Georg Simon Ohm University of Applied Sciences
at Nuernberg (Nuremberg), Germany
Particularities of the two German university types
University of Applied Sciences Traditional University
= Fachhochschule (FH); 1/3 2/3 of all German students
applied research basic research
focus: practice, industry focus: theory
dialogical lectures read lectures
small groups big groups
cumulative examinations two examination periods
short studies (4-5 years) long studies (6-7 years)
no doctorate PhD
History
1823 foundation of the (later Ohm) Polytechnic,
the present School of Engineering
Georg Simon Ohm (1787-03-16 – 1854-07-07)
German physisist: Ohm’s Law R=U/I
1839 – 1849 Director of the Polytechnic at Nuernberg
1972 foundation of the University of Applied Sciences,
together with three other schools
*** map of Germany, map of international relations
Figures
Students 7,300 (2001); 500 foreign students
Professors 250 (2001)
spring semester march 15 to june 30
fall semester october 1 to january 15
plus 3 weeks exams each
no tuition fees
Structure
4 Schools and 13 Departments (official translation)
School of Engineering
- Computer Science
- Architecture
- Chemical Engineering
- Communication and Micro Engineering
- Construction Engineering
- Electrical Energy Engineering
- General Sciences (maths, physics, languages)
- Materials Science (glass)
- Mechanical and Utility Engineering
- Process Engineering
School of Business and Economics
School of Social Sciences
School of Design and Art
with one Department each
Department of Computer Science
History
First enrollments: 1987
First graduations: 1990
Independent Department: 1999
Figures
Students (total) 476 (2001)
Students (freshman) 220 (2001)
admission prerequisite: general qualification (Abitur)
Graduations 40 per year
Professors 17 + 1 (2001)
Degree Programs
German
-Diploma (~ Master of Science) 8 semesters (incl. thesis)
International
- Bachelor (of Science) 6 semesters (180 ECTS credits)
start: fall 2000
- Master of Science 3 semesters (90 ECTS credits)
start: probably fall 2001
Temporal structures of the degree programs
Lower division studies
- 1st semester (half-year term)
- 2nd semester
- parallel: 50 days internship with supervision
intermediate examination (cumulative)
Upper division studies (3rd to 6th/8th semester)
- 3rd semester
- 4th semester
Bachelor (of Science)
- 5th semester: courses (18 ECTS credits) and
60 days internship with supervision (12 ECTS credits)
- 6th semester: courses (18 ECTS credits) and
Bachelor thesis (12 ECTS credits)
final examination (cumulative)
Diploma
- 5th semester: internship with supervision
- 6th semester
- 7th semester
- 8th semester (part): Diploma (~ Master) thesis
final examination (cumulative)
Master of Science
- 7th semester
- 8th semester
- 9th semester: Master thesis (30 ECTS credits)
final examination (cumulative)
Branches and majors of the degree programs
Bachelor (of Science) and Diploma
Information Systems and Management:
'IT in Business Computing'
- Information Systems and business processes
- Information Systems and management
- Software development
Computer Science
- Process automation
- Information Technology
- Software development
Master of Science
Information Systems and Management:
'IT in Business Computing'
- Theory of computer science
- Business processes and workflow management
- Theory of business
Computer Science
- Theory of computer science
- Communication and IT infrastructure
- Software Engineering and software architectures
- Internet and digital media
- Process automation
Languages
German, partly English, partly bilingual
Electives
list available on the web
Cooperations/Partnerships
with local small, medium-size and large enterprises
with German and international universities
partly on the basis of Socrates/Erasmus
Angers: Université
Boulder CO: University
Budapest: Számalk
Detroit MI: Wayne State University
Fort Collins CO: Colorado State University
Karlstad: Universitet
La Laguna (Tenerife): Universidad
Liechtenstein: Fachhochschule (Univ. of Applied Sciences)
Limerick: University
London: Middlesex University
Örebro: Universitet
Pilsen: Západoceská Univerzita
Regensburg: Universität
Rennes: Université, IUT de Lannion
Valencia: Universidad Politécnica
Växjö: Universitet
Warrensburg MO:Central Missouri State University
Westschweiz: Haute école spécialisée de Suisse occidentale
- Sierre, Yverdon-les-Bains
Wiener Neustadt: Fachhochschule (Univ. of Applied Sc.)
Personal data
professors/holl/holl.htm
Studies (University of Regensburg)
Mathematics; general, comparative, indoeuropean, Latin,
Romance (Neo-latin) linguistics
M.Sc. (German ‘Diplom’) in mathematics
Dissertation on: Mathematical models for describing the
inflectional morphology of the verb in Romance languages
Activities
Research projects in computer linguistics
Assistant professor in Romance linguistics
Senior programmer and vice head of a software department:
design, development and installation of business
information systems in SME
Lecturer for computer science in administration
Professor for Information Systems at Nuernberg since 1990
Research fields
Consulting projects in SME
Design of IS: data modeling, business process modeling
(Evolutionary) epistemology of model construction
Theory of science
Linguistics
Personal data
rainer.weber
Studies (University of Erlangen-Nuremberg)
Computer Science with minor Business Management
Activities
Research assistant at the University of Passau and the University of Technology Munich
Ph.D. in the area of modeling and design techniques for complex software systems
Research activity at the IBM European Networking Center in Heidelberg, specializing in multimedia office communication
Development for SAP Business Workflow at SAP AG, Walldorf
Current position: Professor for Information Systems at the University of Applied Sciences Nuremberg (since 2000)
Research fields
Workflow systems
Business process modelling
Modeling and design techniques for complex systems
Management of business processes via the Internet
Office communication and telecooperation
Business software, in particular SAP software