Anhalt University of Applied Sciences explained

Anhalt University of Applied Sciences
Established:1991
Type:State
City:Köthen (headquarters), Bernburg (Saale) & Dessau-Roßlau
State:Saxony-Anhalt
Country:Germany
Coordinates:51.8236°N 11.7092°W
President:Jörg Bagdahn
Budget:approx. EUR 31,000,000 double budget 2010/11
Students:8.020 WS 2015/16
Website:https://www.hs-anhalt.de

The Anhalt University of Applied Sciences is a vocational university with locations in Bernburg (Saale), Dessau-Roßlau and Köthen, Germany.

History

In the 19th century the Higher Technical Institute at Köthen provided engineers were educated with three years of study in electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, chemistry, metallurgy, and brick or ceramic art.[1]

Locations

Technical subjects are mainly taught in Köthen. In addition, a part of the state Studienkolleg is located here, at which students are prepared for university study in Germany.[2] There were two departments in Bernburg: Economy and Agriculture/Conservation and Ecotrophology. Design or architecture-related courses along with the Bauhaus art school are located in Dessau.[3]

References

  1. Edgar Holzapfel: Höheres technisches Institut zu Cöthen. Article in 11 August 1898 issue of Illustrierte Zeitung. Accessed on 10 January 2015.
  2. http://www.hs-anhalt.de/hochschule/standorte/koethen.html Köthen: Viel Zukunft für Ingenieure
  3. http://www.hs-anhalt.de/hochschule/standorte/dessau.html Dessau: Kreativ und innovativ