FH Aachen - University of Applied Sciences

Informations sur l'Institut

In 1971, the Aachen University of Applied Sciences was created from the consolidation of several universities of applied sciences and professional training institutions. It boasts a more than 100-year-old tradition of practice-oriented education.

AcUAS with the finger on the pulse

Theory and practice are closely connected throughout the entire programme of study. This focused orientation toward practical professional experience among the 220 professors and 450 academic and research employees guarantees students a professionally oriented and research-based education.

More than 9,500 students are benefitting from this situation. The Aachen University of Applied Sciences offers a first-class education in modern and future-oriented professions. Close cooperation with regional and international businesses as well as well-known research institutions such as the Jülich Research Center (FZJ) is reflected in the quality of programmes offered. The current requirements of business practice are viewed as an opportunity to continually improve and expand the content of the programmes.

Today, prospective students can choose from 47 bachelors and 20 masters degree programmes in the areas of engineering science, business and design. In addition, several degree programmes are offered as dual and occupational degree programmes.

AcUAS – international

The location of Aachen and Jülich within the Euregio directly bordering Belgium and The Netherlands offers additional benefits. For example, cooperation with universities in the region led to creation of the Communication and Multimedia Design Degree Programme, offered in the fourth or fifth semester at the International Faculty in Maastricht, The Netherlands.

This international approach to lessons and courses of study is an important characteristic of the Aachen University of Applied Sciences. We make it possible for our students to prepare themselves for the requirements of a globalised work world and to develop the skills necessary for international cooperation. For this reason, we support the mobility of our students and teachers in joint projects, as well as through international degrees within the framework of cooperation with our partner universities. For example, a dual programme is offered in “Business Studies/Anglophone Countries”, where students receive a degree from the Aachen University of Applied Sciences and a partner university in Great Britain, Ireland, Australia or the United States. Additional partnerships with universities worldwide, for example the Politecnico di Milano (Italy), the Polytechnic of Namibia (Namibia), Tianjin University (China), and the Universiti Putra Malaysia (Malaysia), offer international exchange. The proportion of students from other countries is currently more than 21 percent. These students also enrich the academic life of our university.