Fachhochschulen in Germany

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Fachhochschulen in
Germany
Foreword
Fachhochschulen (universities of applied sciences) occupy an established position in the modern German university system. Since their establishment, they
have received praise from both the political and public arena for the practical
orientation that has become their trademark. Within the German system, the
educational mission and profile of the Fachhochschulen are especially adapted
to the requirements and needs of professional life.
An increasing number of young people interested in receiving higher education are choosing this type of university. The Fachhochschulen are gaining in
popularity. This is why the federal government and the federal states supported by recommendations from the Science Council decided to gradually
increase the admission capacity of the universities of applied sciences to 35 %
and later 40 % of all first-year students.
In addition to practice-oriented instruction, other hallmarks of the
Fachhochschulen are applied research and development, the quality and quantity of which have risen perceptibly since the mid-1980s. Supported by programmes from the Federal Ministry of Education and Research, willingness and
qualifications for applied research and development have been increased,
which has been of great benefit to small-scale industry and trade.
The Fachhochschulen have established partnerships with universities in other
European countries. European degree programmes in which universities from
various EU member countries work together were first developed at
Fachhochschulen. Young people need forms of education which consistently
and purposefully both provide professional qualifications and take into
account the types of qualifications needed by the economy. The
Fachhochschulen have made great progress toward this goal.
This brochure provides a comprehensive overview of the Fachhochschulen
and their wide range of offers in Germany.
Edelgard Bulmahn
Federal Minister for Education and Research
Table of Contents
I. The Fachhochschulen in the German System of Higher Education .................... 8
1. Origin and Development .............................................................................................. 8
2. Mission and Profile ...................................................................................................... 10
3. Number of Students .................................................................................................... 11
4. Fachhochschulen Staff.................................................................................................. 12
II. Teaching and Study .................................................................................................. 13
1. Admission Requirements .............................................................................................. 13
2. Application and Admission Procedures ........................................................................ 14
3. The Basic Structure of Studies .................................................................................... 15
4. Degree Programmes .................................................................................................... 15
5. Practical Semesters ...................................................................................................... 17
6. The Diplom Degree from a Fachochschule.................................................................... 17
7. Bachelors and Masters Degrees.................................................................................. 19
8. Opportunities for Graduates of Fachhochschulen to obtain Doctoral Degrees.............. 19
9. The Job Market for Graduates of Fachhochschulen...................................................... 20
III. Applied Research and Development .................................................................... 21
IV. International Aspects .............................................................................................. 22
1. Developments in Europe .............................................................................................. 22
2. Recognition of FH Degrees throughout the entire EU .................................................. 23
3. Foreign Ties of the Fachhochschulen ............................................................................ 25
4. International Degree Programmes .............................................................................. 26
V. Perspectives .............................................................................................................. 27
Appendix ........................................................................................................................ 29
Statistical Data ................................................................................................................ 29
Addresses ...................................................................................................................... 46
I. The Fachhochschulen in the

German System of Higher
Education
1. Origin and
Development
The system of higher education in the
Federal Republic of Germany currently
includes some 340 institutes of higher education. These can be divided into the following types:
Universities
Fachhochschulen
Teacher training colleges
Kunsthochschulen
The largest groups are the Fachhochschulen

and the universities.
The Fachhochschulen of which there are
152 in Germany, 25 of that number in eastern
Germany (status: April 1999) are the newest
type of institution in the German system of
higher education.
Fachhochschulen, issued by the minister

presidents of the federal states on 5 July
1968. A second important date is 31 October
of the same year. The signing of the
Agreement between the Federal States and
the Federal Republic on Standardisation in
the Area of Fachhochschulen established
the Fachhochschulen as a new type of institution of higher education with an individual
mission and profile.
The establishment of the Fachhochschulen
by the states was a reaction to the increasing demands of professional life caused
by scientific and technical advances and
the corresponding new qualitative requirements placed on education.
This number also encompasses non-state

Fachhochschulen, including those run by
churches. These institutions of higher education are state-accredited. In addition,
there are some 30 administration Fachhochschulen, which can be attended only by
students who are civil service employees.
The Fachhochschulen in western Germany,

most of which were established between
1969 and 1971, grew from former engineering schools, academies and higher-level
Fachschulen for design, for social work or
for economy. The process of establishing
Fachhochschulen in the new German states
has been taking place since 1991. The new
states have from the very start been able to
build on the experience and developments
gleaned from the then 20-year history of
Fachhochschulen in the old federal states of
western Germany.
The Fachhochschule, as a type of institution of higher education, was founded with

a policy statement for the establishment of
Engineering studies oriented to these new

requirements, for example, needed to provide considerably greater methodological
Locations of Fachhochschulen 1997
(Source: Source and structure data 1998/99)
and scientific depth than existing educational facilities were able to offer.
The growing demand for education,
especially the increasing number of those
interested in receiving higher education
offering direct professional qualifications,
was also an important factor.
2. Mission and Profile

Just like all types of institutions of higher learning, the Fachschulen have the following mission:
Supporting the maintenance and develop-
ment of sciences and the arts through research,

instruction, studies and continuing education.
Preparing students for occupations which
require the application of scientific findings

and methods or artistic design abilities.
Promoting the international cooperation,
especially on a European level, in the higher

educational system, as well as exchanges
between German institutions of higher learning and those in other countries.
Encouraging the transfer of knowledge
and technology.
Fachhochschulen also have their own special
educational mission within the German system of higher education:
Studies at Fachhochschulen are strongly
oriented to the requirements and needs of

professional occupations. This practical orientation has been one of the hallmarks of
the Fachhochschulen since their founding.
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In addition to instruction, the tasks of
the Fachhochschulen include applied

research and development. They are promoted by a special programme for research
and development at Fachhochschulen from
the Federal Ministry for Education and
Research. The programme Applied
Research and Development at
Fachhochschulen (aFuE) is designed to
improve the capability of third-party funding, i.e. the successful attraction of funding
from third parties for applied research and
development projects.
A number of federal states are also capable of promoting applied research projects
at Fachhochschulen. These institutions of
higher learning are also entitled to apply
for all other support programmes from the
Federal Ministry for Education and
Research (BMBF).
The Fachhochschulen do not have a standardised profile. They vary greatly in regard
to number of students and the respective
degree programmes offered. This is attributable to the different regional backgrounds of the individual Fachhochschulen
and the respective areas from which students come. The Fachhochschulen are
especially attentive to the needs of the
regional economy.
The Fachhochschule have expanded their
range of offerings since the early 1980s.
Special emphasis has now been placed on
activities in the field of technology and
knowledge transfer. This commitment makes
the Fachhochschulen all the more important
for regional economies. Thanks to their
active pursuit of applied research and devel-
Left:: Fachhochschulen have a striking profile

Below: Teamwork is important
opment, professors are far more

likely to keep their classroom
instruction up to date with current knowledge standards.
applied research and development.
The Fachhochschulen rapidly became

committed to cooperation in the sphere of
higher education, on a European as well as
an international level. They were able to
achieve a marked internationalisation of
the range of courses offered through
expansion and intensification of their international ties.
In summary, the educational mission and
profile of the Fachhochschulen in the
German system of higher education can be
characterised by the following features:
a close link between science and prac-
tice in classroom instruction and studies;

efficient organisation of studies and
examinations;
briefer periods of study;
3. Number of Students
Approximately 403,700 students were
enlisted in Fachhochschulen (excluding
administration Fachhochschulen) in the
winter semester of 1998/99.
A total of 36 % of every age group meanwhile have a qualification for higher education; 25 to 29 % pursue this opportunity.
For the Fachhochschulen, this means that
the number of available study places is far
lower than the number of applicants. The
number of first-year students at Fachhochschulen (excluding administration Fachhochschulen) is approximately 27 %, while some
22 % of all German students enrolled in
higher education institutions attend Fachhochschulen. In concrete figures this translates into a ratio of some 210,000 study
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places for 403,700 students and 74,000

first-year students in the 1998 academic
year. Openings for personnel, university
teachers and other staff have not kept pace
with this development.
the professional experience required of professors, in close conjunction with their

expert qualifications, that is intended to
ensure Fachhochschulen are able to fulfil
their educational aims. Fachhochschulen in
some of the federal states employ research
associates (wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiter).
4. Fachhochschulen Staff
In 1998 the Fachhochschulen in Germany
had 14,500 job positions for academic personnel and 13,500 job positions for nonacademic personnel.
The personnel structure at Fachhochschulen differs from that seen in other types of
institutions for higher education. Teaching
work at Fachhochschulen is, with few
exceptions, carried out by professors; their
work is supported and augmented by a
number of additional assistant professors
(some of which have a limited work contract).
Professors at Fachhochschulen must
show evidence of a specific qualification
profile when appointed.
The list of requirements includes a university
degree in connection with proof of special
aptitude for scientific work, usually in the
form of a doctoral degree, or special artistic
aptitude. Also required are an ability to
teach and at least five years of practical
occupational experience, at least three of
those years spent outside the realm of higher education. These special job specifications for professors, stipulated by the
Framework Act for Higher Education and
implemented in the laws of the states pertaining to institutions of higher education,
take into account the special teaching
needs at Fachhochschulen. It is precisely
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Professors at Fachhochschulen are currently required to spend 16 to 18 hours per

week each semester teaching. This number
can be reduced for professors who are
active in research.
In some of the federal states, it is also
possible for Fachhochschulen professors to
take a six-month sabbatical from teaching
and research activies at regular intervals
(usually every four years) in order to maintain up-to-date knowledge of the practical
aspects of their field.
II. Teaching and Study
1. Admission Requirements
Fachhochschulreife (the entrance qualification for attending a Fachhochschule), or a
degree officially recognised as being equivalent to Fachhochschulreife, are prerequisites for enrollment in a Fachhochschule.
Those with a general higher education
entrance qualification also meet admission
requirements. Fachhochschulreife can be
attained in different ways according to
the respective laws of the federal states. It
is usually obtained in conjunction with the
degree from a Fachoberschule (specialised
upper secondary school), requiring twelve
years of schooling.
Graduation from a Realschule (intermediate school) or an educational degree officially recognised as its equivalent is a prerequisite for admission to the Fachoberschule. There are two kinds of Fachoberschulen:
one-year programmes for applicants who
have already completed vocational training
and two-year programmes for applicants
who have not. In addition to the general
curriculum, the Fachoberschulen focus on
vocation-oriented training, e.g. for economic and technical subjects, and are also
offered as part-time programmes in some
federal states.
Fachhochschulreife can also be attained
in nearly all federal states upon graduation
from class 12 of a school belonging to the
general education system, in conjunction

with a completed apprenticeship or practical internship.
An alternative qualification for admission
to a Fachhochschule is the general higher
education entrance qualification (allgemeine
Hochschulreife or Abitur). Before being
accepted at a Fachhochschule, applicants
with an Abitur must usually depending on
the requirements of the individual course of
study complete practical training or a
practical internship. The percentage of firstyear students with an Abitur at Fachhochschulen has increased significantly since the
mid-1970s. It is now at over 50 % (and
steadily rising), whereby most of those students with an Abitur have also attained
vocational training. The share of firstsemester students with an Abitur at Fachhochschulen was still below 20 % in 1975.
In addition, nearly all of the federal states
offer the possibility to be admitted to a
Fachhochschule based on professional
qualifications. Additional facilities for
acquiring Fachhochschulreife are available
for those who work. In the majority of federal states there are currently special regulations in effect for admitting especially talented applicants who are already working,
even if they do not have the prerequisites for
attending a Fachhochschule. The Ministry of
Education, Ministry of Science, or education
and science senate administration of the
federal states can provide information on
this topic (see appendix for addresses).
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Theory and practice go hand in hand
provide information on additional details

and application and admission requirements
(see addresses in appendix).
The same admission requirements apply to
international applicants to Fachhochschulen,
i.e., they are qualified for admission if they
have attained Fachhochschulreife in the
Federal Republic of Germany or if they have
an equivalent foreign degree and can provide evidence of sufficient knowledge of
German. If their previous level of education
is not recognised as being at least equivalent to Fachhochschulreife, the applicants
must take an assessment examination,
which serves primarily to test knowledge of
their chosen subject. This examination is usually taken after two semesters of preparation
spent attending a preparatory course
(Studienkolleg). If the applicant holds a
German-language diploma (Sprachdiplom,
level II), he or she is exempt from the
German-language examination. The foreign
student offices (akademische Auslandsmter)
and admission offices (Studentensekretariate) of the individual Fachhochschulen can
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2. Application and
Admission Procedures
Application for studying at a Fachhochschule should usually be submitted to the
respective institution. The study places for a
number of degree programmes at Fachhochschulen in North-Rhine Westphalia are allotted by the Central Office for the Granting of
Study Places (Zentralstelle fr die Vergabe
von Studienpltzen - ZVS). The placement
procedures used by the institutions of higher
education vary. In the case of admission
restrictions, which are now in effect for
many subjects, the study places are allotted
on a basis similar to the so-called general
selection procedure used by the ZVS in conjunction with admission restrictions. Additional
information on application and admission
procedures is available from the ZVS and
the Fachhochschulen (addresses in appendix).
3. The Basic Structure of

