University of Applied Sciences Europe

University of Applied Sciences Europe
Type Private, for-profit university
Established 2017
Rector Stefan Stein[1]
Location Iserlohn, Berlin, and Hamburg, Germany
Owner Global University Systems
Website ue-germany.com

The University of Applied Sciences Europe is a state-approved private, for-profit university (or Fachhochschule) in Germany with sites in Iserlohn, Berlin and Hamburg. It was formed in 2017 by a merger of the Business and Information Technology School and the Berliner Technische Kunsthochschule. The university was previously owned by the American company Laureate Education and was acquired by Global University Systems in 2018.[2]

Merged and affiliated institutions

The original BiTS campus in Iserlohn

Business and Information Technology School

Before its merger into the University of Applied Sciences Europe, the Business and Information Technology School (known informally as BiTS) was a state-approved, private higher education college (Hochschule). It was founded in 2000 by the German entrepreneur and author Dietrich Walther. The college's first and main campus was in a former British military hospital in Iserlohn. Initially, it taught business administration with a special emphasis on entrepreneurship, but over the years more and more subjects were added and the number of students grew steadily. In 2008, BiTS was bought by Laureate Education and established branches in Berlin in 2012 and Hamburg in 2013. In 2013 it had a total enrollment of approximately 1800 students, but by 2016 its numbers had begun to fall.[3] It was at this point that Laureate Education initiated its merger with another Laureate-owned college, Berliner Technische Kunsthochschule, into the University of Applied Sciences Europe. Laureate then began looking for a buyer for the newly formed institution.[4][5] Alumni of the Business and Information Technology School include the German politician Paul Ziemiak.[6]

The original BTK campus in Berlin

Berliner Technische Kunsthochschule

Also known as BTK, the Berliner Technische Kunsthochschule was a private, state-approved university for training designers. It specialised in the interface of design, art, and new media. BTK was founded in Berlin in 2006 by four individuals and received its initial accreditation in 2009. It was bought by Laureate Education in 2011. Following the acquisition, two further branches were established in Iserlohn in 2012 and Hamburg in 2013. In the 2013–14 academic year it had an enrollment of 502 students, 479 on its five bachelor's programs and 23 on its master's program. By the time of its merger into the University of Applied Sciences in 2017, BTK had added a bachelor's degree in video game design and a master's degree in photography. Several of its programs had both German and English-language versions.[7][2]

The Hamburg campus, opened in 2014

HTK Academy of Design

The HTK Academy of Design is a private state-approved vocational school which specialises in training graphic designers for the advertising and publishing sectors. It was founded in Hamburg in 1987 as the Hamburger Technische Kunstschule. It is closely affiliated to the University of Applied Sciences Europe, a relationship that has continued from its affiliation with the Berliner Technische Kunsthochschule (BTK) which began in 2016.[8][9] Its main site is now on Museumstraße in Hamburg which it shares with the University of Applied Sciences Europe, with a further branch in Berlin which had opened in 2001 and is now located on the university's Berlin campus. Like BTK, HTK was bought by Laureate Education in 2011. It was subsequently acquired by Global University Systems in 2018 at the same time the company purchased the University of Applied Sciences Europe.[2]

Programs

The university has three faculties:

  • Business and Psychology, originally taught at the Business and Information Technology School
  • Sport, Media, and Event Management, originally taught at the Business and Information Technology School
  • Art and Design, originally taught at the Berliner Technische Kunsthochschule

Together, they offer a number of undergraduate and post-graduate degrees, some of which are taught in English.[2][10]

Campuses

  • Iserlohn, located near the shores of Lake Seilersee and the original campus of the Business and Information Technology School (BiTS)
  • Berlin, located on Dessauer Straße near Potsdamer Platz and the original campus of the Berliner Technische Kunsthochschule (BTK)
  • Hamburg, opened in 2014 and located on Museumstraße in the Altona district of the city near the River Elbe

References

  1. ↑ University of Applied Sciences Europe (8 June 2017). "BiTS und BTK bündeln ihre Expertise und werden die University of Applied Sciences Europe" (press release). Retrieved 16 May 2018 (in German).
  2. 1 2 3 4 Schwertfeger, Bärbel (30 April 2018). "GUS erwirbt University of Applied Sciences Europe". MBA Journal. Retrieved 11 May 2018 (in German).
  3. ↑ Hergert, Stefani and Jahn, Thomas (4 March 2016). "Trying to Make the Grade in Germany". Handelsblatt. Retrieved 11 May 2018
  4. ↑ Reunert, Thomas (22 July 2017. "Sucht Laureate Käufer für die BiTS?". Iserlohner Kreisanzeiger und Zeitung. Retrieved 11 May 2018 (in German).
  5. ↑ Federal Statistical Office of Germany (2015). Bildung und Kultur: Private Hochschulen, pp. 33; 86. Retrieved 11 May 2018 (in German).
  6. ↑ Roßmann, Robert (18 September 2014). "Wie offen soll man die Mutterpartei attackieren?". Süddeutsche Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 24 July 2018.
  7. ↑ German Council of Science and Humanities (24 October 2014). "Stellungnahme zur Reakkreditierung der Berliner Technischen Kunsthochschule (BTK)". Retrieved 11 May 2018 (in German).
  8. ↑ Liebsch, Annika (21 June 2016). "Gemeinsam in die Zukunft: Fusion der Laureate Academies BTK und HTK" (press release). HTK Academy of Design. Retrieved 11 May 2018 (in German).
  9. ↑ University of Applied Sciences Europe. "HTK – Akademie für Gestaltung". Retrieved 11 May 2018 (in German).
  10. ↑ University of Applied Sciences Europe. Programs. Retrieved 16 May 2018.

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