Frankfurt University of Applied Sciences

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Frankfurt University of Applied Sciences

Frankfurt University of Applied Sciences
Other name	Frankfurt University
Former names	Fachhochschule Frankfurt am Main
Motto	"Wissen durch Praxis stärkt"
Type	Public
Established	1 August 1971
Academic affiliations	EUC / EPS Florence Network
President	Kai-Oliver Schocke
Academic staff	250 professors + 1,195 academic staff
Students	15626(Winter Semester 2019/20)[1]
Location	Frankfurt am Main, Hessen , Germany 50°07′49″N 8°41′33″E / 50.1303°N 8.6925°E / 50.1303; 8.6925
Campus	Urban
Colors	Blue and white
Website	www.frankfurt-university.de

The Frankfurt University of Applied Sciences (previously known as the Fachhochschule Frankfurt am Main) is a public University of Applied Sciences in Frankfurt am Main, Germany.

The Frankfurt University of Applied Sciences provides about 38 study programmes in architecture and civil engineering, business and business law, informatics and engineering, social work and health. It has an international student body, with about 12,000 students coming from more than 100 countries. About 250 professors and over a 1000 other employees work at the Frankfurt University of Applied Sciences. It has four faculties: Architecture and civil engineering; Informatics and engineering; Business and law; and Social work and health.

Most courses are taught in German; however, Master courses in English are provided in High Integrity Systems, Information Technology, and Urban development.

A well-known alumnus of the university is Gerhard Schulmeyer. Frankfurt University of Applied Sciences is part of the IT-Cluster Rhine-Main-Neckar, the "Silicon Valley of Europe".