Studies
The institutions which preceded the
Fachhochschulen, a number of which could
look back on a long and successful tradition, influenced the range of subjects and
the basic structure of teaching and development at Fachhochschulen. This is especially evident in the seminar style of teaching, the streamlined and efficient organisation of the studies, briefer periods of study
and the emphasis placed on practical application. In contrast to the universities, the
Fachhochschulen offer an educational style
that is more interdisciplinary and focuses
more closely on problem solving. The theoretical-analytical style of education oriented to the academic aspects of the respective discipline takes second place to the
communication of a broad knowledge of
the contents and work methods relevant in
practical occupational work.
Since the amendments made to the
Framework Act for Higher Education (HRG),
the standard period of study, including time
spent acquiring practical experience and
preparing for and taking examinations, is
eight semesters for all subjects. The actual
length of time spent studying at Fachhochschulen averages out to be 4.7 years (1996),
according to subject-related semesters.
Studies at Fachhochschulen are divided
into semesters of up to 19 weeks a piece;
the non-lecture period totals three to four
months each year and is thus shorter than
that found in other types of higher education
institutions.
Stage I studies (Grundstudium) range

between two and four semesters, followed by
an intermediate examination. Examinations
at Fachhochschulen usually take place during
the regular course of studies. In the stage II
of studies (Hauptstudium), students can normally choose between various areas of specialisation and optional required subjects.
The courses at Fachhochschulen are
organised in the form of lectures, seminars,
practical courses and practical training. The
preferred form of classes is small groups of
15 to 30 participants each. This ensures that
direct personal contact between teachers
and students is encouraged and maintained.
4. Degree Programmes
The degree programmes offered at Fachhochschulen, established in the majority of
German federal states, are based on the
Agreement of the Conference of Ministers
of Education and Cultural Affairs of the
Federal States concerning branches of study
and Diplom degrees at Fachhochschulen1 of
14 November 1980, in the version from 26
January 1996. Particular emphasis is placed
on the engineering sciences. The range
extends from classical degree programmes
in engineering, such as civil engineering,
electrical engineering and mechanical engineering with its total of 18 subject areas
over economics and computer science all
the way to social affairs and design (see
Overview 1, page 16) 2. The actual range of
subjects offered by the Fachhochschulen is
more extensive and varied than can be presented in this overview.
There is also a list of of 5 unique subject areas/degree programmes (see Overview 1a, page 16)
and Diplom degrees (see Overview 2a, page 18)
Further information is available in the annual update of the brochure Studien- und Berufswahl (Study and
Occupational Options), published by the Bund-Lnder Commission for Educational Planning and Research Promotion and
the Federal Labour Office, Verlag BW, Bildung und Wissen, Nuremberg
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Overview 1
1.
1.1
1.2
1.3
1.4
1.5
Engineering
Architecture
Civil engineering
Interior design
Mechanical engineering
Process engineering/
Chemical engineering
1.6 Supply engineering
1.7 Media engineering
1.8 Printing technology
1.9 Operations engineering
1.10 Materials technology
1.11 Physical engineering
1.12 Precision technology and
microtechnology
1.13 Electrical engineering
1.14 Biotechnology
1.15 Surveying, transport and
traffic technology and
navigation
1.16 Agriculture/forest management/ horticulture/wine
growing
1.17 Landscape planning
1.18 Food technology
2.
Economics
Business administration
3.
Administration and
administration of
justice
Administration
Police
Finances
Administration of justice
3.1
3.2
3.3
3.4
4.
5.
Social affairs*
Social work/
Social education
5.1
5.2
5.3
5.4
Health and
therapy
Therapeutical education
Music therapy
Art therapy
Care management
6.
Religious education
7.
Mathematics
8.
Computer science
9.
Information and
communication
science
Archive management
Library administration
Documentation
Translation
Interpreting
Museum studies
9.1
9.2
9.3
9.4
9.5
9.6
10. Nutritional and

domestic sciences
Oecotrophology
11. Art, design and
restoration
11.1 Fine arts (painting,
graphic arts, sculpture)
11.2 Design
11.3 Restoration
*When the framework regulations for the diploma examination in the field of social work have been established corresponding adaptations will be made.
Overview 1a
Unusual degree programmes in specific subject areas
I.
Engineering
Mining
II.
Information and communication technology

Media economics
Technical editing
Information and
documentation,
Source: KMK
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Applied international
business languages
Book trade/
Publishing
III. Economics
Economic law
Tourism
IV.
Health and
therapy
Nursing education
Preventive health care/
management
V.
Art, design and

restoration
Fine art
5. Practical Semesters
Practical semesters are in planning or have
already been introduced at Fachhochschulen
in nearly all of the federal states. Integrated
into the studies, students spend these practical semesters working in companies,
administrative offices, etc. in their chosen
vocational field or writing their Diplom theses in connection with this work. Two practical semesters are required at the Fachhoch-
According to the ruling handed down by

the European Court of Justice on 21 January
1992, an integrated practical semester under
the supervision of an institution of higher education is regarded as time spent in the higher
education system and thus also fulfils all criteria stipulated by the EU directive for the
recognition of diploma from institutions of
higher education. A practical semester at the
end of studies, however, is not recognized as
a part of those studies by any EU country.
6. The Diplom Degree from

a Fachhochschule
The procedure applicable to final examinations at Fachhochschulen varies among the
individual federal states. It usually consists
of a Diplom thesis, which the student is
given three months to write, as well as written and oral examinations. The Diplom thesis
usually focuses on a practical problem in the
students chosen field; in some degree programmes, especially the engineering sciences,
the share of Diplom theses written in cooperation with industry is 60 to 70 %.
Practical exercises as vocational preparation
schulen in Bavaria and Baden-Wrttemberg;

one of the practical semesters can be
waived for students who already possess an
adequate professional education or have
performed a comparable occupation activity
for a corresponding length of time. Until now,
one practical semester has been planned or
introduced in the majority of degree programmes at Fachhochschulen in the other federal states. If applicable, it is also possible to
write the Diplom thesis during this semester.
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After successful completion of final examinations, the Fachhochschulen award the

Diplom degree with the additional denotation FH. The subject areas listed in
Overview 1 are paired with the Diplom
degrees listed in Overview 2 (see p. 18)
according to the Agreement of the Conference of Ministers of Education and Cultural
Affairs of the Federal States concerning
branches of study and Diplom degrees at
Fachhochschulen from 14 November 1980 in
the version from 26 January 1996.3
Additional degrees are granted in some states due to the particular state law in effect
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Overview 2
ad 1.
Diplom-Ingenieur (FH)/
Diplom-Ingenieurin (FH) (engineer)
ad 2.
Diplom-Betriebswirt (FH)/
Diplom-Betriebswirtin (FH) (business administrator)
ad 3.
Diplom-Verwaltungswirt (FH)/
Diplom-Verwaltungswirtin (FH) (administrator)
ad 4.
ad 5.
ad 11.
Diplom-Designer (FH)/
Diplom-Designerin (FH) (designer)
Diplom-Restaurator (FH)/
Diplom-Restauratorin (FH) (restorator)
Diplom-Verwaltungswirt-Polizei (FH)/
Diplom-Verwaltungswirtin-Polizei (FH)
(administrator-police)
Overview 2a
Diplom-Finanzwirt (FH)/
Diplom-Finanzwirtin (FH) (financial administrator)
ad I.
Diplom-Rechtspfleger (FH)/
Diplom-Rechtspflegerin (FH) (administrator of justice)
Diplom-Ingenieur (FH)/
Diplom-Ingenieurin (FH) (engineer)
ad II.
Diplom-Medienwirt (FH)/
Diplom-Medienwirtin (FH) (media economist)
Diplom-Sozialarbeiter (FH) or
Diplom-Sozialpdagoge (FH)/
Diplom-Sozialarbeiterin (FH) or
Diplom-Sozialpdagogin (FH)
(social worker or social educator)
Diplom-Redakteur (FH)/
Diplom-Redakteurin (FH) (editor)
Diplom-Informationswirt (FH)/
Diplom-Informationswirtin (FH) (computer scientist)
Diplom-Heilpdagoge (FH)/
Diplom-Heilpdagogin (FH) (therapeutical educator)
Diplom-Wirtschaftsarabist (FH)/
Diplom-Wirtschaftsarabistin (FH)
(specialist in business Arabic)
Diplom-Musiktherapeut (FH)/
Diplom-Musiktherapeutin (FH) (music therapist)
Diplom-Wirtschaftsjapanologe (FH)/
Diplom-Wirtschaftsjapanologin (FH)
(specialist in business Japanese)
Diplom-Kunsttherapeut (FH)/
Diplom-Kunsttherapeutin (FH) (art therapist)
Diplom-Wirtschaftssinologe (FH)/
Diplom-Wirtschaftssinologin (FH)
(specialist in business Chinese)
Diplom-Pflegewirt (FH)/
Diplom-Pflegewirtin (FH) (care manager)
ad 6.
Diplom-Religionspdagoge (FH)/
Diplom-Religionspdagogin (FH) (religious educator)
ad 7.
Diplom-Mathematiker (FH)/
Diplom-Mathematikerin (FH) (mathematician)
ad 8.
Diplom-Informatiker (FH)/
Diplom-Informatikerin (FH) (computer scientist)
ad 9.
Diplom-Archivar (FH)/
Diplom-Archivarin (FH) (archive manager)
Diplom-Buchhandelswirt (FH)/
Diplom-Buchhandelswirtin (FH)
(book trade specialist)
ad III.
Diplom-Kaufmann (FH)/
Diplom-Kauffrau (FH)
(commercial specialist)
Diplom-Dokumentar (FH)/
Diplom-Dokumentarin (FH) (documentalist)
Diplom-bersetzer (FH)/
Diplom-bersetzerin (FH) (translator)
ad IV.
Diplom-Dolmetscher (FH)/
Diplom-Dolmetscherin (FH) (interpreter)
Diplom-Museologe (FH)/
Diplom-Museologin (FH) (museum specialist)
Diplom-kotrophologe (FH)/
Diplom-kotrophologin (FH)
(specialist in oecotrophology)
Source: KMK
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Diplom-Wirtschaftsjurist (FH)/
Diplom-Wirtschaftsjuristin (FH)
(specialist in business law)
Diplom-Rechtswirt (FH)/
Diplom-Rechtswirtin (FH)
(specialist in legal and business issues)
Diplom-Bibliothekar (FH)/
Diplom-Bibliothekarin (FH) (librarian)
ad 10.
Diplom-Knstler (FH)/
Diplom-Knstlerin (FH) (artist)
Diplom-Pflegepdagoge (FH)/
Diplom-Pflegepdagogin (FH)
(health care educator)
Diplom-Gesundheitswirt (FH)/
Diplom-Gesundheitswirtin (FH) (health specialist)
ad V.
Diplom fr freie bildende Kunst (FH)

(Diplom for pure fine arts)
7. Bachelors and Masters

Degrees
While the usefulness and extent to
which the German Diplom is known is limited, especially in countries outside of
Europe, the Anglo-Saxon graduate model
(Bachelors, Masters) is generally accepted.
The amendments to the Framework Act for
Higher Education (HRG) in 1998 give German
institutions of higher education the opportunity to award a Bachelors degree for the
completion of first-level higher education
The standard period of study in the

Bachelors degree programmes is at least
three and at most four years, and at least
one year and at most two for Masters
degree programmes. The respective minimum
standard period of study is intended to
ensure quality assurance.
Bachelors and Masters degree programmes that have been tailored to match
one another and are completed in succession should not, however, exceed a standard
period of study of five years. The Fachhochschulen have meanwhile established
numerous degree programmes offering primarily Masters degrees as well as
Bachelors degrees.
8. Opportunities for Graduates of Fachhochschulen

to obtain Doctoral Degrees
Learning new things with new media
studies and a Masters degree for completion

of post-graduate degree programmes. This is
equally applicable to universities, Fachhochschulen and other institutions of higher education. The final degrees may also be referred to as Bakkalaureus and Magister.
The structural standards were adopted with
the resolution from the Standing Conference
of Ministers of Education and Cultural
Affairs (KMK) of 5 March 19994.
Fachhochschulen do not have an institutional right to confer doctoral degrees. This

right is one of the core elements of the universities autonomy. Until now, doctoral
degree regulations from universities stipulated a university degree as prerequisite
for being admitted to a doctoral programme. Especially well qualified graduates of Fachhochschulen in keeping with
a resolution from the Standing Conference
of Ministers of Education and Cultural
Affairs (KMK) of 3/4 December 1992, in the
version from 16 December 1994 may be
able to enroll in a doctoral degree programme without first having to spend additional time attaining a Diplom degree from
a university. According to a KMK survey
from March 1998, the higher education
4
Structural standards for the introduction of Bachelors/Bakkalaureus and Masters/Magister degree
programmes, Bonn, 5 March 1999
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acts of all federal states are now open to

this possibility. Some of them include regulations which permit professors from Fachhochschulen to supervise doctoral work and
take part in the examination.
The amendments to the Framework Act
for Higher Education (HRG) also create new
possibilities for switching between Fachhochschulen and universities. Fachhochschulen are also entitled to offer Masters
degree programmes, and students with
Bachelors degrees fundamentally have the
opportunity to switch into Masters degree
programmes at universities. On principle,
this makes it possible for the student to
afterwards acquire a doctorate.
9. The Job Market for

Graduates of
Fachhochschulen
Fachhochschulen currently educate nearly all social workers/social educators and
some two-thirds of all engineers, as well
as half of all business administrators and
computer scientists. This makes evident
the special position they hold within the
higher education and employment systems.
The technical and scientific areas of specialisation in the range of courses offered
by the Fachhochschule are more strongly
oriented to occupations in private sector
companies.
The special qualifications which graduates of Fachhochschulen offer correspond
to the economys need for specialists with
higher education degrees who have received
practice-oriented education and thus bring
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with them good skills for mastering the

ever more complex tasks demanded in the
industrial and service society.
In keeping with this trend, the economy
has in the past repeatedly advocated a
more differentiated system of higher education with a strong Fachhochschulen sector.
The demand for employees with a degree
from a Fachhochschule has, according to the
trade associates, continued to remain strong.
Many companies make no distinction between
degrees from a Fachhochschule or a university when hiring. Top and highest level executive positions are open to graduates of
Fachhochschulen. The lowest level of unemployment for all educational groups is
found among graduates of Fachhochschulen.
In trade and industry, the starting
salaries of Fachhochschulen and university
graduates have become largely compatible.
Civil service positions are still an exception. The various types of degrees from
institutions of higher education are still
closely linked with certain career groups in
this field. The introduction of Bachelors
and Masters degrees at institutions of higher education has made a fundamental reassessment of the degrees offered by universities and Fachhochschulen in regard to
the access they provide to senior civil service positions all the more necessary.
III. Applied Research and

Development
The BMBF programme for Applied Research
and Development at Fachhochschulen
(aFuE) began in 1992 and was instrumental
in encouraging practice-oriented research
and development work at Fachhochschulen.
After getting off to a modest financial
start, the funding for this programme has
been steadily expanded. The last increase
came in 1999, when funds were increased to
DM 14.5 million from the DM 11 million seen
in the previous year.
A total of some 3,800 applications were
submitted to BMBF during the eight subsidy
rounds between 1992 and 1999, approximately 500 of these were subsidised with a
project sum of more than DM 75 million.
These figures prove that the commitment
of the Fachhochschulen to research has
been stimulated far beyond the financial
limits of the programme itself. and extends
to the entire range of subjects offered.
An increasing number of cooperations
and pledges of third-party funding from the
business community are evidence that the
Fachhochschulen are an accepted research
and development partner of trade and
industry, especially among small and midsized companies.
Always in view a partner in the (regional) business community
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IV. International Aspects
1. Developments in Europe
Austria
Within Europe, Fachhochschulen and

similar institutions can be found primarily
in the Netherlands and in Flanders, in
Austria and in Switzerland. Reform in the
higher education systems of other Central
and Eastern European countries has led to
institutions similar to Fachhochschulen,
e.g. in Hungary and Poland.
In May 1993, the Austrian National

