Hochschule RheinMain / University of Applied Sciences / Wiesbaden Rüsselsheim Geisenheim

About the University
A university of applied sciences with profile and perspective, Wiesbaden’s Hochschule RheinMain / University of Applied Sciences / Wiesbaden Rüsselsheim Geisenheim is situated in the cosmopolitan Rhine-Main area, one of the most significant economic and cultural centre in Germany. Founded in 1971, the Hochschule RheinMain / University of Applied Sciences / Wiesbaden Rüsselsheim Geisenheim  excels in practice-oriented training, which prepares students for numerous contemporary professions. With 12 departments and more than 30 different degree courses, the University of Applied Sciences ranks among the top 15 in Germany. During the past decade the spectrum of subjects has widened in the direction of international and profession-linked programmes of study. The courses offered are various and diverse, and include among others: communication design, business administration, business law, viniculture & beverage engineering and interior architecture. The university is housed in three major locations: the state capital of Hessen, Wiesbaden, the industrial town Ruesselsheim, and the Rheingau town of Geisenheim.

About the City
Wiesbaden is located on the east bank of the Rhine River, at the southern foot of the Taunus Mountains. During Roman times the settlement was a spa (Aquae Mattiacae). The settlement subsequently became the site of a Franconian palace, and the name Wisibada (“Meadow Spring”) first appeared in 829. It was made an imperial city in 1241, passed to the counts of Nassau in 1255 and was capital of the duchy of Nassau from 1806 until 1866, when it passed to Prussia; Wiesbaden then became capital of the district of Wiesbaden in Hessen-Nassau province. In 1946 the city became the capital of the newly created Land of Hessen. As a spa, Wiesbaden was especially famous in the 18th and 19th centuries, when J. W. von Goethe, Johannes Brahms, and Fyodor Dostoyevsky, as well as various royal families frequented it.

Wiesbaden's 27 hot, saline springs and its mild climate, park like setting, and other amenities continue to make it a popular resort and conference centre. Annually, the city holds an International Festival of Music, Ballet, and Drama in May. The state theatre opened as an opera house and playhouse in 1894. Wiesbaden has various medical facilities, including a special rheumatism clinic and the German Diagnostic Clinic. Wiesbaden is a rail junction, with varied industries, including iron foundries, metal and concrete works, printing firms, publishing houses, and film studios. It is also a wine centre, famous for its Sekt (German champagne).

Departments

• Architecture
  
• Civil Engineering
  
• Information Technology and Electrical Engineering
  
• Horticulture and Landscape Architecture
  
• Design
  
• Computer Science
  
• Mechanical Engineering
  
• Mathematics, Natural Sciences, Data Processing, Environmental Technology
  
• Media Management
  
• Engineering Physics
  
• Applied Social Studies
  
• Social and Cultural Sciences
  
• Viniculture and Beverage Engineering
  
• Business Administration
  

Statistics (2009)

• Year of foundation . . . . . . 1971
  
• Number of students . . . . . 9,317
  
• Foreign students . . . . . . . . 1,483
  
• Professors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225

Hochschule RheinMain / University of Applied Sciences / Wiesbaden Rüsselsheim Geisenheim
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Kurt-Schumacher-Ring 18
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Phone: +49 (0)611 / 9495 1570
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e-mail:Birgit.Klose@hs-rm.de
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