Hamburg University of Applied Sciences [SEP] inception
Hamburg University of Applied Sciences
The Hamburg University of Applied Sciences is an institution of higher education and applied research located in Hamburg, Germany. Formerly known as "Fachhochschule Hamburg" the "Hamburg University of Applied Sciences" was founded in 1970. In terms of student enrollment, the "HAW" is the second largest university in Hamburg and the third largest University of Applied Sciences in Germany, with a student body of 17,100.
History.
Hamburg University of Applied Sciences was founded in 1970 as the Fachhochschule Hamburg.
applied sciences" to their name. In 2001 the Fachhochschule Hamburg decided to take this a step further and changed its German name to Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften Hamburg (HAW Hamburg) mirroring the English name, Hamburg University of Applied Sciences.
All of the Bachelor's programs offered at the university are taught in German with the exception of the Information Engineering, which has both English and German options.
At the end of 2007 the Faculties of Business & Public Management and Social Work & Nursing were joined to form one faculty