The AnsbachUniversity of Applied Sciences is a university of applied sciences in Ansbach, Bavaria, Germany. It was founded in 1996 and counted approximately 1,800 students as of 2008. It is the newest University of Applied Sciences in the Free State of Bavaria. The percentage of foreign students is about 6 percent. As of 2010 there are 2,300 students. Beginning with the winter semester of 2006/07 the Bologna Process was implemented. As part of this, all academic programmes awarding the German “Diplom ” degree were replaced by bachelor's degree programmes. In January 2008 the Ansbach University of Applied Sciences was ranked in first place in the “Hochschulranking” which was processed by UNIcheck.de.
Faculties
Faculty of Engineering Sciences
The following programmes are available in this faculty:
In 2008 there were 700 students enrolled in one of these engineering programmes. The Dean of the Faculty of Engineering Sciences is Mr. Prof. Dr.-Ing. Rainer Blumbach.
In 2008 there were 1,100 students enrolled in one of these programmes. The Dean of the Faculty of Economic Sciences and Universal Sciences is Mr. Prof. Dr. Ulrich Schweizer. For the programme "International Management for Top Athletes" only members of the German nation Olympic team fulfil the requirements for admission.
The Free State of Bavaria founded the University of Applied Sciences in the heart of Ansbach in 1996, at a site where soldiers had been trained for over 250 years. In the 18th century, a barracks was built by the margrave's master builder. Around the start of the 20th century, the barracks had been replaced by the Hindenburg-Barracks, today's red-brick building. At first this building was used by the German Reichswehr and Wehrmacht until the end of World War II in 1945. The United States Army used it for almost a half century until 1992 when the US Administration gave it to the Free State of Bavaria. The Free State of Bavaria invested over 50 million Euro in renovating the buildings and making it ready for academic use. All the buildings have been renovated with disability-friendly facilities.
Notable Students
Since the "International Management for Top Athletes" programme was established, there are about 90 German Olympic athletes studying on the campus. The most famous student is probably Kati Wilhelm, a multiple Olympic and World Champion in biathlon. Other notable sportspeople who have studied on the International Management programme at the University include biathlete Michael Greis and ski jumper Severin Freund.
