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© FH OÖ/Smetana UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES UPPER AUSTRIA Cutting-edge Study Programmes and Pace-setting Research & Development www.fh-ooe.at Contents 3 Study in the Heart of Europe 8 School of Medical Engineering and » Austria Applied Social Sciences » Upper Austria » Linz Campus » R&D Linz Campus 4 Practice-oriented – International – 10 School of Management Strong in Research » Steyr Campus » A Pacesetter in Applied Sciences » R&D Steyr Campus » The Heart of Educational Excellence » Visionary Blend of Theory and Practice 12 School of Engineering 5 Leading in Education and R&D » Wels Campus in Austria » R&D Wels Campus 14 International Students 5 R&D – Research and Development » International Foundation Programme » FH Upper Austria Looking to the » German Preparation Programme 21st Century » R&D Facts 15 We Work with the Best 6 School of Informatics, Communications and Media » Hagenberg Campus » R&D Hagenberg Campus 2 Study in the Heart of Europe 58° 48° 66° Arctic Circle 32° 24° 74° 16° 8° 0° 8° 16° 24° 32° 40° 48°74° 56° 64° Arctic Circle 66° 80° 58° 88° GR EE A ° GREENLAND NL SE 56 AND S SEA NT RE BA ST í Ob AN A R C T I C O C E A N rait WE mark St RI ° Den N 88 Ostrov Ko lguyav Ob í U BE AI R A SI PL Ir L 48° Murmansk ty ° sh 50 Reykjavik M ICELAND KOLA sh PENINSULA O ty NO Ir R WE U GIAN Austria N Omsk SE T 50° A Arkhangelísk A 80° S I To a e N i ve bo n rn S h a l Austria is a beautiful country in the heart of FA EROES t ya o Dvin B a f FINLAND Yekaterinburg Europe with a rich cultural heritage. It was the SWEDEN o f a l on ° SHETLAND IS. u 40 kh RUSSIA NORWAY G home of Mozart, Klimt, Freud, and “The SoundATLA NTIC Su Helsinki of Music”. Austria’s snow-capped mountains, HEBRIDES ORKNEY IS. Sankt-Peterburg Magnitogorsk Oslo Stockholm Kazan A Tallinn crystal-clear lakes and rivers and historic cities SCOTLAND E ga ak ESTONIA Vol NORTH rr S ge KAZAKHSTAN 72° Edinburgh Ska Gˆteborg such as Salzburg and Vienna attract touristsOC fromEA N C LATVIA Belfast SEA I Riga Samara DENMARK T Moscow IRELAND L all over the world. The Austrian standard of living Dublin Copenhagen A LITHUANIA ° B Vilnius ríy a 42 Syda is one of the highest in the world. So Austria is ENGLAND RUSSIA Ur 42° WALES Minsk Do al a ° Cardiff NETHERLANDS n 32 BELARUS sn ARAL always ranked top in the annual financial report London The Hague Pripyat Berlin Warsaw De SEA BELGIUM of the United Nations Development Programme Brussels POLAND UZBEKISTAN GERMANY Kiev Vol Se Paris Luxembourg ga in Prague (UNDP). e UKRAINE Dn Loire LUXEMBOURG CZECH REP. C Dn ep A estr r u SLOVAKIA R C na P Do A MOLDOVA A FRANCE VViiennaenna Bratislava T Bay of H Pr Kishinev S Bern Budapest I ut P Austria stands for: Bi scay A TURKMENISTAN 64° SWITZERLAND S N I A P HUNGARY S Odessa N e Ljubljana C A U C Bilbao MASSI F L A S U S S Ashkhabad CENTRAL Ùn SLOVENIA CROATIA ROMANIA E A Sevastopolí A Rh Po Bucharest GEORGIA Tbilisi Baku 34° Porto Duer BOSNIA- Belgrade S o N » Quality in education Andorra la Vella Monaco San Marino HERZEGOVINA BLACK SEA AZERBAIJAN I A PORTUGAL Sarajevo Yerevan T ° Ta Madrid 34 jo ANDORRA Co rsica BULGARIA ARMENIA N » Excellent social security Lisbon Barcelona ITALY YUGOSLAVIA Sofiya U ° O 24 M Rome Skopje Z SPAIN Tirane Istanbul R » Reliable health care for all Sardinia MACEDONIA ELBU Ankara L.Van MADEIRA IS. Sevilla ALBANIA Tehran » A low crime rate BALEARIC IS. TURKEY Malaga I St rait of Gi braltar M GREECE R Gibraltar E D A Algiers I Si cily L Ti Z T Izmir A G g AG IRAN E Athens D ris R Rabat T O R O S OS Casablanca R M The national language is German, but R OU Tunis A SYRIA E Baghdad N CANARY IS. MOROCCO u p TA Marrakech N Nicosia hra t IN most people speak English well. A R I E N E es S S A H MALTA CYPRUS Beirut Las Palmas L A S A 26° A S A T N Damascus IRAQ Al Basrah T L TUNISIA S Cr ete LEBANON T A E A A U 26° H Tripoli KUWAIT Al Kuwayt El Aaiun Jerusalem Amman P ISRAEL e r Gulf of Benghazi JORDAN s i a n G u l f WESTERN Sir te Alexandria ALGERIA Cairo Abu Dhabi SAHARA Suez QATAR Upper Austria SAUDI ARABIA UNITED ARAB EMIRATES 56° LIBYA EGYPT Ni RED Riyadh The state of Upper Austria is located16° in MAURITthe northANIA of Austria and combines natural beauty with a thriving economy. Upper l e SEA Austria is one of Europe’s leading regions in education, technology and employment. The economy is very much export orientated – in fact, more than 25% of Austria’s total8° exports originate0° here. 8° 16° 24° 32° 40° 48° 0 500 1000 1500 Miles 0 500 1000 1500 2000 Kilometres 3 Practice-oriented – International – Strong in Research A Pacesetter in Applied Sciences The University