Hochschule Wismar

Hochschule Wismar

Hochschule Wismar, University of Applied Sciences: Technology, Business and Design
Motto	Mit allen Wassern gewaschen
Motto in English	Being Shrewd
Type	Public
Established	1908
President	Bodo Wiegand-Hoffmeister
Academic staff	236
Administrative staff	256
Students	8,406 (in winter 2018)
Location	Wismar , Germany 53°53′24″N 11°26′45″E / 53.89000°N 11.44583°E / 53.89000; 11.44583
Campus	Urban
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Website	www.hs-wismar.de

The Hochschule Wismar, University of Applied Sciences: Technology, Business and Design (or short: University of Wismar), is the third-biggest and third-oldest public university in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. The university is situated at the Baltic coast in the very north of Germany with its campus being only 500 metres (550 yards) away from the harbor. The university was founded in 1908 as an engineering academy and has become an important part in the city's cultural life.