Technical University of Cologne

TH Köln – University of Applied Sciences

Technische Hochschule Köln
Former names	the Royal Provincial Trade School, Cologne University of Applied Sciences (till 31 August 2015)
Type	Public
Established	1 August 1971/31 August 2015
President	Klaus Becker (Managing Director of the Executive Board) till 31 August 2015: Christoph Seeßelberg[1]
Administrative staff	1600 (430 professors)[2]
Location	Cologne, Gummersbach and Leverkusen, NRW, Germany
Campus	Cologne (Deutz) IWZ, Cologne (Ubierring), Gummersbach, Leverkusen
Website	www.th-koeln.de

Cologne University of Applied Sciences, location Neustadt-Süd

Cologne University of Applied Sciences, location Deutz

Cologne University of Applied Sciences, location Gummersbach

TH Köln – University of Applied Sciences, formerly Cologne University of Applied Sciences / Fachhochschule Köln (until August 31, 2015) having more than 25,000 students and 420 professors and headquartered in Cologne Neustadt-Süd at Römerpark . The TH Köln offers a total of 90 bachelor and master degree programs in full. TH Köln – University of Applied Sciences (Technische Hochschule Köln) is a higher education institution in Cologne, Germany, established in 1971. It was created from a merger of numerous smaller colleges, the oldest of which was the Royal Provincial Trade School, founded in 1833, and renamed Trade College of the City of Cologne on 15 December 1879.

TH Köln is the largest University of Applied Sciences in Germany by number of students.

Faculties

• Faculty of Applied Social Sciences (F01)
• Faculty of Cultural Sciences (F02)
• Faculty of Information Science and Communication Studies (F03)
• Faculty of Business, Economics and Law (F04)
• Faculty of Architecture (F05)
• Faculty of Civil Engineering and Environmental Technology (F06)
• Faculty of Information, Media and Electrical Engineering (F07)
• Faculty of Automotive Systems and Production (F08)
• Faculty of Process Engineering, Energy and Mechanical Systems (F09)
• Faculty of Computer Science and Engineering Science (F10)
• Faculty of Applied Natural Sciences (F11)
• Institute for Technology and Resources Management in the Tropics and Subtropics

Locations

TH Köln – University of Applied Sciences has campuses in Cologne at Neustadt-Süd for faculties related to humanities and Deutz for faculties related to engineering. It also operates two campuses in Gummersbach and Leverkusen.

International

The international office at the TH Köln offers student exchange opportunities with 247 partner universities in 55 countries. The TH Köln is also one of seven members of UAS7.^[3] The goal of UAS7 is to represent the seven leading German universities of applied sciences internationally.

See also

• Köln International School of Design
• German Apsara Conservation Project

References

1. "FH-Präsident Prof. Dr.-Ing. Christoph Seeßelberg scheidet aus dem Amt". 2015-08-26. Retrieved 2015-08-31.
2. "UAS7 - Fachhochschle Köln". Retrieved 2015-02-01.
3. "UAS7 - German Universities of Applied Sciences". Retrieved 2016-11-07.

External links

• Website (German) (English)
  • International Office - English Accessed January 12, 2016.
  • German Universities of Applied Sciences, Alliance for Excellence Accessed January 12, 2016.

Coordinates: 50°56′05″N 6°59′16″E / 50.9347°N 6.98778°E