FernUniversität Hagen
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| University of Hagen | |
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| FernUniversität in Hagen | |
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| Established | 1974 |
| Type | Public |
| Chancellor | Regina Zdebel |
| Rector | Helmut Hoyer |
| Students | 79,906 (2011)[1] |
| Location | Hagen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany |
| Campus | Urban Distance education |
| Affiliations | European Association of Distance Teaching Universities |
| Website | www.uni-hagen.de |
The University of Hagen (German: FernUniversität in Hagen) is a public research university focused on distance teaching. Its campus is located in Hagen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. According to the Federal Statistical Office of Germany it is Germany's largest university[2].
All faculties of the university award undergraduate and postgraduate degrees (bachelor's, master's, doctorate and habilitation), which are equivalent to those awarded by traditional on-campus universities.
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[edit] Faculties
The university has four faculties:
- Faculty of Cultural and Social Sciences
- Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science
- Faculty of Business Administration and Economics
- Faculty of Law
Each faculty is headed by a dean and a faculty council.
[edit] Regional and study centers
The University of Hagen operates regional and study centers located across Germany and other countries, which are an important aspect of the university's blended learning concept. At these regional and study centers students attend seminars and preparatory classes for exams, study together with other students, borrow books, and find mentors.
[edit] Germany
[edit] North Rhine-Westphalia
Region Bonn
- Bonn (regional center)
- Euskirchen
- Leverkusen
Region Coesfeld
- Coesfeld (regional center)
- Borken
- Herford
- Lüdinghausen
- Rheine
Region Hagen
- Hagen (regional center)
- Arnsberg
- Bottrop
- Brilon
- Castrop-Rauxel
- Gummersbach
- Lippstadt
- Lüdenscheid
- Marl
Region Neuss
- Neuss (regional center)
- Eschweiler
- Krefeld
- Wesel
[edit] Other states
Baden-Württemberg
- Karlsruhe (operated by Karlsruhe Institute of Technology)
- Stuttgart (regional center)
- Schwäbisch Gmünd
- Villingen-Schwenningen
Bavaria
Berlin
- Berlin (regional center)
Hamburg
- Hamburg (regional center)
Hesse
- Frankfurt/Main (operated by Goethe University Frankfurt)
- Bad Hersfeld
Lower Saxony
Saarland
- Saarbrücken (operated by Saarland University)
Saxony
Thuringia
- Erfurt (operated by University of Jena)
[edit] Austria
The study centers in Austria are operated together with the Johannes Kepler University of Linz.
[edit] Switzerland
[edit] Other countries
[edit] References
- ^ "University of Hagen: Facts and Data". http://www.uni-hagen.de/english/profile/data.shtml.
- ^ "Federal Statistical Office of Germany: Studierende an Hochschulen - Fachserie 11 Reihe 4.1 - Wintersemester 2010/2011". http://www.destatis.de/jetspeed/portal/cms/Sites/destatis/Internet/DE/Content/Publikationen/Fachveroeffentlichungen/BildungForschungKultur/Hochschulen/StudierendeHochschulenEndg2110410117004,property=file.pdf.
[edit] External links
- Official website (German)
- Official website (English)
- Map of the regional and study centers
Coordinates: 51°22′38″N 7°29′43″E / 51.37722°N 7.49528°E
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