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STUDY | TEACH | RESEARCH BIELEFELD UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES Bielefeld | Minden | Gütersloh CONTENT Prof. Dr. Ingeborg Schramm-Wölk, FH Bielefeld 4 President of FH Bielefeld: Facts 6 » Studying, teaching, conducting Study models 8 research: We see ourselves as a learning community where the Study programmes 10 seriousness of teaching, learning Doctorates 12 and the application of science may Faculties 14 indeed be thoroughly enjoyable. « Research 24 Partnerships 26 Active in Bielefeld and OWL 28 International 30 Certifi ed as a family-friendly university 36 Corporate Social Responsibility 38 Conference zone 40 Maps 42 2 3 FH BIELEFELD WITH A PRACTICAL APPROACH: EXCELLENT CAREER OPPORTUNITIES: Bielefeld University of Applied Sciences (FH Bielefeld) Train with a practical dimension in one of the strongest works closely together with the industrial and business business locations in Germany. communities and social and cultural institutes in the region. E-LEARNING: With the uni-wide portal ILIAS, teaching and learning are THREE STUDY LOCATIONS: also possible via the internet. The proximity of our three locations promotes interdisciplinarity and interchange of teaching and IDEAL LEARNING CONDITIONS: research. Small study groups allow us to provide targeted guidance and support. Designated study centres, the university library EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR and student workplaces create the right learning environment. EVERYONE: Studying is also possible without university entrance INTERNATIONAL: qualification or vocational baccalaureate diploma. FH Bielefeld has over 100 partner universities worldwide. VARIOUS STUDY MODELS: Apart from the classic full-time study programmes, FAMILY-FRIENDLY UNIVERSITY: FH Bielefeld offers work-integrated and sandwich courses FH Bielefeld has its own nursery called »EffHa« which also alongside part-time programmes for people in part-time provides child-care outside of the normal hours of day-care and full-time employment. facilites while parents study. 4 5 ABOUT THE FH FACTS ‣ Founded in 1971, FH Bielefeld was one of the fi rst Universities of Applied Sciences in the fi rst wave of FHs to open in Germany. ‣ 3 Campuses: Bielefeld, Minden and Gütersloh ‣ 5 Faculties: Campus Minden ‣ Design ‣ Minden Campus ‣ Engineering and Mathematics ‣ Social Sciences ‣ Business and Health ‣ 10,228 students (as of 11/2018) ‣ 858 international students Campus Bielefeld ‣ 270 professorships ‣ 258 research assistants Campus ‣ 248 technicians and administration staff Gütersloh ‣ 38 Bachelor programmes ‣ 23 Master programmes ‣ 4 Certifi cate programmes ‣ 5 Research institutes ‣ 3 Research interests ‣ 1 Research laboratory ‣ System-accredited by the AQAS accreditation commission: FH Bielefeld takes responsibility for quality assurance and continuous improvement of study programmes. ‣ Certifi ed as a family-friendly university 6 7 FIVE DIFFERENT STUDY MODELS WORK-RELATED LEARNING SANDWICH PROGRAMME – DUAL: STUDY Taking a dual-qualification, means combining an academic course with vocational training. The Nursing study programme, the only dual-qualification sandwich course currently available at MODELS FH Bielefeld, combines university teaching, vocational training in nursing schools and hands- on experience in hospitals. On Bielefeld Campus, FH Bielefeld cooperates with the central academy for professions in the health-care sector. On Minden Campus, the FH cooperates with the academy for health-care professions in Mühlenkreis district clinics. While vocational training may also be combined with the academic course in the work-integrated study programmes, it is a must on the collaborative study programmes. FULL-TIME: The full-time degree is the »classic« course with classroom teaching in the lecture term alongside preparation and follow-up work, written papers and home assignments in the non-lecture period. Practical projects, work placements and additional options, such as language courses, may be included, depending on the study programme. WORK-INTEGRATED: In work-integrated courses, students are enrolled at FH Bielefeld and also employed in a company. Work COLLABORATIVE: placements and lecture periods at the FH alternate on a This model combines an apprenticeship as a craftsman or quarterly basis. On-the-job work can be done as part of journeyman with a Bachelor’s degree. In Bielefeld, the degree vocational training or in a study-related internship. It is in Mechanical Engineering is offered in combination with also possible to study while you work. technical and vocational training in the »Metal« industry; on Minden Campus an apprenticeship in a classic building profession is combined with the Bachelor programme in Civil Engineering. PART-TIME COMBINED