Cologne University of Applied Sciences

Cologne University of Applied Sciences
TH Köln
Former names
FH Köln (Fachhochschule Köln)
MottoUniversity of Technology, Arts, Sciences
TypePublic
Established1 August 1971
Budget€ 218 million [1]
PresidentSylvia Heuchemer [2]
Academic staff
440 professors
Administrative staff
2,000 [3]
Location
Cologne, Gummersbach and Leverkusen
,
North Rhine-Westphalia
,
 Germany
CampusUrban, 3 campuses
AffiliationsUAS7, EUA
Websitewww.th-koeln.de

Cologne University of Applied Sciences,[4] officially called TH Köln – University of Applied Sciences (German: Technische Hochschule Köln, abbreviated TH Köln) is an institute of higher education located in Cologne, Germany, established in 1971. It was created from a merger of numerous smaller colleges, the oldest of which was the Royal Provincial Trade School, founded in 1833, and renamed Trade College of the City of Cologne on 15 December 1879.

TH Köln is the largest University of Applied Sciences in Germany by number of students, having about 21,500 students and 440 professors and headquartered in Cologne Südstadt. The TH Köln offers a total of 100 bachelor's and master's degree programs in full. The other big universities of Cologne are the University of Cologne and the German Sport University Cologne.

  1. ^ "Jahresbericht 2023 (PDF)". (in German)
  2. ^ "Prof. Dr. Sylvia Heuchemer wird neue Präsidentin der TH Köln" (in German). Retrieved 2018-04-30.
  3. ^ "Profile". Retrieved 2022-09-15.
  4. ^ "Automation & IT (Master's program) - TH Köln". www.th-koeln.de.