During their summer visit, the Science and Art Working Group of the CDU parliamentary group in the Hessian State Parliament learned about the current developments and prospects of the university of applied sciences. "The university is wisely positioned for the future by concentrating on studies, research and Professional Development . The state government has recognized this commitment of the university administration and has supported the new building for the Degree Courses in Media Informatics, Business Information Systems , Facility Management and the university's distance learning center at the Friedberg location with 18.4 million euros, which was handed over to the university at the end of June. This is a significant strengthening of Central Hesse as a university location," said Rafael Reißer, chairman of the working group, after the visit. Vice Presidents Prof. Harald Danne and Prof. Axel Schumann-Luck explained the opportunities available to the Giessen -Friedberg University of Applied Sciences in studies, research and Professional Development .

Due to demographic reasons, the university expects student numbers to increase from the current 10,500 to 13,000 by 2015. According to Schumann-Luck, this will necessitate at least a temporary expansion of space. Master plans for Giessen and Friedberg account for this need. The vice president expressed confidence that the state would purchase land in the Friedberg Housing Area near the campus for a competence and technology center. In Giessen the university intends to expand, among other things, to the district administration site.

Other topics included research and Professional Development . The FH is already one of the top German universities of applied sciences in terms of research, said Danne. The university of applied sciences is a sought-after cooperation partner, especially for medium-sized companies in the region. He cited a significant increase in the number of scientific employees in the medium term as a prerequisite for expanding research capacities. The university also wants to grow in the dual study programme and in the field of Professional Development in order to meet the great interest of local companies.