedicated to the development and programming of

Autonomous Underwater Vehicles In developmental psychology and moral, political, and bioethical philosophy, autonomy, from , ''autonomos'', from αὐτο- ''auto-'' "self" and νόμος ''nomos'', "law", hence when combined understood to mean "one who gives oneself one's ...

in collaboration with the GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research. The project was initiated in January 2013 by the Faculty of Computer Sciences and Electrical Engineering. In 2016 the group's AUV won the second place at th
SAUC-E
competition.

References

External links

The official Website of the University of Applied Sciences Kiel

English information page of the University's General Student's Committee (AStA)

Raceyard

Baltic Thunder
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