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A Fachhochschule (German: [ˈfaxhoːxʃuːlə] ⓘ; plural Fachhochschulen), abbreviated FH, is a university of applied sciences (UAS), in other words a German tertiary education institution that provides professional education in many applied sciences and applied arts, such as engineering, technology, business, architecture, design, and industrial design.
The Ministry of Higher and Technical Education (German: Ministerium für das Hoch- und Fachschulwesen) was created in 1967 to provide co-ordination to the universities and technical colleges of the German Democratic Republic. Its journal was Hochschulewesen (Higher Education).
The Hochschule für Technik Stuttgart - University of Applied Sciences (German: Hochschule für Technik Stuttgart, HFT Stuttgart) is one of ten institutes for higher education in Stuttgart. It was founded in 1832 as a school for construction craftsmen (Winterschule für Bauhandwerker) and was inaugurated as a University of Applied Sciences in 1971.
Association of North German Universities (Verbund Norddeutscher Universitäten) Complete list of German universities – Higher Education Compass (Hochschulkompass) German Universities – Federal Ministry of Education and Research (Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung) Times Higher Education German University rankings
Technical and further education or simply TAFE (/ ˈ t eɪ f /) is the common name in Australia for vocational education, as a subset of tertiary education. TAFE institutions provide a wide range of predominantly vocational courses. Colloquially also known as "Tech". Individual TAFE institutions (usually with numerous campuses) are known as ...
A dual education system combines apprenticeships in a company and vocational education at a vocational school in one course. This system is practiced in several countries, notably Germany, Austria, Switzerland, South Tyrol and in the German-speaking Community of Belgium, but also for some years now in France and South Korea.
Vocational education is known by a variety of names, depending on the country concerned, including career and technical education, [2] or acronyms such as TVET (technical and vocational education and training; used by UNESCO) and TAFE (technical and further education).
It is the largest concentration of universities and colleges in Germany. The city has four public research universities and 27 private, professional and technical colleges (Hochschulen), offering a wide range of disciplines. [2] Access to the German university system is tuition free. 175,000 students were enrolled in the winter term of 2014/15. [3]