Ernst-Abbe-Hochschule Jena

Ernst-Abbe-Hochschule Jena/ University of Applied Sciences
Type Fachhochschule
Established 1 October 1991 (1991-10-01)
Rector Prof. Dr. Steffen Teichert
Administrative staff
 436
Students 4,500 SS 18[1]
Location Jena, Thüringen, Germany
Website https://www.eah-jena.de

University of Applied Sciences Jena - UAS Jena[2] (German: Ernst-Abbe-Hochschule Jena - EAH Jena) was founded on 1st October 1991 as one of the first institutions of higher education of its kind in the newly founded federal states of Germany. Short periods of studying and a practical orientation complement the education at traditional universities and technical universities. Currently, the nine departments of the UAS Jena offer a lot of Bachelor and Master programs. Since the beginning of summer semester 2012, it bears the name of the entrepreneur Ernst Abbe.

History

During the trial operation in the winter semester 1991, 272 students [3] joined, and nowadays about 4,500 students are enrolled at the UAS Jena. After extensive renovation and redesign, at the end of 2001, all departments, the university administration as well as the central library with the patent and research site moved to the campus in the Carl-Zeiss-Promenade.

In the summer semester 2012, the Fachhochschule Jena was renamed to Ernst-Abbe-Fachhochschule Jena. Due to changes in the Higher Education Act in October 2014, an additional change of name followed. The new name Ernst-Abbe-Hochschule Jena intended to clarify the competences of the university in the areas of teaching and research. The use of the name Ernst Abbe, a researcher, entreprenuer and social reformer, represents the UAS Jena fields of specialisation in a perfect way [4]

Structure and Courses

Education at University of Applied Sciences Jena is based on three pillars:

  • Engineering Sciences
  • Business management
  • Social and Health Sciences

Students have the option to choose out of app. 50 different bachelor and master degree programs [5] in nine departments [6]:

  • Business Administration
  • Electrical Engineering and Information Technology
  • Fundamental Sciences
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Medical Engineering and Biotechnology
  • Health and Nursing
  • SciTec (Science and Technology)
  • Social Work
  • Industrial Engineering

Research and Development

The research and development of UAS Jena includes three research priorities[7]:

  • Precision Systems
  • Technologies and Materials
  • Health and Sustainability

As part of the mandatory practical phase and through the production of thesis with external partners takes students on the broad base of research and development tasks. Under the leadership of professors, mostly in cooperation with companies and institutions, a lot of research projects are carried out.

Graduation and Doctoral degrees

In 2016, 857 students completed their studies successfully. In the same year, 52 PhD students worked on their dissertations. There are contractual arrangements with the Technische Universität Ilmenau and the University of Jena, which should also include cooperation in collaborative doctoral programmes and facilitate access of university graduates with a master's degree to cooperative doctoral degrees.[8]

Campus of University of Applied Sciences Jena

The campus of UAS Jena is located in the premises of Carl Zeiss AG. Located southwest of the city center of Jena, the university can be reached quickly. After refurbishment of the last building in October 2008 the campus with a size of 26,000 m2 has seven classrooms, 124 laboratories and a total of 1,500 rooms. On the grounds of UAS Jena, the Studierendenwerk Thüringen operates a canteen, a cafeteria, a café-bar and a dormitory. The library of the UAS Jena includes approximately 300,000 books, videos and CDs.[9] Since June 1999, the UAS Jena has its own climatological station.[10] The local climate is recorded and can be accessed on the Internet.

Networks

The UAS Jena is a member of numerous networks. Together with other East German universities the UAS Jena was a part of the campaign in the Far East studying [11]. Moreover the UAS Jena is involved in the Thuringian university network Campus Thüringen[12].

References

  1. ↑ UAS Jena (2018): number of students (May 2018)
  2. ↑ UAS Jena (2018): University of Applied Sciences (May 2018)
  3. ↑ jenanews.de (2005): Geschichte der FH Jena (May 2018)
  4. ↑ UAS Jena (2018): Ernst Abbe - researcher, entreprenuer and social reformer (May 2018)
  5. ↑ UAS Jena (2018): study program (May 2018)
  6. ↑ UAS Jena (2018): departments of UAS Jena (May 2018)
  7. ↑ UAS Jena (2018): research focus (May 2018)
  8. ↑ UAS Jena (2018): promotion of young researchers (May 2018)
  9. ↑ UAS Jena (2018): library (May 2018)
  10. ↑ UAS Jena (2018): climatological station (May 2018)
  11. ↑ FAZ (2014): Studienplatz via WhatsApp (May 2018)
  12. ↑ Campus Thüringen: Hochschulen in Thüringen (May 2018)

Coordinates: 50°55′08″N 11°34′09″E / 50.9189°N 11.5692°E / 50.9189; 11.5692

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