The RheinMain University of Applied Sciences (
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: ''Hochschule RheinMain''), formerly University of Applied Sciences Wiesbaden (
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: ''Fachhochschule Wiesbaden''), is a university located in
Wiesbaden
Wiesbaden (; ) is the capital of the German state of Hesse, and the second-largest Hessian city after Frankfurt am Main. With around 283,000 inhabitants, it is List of cities in Germany by population, Germany's 24th-largest city. Wiesbaden form ...
, Germany, founded in 1971. It is part of the
IT-Cluster Rhine-Main-Neckar
The IT cluster Rhine-Main-Neckar, also known as Silicon Valley of Germany, is one of the most important locations of the IT and high-tech industry worldwide. It is concentrated in the Rhine-Main and Rhine-Neckar metropolitan regions. The IT cluste ...
, the "Silicon Valley of Europe".
History
The University of Applied Sciences Wiesbaden (
German
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: ''Fachhochschule Wiesbaden'') was founded in 1971. On 1 September 2009 it was renamed RheinMain University of Applied Sciences.
The former Geisenheim campus became a separate university in 2013.
Description
RheinMain University of Applied Sciences is part of the
IT-Cluster Rhine-Main-Neckar
The IT cluster Rhine-Main-Neckar, also known as Silicon Valley of Germany, is one of the most important locations of the IT and high-tech industry worldwide. It is concentrated in the Rhine-Main and Rhine-Neckar metropolitan regions. The IT cluste ...
, the "Silicon Valley of Europe".
Study programs are divided into the following faculties:
*Faculty of Applied Social Sciences
*Faculty of Architecture and Civil Engineering
*Faculty of Design – Computer Science – Media
*Faculty of Engineering
*Wiesbaden Business School
The faculties of Social Sciences, Architecture and Civil Engineering, Design – Computer Science - Media, and the Wiesbaden Business School are located in Wiesbaden. The Faculty of Engineering is situated nearby
Rüsselsheim.
As of 2019 more than 14,000 students were studying at RheinMain University of Applied Sciences: About 10,600 in Wiesbaden and about 3,500 in Rüsselsheim. They are enrolled in about 70 different degree programs, including part-time and cooperative, distance learning and master's programs.
In 2011 the university had about 900 employees.
Research and PhD Programs
RheinMain University of Applied Sciences is internationally recognized for its professionally qualifying education and its application-oriented research. This is particularly evident in the three research focuses on the following topics
* Engineering 4.0
* Smart systems for people and technology
* Professionalism of social work
Since 2017, RheinMain University of Applied Sciences has had the independent right to execute PhD research and award doctorates in the fields of social work and applied computer science, and since 2020, the right to award doctorates in the field of mobility and logistics. Two doctoral colleges are also run jointly with Goethe University Frankfurt am Main.
Campuses
The campuses of the RheinMain University of Applied Sciences are located in the
Rhein Main area
The Rhine-Main Metropolitan Region, often simply referred to as Frankfurt Rhine-Main, Frankfurt Rhine-Main area or Rhine-Main area (German: ''Rhein-Main-Gebiet'', ''Frankfurt/Rhein-Main'' or ''FrankfurtRheinMain'', abbreviated FRM), is the third-l ...
, in the west of Germany.
Wiesbaden
The study location Wiesbaden consists of three campuses.
* Kurt-Schumacher-Ring
At the Kurt-Schumacher-Ring campus the Faculty of Architecture and Civil Engineering and the Faculty of Applied Social Sciences can be found.
* Bleichstraße/Bertramstraße
The Bleichstraße/Bertramstraße campus is an inner city campus in Wiesbaden. The Wiesbaden Business School is situated there as well as a specialized library.
* Unter den Eichen
The Faculty of Design, Computer Science and Media is situated on this campus.
Rüsselsheim
* Am Brückweg
The Faculty of Engineering is based in Rüsselsheim on the campus Am Brückweg.
Partner institutions
The university has a number of partner universities in many countries, including Australia, China, Korea, Latvia, Mexico and Turkey.
Partner universities
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See also
* List of colleges and universities
This is a list of lists of universities and colleges.
Subject of study
* List of aerospace engineering schools, Aerospace engineering
* List of agricultural universities and colleges, Agriculture
* List of art schools, Art schools
* Business schoo ...
References
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Education in Wiesbaden
Universities and colleges in Hesse
Universities of Applied Sciences in Germany