Mainz University of Applied Sciences

Mainz University of Applied Sciences

Hochschule Mainz
Type	Public
Established	Founded in 1996.[1] Emerging from the Electoral Academy of Painting and Sculpture (Kurfürstliche Maler- und Bildhauerakademie), founded in Mainz in 1757, as well as from the Grand Ducal State Construction School (Großherzoglichen Landesbaugewerkschule) founded in Darmstadt in 1876.
Chancellor	Dr. Valérie Schüller
President	Prof. Dr. Susanne Weissman
Administrative staff	410[2]
Students	5,538 (WiSe 2017/18) [2]
Location	Mainz , Rhineland-Palatinate , Germany 49°59′19″N 8°13′38″E / 49.9885°N 8.2271°E / 49.9885; 8.2271
Campus	Mainz
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Website	www.hs-mainz.de

The Mainz University of Applied Sciences (German: Hochschule Mainz), is a 1971-founded university located in Mainz, in the western German state of Rhineland-Palatinate. The University of Applied Sciences Mainz consists of three faculties: School of Technology, School of Design and School of Business. The common feature of all fields of study is the practical orientation of the university, the short periods of study and the internationally orientated courses.