Council adopted the Federal Law on
Degree Programmes at Fachhochschulen,
intended to provide a broader basis for higher education in Austria. Applications for
degree programmes at the Fachhochschulen are submitted by legal entities under
private or public law. Following approval
from the Fachhochschulen Council, these
legal entities then implement the programmes. The Fachhochschulen Council is an
independent body of 16 experts similar to
the German Science Council. The members
of the Fachhochschulen Council are appointed for a three-year term of office by the
Austrian Federal Minister of Science and
Transport after consultation with the
Austrian Federal Minister of Education and
Cultural Affairs. A total of 40 Fachhochschulen degree programmes have been
approved in Austria since 1994, e.g. in the
fields of tourism, economics, technology,
information technology and multimedia.
These 40 degree programmes were attended by 6,500 young people in Austria during
the1997/98 academic year. The development plan laid down by the Austrian
federal government calls for 10,000 study
places in the year 2000, while the number
of degree programmes could rise to 50 by
that time.
Netherlands
The non-university-sector in the Netherlands was newly organised in the mid1980s with the founding of some 80 Hogescholen. These institutions of higher education offer a broad range of subjects with
emphasis on teacher education, social education, business administration, engineering sciences and the artistic fields. They
also offer programmes in journalism or
medical assistant professions. Two-thirds
of all Dutch students are enrolled at the
Hogescholen, 26% of them as part-time
students.
The Hogescholen are in the process of
becoming an independent part of the higher
education sector with clear-cut differences
to the universities. Qualified graduates have
the opportunity to transfer directly into postgraduate degree programmes at universities
and thus have the right to attain doctoral
degrees.
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Switzerland
Poland
Switzerland made the decision to establish

Fachhochschulen in 1995, conferring on them
the task of education as well as applied
research and development. In Switzerland,
as in Germany, it is possible to obtain a
doctoral degree through education at a
Fachhochschule. In contrast to Germany,
Switzerland has no admission restrictions
to its civil service. No distinction is made
between applicants from Fachhochschulen
and those from universities. Switzerland
On 9 May 1997, the Parliment of Poland

passed a law to provide the legal backdrop
for establishing public Fachhochschulen.
Similar to the situation in Germany, the
Fachhochschulen are different, independent
institutions within the higher education
system. The Polish Fachhochschulen offer
interdisciplinary subject areas oriented to
the needs of the local employment market.
In principle, Fachhochschulen degree programmes are offered on a compulsory
attendance basis. The institutions of higher
education can, however, also organise
distance or evening studies, as well as
post-graduate study or continuing education courses. The course of study at a Polish
Fachhochschule takes six semesters and
includes a 15-week period of practical training. Courses of study with compulsory
attendance require 2,200 lecture hours.
Distance and evening studies require
1,500. The first Fachhochschulen in Poland
opened their doors to students in 1998.
Education at Fachhochschulen is (nearly) boundless
2. Recognition of FH
Degrees throughout the
entire EU
introduced the first Fachhochschulen

degree programmes in the fields of technology, economics and design in 1997.
Educational programmes in health care,
social affairs, art and music are in the
planning. The reforms are scheduled to be
completed by 2003. Switzerland foresees
the establishment of seven to ten Fachhochschulen offering degrees recognised in all of
Europe.
The basis for international recognition of

the Diplom degrees awarded by German
Fachhochschulen are the directives issued
by the European Community. The architect
directive was issued in 1985, followed in
1989 by the General Directive on the
Recognition of Degrees from Institutions of
Higher Education for Admission to Professions.
It is applicable to all professions not subject to individual directives and dispenses
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with all previous standardisation of degree

programmes in EU member states. The
recognition of Diplom degrees, test certificates or other certificates of qualification
attained after a minimum three-year educational programme at an institution of higher
education and intended for entry into a profession or occupational training within the
EU is carried out according to the stipulations of this general regulation.
host country may require occupational experience from the immigrant as well as a
diploma. This occupation experience with
a maximum of four years may not exceed
twice the length of the lacking educational
period. The normal exercising of the occupation, under conditions typical for entry-level
workers in the profession, is fully sufficient
for meeting this requirement.
When the immigrants education encom-
The recognition directive is based on the

member states mutual trust in the educational programmes of the other member
states. The basic principle behind the directive is that a member of a profession who has
acquired the necessary education for entry
into the profession in his or her native country
or country of origin is also capable of satisfactorily practising this profession in other EU
member states. It applies only to the socalled regulated professions, i.e. those
which require a diploma for entry into the
profession or the exercising of the profession. The directive is not effective in fields in
which such regulation does not exist.
Due to the directives extensive area of
application, it provides certain instruments
of adaptation for balancing out significant
differences in the educational programmes of
the member states. The member states can
use these instruments, but are not required to.
The potential additional requirements are
detailed in the following:
When the duration of the immigrants
documented education is at least one year

less than the required length of the educational programme in the host country, the
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passes elements that vary greatly from the

content of the education required in the host
country, or the occupational profile in the
country of origin and the host country are
significantly different, the host country may
require a maximum three-year adaptation
course from the immigrant or require him or
her to take an aptitude test. Such significant differences exist only when, after additional clarification, the immigrants education
is found to be lacking in subject areas without which it would be impossible to satisfactorily exercise the profession in the host
country. If this is the case, the applicant may
decide if he or she prefers the adaptation
course or the test. The host country may
stipulate which of the two is required for
legal occupations. A member state may
apply this option to other occupations only
within the framework of a Community procedure, i.e. with the approval of the European
Commission.
The adaptation mechanisms are the same
for all member states and all education programmes from institutions of higher learning. The directive does not contain special
provisions for degrees from specific types
of higher education institutions, e.g.
Diplom degrees from German
International exchange everyday life at German

Fachhochschulen
Fachhochschulen. The host country must

in all cases determine whether an immigrants degree can be recognised without
additional requirements or if one of the
designated adaptation mechanisms must
first be applied by means of comparing the
immigrants education with the education
necessary for the corresponding profession.
3. Foreign Ties at the

Fachhochschulen
The Fachhochschulen maintain diverse biand multi-national cooperation and exchange
relationships with institutions of higher education in other countries. These relationships
have revealed that it is precisely the Fachhochschulen, with their practice-oriented
degree programmes and emphasis on applied
research and development, that are of special interest for students and institutions of
higher education from foreign countries in
the East and West. There are a total of some
3,450 cooperations between Fachhochschulen
and foreign partner institutions of higher
education in 92 countries5.
Over the course of the past few years,
the underlying conditions for foreign ties at
the Fachhochschulen have improved significantly. In this process the Fachhochschulen
5
have rapidly adjusted to students needs as

well as reacted to the requirements of the
employment market. The Fachhochschulen
were accepted as a member of the German
Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) in 1987
as a result of their intensive and successful
international ties.
Since 1998, the Fachhochschulen have
referred to themselves internationally as
universities of applied sciences after
the appropriate rulings from the Standing
Conference of Ministers of Education and
Cultural Affairs (KMK) and the Association
of Universities and other Higher Education
Institutions (HRK) and thus make it easier for English-speaking partner countries to
adequately classify the Fachhochschule as
an institution.
The integration of the Fachhochschulen
in the activities of the DAAD, both within
the framework of the scholarship programmes
as well as on an institutional basis, was
successfully strengthened as part of the
University Special Programme III (HSP III).
The DAAD presented the results of a study
on the Position of the Fachhochschulen in
the DAAD Grant Offer in April 1998. Among
Source: Higher Education Compass of the Association of Universities and other Higher Education Institutions (HRK)
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other things, this study reveals that students

at Fachhochschulen are proportionally underrepresented in terms of scholarships, but that
the chances of being granted a DAAD scholarship are just as high for applicants from
Fachhochschulen as they are for university
applicants. Several programmes in the DAAD
scholarship offer are of special interest to
German students at Fachhochschulen. These
include the programme Short-term Study Visits
for Finishing Work, stipends for travelling
costs, and scholarships for summer courses
and special courses. Starting in the 2000/
2001 academic year, the DAAD will also offer
subsidising of combined study and practice
projects in the form of annual scholarship
programme for students at Fachhochschulen.
This also includes semester stays at a foreign
institution of higher education. European Union
support programmes play a significant role
in terms of aiding student mobility (e.g.
SOKRATES) and increasingly as a means of
promoting cross-border cooperation in the
fields of applied research, transfer of technology and knowledge, and continuing education
(LEONARDO).
The Fachhochschulen furthermore take part
in the Fulbright Commission scholarship programme. The programme Practice Semester
Abroad from the Carl Duisberg Gesellschaft
(CDG) is oriented specifically to Fachhochschulen students in technical and economic
degree programmes.
4. International Degree
Programmes
Approximately one-third of German
Fachhochschulen offer international degree
programmes in which some portion of the
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studies are to be spent at an institution of

higher education or company in a foreign
country. It is becoming increasingly possible to attain degrees from both participating institutions of higher education in these
degree programmes. There are also a number of international degree programmes
available at Fachhochschulen.
The demonstration programme International Degree Programmes, initiated by
BMBF, promotes the establishment of international degree programmes. It is implemented by DAAD and the HRK. This programme
helps to create new first-level higher education studies and post-graduate degree
programmes at German institutions of higher education which offer efficient specialised qualification, multiple languages, experience abroad and special supervision, in particular for students from abroad. These are
Bachelors and Masters degree programmes,
especially in the fields of economics, natural
and engineering sciences as well as cultural
and social sciences.
A total of 20 international model degree
courses from the BMBF model programme
are currently being tested at German institutions of higher education, seven of these
at Fachhochschulen. An additional twelve
model degree courses (five of these at Fachhochschulen) are to be initiated in the 1999/
2000 winter semester. The programme has
been exceptionally well received by German
and foreign students and is initially scheduled to run until 2003. BMBF is providing
DM 65 million in funding for this programme.
Further information can be requested from
the institutions of higher education and
from DAAD (see addresses in appendix).
V. Perspectives
The German system of higher education

is unique in terms of the structure, breadth
and differentiation of its subject areas, which
should prove to be a location advantage
within the European economic region. The
Fachhochschulen play an important role in
this system of higher education.
There are still a number of problems to
be solved, however:
The Fachhochschulen currently take in less
than 30 % of first-year students. The mutual

goal of the federal government and the states
is to increase this figure to 40% over the long
term. Of prime importance in accomplishing this
goal is the expansion of the Fachhochschulen,
which must be reflected in the registrations of
the states in accordance with the Law for
Promotion of Construction of Higher Education
Institutions (HBFG). This expansion goal must
be linked with a broadening of the range of the
subjects offered to include degree programmes
which hold great promise for the future.
The 40%-goal cannot be reached with
the creation of additional capacity alone.

Underlying financial conditions will likely
hinder a corresponding spatial expansion of
the Fachhochschulen sector in the future as
well. Nor does the current level of demand
permit expansion of this dimension. For this
reason, degree programmes that were previously reserved for universities should also
be offered at Fachhochschulen.
The established task of the Fachhoch-
schulen is to further develop their range of

degree programmes and adapt to changing
requirements. This applies to the contents,
the presentation and the organisation of
teaching and studies.
The federal government faces the special
challenge of internationalising content.
The programme Internationally Oriented
Degree Programmes is helping to do just
that. The goal is to improve the individual
support provided to Fachhochschulen students by the DAAD and CDG. In addition,
the preconditions for international cooperations must be further improved. The expansion of foreign student offices begun under
the University Special Programme III (HSP
III) must be continued.
In terms of the implementation of studies,
general measures for improving teaching
and instruction have been under discussion

for years now. Goals here include the increased use of media, the augmentation of
conventional teaching through distance
studies, PC and Internet. The new conception of virtual degree programmes also
plays a role here. Corresponding projects
are already being supported. The project
Virtual Fachhochschule, a network of several (northern) German Fachhochschulen
under the leadership of the Fachhochschule
Lbeck is worthy of particular note. This project began in 1998.
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The Framework Act for Higher Education
(HRG) created the legal basis for Fachhochschulen to also be able to offer Bachelors
and Masters degree programmes. The
Fachhochschulen must be enabled to establish courses which correspond to occupational profiles and can hold their own with
competing degree programmes from universities. The establishment of an accreditation system plays an important role here,
both in terms of how well graduates are
received on the employment market as
well as the transition between the different types of institutions of higher education. This even includes making it easier
for graduates of Fachhochschulen to enroll
in doctoral programmes.
limitations in civil service. The foremost

example is access to senior civil service
positions. The German FH Diplom is often
undervalued on the international employ-
On-site experience
The BMBF programme Applied Research
and Development at Fachhochschulen

(aFuE), which has been running since 1992,
has been one of the instrumental projects in
setting the course. Its structural goal is to
improve the ability of the capability of the
Fachhochschulen to acquire third-party
funding. The Fachhochschulen are increasingly implementing important, practice-oriented aFuE projects. They still have difficulties, however, in attracting sufficient
project funding. The availability of support
for applied research and development at
Fachhochschulen must be further improved.
New specialist programmes must also be
established that take into account the
practical relevance and the rapid implementation of application-oriented projects
at Fachhochschulen.
In principle, Fachhochschulen graduates
have very good chances in the employment
system but still encounter restrictions and
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ment market as well, however. The introduction of the term university of applied
sciences as the international label for the
Fachhochschule as an institution and the
establishment of Bachelors and Masters
degrees have created an important basis
for continuing improved acceptance.
Wherever unjust entry restrictions are in
force, however, the goal is to make valid
the political principle of institutions of
higher education: different yet equivalent.
Increasing personnel and funding for
higher education cannot be effective, nor
could responsibility be taken for such a
move, without a far-reaching reform of
higher education structures.
Appendix
Statistical data
Fachhochschulen according to states, from 1990 to 1998 ...................................................... 30
Students and first-year students at Fachhochschulen
(without administrative Fachhochschulen), from 1990 to 1998 .............................................. 31
German and foreign students according to countries and gender
and type of higher educational institution, from 1990 to 1998 .............................................. 32
Student and first-year students at Fachhochschulen according
to subject groups and gender, from 1992 to 1998 .................................................................. 36
German first-year students in 1st semester of higher education
according to manner in which qualification for admission to higher
education (HZB) was acquired in Germany, from 1994 to 1996 .............................................. 38
German first-year students at Fachhochschulen with completed
vocational training, according to type of qualification for admission
to higher education, in percentages, from 1990 to 1996 ........................................................ 39
Successfully passed Diplom examinations (FH) by students at
Fachhochschulen in Germany, from 1993 to 1997 .................................................................. 40
Length of studies for first-time German graduates at the time of
successfully passed Diplom examination (FH), according to subject
group or selected areas of study, in 1996 examination year .................................................. 41
Forecast numbers of those qualified for higher education, first-year students,
students and successfully passed Diplom examinations (FH) for Fachhochschulen
in Germany, from 1997 to 2015, in thousands .......................................................................... 42
Personnel at Fachhochschulen, according to title and salary level
or pay grade, 1996, in Germany .............................................................................................. 43
Running costs (basic needs) for teaching and research at institutions of
higher education per student, according to subject groups and type of
institution in Germany in DM, from 1993 to 1996 .................................................................. 44
29
Fachhochschulen according to states

