Munich University of Applied Sciences

Coordinates: 48°09′12.36″N 11°33′09.91″E / 48.1534333°N 11.5527528°E / 48.1534333; 11.5527528
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Munich University of Applied Sciences
Hochschule für angewandte Wissenschaften München
TypePublic
Established1971
PresidentMartin Leitner [de]
Academic staff
approx. 1,200 (500 full professors)
Students17,841[1]
Location
Munich
,
Bavaria
,
Germany
CampusUrban, 3 campuses
Websitehm.edu

The Munich University of Applied Sciences (HM) (German: Hochschule für angewandte Wissenschaften München) is the largest university of applied sciences in Bavaria with about 17,800 students.

The Munich University of Applied Sciences was founded in 1971 by the amalgamation of seven colleges of technology and higher education, some of which date back to the early 19th century. Today it is the largest university of its kind in Bavaria and one of the largest in Germany.[citation needed]

HM collaborates with more than 200 partner universities in Europe, North and South America and Asia.[citation needed] International students make up 13% of the student body.[2]

Staff[edit]

HM has about 500 professors, about 700 part-time lecturers, and 511 non-academic staff.[3]

Organisation[edit]

HM is organised into the following faculties:

Campuses[edit]

The university has three campuses: Campus Lothstraße, Campus Pasing and Campus Karlstraße. Campus Lothstraße also includes the buildings of the Department of Design in Infanteriestraße and the Department of Tourism in Schachenmeierstraße.

Campus Lothstraße[edit]

  • approx. 11,800 students[4]
  • Administration
  • Center for continuing education
  • Department of Mechanical, Automotive and Aeronautical Engineering
  • Department of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology
  • Department of Building Services Engineering, Paper and Packaging Technology and Print and Media Technology
  • Department of Applied Sciences and Mechatronics
  • Department of Computer Science and Mathematics
  • Department of Business Administration
  • Department of Design (Infanteriestraße)
  • Department of General and Interdisciplinary Studies
  • Department of Tourism (Schachenmeierstraße 35 48°05′29″N 11°19′25″E / 48.091390°N 11.323690°E / 48.091390; 11.323690 (Munich University of Applied Sciences, Campus Lothstraße (Building in Schachenmeierstraße)))

Campus Pasing[edit]

  • approx. 4,200 students[5]
  • Department of Business Administration
  • Department of Applied Social Sciences

Campus Karlstraße[edit]

  • approx. 1,900 students[6]
  • Department of Architecture
  • Department of Civil Engineering
  • Department of Geoinformatics

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Fachserie 11 Reihe 4.1 - endgültige Ergebnisse - Wintersemester 2016/2017 (October 24 2017)
  2. ^ Hochschule München, Anzahl Internationale Vollzeitstudierende 2016, p. 9 (retrieved 9 February 2018)
  3. ^ Hochschule München, Anzahl Studierende WS 2016/17, p. 6 (February 9, 2018)
  4. ^ Hochschule München, p. 4f (February 9, 2018)
  5. ^ Hochschule München, p. 4f (February 9, 2018)
  6. ^ Hochschule München, p. 4f (February 9, 2018)

External links[edit]

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