of Applied Sciences Upper Austria is a national leader in its field. We offer internationally recognised, practice-oriented degree programmes at four locations in the heart of Upper Austria. As part of our commitment to de- veloping international links, we maintain contacts with some 200 partner universities around the world. Our research and development centers are continually developing cutting-edge products for a wide range of practical applications. This solid combination of theory and practice has brought us regional and nationwide acclaim. Tuition Fees A study degree programme is an investment in one’s own future, whereby financial aspects must of course be carefully considered. The FH Upper Austria charges tuition fees for Bachelor’s and Master’s degree programmes as follows: » EUR 363.36 per semester + EUR 19.20 ÖH (Austrian Student Union) contribution for students from EU and EEA countries » EUR 726.72 per semester + EUR 19.20 ÖH (Austrian Student Union) contribution for students from non-member states. A merit-based scholarship awarded to recognise prior achievement and performance during studies is applicable for internati- onal regular students. Please note: Exchange students are exempt from tuition fees! » Study projects with companies/organisations The Heart of Educational » Internships » Graduate thesis cooperation Excellence » Research and development projects The university’s successful development has been Co-operating with private sector partners beyond based on a dynamic approach to innovation and the confines of the university provides the invalua- close co-operation with industry. Monitoring eco- ble access to real-world know-how and resources nomic trends and technical advances has enabled that has invariably led to the development of new us to keep pace with changes in the economy at projects and provided opportunities for creative large, especially with regard to labour market requi- interaction with potential new partners. Our record rements and productivity growth areas. Each of the of more than 1,000 such collaborative ventures at university’s four c ampuses has defined its own key home and abroad speaks for itself. areas for best practice in teaching and research. Visionary Blend of Theory Reasons to study at the FH Upper Austria: » 4 schools – 5,600 students – 14,800 alumni and Practice » over 60 degree programmes thereof 10 are 100% taught in English The appeal of studying applied sciences here in » 18 Double degree programmes Upper Austria results from the university’s unique » More than 200 partner universities in 60 blend of broad-based theoretical expertise and countries highly practical applications. The input we receive » service centre fosters the founding of com- from private sector companies and organisations is panies by its alumni fundamental to this curriculum strategy across the » 99% of the graduates do have a job full range of our degree programmes at all levels: Schools of University of Applied Sciences Upper Austria Informatics, Communica- Medical Engineering and Management Engineering tions and Media Applied Social Sciences Hagenberg Campus Linz Campus Steyr Campus Wels Campus 4 Leading in Education and R&D in Austria A nationwide survey among human resource managers in Austrian companies put the Univer- sity of Applied Sciences Upper Austria top of the league when it comes to educational reputation and all-round image. The poll was conducted among 900 professional managers who voted our university number 1 among Austria’s 20 uni- versities of applied sciences. » Internationally recognised degrees (Bachelor: 3 years, 180 ECTS / Master: 2 years, 120 ECTS) » Very good student/teaching staff ratio » Well balanced combination of theory and praxis » Degree programmes include internships/field- work and R&D project work Cooperation with more than 200 partner universities around the world » Close co-operation with industry and in international projects (more than 1,000) » Excellent job prospects for graduates » Students from 60 different countries » More than 200 partner universities all around the world R&D – Research and Development FH Upper Austria Looking to evolving body of knowledge in the 21st century, st including, for example, bio- and medical informa- the 21 Century tics, logistics and business networks, energy and the environment. The main focus is on research Meeting the changing needs of industry, com- that will lead to sophisticated and practical appli- merce and the wider economy is the driving cations for the benefit of commerce and society. force behind research and development at the www.fh-ooe.at/research University of Applied Sciences Upper Austria.