State
Fachhochschulen
1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998
30
Baden-Wrttemberg
31
31
31
31
32
31
32
32
32
Bavaria
12
12
12
12
15
16
17
17
18
Berlin
Brandenburg
Bremen
Hamburg
Hesse
10
10
11
12
Mecklenburg-Pomerania
Lower Saxony
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
13
13
North-Rhine Westphalia
16
16
17
18
20
20
20
20
20
Rheinland-Palatinate
Saarland
Saxony
10
10
10
11
Saxony-Anhalt
Schleswig-Holstein
Thuringia
Germany
98
113
125
127
136
138
146
147
152
Students and first-year students at Fachhochschulen

(without administrative Fachhochschulen)
Germans and foreigners
Year
Number of
men
Number of
women
Percent of Total number Percent of

women
foreigners
1990
242700
90324
27.1
333024
5.4
1991
255617
97583
27.6
353200
5.6
1992
266433
105834
28.4
372267
6.1
1993
277142
113148
29.0
390290
6.0
1994
275964
116428
29.7
392392
6.3
1995
275596
122346
30.7
397942
6.8
1996
270242
127265
32.0
397507
7.1
1997
266892
132925
33.2
399817
7.5
1998
263535
140138
34.7
403673
7.9
1990
48712
18808
27.9
67520
5.3
1991
50899
21024
29.2
71923
6.0
1992
50859
23286
31.4
74145
6.5
1993
53395
25333
32.2
78728
6.6
1994
48810
24356
33.3
73166
7.3
1995
44094
24510
35.7
68604
7.9
1996
43890
25743
37.0
69633
8.4
1997
43549
27641
38.8
71190
8.8
1998
44775
29230
39.5
74005
9.6
Students
First-year students
31
German and international students, according to country and

gender and type of institution of higher education
Year
Germans and international students

Winter
semester
Number
of men
Number
of women
Total
number
General Fachhochschulen (without administrative Fachhochschulen)

1990
32680
11133
43813
Baden-Wrttemberg
1991
33565
11454
45019
1992
35238
12325
47563
1993
37057
13237
50294
1994
35182
12238
47420
1995
38151
13351
51502
1996
38015
13574
51589
1997
36684
13936
50620
1998
35808
14251
50059
1990
41771
15802
57573
Bavaria
1991
42049
15879
57928
1992
41372
16154
57526
1993
40845
16439
57284
1994
39461
16724
56185
1995
37583
17147
54730
1996
36117
17661
53778
1997
34698
17874
52572
1998
33829
18769
52598
1991
11671
5053
16724
Berlin
1992
10897
5299
16196
1993
12186
5835
18021
1994
12244
6322
18566
1995
11922
6665
18587
1996
11818
6825
18643
1997
11870
7274
19144
1998
12163
7521
19684
1991
161
252
413
Brandenburg
1992
665
510
1175
1993
1503
1052
2555
1994
2001
1472
3473
1995
2455
1973
4428
1996
3089
2518
5607
1997
3871
3043
6914
1998
4594
3513
8107
32
International
students
Percent
5.1
5.3
5.5
5.8
5.6
6.5
7.1
8.0
8.6
3.3
3.6
4.3
4.6
5.0
5.4
5.9
6.3
6.6
8.5
8.2
8.0
8.5
9.0
9.2
9.2
9.3
0.7
0.9
0.7
0.9
1.0
1.1
1.5
1.8

Year
Bremen
Hamburg
Hesse
MecklenburgVorpommern
International
students
Winter
semester
Number
of men
Number
of women
Total
number
Percent
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
5158
5676
5802
5968
5915
5598
5257
5181
4916
10569
11009
10867
11118
11118
10960
10067
9974
9906
30028
31700
32659
31843
30809
29538
27733
26650
25509
265
858
1567
2133
2591
3115
3530
3850
1768
1974
2172
2350
2368
2446
2464
2458
2557
3581
3745
4070
4305
4305
4454
4379
4381
4811
9086
9810
10323
10585
10505
10607
10527
10780
11270
188
464
870
1371
1653
2087
2609
2985
6926
7650
7974
8318
8283
8044
7721
7639
7473
14150
14754
14937
15423
15423
15414
14446
14355
14717
39114
41510
42982
42428
41314
40145
38260
37430
36779
453
1322
2437
3504
4244
5202
6139
6835
6.8
6.8
7.5
7.5
8.3
8.4
8.9
9.4
10.1
8.2
8.9
14.5
8.2
8.2
11.0
10.3
10.4
12.0
7.1
7.3
8.5
8.4
9.1
10.0
10.9
11.9
12.6
0.0
2.0
2.5
2.1
1.7
1.7
1.7
1.7
33

Year
Lower Saxony
North Rhine-Westphalia
Rhineland-Palatinate
Saarland
34
International
students
Winter
semester
Number
of men
Number
of women
Total
number
Percent
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
18737
19420
19983
21075
21889
22472
22617
22798
22902
67120
68215
68324
69013
66394
65744
63707
61864
60345
13549
13846
14267
14683
14834
14458
14506
14335
13897
2830
2985
2984
2998
2861
2530
2278
2139
2049
7335
7624
8153
8764
9318
10066
10650
11560
12241
28562
30242
30617
30270
30219
30276
30307
30797
31925
5894
6241
6566
6881
7130
7346
7713
7913
8179
759
808
833
784
807
708
707
744
789
26072
27044
28136
29839
31207
32538
33267
34358
35143
95682
98457
98941
99283
96613
96020
94014
92661
92270
19443
20087
20833
21564
21964
21804
22219
22248
22076
3589
3793
3817
3782
3668
3238
2985
2883
2838
3.4
3.5
3.6
3.5
3.8
4.1
3.9
4.5
5.0
6.3
6.4
7.0
7.5
8.1
8.7
9.3
9.8
10.3
3.9
4.1
4.8
5.4
5.9
6.0
6.6
7.2
7.4
9.8
10.4
11.4
12.1
12.2
12.2
12.9
12.6
12.1

Year
Saxony
Saxony Anhalt
Schleswig-Holstein
Thuringia
International
students
Winter
semester
Number
of men
Number
of women
Total
number
Percent
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
207
6061
8217
10182
11004
10946
11505
12174
475
1495
2546
3204
3953
4722
5313
5937
12179
13633
13752
14064
14308
12813
12388
12101
10976
740
1609
2459
3429
3824
3967
4379
4680
56
2632
4203
4881
5722
6467
7225
7729
215
957
1844
2606
3627
4737
5332
6154
3221
3706
3818
3922
3988
3790
3780
3929
4009
336
941
1807
2174
2515
2869
3070
3435
263
8693
12420
15063
16726
17413
18730
19903
690
2452
4390
5810
7580
9459
10645
12091
15400
17339
17570
17986
18296
16603
16168
16030
14985
1076
2550
4266
5603
6339
6836
7449
8115
4.6
1.7
1.6
1.7
1.9
2.0
2.5
2.8
0.3
1.7
1.8
2.4
2.4
2.1
2.1
2.1
3.7
3.5
3.6
3.6
3.5
4.0
4.1
4.5
5.0
0.3
0.3
0.7
1.2
1.1
1.2
1.1
1.0
35
Students and first-year students acoording to subject groups

and gender at Fachhochschulen
Students
Wintersemester
or year of studies
of which first-year students

Total
number
Percent
of women
Total
number
Percent
of women
Fachhochschulen (without admin. Fachhochschulen) linguistics and civilisation studies

5504
77.7
1992
5939
77.4
1993
5617
75.0
1994
6117
72.3
1995
6980
71.1
1996
7142
71.9
1997
7601
71.2
1998
Law, economics and social sciences
111894
48.3
1992
122519
48.1
1993
130274
48.1
1994
141088
47.8
1995
147139
48.2
1996
155292
48.4
1997
162833
49.6
1998
Mathematics, natural sciences
27691
21.2
1992
31345
20.2
1993
29250
18.8
1994
28685
17.8
1995
29882
17.8
1996
31900
17.9
1997
33022
18.2
1998
Agricultural science, forestry and nutritional sciences
12289
47.1
1992
11849
48.8
1993
12575
48.0
1994
13934
47.3
1995
14277
50.0
1996
14488
49.9
1997
14597
50.2
1998
36
1130
1426
1200
1273
1534
1558
1436
80.8
76.8
75.5
75.3
77.2
74.8
73.7
23578
26330
27360
28324
29558
31098
32829
53.8
52.7
51.8
52.8
52.5
53.9
55.1
5189
6270
5333
4660
5226
6162
6992
22.4
21.0
19.2
19.7
20.5
21.2
21.4
3001
3020
2739
2829
3211
3310
2915
43.2
47.5
47.2
47.7
53.6
53.1
51.8
Students and first-year students acoording to subject groups

and gender at Fachhochschulen
Students
Wintersemester
or year of studies
of which first-year students

Total
number
Percent
of women
Total
number
Percent
of women
202510
203958
200140
194165
185255
176369
170447
13.9
14.4
14.8
15.6
16.5
17.4
18.4
39253
39433
34352
29635
28240
27060
27721
15.5
16.1
16.5
17.4
17.9
19.7
20.7
13224
13458
13665
13900
13974
14584
15111
60.0
58.6
60.3
60.1
59.9
61.3
61.6
1990
2091
1996
1883
1864
1983
2047
61.1
59.3
61.3
62.0
63.1
65.0
64.8
419656
440961
443790
448993
442018
438386
437319
30.4
31.0
31.6
32.4
33.2
34.2
35.4
92254
97324
88324
83283
82575
81976
84138
34.5
35.1
35.1
37.1
38.2
39.5
40.2
Engineering
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
Art, art studies
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
All subject groups
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
37
New, first-semester German students according to how qualification for admission to higher education (HZB) was attained in
Germany
Attainment of qualification for
admission to higher education
(HZB) through/at
German first-year students1)

1994
1995
1996
Gymnasien (upper secondary schools)
34.5
38.7
42.8
Gesamtschulen (comprehensive schools)
0.7
0.9
1.0
Fachgymnasien2)
6.4
6.5
6.6
30.0
31.9
29.7
5.2
4.8
4.4
Fachakademien5)
9.4
6.7
6.4
Gifted students examination
0.5
0.4
0.9
Other qual. for adm. to higher edu. (HZB)
7.7
8.7
7.1
94.4
98.6
98.8
Outside of federal territory
0.6
0.6
0.6
No information
5.0
0.8
0.6
100.0
100.0
100.0
In federal territori
Fachoberschulen3)
Evening upper sec. schools,
Kollegs4)
Fach- und Berufsfachschulen,
Total
Total number
1 Wintersemester
2 (specialised vocational upper secondary schools)
3 (specialized upper secondary schools)
4 (preparatory courses before studies)
5 Fachschulen (specialised schools), Berufsfachschulen (specialised vocational schools),
Fachakademien (specialised academies)
38
First-year German students at Fachhochschulen who have completed vocational training, according to how qualification for
admission to higher education (HZB) was attained, in percent
Year1)
First-year German students with vocational training, as percent of all

first-year students
Fachhochschulen2)
Total number
Men
Women
General entrance qualification for students at Fachhochschulen

1990
45
43
48
1992
53
57
48
1993
56
60
49
1994
48
52
42
1995
45
47
43
1996
46
49
42
Entrance qualification for studies at Fachhochschulen

1990
81
83
73
1992
79
80
74
1993
82
83
79
1994
78
80
72
1995
78
78
76
1996
78
80
73
Higher education entrance qualification, in total

1990
66
68
60
1992
68
72
60
1993
70
73
63
1994
63
68
55
1995
62
65
56
1996
62
65
55
Winter semester
Without administrative Fachhochschulen
Source: Hochschul-Informations-System GmbH, Hanover
2
39
Successfully passed Diplom examinations (FH) by students at

Fachhochschulen in Germany
Subject groups
Successfully passed Diplom examinations (FH)

Gender
1994
1995
1996
1997
237
268
240
236
235
Linguistics and
Men
civilisation studies
Women
1042
1119
748
876
726
Total
1279
1387
988
1112
961
Law, economics
Men
14070
16686
18121
18385
19433
and social sciences
Women
13152
16206
17775
18032
18213
Total
27222
32892
35896
36417
37646
Mathematics,
Men
2592
2931
2956
2822
3185
natural sciences
Women
770
716
865
724
676
Total
3362
3647
3821
3546
3861
Agricultural science,
Men
1259
1668
1455
1419
1403
forestry and nutritional
Women
1017
1201
1082
998
1044
sciences
Total
2276
2869
2537
2417
2447
Engineering
Men
23465
24691
25823
25508
24312
3571
3947
4281
4516
4487
Total
27036
28638
30104
30024
28799
Men
810
763
673
687
734
Women
1070
1171
1063
1123
1189
Total
1880
1934
1736
1810
1923
Men
42433
47007
49268
49057
49302
Women
20622
24360
25814
26269
26335
Total
63055
71367
75082
75326
75637
Women
Art, art studies
Total
40
1993
Length of studies of German first-time graduates at the time of

successfully passed Diplom examinations (FH), according to subject
groups or selected areas of study in the 1996 examination year
Subjects group/area of studies
Length of studies in years (average) at the time

examination was taken
From first enrolment
to completion of
examination procedure
According to
According to
semesters at
subject-related
institution of hig- semesters
her education
Linguistics and civilisation studies

