FH Kufstein
FH Kufstein Tirol | |
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founding | 1997 |
Sponsorship | Private |
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Kufstein , Austria![]() |
Students | 2,200 (2019) |
Website | www.fh-kufstein.ac.at |
The FH Kufstein University of Applied Sciences is an Austrian university of applied sciences in Kufstein in the north-east of Tyrol . The FH Kufstein Tirol is a public institution in the post-secondary sector, the maintainer of which is the Fachhochschule Kufstein Tirol-Privatstiftung.
organization
The range of courses covers Bachelor - and master - degree programs and a post-graduate program . The FH Kufstein Tirol is also the organizer of specialist events and congresses on current topics from the courses and their research areas and supports the exchange between business and university with a career center.
The FH Kufstein is the employer of around 500 full-time and part-time professors and lecturers from business and science . Currently about 2200 students study on the campus of the FH Kufstein Tirol, including about 200 exchange students from around 50 nations who take part in the many English-language programs and lectures. The specialty of the Kufstein University of Applied Sciences is the mandatory stays abroad. 50% of the courses are offered in the part-time organizational form, which also enables working people to study on weekends and in a blocked form.
In April 2006 the cooperation agreement was signed with the hundredth international partner university. A network of more than 200 international partner universities is currently maintained, because the mandatory exchange program is a fixed component of all courses.
history
The history of the Kufstein University of Applied Sciences began in 1992, when the first talks were held with the Tyrolean state government regarding the establishment of a university of applied sciences in Kufstein . Five years later, the University Council approved the first courses at the Kufstein site, which started in autumn 1997. The private founding association of the university of applied sciences - association for international university of applied sciences courses and further education in KufsteinTirol - was founded in 1995 by Walter J. Mayr .
In July 2005, Kufstein was the first university of applied sciences in Tyrol to adapt its organization to the new study architecture in accordance with the Bologna process - upon completion of the courses, the academic degrees “ Bachelor ” or “ Master ” are acquired.
In 2007 the accreditation authority threatened to withdraw accreditation due to deficiencies in teaching.
In 2008, an independent research transfer company was founded to further promote research and teaching, which prepares and markets planned but also existing projects for the economy. In the same year the private foundation “University of Applied Sciences Kufstein Tirol” was founded. This is supported by two donors , one from the city of Kufstein and the other from the founding association.
Awards
Accreditations & Certifications
The accreditations and certifications confirm conformity with specified standards and offer future users and stakeholders of the university assistance and security in choosing the institution.
The University of Applied Sciences Kufstein Tirol and its courses are accredited in accordance with the Austrian University of Applied Sciences Studies Act. The accreditation confirms the fulfillment of recognized university quality standards and is checked at regular intervals.
In 2010, the FH Kufstein Tirol underwent an institutional evaluation by AQ Austria , Austrian quality assurance. This resulted in unlimited accreditation in accordance with Section 23 of the Higher Education Quality Assurance Act (HS-QSG).
ECTS & Diploma Supplement Label
In 2012, the European Commission awarded the University of Applied Sciences Kufstein Tirol the ECTS label and also the Diploma Supplement label, confirming the excellence and high quality of the FH in the field of international mobility. The guidelines of the labels aim at a transparent bilingual preparation of information about the study and teaching content, uniform documentation of all study achievements and contracts as well as academic recognition in order to promote international mobility.
University and family audit
The certification of the FH Kufstein Tirol as a “family-friendly” university of applied sciences confirms that the institution has dealt intensively with the compatibility of family, work and studies.
