The Jade University of Applied Sciences () is a

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Lower Saxony Lower Saxony is a States of Germany, German state (') in Northern Germany, northwestern Germany. It is the second-largest state by land area, with , and fourth-largest in population (8 million in 2021) among the 16 ' of the Germany, Federal Re ...

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. It was founded in 2009 as a successor to the ''Fachhochschule Oldenburg/Ostfriesland/Wilhelmshaven''. Its founding president was Elmar Schreiber. The university has campuses in

Wilhelmshaven Wilhelmshaven (, ''Wilhelm's Harbour''; Northern Low Saxon: ''Willemshaven'') is a coastal town in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated on the western side of the Jade Bight, a bay of the North Sea, and has a population of 76,089. Wilhelmsha ...

, Oldenburg and Elsfleth and around 6,700 students. The university is named after the Jade river.

Notable alumni

* Matthias Groote, politician, member of the

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Carola Rackete Carola Rackete (; born 8 May 1988) is a German conservation ecologist, activist, politician and former ship captain. She was elected to the European Parliament as an independent candidate for the Left Party on June 9, 2024. Rackete participa ...

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Olaf Lies Olaf Lies (born 8 May 1967) is a German politician of the Social Democratic Party (SPD). In May 2025 he was elected as Minister-President of the federal state of Lower Saxony. Political career Lies joined the Social Democratic Party in 2002. ...

, politician, multiple times Minister of

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2009 establishments in Germany Universities and colleges in Lower Saxony Universities of Applied Sciences in Germany Oldenburg Land {{Germany-university-stub