Evangel. theology, religious education
Cath. theology, religious education
5.1
4.4
4.2
4.7
4.1
3.9
4.0
3.7
3.7
Law, economics and

social sciences
Economics
Industrial engineering
Administrative sciences
Social affairs
4.2
5.1
4.8
3.1
4.9
3.9
4.9
4.6
2.9
4.5
3.7
4.5
4.4
2.9
4.1
Mathematics, natural sciences

Mathematics
Physics, astronomy
Chemistry
Biology
Informatics
5.0
5.5
6.1
5.0
5.1
4.9
4.9
5.2
6.1
4.9
4.7
4.8
4.7
5.0
5.2
4.6
4.6
4.7
Engineering
Mech. engineering/proc. engineering
Electrical engineering
Architecture, interior design
Civil engineering
5.2
5.0
5.0
6.2
5.0
5.1
4.9
4.9
5.9
4.9
4.9
4.9
4.8
5.5
4.7
Agricultural science, forestry

and nutritional sciences
4.9
4.6
4.4
Art, art studies
5.9
5.6
4.9
Total
As compared with figures from 1995
4.7
4.6
4.5
4.4
4.3
4.2
41
Forecast number of those with qualifications for higher education, first-year students, students and successfully passed Diplom
examinations (FH) for Fachhochschulen in Germany in thousands
Jahr
Those with quali- First-year

Students2) at
fications for hig- students at
Fachhochher education * Fachhochschulen schulen
Successfully
passed Diplom
examinations (FH)
Forecast data (KMK documenation no. 146 Prognose der Studienanfnger,

Studierenden und Hochschulabsolventen bis 2015) 3) status quo calculation 4)
1992 (actual)
77
91
420
62
1993 (actual)
76
91
440
63
1994 (actual)
73
86
449
71
1995 (actual)
72
82
449
75
1996 (actual)
73
81
440
75
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
*
75
81
84
85
85
86
86
87
89
90
92
92
92
91
89
88
86
86
84
81
97
106
115
119
121
123
125
128
131
135
138
139
138
136
133
131
129
127
438
436
450
481
517
557
584
605
618
631
645
659
673
685
691
691
687
680
670
73
73
71
68
66
70
77
86
92
96
98
100
101
104
106
109
111
112
112
with entrance qualification for studies at Fachhochschulen (Fachhochschulreife)

1997 preliminary actual.
1997 actual data.
3
The information for the forecast of first-year students is based on a 75% transition rate from secondary schools to institutions of higher education (average variant). The information on first-year students refers to Model B, which assumes that,
following appropriate expansion and reorientation measures, 65% of first-year students will attend universities and 35%
will attend Fachhochschulen in the year 2000 and onward, and in the year 2010 and onward 60% will attend universities
and 40% Fachhochschulen.
4
Both the information on students and successfully passed examinations at institutions of higher education is based on the
75% transition rate variant of Model B. According to status quo calculation, the current length of time spent studying at
universities (approx. 14 semesters) and at Fachhochschulen (approx. 9.7 semesters) will remain constant until 2015.
1
2
42
Staff at Fachhochschulen according to professional designation

and salary or payment group 1996 in Germany
Staff
Professional designation
Total
Full-time academic and creative arts staff

Professoren
13
6702
C4 and corresponding salary groups
5419
C3 and corresponding salary groups
251
C2 and corresponding salary groups -permanent2
C2 C2 and corresponding salary groups - temporary 1
Full professor1), HSL 1-6, BAT I-IIa, AT
12388
Associate professor1), HSL 1-6, BAT I-IIa, AT
Total
113
Lecturers and assistants
Lecturers at institutions of higher education, C2, C3, BAT I-IIa, AT

1
University lecturers, H1-H3, BAT Ia, Ib, AT
1
Head assistants , C2, H1, H2, A14, BAT Ib, IIa
Head engineers, C2, H1, H2, A14, BAT Ib

3
Assistants at institutions of higher education, C1, H2, BAT Ia-IIa
Academic and creative arts assistants, C1, H1, A13-A14, BAT Ib, IIa
Academic councillors , A13, A14, / senior masters/mistresses - temp.

Hochschuldozenten1), HSL 2-6, BAT I-IIa
1
Assoc. lecturers at institut. of higher education1), HSL 2-6, BAT I-IIa
108
Oberassistenten1), WM 3-6, BAT I-IIa
22
Research assistant with limited work contract1), WM V, Va, BAT IIa
249
Foreign teachers in the new German states1)
Total
Academic and creative arts staff
27
Academic councillors, senior masters/mistresses and directors*
Academic and creative arts staff in salaried employment
778
BAT I-III, IVb, AT, A13
Doctors during internship, Tarif fr AIP
Academic staff with unlimited work contracts1), WM 2-6, BAT I-IIa

805
Total
Teachers with special assignments
123
Teachers at secondary schools, vice-principals**, A13-A16
224
Specialised teachers, technical teachers, A9-A13, AT
23
Foreign language assistants, A13-A14, BAT I-II, AT
Other teachers for special assignments
901
A9-A13, BAT I-Vc, Kr. VIII-XIII, AT
6
Foreign language assistants1), WM 3, BAT IIa
13
Teachers in the serv. of institut. of higher educ.1), WM 4-6, BAT IIa, IIb
1290
Total
14732
Sum total
Men
Women
10
6305
4807
201
2
1
11326
3
397
612
50
1062
86
1
1
1
94
19
204
27
14
3
45
23
553
576
225
229
78
169
10
45
55
13
544
4
9
814
12920
357
2
4
476
1812
Personnel groups in the former DDR, not yet revised.

A13-A16, R1, R2, H1-H3, BAT I-IIa, AT
**
in the service of institutions of higher education
*
43
Running costs (basic expenses) for teaching and research at institutions of higher education per student, according to subject groups
and type of institution of higher education, in Germany in DM
Subjects group
All institutions of
higher
education
of which
Universities1)
General
Fachhochschulen1)
Linguistics and civilisation
1993
6040
5974
8103
studies, sport
1994
5844
5765
8404
1995
5807
5716
7964
1996
5905
5824
8483
Law, economics and
1993
3681
3530
3278
social sciences
1994
3642
3480
3406
1995
3724
3614
3508
1996
3842
3642
3729
Mathematics, natural
1993
11751
12331
5841
sciences
1994
12066
12677
6171
1995
12726
13422
6676
1996
12816
13530
6895
1993
44902
44957
1994
44053
44087
1995
47983
48067
1996
Human medicine
Veterinary medicine
52140
52255
1993
26749
26749
1994
26396
26396
1995
27036
27036
1996
25877
25877
Agricultural science, forestry
1993
13538
16715
6641
and nutritional sciences
1994
14437
18008
7377
1995
15092
19181
7552
1996
14386
18687
6982
1993
7426
9977
5124
1994
7780
10370
5534
1995
8172
10958
5853
1996
8282
11077
5998
Engineering
44
Year
Subjects group
Art, art studies
Total
Central institutions
Sum total
Year
All institutions of
higher
education
of which
Universities1)
General
Fachhochschulen1)
1993
8796
4343
6552
1994
9075
4276
6993
1995
9198
4441
7717
1996
9870
5594
7031
1993
9308
10531
4802
1994
9181
10313
5116
1995
9493
10713
5356
1996
9705
10972
5445
1993
3286
3524
2358
1994
3352
3575
2508
1995
3541
3849
2485
1996
3635
3869
2905
1993
12594
14056
7160
1994
12533
13889
7632
1995
13034
14562
7842
1996
13340
14842
8349
Comments on methods are listed individually in: Statistisches Bundesamt, Fachserie 11, Reihe 4.3 Hochschulstatistische
Kennzahlen
1
State-run institutions of higher education only
45
Addresses
Federal and state ministeries .......................................................................................... 47
State Fachhochschulen .................................................................................................... 50
Non-state Fachhochschulen.............................................................................................. 61
Gesamthochschulen.......................................................................................................... 67
Universities with Fachhochschule degree programmes .................................................... 68
Studienkolleg (preparatory course before study) .............................................................. 68
Other institutions.............................................................................................................. 70
46
Addresses of federal and

state ministeries
Free State of Bavaria
Bundesministerium fr Bildung
und Forschung (BMBF)
Heinemannstrae 2
53175 Bonn
Telephone: 0228/57-0
Fax:
0228/57-3601
Staatsministerium fr
Wissenschaft, Forschung
und Kunst
Salvatorplatz 2
80333 Mnchen
Fax:
089/2186-2800
http://www.stmukwk.bayern.de
Postal address:
53170 Bonn
Postal address:
80327 Mnchen
Registered office Berlin

Bundesministerium fr Bildung
und Forschung (BMBF)
Hannoversche Strae 30
10115 Berlin
Fax:
030/28540-5270
Berlin
Glinkastrae 18 24
10117 Berlin
Senatsverwaltung fr Wissenschaft,
Forschung und Kultur
Brunnenstrae 188 190
10119 Berlin
Fax:
030/90228-656
http://www.berlin.de/home/Land/
SenWissKul
Brandenburg
Postal address:
P.O. Box 22 9
10106 Berlin
Baden-Wrttemberg
Ministerium fr Wissenschaft,
Forschung und Kunst
Knigstrae 46
70173 Stuttgart
Fax:
0711/279-3080
http://www.mwk-bw.de
Forschung und Kultur
Dortusstrae 36
14467 Potsdam
Fax:
0331/866-4998
http://www.brandenburg.de/~mwfk
Postal address:
P.O. Box 60 11 62
14411 Potsdam
Postal address:
P.O. Box 10 34 53
70029 Stuttgart
47
Free Hanseatic City of Bremen
Lower Saxony
Senator fr Bildung und

Wissenschaft
Rembertiring 8 12
28195 Bremen
Fax:
0421/361-4176
http://www.bildung.bremen.de
Ministerium fr Wissenschaft
und Kultur
Leibnizufer 9
30169 Hanover
Fax:
0511/120-2801
http://www.niedersachsen.de/MWK1.htm
Free and Hanseatic City of

Hamburg
Postal address:
P.O. Box 2 61,
30002 Hanover
Behrde fr Wissenschaft
und Forschung
Hamburger Strae 37
22083 Hamburg
Fax:
040/42863-2411
http://www.hamburg.de/Behoerden/BWF
Hesse
Ministerium fr Wissenschaft
und Kunst
Rheinstrae 23 25
65185 Wiesbaden
Fax:
0611/165-766
http://www.hmwk.hessen.de
Postal address:
P.O. Box 32 60
65022 Wiesbaden
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Ministerium fr Bildung,
Wissenschaft und Kultur
Werderstrae 124
19055 Schwerin
Fax:
0385/588-7082
http://www.kultus-mv.de
Postal address: 19048 Schwerin
48
North Rhine-Westphalia
Ministerium fr Schule und
Weiterbildung, Wissenschaft
und Forschung
Vlklinger Strae 49
40221 Dsseldorf
Fax:
0211/896-4555
http://www.mswwf.nrw.de
Postal address:
40190 Dsseldorf
Rhineland-Palatinate
Wissenschaft und Weiterbildung
Mittlere Bleiche 61
55116 Mainz
Fax:
06131/16-2997
06131/16-2994
http://www.rlp.de
Postal address:
P.O. Box 32 20
55022 Mainz
Saarland
Schleswig-Holstein
Ministerium fr Bildung, Kultur

und Wissenschaft
Hohenzollernstrae 60
66117 Saarbrcken
Fax:
0681/503-291
http://www.bildung.saarland.de
Wissenschaft, Forschung und Kultur
Brunswiker Strae 16 22 (Abt. 2, 6, 7)
24105 Kiel
Fax:
0431/988-5888
Postal address:
P.O. Box 10 24 52
66024 Saarbrcken
Free state of Saxony

Staatsministerium fr
Wissenschaft und Kunst
Wigardstrae 17
01097 Dresden
Fax:
centr.: 0351/564-3199
A.I: 0351/564-7406100
http://www.smwk.de
Postal address:
P.O. Box 10 09 20
01076 Dresden
Gartenstrae 6 (Abt. 1, 3, 4, 5)
24103 Kiel
Fax:
0431/988-2596
http://www.schleswig-holstein.de/
landsh/mbwfk
Postal address:
P.O. Box 30 20
24029 Kiel
Free state of Thuringia

Forschung und Kunst
Juri-Gagarin-Ring 158
99084 Erfurt
Telephone: 0361/3791000
Fax:
0361/3791599
http://www.thueringen.de/tmwfk
Saxony Anhalt
Kultusministerium
Turmschanzenstrae 32
39114 Magdeburg
Fax:
0391/567-7627
0391/567-3695
http://www.mk.sachsen-anhalt.de
Postal address:
P.O. Box 6 72
99013 Erfurt
Postal address:
P.O. Box 37 80
39012 Magdeburg
49
State Fachhochschulen
Fachhochschule Aachen
http://www.fh-aachen.de
E-mail: buchkremer@fh-aachen.de
Kalverbenden 6
52066 Aachen
Fax:
0241/6009-1090
Alice - Salomon - Fachhochschule

fr Sozialarbeit und Sozialpdagogik
Berlin
http://www.asfh-berlin.de
E-mail: asfh@sonett.asfh-berlin.de
Alice-Salomon-Platz 5
12627 Berlin
Fax:
030/99245-245
Fachhochschule Aalen
http://www.fh-aalen.de
E-mail: ekbert.hering@fh-aalen.de
Beethovenstrae 1
73430 Aalen
Fax:
07361/576-250
Fachhochschule fr Wirtschaft Berlin

http://www.fhw-berlin.de
E-mail: fhwbln@fhw-berlin.de
Badensche Strae 50 51
10825 Berlin
Fax:
030/85789-199
Fachhochschule Amberg-Weiden
http://www.fh-amberg-weiden.de
E-mail: Amberg@FH-Amberg-Weiden.de
Kaiser-Wilhelm-Ring 23
92224 Amberg
Fax:
09621/482-110
Technische Fachhochschule Berlin

http://www.tfh-berlin.de
E-mail: praesident@tfh-berlin.de
Luxemburger Strae 10
auch Ltticher Strae 37
13353 Berlin
Fax:
030/4504-2705
Fachhochschule Ansbach
http://www.fh-ansbach.de
E-mail: dieter.amon@fh-ansbach.de
Residenzstrae 8
91522 Ansbach
Fax:
0981/4877-102
Fachhochschule Augsburg
http://www.fh-augsburg.de
E-mail: leitung@fh-augsburg.de
Baumgartnerstrae 16
86161 Augsburg
Fax:
0821/5586-222
50
Fachhochschule fr Technik und

