Pforzheim University of Applied Sciences

Pforzheim University of Applied Sciences
Hochschule Pforzheim
Type Public
Established 1877 (1877)
Principal Martin Erhardt
Academic staff
 776
Students 5.442 WS 2012/13
Location Pforzheim, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Campus urban
Website www.hs-pforzheim.de

The Pforzheim University of Applied Science (Hochschule Pforzheim – Hochschule fuer Gestaltung, Technik und Wirtschaft) is a public university for applied science in Pforzheim, Germany. It was evolved by the demand of specialist in the jewelry industry and science then it became to grow into one of the most important applied university of sciences with research as well as education institution in south Germany. The main buildings of the campus is located in the south part of the city of Tiefenbronner Str. with affiliated institutes around the city Pforzheim.

History

The university was founded in 1877 with its origins in the Ducal Academy of Arts and Crafts and Technical School for the Metal Processing Industry. The other faculty—the Pforzheim Business School came of the national business college that established in 1963. In the year 1992, a new faculty was established and named as The Faculty of Engineering and the other two faculties were also amalgamated together and since then it became the Pforzheim University of Applied Science which enrolls more than 5000 students nowadays.

Faculties

The numbers of students in each faculty are:

The university offers a wide range of courses regarding to jewelry, accessory design, visual communication, industrial design etc. in School of Design. The School of Engineering offers Electrical engineering, information technology, business administration and engineering, mechatronics and technical information technology etc.

The School of Business, which is the largest faculty, offers the most extensive courses. The courses are including Purchasing and Logistics, Marketing, Market and Communication Research, Finance and Accounting, Business Information Systems, Management and Human Resources Management. In addition to these bachelors programs, the university also has master degrees programs including Master of Business Administration (MBA) which has a very high ranking among German universities.

MBA Program

The Master Programme MBA in International Management (full-time) is the first state-accredited MBA program which combines general management education, marketing and managerial skills to face globals challenges. The langue of the instruction is in English and it has four semesters for the students without a business background and the business graduates can join the program at the 2nd. semester. [1]

Application deadline Start date Credits Duration
June 15 for W/S, December 15 for S/S October/ March 120 ECTS 2 years, full-time

Main Disciplines

etc. [2]

Accreditation

Partner Universities

The MBA students are able to have the opportunities to study in their 3rd. semester at one of the partner universities.

Partner Universities in Europe

Partner Universities in Americas

Partner Universities in Asia-Pacific

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References

  1. ↑ "Pforzheim MBA International Management". 2013-10-10. Retrieved 2014-01-15.
  2. ↑ "Mastersportal". 2013-12-21. Retrieved 2013-12-21.
  3. ↑ "International exchange". 2013-12-21. Retrieved 2013-12-21.

Coordinates: 48°52′43″N 8°43′02″E / 48.8785°N 8.7172°E / 48.8785; 8.7172

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