Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences

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Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences

Hochschule Darmstadt (h_da)
Type	Public university
Established	Technical Hochschule 1876, Hochschule 1971
President	Arnd Steinmetz
Administrative staff	900
Students	17,000
Address	Haardtring 100 D-64295 , Darmstadt , Hesse , Germany 49°51′59″N 8°38′00″E / 49.86639°N 8.63333°E / 49.86639; 8.63333
Website	www.h-da.de

The Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences (German: Hochschule Darmstadt), also known as h_da, is a University of Applied Sciences located in Darmstadt, Germany.

h_da is part of the IT cluster Rhine-Main-Neckar, the "Silicon Valley of Germany" and ATHENE, the largest research institute for IT security in Europe.