Wirtschaft Berlin
http://www.fhtw-berlin.de
E-mail: fhtw@fhtw-berlin.de
Treskowallee 8
10318 Berlin
Fax:
030/5019-2805
Fachhochschule Biberach
http://www.fh-biberach.de
E-mail: fissenewert@fh-biberach.de
Karlstrae 11
88400 Biberach
Fax:
07351/582-119
Hochschule Bremen
http://www.hs-bremen.de
E-mail: www@hs-bremen.de
Neustadtswall 30
28199 Bremen
Fax:
0421/5905-2292
Fachhochschule Bielefeld
http://www.fh-bielefeld.de
E-mail: rektor@zv.fh-bielefeld.de
Kurt-Schumacher-Strae 6
33615 Bielefeld
Fax:
0521/106-2600
Hochschule Bremerhaven
http://www.hs-bremerhaven.de
E-mail: rektorat@hs-bremerhaven.de
An der Karlstadt 8
27568 Bremerhaven
Fax:
0471/4823-115
Fachhochschule Bingen
http://www.fh-bingen.de
E-mail: sekretariat@fh-bingen.de
Berlinstrae 109
55411 Bingen
Fax:
06721/409-100
Fachhochschule Coburg
http://www.fh-coburg.de
E-mail: poststelle@fh-coburg.de
Friedrich-Streib-Strae 2
96450 Coburg
Fax:
09561/317-273
Fachhochschule Bochum
http://www.fh-bochum.de
E-mail: Hochschulverwaltung@fhbochum.de
Universittsstrae 150
44801 Bochum
Telephone: 0234/700-7819
Fax:
0234/7094219
Fachhochschule Darmstadt
http://www.fh-darmstadt.de
E-mail:all@fh-darmstadt.de
Haardtring 100
64295 Darmstadt
Fax:
06151/16-8949
Fachhochschule Brandenburg
http://www.fh-brandenburg.de
E-mail: praesident@fh-brandenburg.de
Magdeburger Strae 50
14770 Brandenburg
Fax:
03381/355-199
Fachhochschule Deggendorf
http://www.fh-deggendorf.de
E-mail: praesident@fh-deggendorf.de
Edlmaristrae 6 und 8
94469 Deggendorf
Fax:
0991/3615-299
51
Fachhochschule Dortmund
http:// www.fh-dortmund.de
E-mail: webmaster@fh-dortmund.de
Sonnenstrae 96
44139 Dortmund
Fax:
0231/9112-313
Fachhochschule Erfurt
http://www.fh-erfurt.de
E-mail: rektorat@rekt.fh-erfurt.de
Altonaer Strae 25 a
99085 Erfurt
Fax:
0361/6700-703
Hochschule fr Technik und

Wirtschaft Dresden (FH)
http://www.htw-dresden.de
E-mail: rektor@htw-dresden.de
Friedrich-List-Platz 1
01069 Dresden
Telephone: 0351/462-3101
Fax:
0351/462-2185
Fachhochschule fr Sozialwesen
Esslingen
http://www.hfs-esslingen.de
E-mail: rektorat@hfs-esslingen.de
Flandernstrae 101
73732 Esslingen
Telephone: 0711/397-4500
Fax:
0711/397-4595
Fachhochschule Dsseldorf
http://www.fh-duesseldorf.de
E-mail: theo.dueker@fh-duesseldorf.de
Universittsstrae,
Gebude 23.31/32
40225 Dsseldorf
Fax:
0211/81-14916
Fachhochschule fr Technik Esslingen

http://www.fht-esslingen.de
E-mail: Jrgen.van-der-List@fhtesslingen.de
Kanalstrae 33
73728 Esslingen
Telephone: 0711/397-3000
Fax:
0711/397-3007
Fachhochschule Eberswalde
http://www.fh-eberswalde.de
E-mail: rektorat@fh-eberswalde.de
Alfred-Mller-Strae 1
16225 Eberswalde
Fax:
03334/65-425
Fachhochschule Flensburg
http://www.fh-flensburg.de
E-mail: rektorat@fh-flensburg.de
Kanzleistrae 91 93
24943 Flensburg
Fax:
0461/805-511
Fachhochschule Ostfriesland
http://www.fho-emden.de
E-mail: Klaus.Styrnol@fho-emden.de
Constantiaplatz 4
26723 Emden
Fax:
04921/807-647
Fachhochschule Frankfurt am Main

http://www.fh-frankfurt.de
E-mail: post@fh-frankfurt.de
Nibelungenplatz 1
60318 Frankfurt am Main
Fax:
069/1533-2400
52
Fachhochschule Weihenstephan
http://www.fh-weihenstephan.de
E-mail: pressestelle@fh-weihenstephan.de
Am Hofgarten 4
85354 Freising
Telephone: 08161/71-3339
Fax:
08161/71-4207
Fachhochschule Hamburg
http://www.fh-hamburg.de
E-mail: praesident@fh-hamburg.de
Winterhuder Weg 29
22085 Hamburg
Fax:
040/42863-3905
Fachhochschule Fulda
http://www.fh-fulda.de
E-mail: ingeborg.unverzagt@verw.fhfulda.de
Marquardstrae 35
36039 Fulda
Fax:
0661/9640-199
Fachhochschule Hannover
http://www.fh-hannover.de
E-mail: pressestelle@fh-hannover.de
Ricklinger Stadtweg 118
30459 Hannover
Fax:
0511/9296-120
Fachhochschule Furtwangen
http://www.fh-furtwangen.de
E-mail: fhf@fh-furtwangen.de
Gerwigstrae 11
78120 Furtwangen
Fax:
07723/920-610
Fachhochschule Gelsenkirchen
http://www.fh-gelsenkirchen.de
E-mail: public.relations@fhgelsenkirchen.de
Neidenburgerstrae 10
45897 Gelsenkirchen
Fax:
0209/9596-562
Fachhochschule Gieen - Friedberg
http://www.fh-giessen.de
E-mail: praesident@fh-giessen.de
Wiesenstrae 14
35390 Gieen
Fax:
0641/309-2901
Fachhochschule Westkste
http://www.fh-westkueste.de
E-mail: rektorat@fh-westkueste.de
Rungholtstrae 9
25746 Heide
Fax:
0481/8555-920
Fachhochschule Heilbronn
http://www.fh-heilbronn.de
E-mail: Studienberatung@fhheilbronn.de
Max-Planck-Strae 39
74081 Heilbronn
Fax:
07131/504-200
Fachhochschule Hildesheim/
Holzminden/Gttingen
http://www.fh-hildesheim.de
E-mail: praesident@fh-hildesheim.de
Hohnsen 4
31134 Hildesheim
Fax:
05121/881-125
53
Fachhochschule Hof
http://www.fh-hof.de
E-mail: post@fh-hof.de
Alfons-Goppel-Platz 1
95028 Hof
Telephone: 09281/40930-0
Fax:
09281/409399
Fachhochschule Karlsruhe
http://www.fh-karlsruhe.de
E-mail: mailbox@fh-karlsruhe.de
Moltkestrae 30
76133 Karlsruhe
Fax:
0721/925-2000
Fachhochschule Ingolstadt
http://www.fh-ingolstadt.de
E-mail: praesident@fh-ingolstadt.de
Esplanade 10
85049 Ingolstadt
Fax:
0841/9348-200
Fachhochschule Kempten
http://www.fh.kempten.de
E-mail: post@fh.kempten.de
Immenstdter Strae 69
87435 Kempten
Fax:
0831/2523-104
Mrkische Fachhochschule
http://www.mfh-iserlohn.de
E-mail: MFH@mfh-iserlohn.de
Frauenstuhlweg 31
58644 Iserlohn
Fax:
02371/566-274
Fachhochschule Kiel
http://www.fh-kiel.de
E-mail: INFO@fh-kiel.de
Sokratesplatz 1
24149 Kiel
Fax:
0431/210-1900
Fachhochschule Jena
http://www.fh-jena.de
E-mail: rektor@fh-jena.de
Tatzendpromenade 1 b
07745 Jena
Telephone: 03641/205-100
Fax:
03641/205-101
Muthesius-Hochschule
Fachhochschule fr Kunst und
Gestaltung Kiel
http://www.muthesius.de
E-mail: e-mail@muthesius.de
Lorentzendamm 6 8
24103 Kiel
Telephone: 0431/5198-400
Fax:
0431/5198-408
Fachhochschule Kaiserslautern
http://www.fh-kl.de
E-mail: neumeier@mst.fh-kl.de
Morlauterer Strae 31
67657 Kaiserslautern
Fax:
0631/3724-105
54
Fachhochschule Koblenz
http://www.fh-koblenz.de
E-mail: verwaltung@fh-koblenz.de
Finkenherd 4
56075 Koblenz
Fax:
0261/9528-113
Fachhochschule Kln
http://www.fh-koeln.de
E-mail: pressestelle@fh-koeln.de
Claudiusstrae 1
50678 Kln
Fax:
0221/8275-3131
Fachhochschule Konstanz
http://www.fh-kostanz.de
E-mail: www.@fh-konstanz.de
Brauneggerstrae 55
78462 Konstanz
Fax:
07531/206-400
Hochschule fr Technik, Wirtschaft

und Kultur Leipzig ( FH )
http://www.htwk-leipzig.de
E-mail: rektor@htwk-leipzig.de
Karl-Liebknecht-Strae 132
04277 Leipzig
Telephone: 0341/307-6305
Fax:
0341/307-6380
Fachhochschule Lippe
http://www.fh-lippe.de
E-mail: rektorat@mail.fh-lippe.de
Liebigstrae 87
32657 Lemgo
Fax:
05261/702-222
Hochschule Anhalt (FH)

http://www.hs-anhalt.de
E-mail: rektorat@hs-anhalt.de
Bernburger Strae 55
06366 Kthen
Fax:
03496/212152
03496/212081
Fachhochschule Lbeck
http://www.fh-luebeck.de
E-mail: rektorat@fh-luebeck.de
Stephensonstrae 3
23562 Lbeck
Fax:
0451/500-5100
Fachhochschule Niederrhein
http://www.fh-niederrhein.de
E-mail: Rektor@FH-Niederrhein.de
Reinarzstrae 49
47805 Krefeld
Fax:
02151/822-555
Fachhochschule Ludwigshafen
http://www.fh-ludwigshafen.de
E-mail: praesident@fh-ludwigshafen.de
Ernst-Boehe-Strae 4
67059 Ludwigshafen
Fax:
0621/622-467
Fachhochschule Landshut
http://www.fh-landshut.de
E-mail: Erwin.Blum@fh-landshut.de
Am Lurzenhof 1
84036 Landshut
Fax:
0871/506-506
Fachhochschule
Nordostniedersachsen
http://www.fh-lueneburg.de
E-mail: FHN@zv.fh-lueneburg.de
Volgershall 1
21339 Lneburg
Fax:
04131/677-511
55
Fachhochschule Magdeburg
http://www.fh-magdeburg.de
E-mail: postmaster@fh-magdeburg.de
Breitscheidstrae 2
39114 Magdeburg
Telephone: 0391/88630
Fax:
0391/886-4104
Hochschule Mittweida (FH)

http: //www.htwm.de
E-mail: kanzler@htwm.de
Technikumplatz 17
09648 Mittweida
Fax:
03727/58-1379
Fachhochschule Mainz
http://www.fh-mainz.de
E-mail: Zentrale@FH-Mainz.de
Seppel-Glckert-Passage 10
55116 Mainz
Telephone: 06131/2392-0
Fax:
06131/2392-12
Fachhochschule Mnchen
http: //www.fh-muenchen.de
E-mail: post@fh-muenchen.de
Lothstrae 34
80335 Mnchen
Fax:
089/1265-1490
Fachhochschule Mannheim
Hochschule fr Sozialwesen
http: //www.fhs-mannheim.de
E-mail: rektorat@alpha.fhs-mannheim.de
Ludolf-Krehl-Strae 7 11
68167 Mannheim
Fax:
0621/3926-222
Fachhochschule Mnster
http://www.fh-muenster.de
E-mail: rektorat@fh-muenster.de
Hfferstrae 27
48149 Mnster
Fax:
0251/83-64060
Fachhochschule Mannheim
Gestaltung
http://www.fh-mannheim.de
E-mail: hoy@fh-mannheim.de
Windeckstrae 110
68163 Mannheim
Telephone: 0621/292-6111
Fax:
0621/292-6420
Fachhochschule Merseburg
http: //www.fh-merseburg.de
E-mail: postmaster@fh-merseburg.de
Geusaer Strae
06217 Merseburg
Fax:
03461/46-2370
56
Fachhochschule Neubrandenburg
http://www.fh-nb.de
E-mail: refoe@fh-nb.de
Brodaer Strae 2
17033 Neubrandenburg
Fax:
0395/5693-199
Fachhochschule Neu - Ulm
http: //www.fh-neu-ulm.de
E-mail: webmaster@fh-neu-ulm.de
Steubenstrae 17
89231 Neu-Ulm
Fax:
0731/9762-299
Fachhochschule Nordhausen
http://www.fh-nordhausen.de
E-mail: rektorin@fh-nordhausen.de
Weinberghof 4
99734 Nordhausen
Fax:
03631/420-810
Fachhochschule Osnabrck
http://www.fh-osnabrueck.de
E-mail: pressestelle@fh-osnabrueck.de
Caprivistrae 30 A
49076 Osnabrck
Telephone: 0541/969-2104
Fax:
0541/969-2066
Georg-Simon-Ohm-Fachhochschule
Nrnberg
http://www.fh-nuernberg.de
E-mail: herbert.eichele@hv.fh-nuernberg.de
Kelerplatz 12
90489 Nrnberg
Fax:
0911/5880-8309
Fachhochschule Pforzheim
Hochschule fr Gestaltung, Technik
und Wirtschaft
http://www.fh-pforzheim.de
E-mail: hoeptner@fh-pforzheim.de
Tiefenbronner Strae 65
75175 Pforzheim
Fax:
07231/28-6666
Fachhochschule Nrtingen
http://www.fh-nuertingen.de
E-mail: info@fh-nuertingen.de
Neckarsteige 6 10
72622 Nrtingen
Fax:
07022/201-303
Fachhochschule Offenburg
http://www.fh-offenburg.de
E-mail: info@fh-offenburg.de
Badstrae 24
77652 Offenburg
Fax:
0781/205-214
Fachhochschule Oldenburg
http://www.fh-oldenburg.de
E-mail: praesidentin@fh-oldenburg.de
Ofener Strae 16/19
26121 Oldenburg
Fax:
0441/7708-100
Fachhochschule Potsdam
http://www.fh-potsdam.de
E-mail: knueppel@fh-potsdam.de
Pappelallee 8 9
14469 Potsdam
Fax:
0331/580-1009
Fachhochschule Regensburg
http://www.fh-regensburg.de
E-mail: poststelle@fh-regensburg.de
Prfeninger Strae 58
93049 Regensburg
Fax:
0941/943-1422
Fachhochschule Reutlingen/
Hochschule fr Technik und Wirtschaft
http://www.fh-reutlingen.de
E-mail: Georg.Obieglo@FH-Reutlingen.DE
Alteburgstrae 150, 72762 Reutlingen
Fax:
07121/271-688
57
Fachhochschule Rosenheim
http://www.fh-rosenheim.de
E-mail: hanika@fh-rosenheim.de
Marienberger Strae 26
83024 Rosenheim
Fax:
08031/805-105
Fachhochschule Rottenburg
Hochschule fr Forstwirtschaft
http://www.fh-rottenburg.de
E-mail: fhr@fh-rottenburg.de
Schadenweilerhof
72108 Rottenburg am Neckar
Fax:
07472/951-200
Fachhochschule Lausitz
http://www.fh-lausitz.de
E-mail: rektor-office@fh-lausitz.de
Groenhainer Strae 57
01968 Senftenberg
Fax:
03573/85-209

