FH Joanneum
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FH Joanneum is one of the largest Universities of Applied Sciences
in Austria
. It has about 3,500 students and about 530 employees (figures from 2009/10 academic year). The main campus is located in Graz
, while there are two other locations in Kapfenberg
and Bad Gleichenberg
. All three are situated in the province of Styria, Austria.
Since the autumn of 2011 FH Joanneum has offered 24 undergraduate and 15 graduate degree programs in a variety of areas including business, technology, design, architecture, health and social services. All of its programs have a compulsory internship component.
Fachhochschule
A Fachhochschule or University of Applied Sciences is a German type of tertiary education institution, sometimes specialized in certain topical areas . Fachhochschulen were founded in Germany and later adopted by Austria, Liechtenstein, Switzerland and Greece...
in Austria
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
. It has about 3,500 students and about 530 employees (figures from 2009/10 academic year). The main campus is located in Graz
Graz
The more recent population figures do not give the whole picture as only people with principal residence status are counted and people with secondary residence status are not. Most of the people with secondary residence status in Graz are students...
, while there are two other locations in Kapfenberg
Kapfenberg
Kapfenberg is a city in Styria, Austria, near Bruck an der Mur. The town's landmark is Burg Oberkapfenberg. Main employer in the city of Kapfenberg was and still is the steel manufacturer Böhler....
and Bad Gleichenberg
Bad Gleichenberg
Bad Gleichenberg is a municipality in the district of Feldbach in Styria, Austria....
. All three are situated in the province of Styria, Austria.
Since the autumn of 2011 FH Joanneum has offered 24 undergraduate and 15 graduate degree programs in a variety of areas including business, technology, design, architecture, health and social services. All of its programs have a compulsory internship component.