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CONTENT OF PRESENTATION

• Introduction
• The German Fachhochschule system
• Strengths of universities of applied sciences
• Degree structures in view of Bologna process
• Aalen University
• - Historical Development
• Current Facts Numbers
• Activity Pilars
• Course Offerings
• Research
• Professorships
• Internationalisation
• The Universitys future

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Traditional universities ...
THE GERMAN FACHHOCHSCHULE SYSTEM

• Number 113
• Average Size 15.000 students
• Subjects all disciplines
• Entrance Qualification A-levels
• Length of Studies 4 5 (sometimes 6) years
• Characteristic theory oriented
• Studies up to doctoral degrees
• Research fundamental

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Fachhochschulen / U. of Applied Sciences ...
THE GERMAN FACHHOCHSCHULE SYSTEM

• Number 177
• Average Size 4.000 students
• Subjects engineering, business, social studies
• Entrance Qualification A-levels
  FH-qualification
• Length of Studies 3-4 years (Bachelor), 1-2
  years (Master)
• Characteristic practice oriented
• Studies up to master degrees
• Research applied

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In terms of aims and advantages ...
STRENGTHS OF UNIVERSITIES OF APPLIED SCIENCES

• Clearly structured curricula
• Integration of fundamental applied research
• Individualised teaching in small group format
• Opportunity to combine academic studies
• with practical experience
• - Smooth transition from the world of learning
• to the world of working

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In the past ...
DEGREE STRUCTURES IN GERMANY
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Now ... (Bologna Process)
DEGREE STRUCTURES IN GERMANY
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Degrees offered at Aalen University
PhD
Partner Universities
Master (3 Semester)
Aalen University
Bachelor (7 Semester)
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Geographical Location of Aalen
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The Student Life in Aalen and Surroundings

• 76.000 Inhabitants in the Heart of
  East-Württemberg
• Distance of State Capital Stuttgart 1 Hour by
  Car
• Attractive Cultural and Leisure Offerings (e.g.
  International Jazzfestival, Open Air-Festival,
  Theatre, Limes Thermal Bath etc.)
• Many Sport Offerings (z.B. Climbing, Snowboard,
  Soccer, Swimming, American Football Team at Aalen
  University )
• Historical City Centre with many Street Cafés
• Location of Unesco World Heritage

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An international player with a regional
orientation ...
HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT OF AALEN U.

• Founded 1963 as an engineering school
• University of applied sciences since 1971
• By tradition and because of industrial structure
• of the region heavy focus on mechanical
  engineering
• Optics since 1982
• Optoelectronics since the ninetees
• Management Business studies since 1996
• IT since 2001
• Today focus on engineering, business, IT,
  optics, media life sciences

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ACTIVITY PILARS
Applied management, ARGE foundry,
automatisation engineering, image processing
applied informatics, institute of optometry,
materials engineering, plastics polymer
engineering, surface technology environ- mental
management, technical consulting,
testing institute for soil systems
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DEPARTMENTS SPECIALISATIONS
COURSE OFFERINGS Bachelor Courses
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MASTER SPECIALISATIONS
COURSE OFFERINGS Master Courses ( starting in
2009)
MSc in Analytics Bioanalytics
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Major topics ...
RESEARCH

• Production Engineering
• Foundry
• Automatisation
• Rapid Prototyping
• Optics
• - Laser
• - Microscopy
• - Image Processing
• Materials Science
  
• - Plastics Engineering
• - Metal, Light Metal Engineering
• - Ceramics, Composite Materials
• Chemistry
• - Synthetic Chemistry
• - Catalysis Technology

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Strong industry support in ...
PROFESSOR -SHIPS

• Optics
• Chair of Carl Zeiss Opto-Engineering
• Business Studies
• Chair of Berner dCRM (direct Customer
  Relationship Mgt)
• Chair of Kreissparkasse Ostalb Business
  Start-up, Acquisition
• 4 Chairs of Gmünder Ersatzkasse Health
  Management
• Mechanical Engineering
• Chair of Mapal/Leitz/Alfing/RUD/GSA Production
  Engineering
• Chair of Voith Turbo Automotive Engineering

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Facts goals ...
INTERNA- TIONALI- SATION

• Our students come from more than 50 countries
• 10 international students to be doubled!
• 25 of our students spend at least 1 semester
  abroad
• during their studies Goal increase the
  percentage to 50
• Partnerships all around the world
• International projects EU-Research Programmes,
  Socrates,
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  Leonardo, Tempus, ALFA
• Setting-up of international Bachelor Master
  Degrees (as well English taught)
• Internationalisation of Faculty e.g. from
  Argentina, USA
• New Faculty must be in a position to teach in
  English

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Examples of progs. cooperations ...
INTERNA- TIONALI- SATION

• Europe
• Double Degree Schemes with British French
  universities
• PhD Cooperations with British Universities
• European Funded Research Education Projects
• 2. USA
• Strategic Cooperation with University of Maine
  in the field of Business
• Strategic Cooperation with Pacific Oregon
  University Boston College
• of Optometry in the field of Vision Science
• 3. Latin-America
• Double Degree Scheme with Universidad de
  Belgrano , Argentina
• Baden-Württemberg State Programme with Monterey
  Tech., Mexico
• 4. Asia
• Language Industrial Placement Programme with
  Chinese Partners in Shenyang
• Baden-Württemberg State Programme with Malaysia
• 5. Africa

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Main Campus of Aalen U. constructed in 1968
for 900 students 36 professors
27 employees Currently 2008 3800 students
120 professors 160 employees Growing
number of students, increasing internationalisatio
n, increased activities in research, transfer and
postgraduate education
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Construction of complementary
campus started in 2003 and achieved
in June 2006!
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