Wirtschaft des Saarlandes
http://www.htw.uni-sb.de
E-mail: warnking@htw.uni-sb.de
Goebenstrae 40
66117 Saarbrcken
Fax:
0681/5867-122
Fachhochschule Albstadt Sigmaringen

http://www.fh-albsig.de
E-mail: amro@fh-albsig.de
Anton-Gnther-Strae 51
72488 Sigmaringen
Fax:
07571/732-229
Fachhochschule Bonn-Rhein-Sieg
http://www.fh-rhein-sieg.de
E-mail: wulf.fischer@fh-rhein-sieg.de
Grantham Allee 20
53757 Sankt Augustin
Fax:
02241/865-609
Fachhochschule Stralsund
http://www.fh-stralsund.de
E-mail: Ulrich.Schempp@fh-stralsund.de
Zur Schwedenschanze 15
18435 Stralsund
Fax:
03831/45-6658
Fachhochschule Schmalkalden
http://www.fh-schmalkalden.de
E-mail: feller@vera.fh-schmalkalden.de
Blechhammer 4 9
98574 Schmalkalden
Fax:
03683/688-199
58
Fachhochschule fr Gestaltung
Schwbisch Gmnd
http://www.hfg-gmuend.de
E-mail: sekretariat@hfg-gmuend.de
Rektor-Klaus-Strae 100
73525 Schwbisch Gmnd
Telephone: 07171/6026-00
Fax:
07171/69259
Fachhochschule Stuttgart
Hochschule fr Bibliotheks- und
Informationswesen
http://www.hbi-stuttgart.de
E-mail: office@hbi.stuttgart.de
Feuerbacher Heide 38 42
70192 Stuttgart
Telephone: 0711/22742-0
Fax:
0711/22742-33
Hochschule fr Druck und Medien
http://www.hdm-Stuttgart.de
E-mail: schlegel@hdm-stuttgart.de
Nobelstrae 10
70569 Stuttgart
Telephone: 0711/685-2807
Fax:
0711/685-6650
Hochschule fr Technik
http://www.fht-stuttgart.de
E-mail: stohrer.fbp@fht-stuttgart.de
Schellingstrae 24
70174 Stuttgart
Fax:
0711/121-2666
Fachhochschule Trier
http://www.fh-trier.de
E-mail: rehm@fh-trier.de
Schneidershof
54293 Trier
Fax:
0651/8103-557
Fachhochschule Ulm
http://www.fh-ulm.de
E-mail: Hentschel@fh-ulm.de
Prittwitzstrae 10
89075 Ulm
Fax:
0731/50-28270
Fachhochschule
Ravensburg - Weingarten
http://www.fh-weingarten.de
E-mail: info@fh-weingarten.de
Doggenriedstrae
88250 Weingarten
Fax:
0751/501-535
Hochschule Harz (FH)
http://www.fh-harz.de
E-mail: wcornetz@fh-harz.de
Friedrichstrae 57 59
38855 Wernigerode
Fax:
03943/659-109
Fachhochschule Wiesbaden
http://www.fh-wiesbaden.de
E-mail: mstiegler@rz.fh-wiesbaden.de
Kurt-Schumacher-Ring 18
65197 Wiesbaden
Telephone: 0611/9495-01
Fax:
0611/444696
Technische Fachhochschule
Wildau
http://www.tfh-wildau.de
E-mail: arlt@rkt.tfh-wildau.de
Bahnhofstrae
15745 Wildau
Fax:
03375/500-324
59
Fachhochschule Wilhelmshaven
http://www.fh-wilhelmshaven.de
E-mail: kloene@vw.fh-wilhelmshaven.de
Friedrich-Paffrath-Strae 101
26389 Wilhelmshaven
Fax:
04421/985-304
Hochschule Zittau/Grlitz (FH)

http://www.htw-zittau.de
E-mail: P.Dierich@htw-zittau.de
Theodor-Krner-Allee 16
02763 Zittau
Fax:
03583/510626
Hochschule Wismar Fachhochschule

fr Technik, Wirtschaft und Gestaltung
http://www.hs-wismar.de
E-mail: postmaster@hs-wismar.de
Philipp-Mller-Strae
23966 Wismar
Fax:
03841/753-383
Westschsische Hochschule
Zwickau (FH)
Fachhochschule fr Technik,
Wirtschaft, Angewandte Kunst
http://www.fh-zwickau.de
E-mail: rektorat@fh-zwickau.de
Dr.-Friedrichs-Ring 2 A
08056 Zwickau
Fax:
0375/536-1127
Fachhochschule Braunschweig /
Wolfenbttel
http://www.fh-wolfenbuettel.de
E-mail: m.blaesing@fh-wolfenbuettel.de
Salzdahlumer Strae 46/48
38302 Wolfenbttel
Fax:
05331/939-118
Fachhochschule Worms
http://www.fh-worms.de
E-mail: Kontakt@fh-worms.de
Erenburgerstrae 19
67549 Worms
Fax:
06241/509-222
Fachhochschule Wrzburg Schweinfurt - Aschaffenburg
http://www.fh-wuerzburg.de
E-mail: p-amt@mail.fh-wuerzburg.de
Mnzstrae 12, 97070 Wrzburg
Fax:
0931/3511-159
60
Non-state Fachhochschulen
Hochschule der gesetzlichen
Unfallversicherung
Private Fachhochschule des
Bundesverbandes der
Unfallversicherungstrger der
ffentlichen Hand e. V.
Seilerweg 54
36251 Bad Hersfeld
Telephone: 06621/405 - 0
Fax:
06621/405 - 100
Private Fachhochschule Nordhessen
der DIPLOMA
Private Hochschulgesellschaft mbH
http://www.diploma.de
E-mail: hh@diploma.de
Im Kurpark 1
37242 Bad Sooden - Allendorf
Telephone: 05652/917083
Fax:
05652/917081
Evangelische Fachhochschule Berlin
Fachhochschule fr Sozialarbeit und
Sozialpdagogik
http://www.evfh.berlin.de
E-mail: info@evfh-berlin.de
Teltower Damm 118 - 122
14167 Berlin
Telephone: 030/84582 - 0
Fax:
030/84582 - 122
Katholische Fachhochschule Berlin
Staatlich anerkannte Fachhochschule
fr Sozialwesen
Kpenicker Allee 39 - 57
10318 Berlin
Telephone: 030/501010 - 0
Fax:
030/501010-88
Technische Fachhochschule
Georg Agricola fr Rohstoff,
Energie und Umwelt zu Bochum Staatlich anerkannte
Fachhochschule der DMT
http://www.tfh-bochum.de
E-mail: rektor@tfh-bochum.de
Herner Strae 45
44787 Bochum
Telephone: 0234/968 - 02
Fax:
0234/968 - 3359
Evangelische Fachhochschule
Rheinland - Westfalen - Lippe
http://www.efh-bochum.de
E-mail: efh@efh-bochum.de
Immanuel-Kant-Strae 18-20
44803 Bochum
Telephone: 0234/36901 - 0
Fax:
0234/36901 - 100
Fachhochschule fr das ffentliche
Bibliothekswesen Bonn
http://www.fhoebb.de
E-mail: fhoebb@borro.de
Wittelsbacherring 9
53115 Bonn
Telephone: 0228/7258 - 0
Fax:
0228/7258 - 189
Darmstadt
http://www.efh-darmstadt.de
E-mail: efhd@efh--darmstadt.de
Zweifalltorweg 12
64293 Darmstadt
Telephone: 06151/8798 - 0
Fax:
06151/8798 - 58
61
Private Fernfachhochschule Darmstadt

http://www.privatfh-da.de
E-mail: info@privatfh-da.de
Ostendstr. 3
64319 Pfungstadt
Telephone: 06157/8064 - 04
Fax:
06157/8064 - 01
International School of Management
ISM Dortmund
anerkannte private Fachhochschule
Gemeinntzige GmbH
http://www.ism-edu.de
E-mail: ism_dortmund@compuserve.com
Otto - Hahn - Str. 37
44227 Dortmund
Telephone: 0231/975139 - 0
Fax:
0231/975139 - 39
Evangelische Fachhochschule fr
Soziale Arbeit Dresden (FH)
http://www.ehs-dresden.de
E-mail: info@ehs-dresden.de
Semperstr. 2 A
01069 Dresden
Telephone: 0351/46902 - 0
Fax:
0351/4715993
Nordakademie FH
Hochschule der Wirtschaft
http://www.nordakademie.de
E-mail: fh@nordakademie.de
Kllner Chaussee 11
25337 Elmshorn
Telephone: 04121/4090 - 0
Fax:
04121/4090 - 40
62
Fachhochschule fr konomie und

Management
Hochschule fr Berufsttige
http://www.fom.de
E-mail: fom@fh-essen.de
Herkulesstr. 32
45127 Essen
Telephone: 0201/81004 - 400
Fax:
0201/81004 - 410
Hochschule fr Bankwirtschaft
Private Fachhochschule der
Bankakademie e.V.
http://www.hfb.de
E-mail: Steimle@hfb.de;
hfb@bankakademie.de
Sternstrae 8
60318 Frankfurt am Main
Telephone: 069/95946 - 27
Fax:
069/95946 - 28
Evangelische Fachhochschule Freiburg
Hochschule fr soziale Arbeit, Diakonie
und Religionspdagogik
http://www.ehf-freiburg.de
E-mail: efh@ruf.uni-freiburg.de
Bugginger Strae 38
79114 Freiburg
Telephone: 0761/47812 - 0
Fax:
0761/47812 - 30
Katholische Fachhochschule Freiburg Hochschule fr Sozialwesen,
Religionspdagogik und Pflege
E-mail: kfhrektor@aol.com
Karlstrae 63
79104 Freiburg
Telephone: 0761/200 - 476
Fax:
0761/200 - 444
Private Fachhochschule Gttingen

http://www.pfh-goettingen.de
E-mail: studieninfo@pfh-goettingen.de
Weender Landstrae 3 - 5
37073 Gttingen
Telephone: 0551/54700 - 0
Fax:
0551/54700 - 32
fr Sozialpdagogik der
Diakonenanstalt des Rauhen
Hauses Hamburg
http://www.rauheshaus.de
E-mail: ev-fhs-hh@t-online.de
Horner Weg 170
22111 Hamburg
Telephone: 040/65591 - 180
Fax:
040/65591 - 228
Private Fern - Fachhochschule
Hamburg
Staatlich anerkannte Hochschule fr
Wirtschaft und Technik
http://www.fern-fh.de
E-mail: info@fern-fh.de
Holstenwall 5
20355 Hamburg
Telephone: 040/35094 - 252
Fax:
040/35094 - 229
Hannover
http://www.efh-hannover.de
E-mail: rektorat@efh.fh-hannover.de
Blumhardtstrae 2
30625 Hannover
Telephone: 0511/5301 - 0
Fax:
0511/5301 - 195
Fachhochschule fr die Wirtschaft

Hannover
Private Fachhochschule fr das
duale Studium
http://www.fhdw.bib.de
E-mail: fdhw@ha.bib.de
Freundallee 15
30173 Hannover
Telephone: 0511/284837 - 0
Fax:
0511/284837 - 2
Fachhochschule Heidelberg
der Stiftung Rehabilitation
http://www.fh-heidelberg.de
E-mail: methner@fh-heidelberg.de
Bonhoefferstrae 1
69123 Heidelberg
Telephone: 06221/88 - 2567
Fax:
06221/88 - 2787
Europa Fachhochschule Fresenius
Idstein
http://www.fh-fresenius.de
E-mail: info@fh-fresenius.de
Limburger Strae 2
65510 Idstein
Telephone: 06126/9352 - 0
Fax:
06126/9352 - 10
Fachhochschule Isny
Naturwissenschaftlich - Technische
Akademie Prof. Dr. Grbler
http://www.fh-isny.de
E-mail: bergler@fh-isny.de
Seidenstrae 12 - 35
88316 Isny / Allgu
Telephone: 07562/9707 - 0
Fax:
07562/9707 - 71
63
Katholische Fachhochschule
Nordrhein - Westfalen
http://www.kfhnw.de
E-mail: hltg@kfhnw.de
Wrthstrae 10
50668 Kln
Telephone: 0221/973147 - 0
Fax:
0221/973147 - 13
Rheinische Fachhochschule Kln
http://www.rfh-koeln.de
E-mail: verw@rfh-koeln.de
Hohenstaufenring 16 - 18
50674 Kln
Telephone: 0221/20302 - 0
Fax:
0221/20302 - 49
Sddeutsche Hochschule fr
Berufsttige
der AKAD
http://www.akad.de
E-mail: akad-lahr@akad-online.de
Hohbergweg 15 - 17
77933 Lahr
Telephone: 07821/9149 - 0
Fax:
07821/9149 - 38
Deutsche Telekom - Fachhochschule
Leipzig
http.//www.fh-telekom-leipzig.de
E-mail: hostmaster@fh-telekom-leipzig.de
Gustav - Freytag - Str. 43-45
04277 Leipzig
Telephone: 0341/3062 - 0
Fax:
0341/3015069
64
Ostdeutsche Hochschule fr
Berufsttige Leipzig
der AKAD
http://www.akad.de
E-mail: akad@akad.de;
akad-leipzig@akad-online.de
Gutenbergplatz 1 E
04103 Leipzig
Telephone: 0341/226193 - 0
Fax:
0341/226193 - 9
Diakonie der Karlshhe in
Ludwigsburg Staatlich anerkannte
Fachhochschule fr Sozialwesen
und Religionspdagogik
Paulusweg 24
71638 Ludwigsburg
Telephone: 07141/965 - 0
Fax:
07141/965 - 234
Sozialwesen Ludwigshafen
Maxstrae 29
67059 Ludwigshafen
Telephone: 0621/59113 - 0
Fax:
0621/59113 - 59
Katholische Fachhochschule Mainz

