IMC University of Applied Sciences Krems

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Coordinates: 48 ° 24 ′ 31 ″  N , 15 ° 35 ′ 17.6 ″  E

IMC University of Applied Sciences Krems
founding	1994
Sponsorship	Private
place	Krems an der Donau , Austria
management	Managing directors: Ulrike Prommer and Karl Ennsfellner College: Martin Waiguny
Students	2,700
Employee	over 500
Website	www.fh-krems.ac.at

The IMC University of Applied Sciences Krems is a university of applied sciences in Lower Austria . In 2020 it will have 32  courses , 3,000 students, 560 teachers and over 140 partner universities in 50 countries. At three Krems locations, it offers bachelor's and master's degrees in the fields of economics, health sciences, digitization & technology and life sciences. The studies can be completed full-time and partly also part-time. In addition, continuing education courses in the areas of languages ​​and hospital hygiene are offered. The abbreviation IMC stands for "International Management Center" and denotes the sponsoring company from 1994 to 2002.

history

IMC building wing G

In 1994, the institution began operations with the English-language diploma course "Tourism and Leisure Management".

In 1999, a further training opportunity was offered with the diploma course "Export-Oriented Management EU-ASEAN-NAFTA". In 2001, the courses in “Health Management” and “Corporate Management & E-Business Management” were opened for SMEs. The second was offered part-time for the first time in 2002. In the same year, the "Medical and Pharmaceutical Biotechnology" course began operations. The biotechnology center was opened for this in March 2003. In April 2002 the training facility was awarded the title of “University of Applied Sciences” by the Austrian Federal Ministry for Education, Science and Culture.

In September 2003, the second part-time diploma course “Health Management” started with 30 students.

In 2005 the second location was opened in Krems - the FH wings D and G on the new campus. Since 2006 the courses “Physiotherapy” and “Midwives” have been offered. In 2008 the bachelor's degree “Advanced Nursing Practice” started, and since 2009 “Music Therapy” can be studied. In May 2011 the foundation stone was laid for the “Trakt G1” building on the Krems campus.

Since September 2011, five master’s courses have been added: “Marketing & Sales”, “Management of Healthcare Companies”, “Corporate Management for SMEs”, “Management” and “Regulatory Affairs”. The bachelor's degree in occupational therapy was also launched. A year later, the bachelor's degree programs in “Health and Nursing” and the master’s degree in “Environmental and Sustainability Management” and “Music Therapy” started operations. Since September 2014, “Business Administration” has also been offered as a bachelor's degree, and since September 2015 the “International Wine Business” bachelor's degree. In September 2017, the master's degree in "Digital Business Innovation and Transformation" started.

From autumn 2018 there will be three new courses: The English-language Bachelor course "Applied Chemistry" and the two master courses in the health sector "Advanced Nursing Practice" and "Applied Health Sciences".

In autumn 2019, the English-language bachelor's degree "Informatics" was introduced.

Awards

Spring 2016: In the EU-initiated "U-Multirank", a global university ranking that compares around 1,500 universities and colleges worldwide as of 2017, the IMC FH Krems received the top grade in the categories of student mobility, international staff and non-German-language studies .

Spring 2016: The English-language bachelor's and master's courses in "Medical and Pharmaceutical Biotechnology" at the IMC University of Applied Sciences Krems landed 17 times in the CHE ranking, in which 300 universities and universities of applied sciences in German-speaking countries are rated according to different criteria in the various categories to be assessed Top group.

Accreditations

Evaluation Agency Baden-Württemberg (evalag): evalag , an international quality assurance agency based in Baden-Württemberg , has certified the internal quality management of IMC FH Krems. On the basis of the University Quality Assurance Act, every university is obliged to undergo an external audit within six years.

The "Medical and Pharmaceutical Biotechnology" course at IMC Krems University of Applied Sciences has been awarded the seal of quality by ASIIN , an accreditation agency for courses in engineering, computer science, natural sciences and mathematics. The IMC FH Krems is the first Austrian university with an ASIIN accreditation.

research

The research activities of the IMC University of Applied Sciences Krems are supported by research grants or companies. The “Josef Ressel Center for Personalized Therapy” should be mentioned as an example of a research activity that is supported by a research grant. The “Research Institute for Applied Bioanalytics and Drug Development” focuses primarily on contract research for companies. In the Business Department, the research group “CSR and Innovation” is funded by a large research fund and is internationally recognized for its results.

internationality

According to its own statement, the IMC FH Krems is a university with an international focus.

Web links

• Website of the IMC University of Applied Sciences Krems

Individual evidence

1. ^ Institutional Audit - IMC University of Applied Sciences Krems Expert report. (PDF; 234 KB) In: fibaa.org. November 2011, accessed May 15, 2019 . 
2. ↑ Bachelor in Health and Nursing: IMC Krems University of Applied Sciences expands its range of courses! Retrieved May 27, 2016 . 
3. ↑ Master in "Environmental and Sustainability Management". Retrieved May 27, 2016 . 
4. ↑ New course "International Wine Business" at the IMC Krems University of Applied Sciences. Retrieved May 27, 2016 . 
5. ↑ New master's degree "Digital Business Innovation and Transformation" at IMC Krems. Archived from the original on September 12, 2017 ; accessed on September 11, 2017 .  , dated February 6, 2017
6. ↑ Julia Erber: Chemical specialists will be trained in Krems from autumn 2018: Bachelor course "Applied Chemistry" is new at the IMC FH Krems. In: ots.at. APA, November 30, 2017, accessed January 16, 2018 . 
7. ↑ From autumn 2018: New master’s courses at the IMC Krems University of Applied Sciences. Retrieved January 16, 2018 . 
8. ↑ Bachelor's degree in Informatics. Retrieved November 18, 2019 . 
9. ↑ Éanna Kelly: EU's personalized university league table beefs up its coverage. In: sciencebusiness.net. March 30, 2017, archived from the original on March 31, 2017 ; accessed on September 11, 2017 . 
10. ↑ Good grades for the Krems University of Applied Sciences. Retrieved May 27, 2016 . 
11. ↑ IMC FH Krems rated top in the CHE ranking: Medical and pharmaceutical biotechnology achieves sensational results. Retrieved May 27, 2016 . 
12. ↑ We made it: IMC FH Krems receives best certification result. Press release from FH Krems. In: ots.at. October 23, 2017. Retrieved November 20, 2019 . 
13. ↑ IMC FH Krems becomes the biotech research hub “LISA - Life Science Austria . In: LISA - Life Science Austria . November 3, 2016 ( lifescienceaustria.at [accessed January 16, 2018]).
14. ↑ IMC FH Krems opens the first Josef Ressel Center for the foundation of personalized music therapy . In: OTS.at . ( ots.at [accessed January 15, 2018]).
15. ↑ IMC FH Krems as a hot spot of biotechnology . In: OTS.at . ( ots.at [accessed January 15, 2018]).
16. ↑ IMC FH Krems celebrated its 20th anniversary and honored founding father Dr. H. c. Heinz Boyer. Retrieved May 27, 2016 .