This page offers a variety of basic information about the Offenburg University of Applied Sciences (HS Offenburg) and links to the external websites of the respective institutions. 

The Offenburg University of Applied Sciences was founded in 1964 as an engineering school. In 1978 the faculty of business administration in Gengenbach was established, followed by the media studies in 1990. The priorities of the HS Offenburg are thus technology, business studies, and media. Currently, it hosts ca 4,000 students at the sites Offenburg and Gengenbach, and provides 16 bachelor and 12 master courses.

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• Courses A - Z
• Official homepage Offenburg University of Applied Sciences

The International Center is responsible for foreign students and the university's international partnerships.

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• International Center
  

The student service of the HS Offenburg is the contact point for prospective and enrolled students. It helps solving all questions related to studying in Offenburg and Gengenbach.   

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• Contact persons - University of Applied Sciences Offenburg
  

A faculty ("Fakultät") is a division within the university that contains one or several study subjects.

Student councils ("Fachschaften") are organizations for the representation of interests of students by students. One student council usually represents a single faculty or one subject.

The list below contains links to the faculties of the HS Offenburg and the corresponding student councils.
    
Faculties:

• Fakultät Betriebswirtschaft & Wirtschaftsingenieurwesen (business management & industrial engineering)
  
• Fakultät Elektrotechnik & Informationstechnik (electrical engineering & information technology)
  
• Fakultät Maschinenbau & Verfahrenstechnik (mechanical engineering & process engineering)
  
• Fakultät Medien & Informationswesen (media & information)
  

Student councils:

• Fachschaft Betriebswirtschaft & Wirtschaftsingenieurwesen
• Fachschaft Elektrotechnik & Informationstechnik
• Fachschaft Medien & Informationswesen

The University of Applied Sciences Offenburg has three sites in Offenburg, and one in Gengenbach.

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• University locations - HS Offenburg

The canteen in Offenburg offers a varying and diverse range of dishes.

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• Current canteen menu - Offenburg

The "Studentenwerk Freiburg" supports students in all issues related to their studies. It offers services for financial matters, social life, accommodation, culture, and food services.

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• Homepage Studentenwerk Freiburg

The student represenatives are defending the interests of students on the university level. They are the voice of the students in talks with the university administration or the public. In addition to political and social issues the representation deals with cultural matters. The student representation at the HS Offenburg is the "Allgemeine Studierendenausschuss" (AStA).

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• AStA - University of Applied Sciences Offenburg

The "Informationszentrum" of the HS Offenburg offers literature and research advice.

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• Informationszentrum - HS Offenburg

Within the university the IT service is the first contact for questions about data processing and electronic communication. At the HS Offenburg it is offered by the "Hochschulrechenzentrum" (HRZ).

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• HRZ - HS Offenburg

The university sport at the HS Offenburg offers numerous sport activities for students such as billiards, capoeira, golf or climbing.
   
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• University sport at the HS Offenburg