Saarstrae 3
55122 Mainz
Telephone: 06131/28944 - 0
Fax:
06131/28944 - 50
Religionspdagogik und
Gemeindediakonie Moritzburg
Bahnhofstrae 9
01468 Moritzburg
Telephone: 035207/84 - 300
Fax:
035207/84 - 310
Katholische Stiftungsfachhochschule
Mnchen
http://www.ksfh.de
E-mail: ksfh@extern.lrz-muenchen.de
Preysingstrae 83
81667 Mnchen
Telephone: 089/48092 - 271
Fax:
089/4801907
Europische Betriebswirtschafts Akademie
http://www.eba-muenchen.de
E-mail: studienleitung@eba-muenchen.de
Lindwurmstrae 88
80337 Mnchen
Telephone: 089/76 - 1964
089/76 - 1867
Fax:
089/76 - 2393
Nrnberg
http://www.evfh-nuernberg.de
E-mail: Roland.Proksch@evfh-nuernberg.de
Brenschanzstrae 4
90429 Nrnberg
Telephone: 0911/27253 -700
Fax:
0911/27253 - 799

fr Kunsttherapie
http://apollo.fh-nuertingen.de/~fhkt
E-mail: fhkt@fh-nuertingen.de
Sigmaringer Strae 15
72622 Nrtingen
Telephone: 07022/93336 - 0
Fax:
07022/93336 - 23
Private Fachhochschule Oelsnitz der
DIPLOMA
Private Hochschulgesellschaft mbH
http://www.diploma.de
E-mail: drg@diploma.de
Schillerstrae 8
08606 Oelsnitz
Telephone: 037421/4647 - 0
Fax:
037421/4647 - 3
Katholische Fachhochschule
Norddeutschland
http://www.kath-fh-nord.de
E-mail: rektor@kath-fh-nord.de
Abteilung Osnabrck
Detmarstrae 2 - 8
49074 Osnabrck
Telephone: 0541/35885 - 0
Fax:
0541/27379
Freie Kunst - Studiensttte Ottersberg
in freier Trgerschaft
Am Wiestebruch 66 - 68
28870 Ottersberg
Telephone: 04205/3949 - 0
Fax:
04205/3949 - 79
65
Fachhochschule fr die Wirtschaft

Paderborn
Private Fachhochschule fr das duale
Studium
http://www.fhdw.de
E-mail: fhwd@pb.bib.de
Frstenallee 3 - 5
33102 Paderborn
Telephone: 05251/301 - 181
Fax:
05251/301 - 188
Hochschule fr Berufsttige Rendsburg
Staaatlich anerkannte Fachhochschule
der AKAD
http://www.akad.de
E-mail:akad.rendsburg@akad-online.de
Kieler Strae 53
24768 Rendsburg
Telephone: 04331/5227
Fax:
04331/28612
Sozialwesen Reutlingen
Ringelbachstrae 221
72762 Reutlingen
Telephone: 07121/2414 - 0
Fax:
07121/2414 - 29
Deutsch - Ordens Fachhochschule
Riedlingen
Hochschule fr Wirtschaft
http://www.deutscher-orden.de
E-mail: Petra.Schulz@deutscher-orden.de
Robert - Bosch - Strae 23
88499 Riedlingen
Telephone: 07371/9315 - 0
Fax:
07371/9315 - 15
66
Katholische Hochschule fr Soziale

Arbeit Saarbrcken
http://www.Hochschule.Dioezese.Trier.de
E-mail: khsa@dioezese-trier.de
Rastpfuhl 12a
66113 Saarbrcken
Telephone: 0681/97132 - 0
Fax:
0681/97132 - 40
Merz Akademie
Hochschule fr Gestaltung Stuttgart
http://www.merz-akademie.de
E-mail: info@merz-akademie.de
Teckstrae 58
70190 Stuttgart
Telephone: 0711/26866 - 0
Fax:
0711/26866 - 21
Private Fachhochschule fr Wirtschaft
und Technik Vechta / Diepholz
http://www.fhwt.de
E-mail: info@fhwt.de
Rombergstrae 40
49377 Vechta
Telephone: 04441/915 - 100
Fax:
04441/915 - 109
Fachhochschule Wedel
http://www.fh-wedel.de
E-mail: sekretariat@fh-wedel.de
Feldstrae 143
22880 Wedel
Telephone: 04103/8048 - 0
Fax:
04103/8048 - 39
Gesamthochschulen
Universitt - Gesamthochschule Paderborn
Gerhard - Mercator - Universitt Gesamthochschule Duisburg
http://www.uni-paderborn.de
E-mail: ww@uni-paderborn.de
Warburger Strae 100
33098 Paderborn
Telephone: 05251/60 - 0
Fax:
05251/60 - 2519
http://www.uni-duisburg.de
E-mail: rektor@verwaltung.uniduisburg.de
Lotharstrae 65
47057 Duisburg
Telephone: 0203/379 - 0
Fax:
0203/379 - 3333
Universitt - Gesamthochschule
Essen
http://www.uni-essen.de
E-mail: Universitaet@uni-essen.de
Universittsstrae 2
45141 Essen
Telephone: 0201/183 -1
Fax:
0201/183 - 3536
FernUniversitt Gesamthochschule Hagen

http://www.fernuni-hagen.de
E-mail: Rektorat@Fernuni-Hagen.de
Feithstrae 152
58097 Hagen
Telephone: 02331/987 - 01
Fax:
02331/987 - 330
Universitt - Gesamthochschule Siegen

http://www.uni-siegen.de
E-mail: rektor@rektorat.uni-siegen.de
Herrengarten 3
57072 Siegen
Telephone: 0271/740 - 1
Fax:
0271/740 4899
0271/740 - 4911
Bergische Universitt Gesamthochschule Wuppertal

http://www.uni-wuppertal.de
E-mail: (user)@uni-wuppertal.de
Gaustrae 20
42119 Wuppertal
Telephone: 0202/439 - 1
Fax:
0202/439 - 2904
Universitt - Gesamthochschule
Kassel
http://www.uni-kassel.de
E-mail: praesident@uni-kassel.de
Mnchebergstrae 19
34125 Kassel
Telephone: 0561/804 - 0
Fax:
0561/804 - 7233
67
Universities with Fachhochschule degree programmes
Studienkollegs
Baden-Wrttemberg
Otto-Friedrich-Universitt Bamberg
http://www.uni-bamberg.de
E-mail: rektorat@zuv.uni-bamberg.de
Kapuzinerstrae 16
96047 Bamberg
Telephone:
0951/863-0
Fax:
0951/863-4001
Katholische Universitt Eichsttt
http://www.ku-eichstaett.de
E-mail: info@ku-eichstaett.de
Ostenstrae 26
85072 Eichsttt
Telephone:
08421/93-0
Fax:
08421/93-1788
Auslnder-Studienkolleg der
Fachhochschule Konstanz
Brauneggerstrae 55
78462 Konstanz
Bayern
Studienkolleg bei den
Fachhochschulen in Bayern
Friedrich-Streib-Strae 2
96450 Coburg
Berlin
Studienkolleg der
Technischen Universitt Berlin
Abteilung Fachhochschulen
Ackerstrae 71 76
13355 Berlin
Brandenburg
Studienkolleg an der
Universitt Potsdam
Am Neuen Palais 10
14469 Potsdam
Bremen
Universitt Bremen
Akademisches Auslandsamt
Bibliotheksstrae
28359 Bremen
Hamburg
Studienkolleg fr
auslndische Studierende
an der Universitt Hamburg
Holstenglacis 6
20355 Hamburg
68
Hessen
Saarland
Studienkolleg Mittelhessen
Lahnstrae 5
35037 Marburg
Auslnderstudienkolleg zur
Fachhochschule des Saarlandes
Mecklenburgring 1
66121 Saarbrcken
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Staatliches Studienkolleg
an der Hochschule Wismar
Philipp-Mller-Strae
23966 Wismar
Niedersachsen
Niederschsisches Studienkolleg
Bismarckstrae 2
30173 Hannover
Nordrhein-Westfalen
Auslnderstudienkolleg
an der Fachhochschule Dortmund
Sonnenstrae 96
44139 Dortmund
Studienkolleg fr auslndische
Studierende an der
Fachhochschule Kln
Betzdorfer Strae 2
50679 Kln
Sachsen
Auslnderstudienkolleg an der
Hochschule fr Technik, Wirtschaft
und Sozialwesen Zittau/Grlitz (FH)
Theodor-Krner-Allee 16
02763 Zittau
Sachsen-Anhalt
Landesstudienkolleg
(Fachhochschule)
Bernburger Strae 52 57
06366 Kthen
Schleswig-Holstein
Studienkolleg Schleswig-Holstein
Heikendorfer Weg 93 c
24149 Kiel
Thringen
Thringer Studienkolleg
Weinberghof 19
99734 Nordhausen
Studienkolleg fr auslndische
Studienbewerber an der
Fachhochschule Niederrhein
Reinarzstrae 49
47805 Krefeld
Rheinland-Pfalz
Staatliches Studienkolleg fr
auslndische Studienbewerber
Morlauterer Strae 31
67657 Kaiserslautern
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Other institutions
Sekretariat der Stndigen
Konferenz der Kultusminister der
Lnder in der Bundesrepublik
Deutschland (KMK)
Lennstrae 6
53113 Bonn
Telephone: 0228/501 - 0
Fax:
0228/501 - 777
http://www.kmk.org
Bund - Lnder - Kommission
fr Bildungsplanung und
Forschungsfrderung (BLK)
Hermann-Ehlers-Strae 10
53113 Bonn
Telephone: 0228/5402 - 0
Fax:
0228/5402 - 150
http://www.blk-bonn.de
Wissenschaftsrat
Brohler Strae 11
50968 Kln
Telephone: 0221/3776 - 0
Fax:
0221/388440
http://www.wissenschaftsrat.de
E-mail: post@wissenschaftsrat.de
Hochschulrektorenkonferenz (HRK)
Ahrstrae 39
53175 Bonn
Telephone: 0228/887 - 0
Fax:
0228/887 - 110
http://www.hrk.de
E-mail: sekr@hrk.de
70
Deutscher Akademischer
Austauschdienst (DAAD)
Kennedyallee 50
53175 Bonn
Telephone: 0228/882 - 0
Fax:
0228/882 - 444
http://www.daad.de
E-mail: postmaster@daad.de
Carl Duisberg Gesellschaft (CDG)
Weyerstrae 79 - 83
50676 Kln
Telephone: 0221/2098 - 0
Fax:
0221/2098 - 111
http://www.cdg.de
E-mail: info@cdg.de
Fulbright - Kommission
Oranienburger Strae 13 - 14
10178 Berlin
Telephone: 030/284443 - 0
Fax:
030/284443 - 42
http://www.fulbright.de
Deutsches Studentenwerk e.V.
Weberstrae 55
53113 Bonn
Telephone: 0228/26906 - 0
Fax:
0228/26906 - 30
http://www.studentenwerke.de
E-mail: dsw@studentenwerke.de
Zentralstelle fr die Vergabe
von Studienpltzen (ZVS)
Sonnenstrae 171
44137 Dortmund
Telephone: 0231/1081 - 0
Fax:
0231/1081 - 227
http://www.zvs.de
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3rd revised edition,

I. The Fachhochschulen in the

The largest groups are the Fachhochschulen

Fachhochschulen, issued by the minister

This number also encompasses non-state

The Fachhochschulen in western Germany,

The Fachhochschule, as a type of institution of higher education, was founded with

Engineering studies oriented to these new

Locations of Fachhochschulen 1997

(Source: Source and structure data 1998/99)

2. Mission and Profile

ment of sciences and the arts through research,

require the application of scientific findings

especially on a European level, in the higher

oriented to the requirements and needs of

In addition to instruction, the tasks of

the Fachhochschulen include applied

Left:: Fachhochschulen have a striking profile

opment, professors are far more

The Fachhochschulen rapidly became

tice in classroom instruction and studies;

places for 403,700 students and 74,000

the professional experience required of professors, in close conjunction with their

Professors at Fachhochschulen are currently required to spend 16 to 18 hours per

II. Teaching and Study

general education system, in conjunction

Theory and practice go hand in hand

provide information on additional details

3. The Basic Structure of

Stage I studies (Grundstudium) range

10. Nutritional and

Information and communication technology

Art, design and

According to the ruling handed down by

6. The Diplom Degree from

schulen in Bavaria and Baden-Wrttemberg;

After successful completion of final examinations, the Fachhochschulen award the

Diplom fr freie bildende Kunst (FH)

7. Bachelors and Masters

The standard period of study in the

8. Opportunities for Graduates of Fachhochschulen

Learning new things with new media

studies and a Masters degree for completion

Fachhochschulen do not have an institutional right to confer doctoral degrees. This

acts of all federal states are now open to

9. The Job Market for

with them good skills for mastering the

III. Applied Research and

Always in view a partner in the (regional) business community

IV. International Aspects

Within Europe, Fachhochschulen and

In May 1993, the Austrian National

Switzerland made the decision to establish

On 9 May 1997, the Parliment of Poland

Education at Fachhochschulen is (nearly) boundless

introduced the first Fachhochschulen

The basis for international recognition of

with all previous standardisation of degree

The recognition directive is based on the

documented education is at least one year

passes elements that vary greatly from the

International exchange everyday life at German