University of Applied Sciences Trier

University of Applied Sciences Trier
Fachhochschule Trier
Established	1971
Type	Public University of Applied Sciences
President	Prof. Dr. Jörg Wallmeier (from Oct. 2007)
Students	6,100
Location	Trier, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Website	http://www.fh-trier.de

The University of Applied Sciences Trier (German: Fachhochschule Trier, FH-Trier) is a Fachhochschule (University of Applied Sciences) located in Trier, Germany. With 6100 students (as of November 2006), it is the largest University of Applied Sciences in the state of Rhineland-Palatinate. It is broken into three campuses in Trier (main campus Schneidershof), Birkenfeld (Environment Campus Birkenfeld), and Idar-Oberstein (jewelry design).

History

Building of University of Applied Sciences Trier at Paulusplatz (St. Pauls place)

The university originally developed from the Staatliche Ingenieurschule für das Bau- und Maschinenwesen Trier and the Werkkunstschule Trier. In 1971, it became a part of the Fachhochschule Rheinland-Pfalz, and became independent in 1996.

Areas of study

The Fachhochschule is divided into 7 areas of study (Fachbereich). Two of these areas are at the Environmental Campus Birkenfeld, and gemstone and jewelry design are in the town of Idar-Oberstein. The areas of study are:

• BLV: consists of civil engineering, food technology, and supply engineering
• Organization: includes architecture and architectural monument care, interior decoration, fashion design, communication design and gemstone and jewelry design.
• Business school: business administration, information systems, international business
• Informatics: computer science
• Technology: consists of electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, and industrial engineering
• Environmental Planning & Technology: at the Environment Campus Birkenfeld
• Environmental Economics & Law: at the Environment Campus Birkenfeld

See also

• Environment Campus Birkenfeld

External links

• Official homepage (English)