Applied Sciences

EDU study FH Aachen gy, mobility, and life sciences. The With more than 14,500 students, almost 2,000 graduates a year, ten faculties, more than 90 degree programmes, nine in-house and three affiliated institutes as University of Applied latest research results are directly incorporated into teaching. The expansion of regional, national and international networking in teaching and research is an essential part of FH Aachen's plans for the future, especially with regard to the euroregionwell as four competence platforms, FH Aachen University of Applied Sciences al location of the campuses in Aachen and Jülich, in immediate proximity to Belgium and the Netherlands. Sciences, with its Aachen Aachen is Germany’s most westand Jülich locations, is erly city, with a population of one of the biggest and most important universities of applied scienc- nearly 300,000. Aachen lies within a broad es in Germany. Around 230 professors as well as approximately 900 valley surrounded by fields, forests and hills. employees work here, in teaching, in research and in administration. The Euregio Rhine-Maas is a small-format of Europe. With its five regions, three nations and three languages, it has a rich cultural heritage, enormous economic potential, forward-looking economic structures and specifFH Aachen offers its students a first-rate course which is guided by the latest didactic insights ic experience living and working together with of study that superbly prepares them for jobs and utilises up-to-date methods such as European neighbours. Whether it’s Cologne, in modern and trendsetting professions. Apart e-learning. Students are provided with indi- Dusseldorf, Maastricht, Amsterdam, Brusfrom the traditional MINT subjects, such as vidual personal support which allows for an sels or Paris – in Aachen, people are having mathematics, informatics, natural sciences, intense exchange of knowledge and experi- the entire Europe right on their doorstep. and technology, the range of courses offered ences with the teaching staff. The incorpo- A further decisive step is offering internationby the university also includes business studies ration of current research and development al degree programmes. Here, the language and design. In line with market requirements, findings optimally prepares students for their of instruction is English which is meant to more than 90 Bachelor's and Master's degree professional careers after graduation. attract the interest of more foreign prospecprogrammes aren't just offered as full-time When it comes to research, the FH Aachen tive students. In this context, the cooperation courses of study, there is also an ever increasing strives to be among the strongest universities with numerous and significant foreign partner number of dual study programmes. of applied sciences in Germany. The compe- universities of FH Aachen are particularly atThe university focuses on modern teaching tences are mainly in the future areas of ener- tractive.