international – praxisorientiert - fachübergreifend

Study and research in the southern Harz

University of Applied Sciences

international – interdisciplinary – practice oriented

1. Nordhausen

Nordhausen in Thuringia

• Situated on the southern edge of the “Harz Mountains”

• Biggest town in North Thuringia

● Located in the free state of Thuringia • 46.000 inhabitants B rem en

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● Foundation: 927

● 1990:restoration of valuable and historical buildings

● End of the 2. World War:

more than 75% of the city was

destroyed

• Very worth seeing old town, lots of beautiful half timbered houses,

nice little cafés, bars and pubs

Old Town & Cathedral

• One of the oldest buildings in Nordhausen is the

„Dom zum Heiligen Kreuz“

• Seat of the biggest spirits

seller in Thuringia

• „Nordhäuser Doppelkorn“,

produced in the traditional

distillery since 1507

The Traditional Distillery

Nightlife and Shopping

•Lots of possibilities for students to relax

• Cinema, pubs and bars like the „Metro“, discos and theater

• Shopping opportunities for everyone

2. Fachhochschule Nordhausen

Facts and figures

History of the Fachhochschule

Seat of learning since 1906:

• Developed as a regional institute of education

• 1951 – Opening of the Institute of Agricultural Engineering

• 1997 – Official founding of the Fachhochschule Nordhausen (University of Applied Sciences)

• 1998 – Beginning of courses

Number of students

Statistics for the academic year 2006/07

• 1,800 students

Proportion of women: approx. 51 percent

• Target number of students around 2,000

Faculties

• Business Studies

• Public Health and Social Services

• Public Management

• Social Management

Faculty of Economic and Social Sciences:

Faculty of Engineering:

• Brownfield and Materials Recycling

• Renewable Energy Technology

• Computer Engineering

FHN international

European and international orientation

University partnerships

• 30 partnership agreements with universities in Europe and the US

• over 40 exchange students in official exchange programmes abroad

• around 20 international students enroled in the FHN courses

• Preparatory College for 200 international students on the campus

• Partner Universities in: France, Belgium, Finland, Hungary, Poland, Great Britain, Netherlands, Lithuania, Italy, Spain, United States and Republic of Ireland

International orientation

• UNIcert® language diplomas

• work placements for one semester abroad

• ECTS recognition of courses and examinations taken in partner universities

• annual “International Project Week“ with lecturers from partner universities

• Languages

- Italian

- Russian

- Turkish

- Polish

- Spanish

- French

- English

Campus

Library

• 3 floors

• 32.000 books and magazines

• PC‘s for internet recherche

Students Accommodations

• 4 houses on campus

• 5 minutes away: cheap & student

friendly appartments

• mix of all nationalities

• Erasmus, „Studienkolleg“ and FH-

Students

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