STUDIES: As a part-time course, part-time combined study degrees link specific open-university elements with classroom attendance (generally) on Saturdays during the teaching term which means that the course can be combined with an apprenticeship or a full-time job. 8 9 STUDY PROGRAMMES AT THE FH BIELEFELD Applied Mathematics, full-time, Bielefeld BACHELOR Architecture, full-time, Minden Apparative Biotechnology, full-time, Bielefeld COURSES Business Administration, full-time, Bielefeld Business Administration, work-integrated, Bielefeld Business Administration, part-time, Bielefeld/Gütersloh Business Information Systems, full-time, Bielefeld Business Information Systems, work-integrated, Bielefeld Business Law, full-time, Bielefeld Business Psychology, full-time, Bielefeld Childhood Education, full-time, Bielefeld Civil Engineering, collaborative, Minden Civil Engineering, full-time, Minden Applied Automation, part-time, Gütersloh Design, full-time, Bielefeld BioMechatronics, full-time, Bielefeld Digital Logistics, work-integrated, Gütersloh Business Information Systems, full-time, Bielefeld MASTER Digital Technologies, work-integrated, Gütersloh Business Law, part-time, Bielefeld Electrical Engineering, full-time, Bielefeld Contract Drafting and Management, full-time, Bielefeld COURSES Electrical Engineering, part-time, Bielefeld Controlling Finance Accounting, full-time, Bielefeld Electrical Engineering, work-integrated, Minden Design, full-time, Bielefeld Engineering Computer Sciences, full-time, Bielefeld Digital Technologies, part-time, Gütersloh Electrical Engineering, full-time, Bielefeld Prof. Dr. Ulrich Schäfermeier, Industrial Engineering and Management, full-time, Bielefeld General Management, part-time, Bielefeld Vice President for Study Industrial Engineering and Management, work-integrated, and Teaching: Minden/Gütersloh Human Resources Management and Organisation, full-time, Bielefeld Informatics, full-time, Minden Industrial Engineering and Management, part-time, Gütersloh , full-time, Minden Informatics, full-time, Minden » With its broad fields of Infrastructure Management International Studies in Management, full-time, Bielefeld Integral Construction, full-time, Minden study and degree Mechanical Engineering, collaborative, Bielefeld Management for Engineering and Natural Sciences, part-time, Bielefeld Mechanical Engineering, full-time, Bielefeld Marketing and Sales, full-time, Bielefeld programmes as well as Mechanical Engineering, work-integrated, Minden Mechanical Engineering, full-time, Bielefeld first-class teaching and Mechanical Engineering, part-time, Bielefeld Molecular Biotechnology, full-time, Bielefeld learning conditions and Mechatronics, full-time, Bielefeld Optimisation and Simulation, full-time, Bielefeld Mechatronics/Automation, work-integrated, Gütersloh Production and Logistics, full-time, Bielefeld infrastructure, Bielefeld Mentorship, Preceptorship and Counselling in Nursing, full-time, Bielefeld Social Transformation Studies, full-time, Bielefeld University of Applied Mentorship, Preceptorship and Counselling in Therapy, full-time, Bielefeld Taxation and Audit, full-time, Bielefeld Vocational Education Science for Health Professions, full-time, Bielefeld Sciences is on an Nursing, dual-qualification, Bielefeld/Minden Project Management Construction, full-time, Minden ideal footing for the Product-Service Engineering, work-integrated, Gütersloh Business Law and Management, Bielefeld years ahead. « Renewable Energies, full-time, Bielefeld Doing Business in ..., Bielefeld CERTIFICATES Social Work, full-time, Bielefeld International Project Management, Bielefeld 10 Labour Law and Personnel Management, Bielefeld 11 DOCTORAL STUDY DOCTORATES Prof. Dr. Christian Schröder, The Higher Education Act of North-Rhine Westphalia allows Vice President for Research, students to pursue a doctorate at a University of Applied Development and Transfer: Sciences in partnership with a university. This can take the form of enrollment in a doctoral research programme run » We perform high-level research with a jointly by the FH Bielefeld and a partner university or the doctoral candidate being supervised externally by a professor special emphasis on applied sciences in from another university while carrying out research at the FH Bielefeld. The FH Bielefeld is a member of the Graduate regional and international networks. « Institute NRW which supports doctoral collaborations. 12 13 FACULTY OF DESIGN FACULTIES At the fashion show and the craftwork exhibition, students and graduates of the Faculty of Design present their creations to the public every year. These events are always cultural highlights in Faculty of Design students live out their creativity in the degree courses of Photography and Bielefeld. Media, Graphics and Communication Design