Unicert accreditation
Unicert sees itself as a foreign language training and certification system specifically for the university sector. Graduates of Unicert courses receive a certificate that provides clear and detailed information about the foreign language skills they have acquired and their degree of mastery, even outside the university sector.
courses
Bachelor courses (6 semesters)
- Facility Management & Real Estate Management (full-time / part-time)
- International Business & Management (full-time / part-time)
- Sports, culture & event management (full-time / part-time)
- Energy industry (full-time)
- Corporate management (full-time)
- Web -Business & Technology (full-time)
- Industrial engineering (full-time)
- Marketing & Communication Management (full-time / part-time)
Master's courses (4 semesters)
- Company restructuring & reorganization (part-time)
- Facility & Real Estate Management (part-time)
- International Business Studies (full-time / 100% English)
- Sports, culture & event management (part-time)
- Sports, Culture & Events Management (full-time / 100% English)
- ERP systems & business process management (part-time)
- European energy industry (part-time)
- Digital Marketing (full-time / part-time) full-time subject to accreditation
- Data Science & Intelligent Analytics (part-time)
- Web Communication & Information Systems (part-time)
- Smart Products & Solutions (part-time)
Post Graduate Programs
The FH Kufstein offers international postgraduate programs. These programs are organized on a part-time basis and, in cooperation with industry partners, provide excellent opportunities for academic training and further education for future demanding activities in the management area.
Certificate courses
- Certificate in automobile sales
- Automotive Manager Certificate
- Dual training to become an automobile salesman and service sales consultant
- Banking economics
- Music industry
- Change Management Certificate Course
- Certified IT process manager
- Certified Insurance Sales Manager
- International restructuring & reorganization professional
- ERP summer school
- Academic Teaching Excellence - English as Medium of Instruction
- Preparatory course for the expert examination CIS ImmoZert and Judicial SV
Academic courses
- Academic insurance broker and advisor
- Academic automotive manager
- Academic facility manager
MBA
- Executive Management MBA, Focus Automobile Business
- Executive Management MBA, focus on insurance management
- Executive MBA, focus on facility management
- Master of Sciences in Engineering (MSc) Bio Inspired Engineering
- Digital transformation management
- Business Psychology 4.0
- Social work
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ FH Kufstein Tirol: Data & facts. In: Website of the FH Kufstein. Retrieved January 28, 2019 .
- ↑ Career Center: career service for students and graduates. In: Website of the FH Kufstein. Retrieved November 14, 2016 .
- ^ Federal Ministry for Education, Science and Research: The European Higher Education Area - Bologna Process. In: Federal Ministry for Education, Science and Research. Retrieved February 26, 2018 .
- ↑ The authority threatens the college with the "end", the withdrawal of the accreditations threatens. In: @ ORF.at. April 11, 2012, accessed February 24, 2013 .
- ↑ FH Kufstein Tirol: Board of Directors. In: Website of the FH Kufstein. Retrieved November 14, 2016 .
- ^ Federal Chancellery: University of Applied Sciences Studies Act (FHStG). In: Federal Chancellery. Retrieved June 4, 2014 .
- ↑ Federal Ministry of Education, Science and Research: List of accredited universities of applied sciences in Austria. In: Federal Ministry for Education, Science and Research. Retrieved February 26, 2018 .
- ↑ AQ - Agency for Quality Assurance and Accreditation. In: AQ Austria. Retrieved June 4, 2014 .
- ^ Federal Chancellery: University Quality Assurance Act. In: Federal Chancellery. Retrieved June 4, 2014 .
- ↑ OEAD: ECTS and DS Label the European Commission. In: OEAD. Retrieved June 4, 2014 .
- ^ FH Kufstein Tirol: Handover of the Diploma Supplement and ECTS labels. In: Website of the FH Kufstein. Retrieved November 14, 2016 .
- ↑ hochschuleundfamilie: list of family-friendly universities. In: family and job. Retrieved February 26, 2018 .
- ^ Die Presse: FH Kufstein: The "family-friendly" university. In: DiePresse. Retrieved June 4, 2014 .
- ↑ UniCERT: Accredited Universities. (No longer available online.) In: UniCert Online. Archived from the original on June 6, 2014 ; Retrieved June 4, 2014 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ FH Kufstein Tirol: Language certificates. In: Website of the FH Kufstein. Retrieved November 14, 2016 .
- ↑ Post Graduate / Continuing Education. In: FH Kufstein Tirol. Retrieved November 14, 2016 .
Coordinates: 47 ° 35 ′ 2 ″ N , 12 ° 10 ′ 25 ″ E