Wilhelm Büchner University
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| founding | 1997 |
| Sponsorship | Private |
| place | Darmstadt |
| state | Hesse |
| country | Germany |
| president | Stefan Kayser |
| Students | 5,984 WS 2018/19 |
| Website | www.wb-fernstudium.de |
The Wilhelm Büchner University (WBH) is a German university for applied sciences (university of applied sciences) in private sponsorship based in Darmstadt , Hesse .
By decision of the Hessian Ministry of Science and Art of October 28, 2008, the Wilhelm Büchner University is officially recognized as a non-state university for an unlimited period and in July 2016 it was institutionally accredited by the Science Council.
With almost 6,000 students (as of February 2019), the Wilhelm Büchner University is the largest private university for technology in Germany. The sponsor is the University of Applied Sciences Darmstadt GmbH . It belongs to the German Training Association and is a subsidiary of the Klett Group in Stuttgart.
It is named after the scientist and entrepreneur Wilhelm Büchner , who lived in Pfungstadt in the 19th century. The university has had her name since February 2008, previously it had operated as the Private FernFachhochschule Darmstadt (PFFH for short).
history
The Wilhelm Büchner University was founded in November 1996 under the name Private FernFachhochschule Darmstadt and began studying in 1997 with the diploma course in Computer Science in the department of the same name. The engineering department was set up in 2002 , initially with the diploma course in mechatronics , and since 2003 with the diploma course in electrical engineering .
For the training of the state-certified technicians, the PFFH-Technikum was also founded in 2004 as an institute of the private remote technical college.
In spring 2007 the first four Bachelor courses started.
Since February 2008 the university bears the name of the Pfungstadt scientist, industrialist and educational politician Wilhelm Büchner.
In the same year, the industrial engineering and technology management department was founded.
The first master’s courses have been available at Wilhelm Büchner University since 2009.
At the beginning of 2012, the university expanded its range of postgraduate courses with the master’s degree in Engineering Management (MBA).
In 2013, the new department of energy, environmental and process engineering was added with the bachelor's degree in chemical process engineering .
The two international distance learning courses Technology and Innovation Management (M.Sc.) and Engineering Management (MBA) have existed since January 2015. Both part-time distance learning courses take place exclusively in English - from the study documents to the supervision.
Since mid-2018 the slogan "Mobile University of Technology" has been used for advertising.
The Wilhelm Büchner University has been based in Darmstadt since autumn 2019.
organization
The university is divided into the following four departments: [Basic Regulations §1]
- Energy, environmental and process engineering
- Computer science
- Engineering
- Industrial engineering and technology management
The Senate is the university's central self-governing body. [Basic order §7]
The Presidium consists of the President and the Chancellor. The president and the chancellor represent each other. The President has the authority to issue guidelines in academic matters. The Chancellor is responsible for economic and personnel administration. The president and chancellor work full-time at the university. They represent the university according to their areas of responsibility.
The extended Presidium consists of the Presidium, a member of the executing agency and at least one Vice-President. The vice-presidents support the executive committee in its management function. [Basic order §6]
The university council has the task of advising the institution and executive committee of the university on scientific and economic issues, actively promoting their cooperation with science and practice and supporting the external representation of the university in order to contribute to the positive development of the university. [Basic order §14]
courses
All courses at the Wilhelm Büchner University have been checked and accredited by the accreditation agencies ACQUIN and ZEvA. They have also been approved by the State Central Agency for Distance Learning.
Overview of the current range of courses
Bachelor degrees
| subject area | Degree program, degree (start of degree program) |
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| Energy, environmental and process engineering | Chemical process engineering, B.Eng. (2013)
Energy process engineering, B.Eng. (2013) Food process engineering, B.Eng. (2015) Kunststofftechnik, B.Eng. (2018) |
| Computer science | Applied Computer Science, B.Sc. (2007)
Technical Computer Science, B.Eng. (2007) Computer Science, B.Sc. (2010) Digital Media, B.Sc. (2011) Information and Knowledge Management, B.Sc. (2011) Business Informatics, B.Sc. (2012) Game Development, B.Sc. (2017) IT security, B.Sc. (2018) |
| Engineering | Mechatronics, B.Eng. (2007)
Electrical and Information Technology, B.Eng. (2007) Mechanical engineering, B.Eng. (2008) Mechanical engineering and computer science, B.Eng (2014) Vehicle technology, B.Eng. (2016) |
| Industrial engineering and technology management | Industrial engineering and logistics, B.Eng. (2008)
Industrial Engineering Production, B.Eng. (2010) Energy Economics and Management, B.Sc. (2011) Technical Business Administration, B.Sc. (2011) Industrial Engineering Renewable Energies, B.Eng. (2012) Industrial engineering and information technology, B.Eng. (2012) Industrial Engineering Construction Management, B.Eng. (2019) |
