Established 1995 Website www.fh-joanneum.at Founded 1995 | Administrative staff 578 (2014) Phone +43 316 54530 Number of students 4,000 | |
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Rector Karl-Peter Pfeiffer (Rector / Managing Director)
Günter Riegler (Commercial Director) Location Graz, Kapfenberg, Bad Gleichenberg, Austria Address Alte Poststraße 149, 8020 Graz, Austria Similar University of Graz, Campus02, Graz University of Techno, FH Joanneum - Bad Gleic, FH Joanneum - Kapfenberg | ||
FH Joanneum is one of the largest Universities of Applied Sciences in Austria. It has about 4,000 students and about 578 employees. The main campus is located in Graz, while there are two other locations in Kapfenberg and Bad Gleichenberg. All three are situated in the province of Styria, Austria.
Contents
- History
- Departments Programmes
- Projects
- Training Priorities Certifications and Laboratories
- International
- Student Union
- References
FH Joanneum offers 45 degree programs in a variety of areas including business, technology, design, media, architecture, health and social services. The programmes are practice-oriented, project-based and interdisciplinary.
History
FH Joanneum was established in 1995. In 2001 the campus in Bad Gleichenberg started to offer health related degree programmes.
Departments/ Programmes
The FH Joanneum offers 45 bachelor's and master's degree programs and seven postgraduate courses at six departments and 25 institutes. The six departments are:
In addition to broad-based programs, there are courses with specialized focus, such as "Energy, Transport and Environmental Management", "eHealth" or "Advanced Electronic Engineering". Some new programs cover fields which have not yet been offered in Austria as university studies, for example, the midwifery education.
Projects
The development of a drone (UAVS) for civilian operations fall within the scope Green Mobility.
Training Priorities, Certifications and Laboratories
International
The Department of International Relations has several tasks. Firstly, it takes care of all exchange students from the FH (for study or internship) going abroad (outgoings) or from abroad coming to the FH (incomings). The Department of International Relations acts as a contact point for the partner universities. The department also organizes courses for German as a foreign language and holds events and excursions.
FH JOANNEUM has around 200 partner universities in Europe, Asia, South America, North America and Australia / New Zealand.
Student Union
ÖH joanneum is the Student Union ( ÖH ) of FH JOANNEUM. It exists since the winter semester 2005/2006 and has since become an integral part of the Teaching Board. By anchoring the FH student representatives in the Austrian Students' stem ÖH joanneum is the legally established body in legitimate interests of all students at FH JOANNEUM. The activities of ÖH joanneum include representing the interests of students of FH Joanneum at a higher level (e.g. As in the Federal Representation of Students' Union). Since autumn 2010 ÖH joanneum is also working on the magazine "JOE", educational issues and the organization of studies and the student life at home and abroad. The first edition was published in January 2011.