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A new degree program is launching at the Technische Hochschule Mittelhessen ). THMresearch and development teams are creating innovations for industrial applications. The university is expanding its international network of partnerships, opening up additional study abroad opportunities for students. A graduate's thesis has received an award. A new professor has taken up his post. THM invites you to public lectures. Here you will find news from teaching, research, and university life in general.
Surfing on rails
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The Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) presented a project from Friedberg at the CeBIT computer trade fair. At the Wetterau campus of the Giessen -Friedberg University of Applied Sciences, a team is working on developing broadband internet connectivity for vehicles in public transport. This project is financially supported by the German Federation of Industrial Research Associations (AiF). It was the only one of approximately 200 university of applied sciences research projects nationwide supported by the AiF to be presented at the BMBF booth.
Document 57
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The Issue 57 The latest issue of the FH (University of Applied Sciences) information service, "Drucksache," containing numerous reports on teaching and research, has been published. The print version is available free of charge from the press office (Wiesenstraße 14, 35390 Giessen , Tel. 0641/309-1040).
Cuban university thanks partners
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Prof. Dr. Wolf-Rainer Novender from the University of Applied Sciences Giessen -Friedberg has been awarded the title of "Professor Invitado" (Visiting Professor) at the Technical University of Havana. The Cuban university thus recognized the commitment of the engineering scientist, who has been dedicated to fostering cooperation between the two universities since 1999.
As a graduate student in the land of the Aztecs
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A three-week intensive Spanish course, seven semesters of computer science studies, and the determination to master his next international adventure – with this intellectual equipment, Janko Sornik from Glauburg set off for Central America in the summer semester of 2006. Today, the 24-year-old computer science graduate, who quickly found his first job, can look back on his six months in Mexico City with satisfaction: "I can now speak Spanish, have made new friends, learned about a different culture and the work processes in a foreign country, and successfully completed my diploma thesis."
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Strategic thinker and philanthropist
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When he invited the members of the Department to his farewell party, the most common reaction was: "What, you're leaving already?" Prof. Dr. Rolf Hohenbild had been too lively and active in recent years as Dean of Studies for anyone to imagine him in retirement.
PhD degree for university of applied sciences mechanical engineers
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Gerald Steil, a graduate engineer in mechanical engineering from the University of Applied Sciences in Friedberg, has successfully completed his doctorate ( Dr.-Ing. at the International University Institute in Zittau. In his 400-page dissertation, the 43-year-old from Frankfurt am Main investigated how the error rate in the fluid dynamic design of systems can be reduced.
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Business Information Systems : in-depth practical application
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The Giessen -Friedberg University of Applied Sciences and Opitz Consulting GmbH have signed a cooperation agreement. In it, the partners – at the university, this is the Friedberg Department Mathematics, Natural Sciences, and Data Processing – agree to intensify their collaboration, particularly in the field Business Information Systems Business Information Systems . Furthermore, the company intends to participate in an award for the best diploma theses.
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Topping-out ceremony in Giessen
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The Giessen -Friedberg University of Applied Sciences celebrated the topping-out ceremony for an extension building at Platz der Deutschen Einheit in Giessen . The new building will cost nearly 13 million euros and offer a main usable area of 2,500 square meters. This sum includes the renovation costs for the building at Wiesenstraße 3-5 and the costs for a parking garage that has already been completed, which provides the university with the required parking spaces on Ringallee.
Cooperation with Frankfurt Clinic
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The Giessen -Friedberg University of Applied Sciences has concluded a cooperation agreement with the Frankfurt Occupational Accident Clinic (BGU).