Masters courses
| subject area | Degree program, degree (start of degree program) |
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| Computer science | Business Informatics, M.Sc. (2009)
Media Informatics, M.Sc. (2009) Embedded Systems, M.Eng. (2016) Distributed and Mobile Applications, M.Sc. (2016) |
| Engineering | Mechatronics, M.Eng. (2011)
Mechanical engineering, M.Eng. (2015) Electrical engineering, M.Eng. (2017) Vehicle technology, M.Eng. (2018) |
| Industrial engineering and technology management | Innovation and Technology Management, M.Sc. (2010)
Industrial Engineering, M.Sc. (2011) Engineering Management, MBA (2012) IT Management, M.Sc. (2013) Engineering Management - international, MBA (2015) Technology & Innovation Management - international, M.Sc. (2015) IT Management - international, M.Sc. (2016) |
Nano degrees
| subject area | Degree program, degree (start of degree program) |
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| Computer science | Introduction to App Development (2019)
Introduction to IT Security (2019) Design of interactive systems (2019) Basics of Software Engineering (2019) IT security management (2019) |
| Engineering | Actuators (2019)
Introduction to Electrical Engineering (2019) Electrical circuit technology (2019) Electric and hybrid drives (2019) Measurement technology (2019) National and international certification and product labeling (2019) |
| Energy, environmental and process engineering | Energy from biomass (2019)
Energy storage technology (2019) Food Science (2019) Regenerative Energy Technology (2019) Technology assessment (2019) Hydrogen Technologies (2019) |
| Industrial engineering and technology management | Digital Transformation and Organizational Development (2019)
Digital Ethics (2019) Digital transformation compact (2019) Entrepreneurship (2019) New Venture Management (2019) |
Academic training
- General management
- Mathematics preliminary course
- Mathematics for students of economics
- Mathematics for students of engineering subjects
- Applied Mathematics
- business Informatics
- Digital media
- IT security
- Sales management B2B
- Digital energy management and energy systems
- Professional software engineering
- Information systems management
- Media Production
- Engineering management
- Control and safety technology
- Digital energy management and energy systems
- Digital leadership
- entrepreneurship
- Entrepreneurship with Start-Up Lab
- Future management
PFFH technical center
The PFFH-Technikum is an institute of the Wilhelm Büchner University, which offers three part-time advancement courses to prepare for the state examination to become an electrical engineer, machine technician and mechatronics technician. The qualifications are called “State-certified electrical engineer specializing in information and communication technology”, “State-certified machine technician” and “State-certified mechatronic technician”. The study locations are currently in Bremen, Hamburg and Nuremberg.
Locations
The main location of the university is in the Rhine-Main area (Darmstadt). Thanks to the written study material and the online campus, distance students can study anywhere - there are only a few days of attendance per semester for seminars on site or at partner universities.
In addition to the Darmstadt university location, students at Wilhelm Büchner University can also take face-to-face exams in Hamburg, Bremen, Berlin, Hanover, Magdeburg, Münster, Göttingen, Bochum, Leipzig, Neuss, Aachen, Fulda, Bonn, Trier, Karlsruhe, Stuttgart, Freiburg, Nuremberg, Ingolstadt , Munich, Friedrichshafen, Vienna and Zurich (Erfurt and Ulm are being planned).
Coordinates: 49 ° 51 ′ 45.5 ″ N , 8 ° 37 ′ 27.1 ″ E
Cooperations
The university maintains partnerships and cooperative relationships with the following universities:
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Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Federal Statistical Office: Number of students undergraduates and new students by type of university, state and university, WS 2018/19
- ↑ Three decisions in institutional accreditation procedures. Wissenschaftsrat, July 11, 2016, accessed on July 12, 2016 .
- ↑ Federal Statistical Office: Number of students undergraduates and new students by type of university, federal state and university, WS 2018/2019. Federal Statistical Office, February 27, 2019, accessed on January 8, 2020 .
- ^ German further education society. Retrieved May 24, 2016 .
- ↑ Klett Group: Adult and Continuing Education. Klett Group, accessed May 24, 2016 .
- ^ State history information system Hessen: State history information system Hessen: Wilhelm Büchner. Retrieved May 24, 2016 .
- ↑ PFFH technical center. Retrieved July 12, 2016 .
- ^ Hessian biography: Wilhelm Büchner. State Historical Information System of Hesse, accessed on July 12, 2016 .
- ↑ Wolfgang Schmitz: Focused on engineers . Ed .: VDI news. October 9, 2015, p. 11/12 .
- ↑ a b c d Basic rules of the Wilhelm Büchner University. (pdf) (No longer available online.) In: www.wb-fernstudium.de. Formerly in the original ; accessed on June 1, 2016 . ( Page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ University council of the Wilhelm Büchner University. Wilhelm Büchner University, accessed on June 1, 2016 .
- ↑ ACQUIN - Accreditation Agency. Retrieved June 22, 2016 .
- ↑ ZEvA - Central Evaluation and Accreditation Agency. Retrieved June 22, 2016 .
- ^ State central office for distance learning. Retrieved June 22, 2016 .
- ^ Distance learning at the Wilhelm Büchner University. Retrieved June 23, 2018 .
