Universität der Bundeswehr München
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Bundeswehr University Munich (German: Universität der Bundeswehr München, UniBw München) is one of only two federal universities in Germany that both were founded in 1973 as part of the German Armed Forces
(Bundeswehr). Originally called Hochschule der Bundeswehr München the institution was supposed to offer civilian academic education for military officers. Today, the university has an increasing number of civilian and international students. The academic year at the university is structured in trimesters and not the usual semesters, to offer intensive studies with more credit points per year. Very capable students can therefore achieve a Bachelor's and a Master's degree within less than four years, while this would usually require five years. Universität der Bundeswehr München has well-established scientific research and forms part of two excellence clusters of the German government's university excellence initiative
. Bundeswehr University is one of only very few campus universities in Germany.
decided that the education of military officers in Germany had to be reviewed and had to include full academic studies. After one year the Ellwein commission presented its proposal for the creation of two civilian colleges within the armed forces. Students should get fully recognised civilian degrees independent of their military profession, to have a higher qualified officer corps and more incentives to join the military. The idea was that students would have better conditions than at normal universities so that they could cope with a higher workload and study faster. After almost two years of discussions and the necessary legislative procedures, both universities could open. University education normally being a responsibility of the German states, Universität der Bundeswehr München and Helmut Schmidt University
are the only federal universities in Germany. With their innovative concepts Helmut Schmidt University and Universität der Bundeswehr München quickly became widely known as reform universities within the very traditional German university landscape. In the following years the universities had to establish their image and reputation and finally were accepted as full universities with the rights to award doctorate degrees as well as Habilitation
s to qualify university professors in the 80s. In the 90s and 2000s the university has started to open its teaching towards civilian students and to extend its international relations. While the researchers and doctorate students always used to be mainly civilians, the student body still had been purely military in the 90s. Today, Universität der Bundeswehr München has concluded partnership contracts with different major financial and industrial companies, which send students to Universität der Bundeswehr München. In the past few years different federal agencies have started to qualify their employees at the university. Since 2007 Universität der Bundeswehr München has changed its degree to the harmonized Bologna system
. It has completely restructed its curriculums and awards Bachelor's and Master's degrees instead of the former German Diplom
.
in the south of Munich
, Bavaria
. There are S-Bahn and U-Bahn connections to Neuperlach Süd as well as three bus connections available. In addition to that, there are motorway exits at Neubiberg and Neuperlach, permitting fast access by car. The large campus used to host the Air Force officer school before, and also included a military airport. Former runways are still used for scientific testing of vehicles.
Since the 1970s a large number of buildings has been built for teaching, scientific research and student housing. Most of the students live in modern individual student dormitories on the campus and next to the university buildings. On campus students have access to different sports facilities like gyms, tennis courts and golf ranges.
Different multinational engineering companies have their headquarters or important industrial facilities directly next to the campus, most notably Siemens
, Infineon Technologies
, Bosch and Siemens Household Appliances (BSH), and EADS
facilitating frequent cooperation in research.
On campus all students (also the military ones) usually wear civilian clothes. Students can organize their activities as they want and attendance to lectures is mostly voluntary. On Wednesday afternoons there is regularly military or language training for soldiers.
There are many possibilities for extracurricular activities within student initiatives and associations. International initiatives like the German-American, German-Israeli or German-Hispanic clubs as well as the Model United Nations
Society play an important role on the campus. The students of each student dormitory usually organize a large party every year.
As a large part of the student body consists of military officers and officer candidates, sport is considered important on the campus. The sports center provides a variety of free courses for students - e.g. for different martial arts. There are a lot of sports facilities like gyms, different sports halls, a golf course, a large climbing wall, an indoor swimming pool, several tennis courts and other sports grounds. Furthermore the university has a large military obstacle course which was used for the CISM
world cup in 2009. There are different sports teams on the campus which also take part in the university championships.
Every student as well as the public has access to the more than one million volumes in the university library. The library is linked to the academic library network of Bavaria which allows interlibrary loan
s.
. The administration is headed by the Chancellor
. A difference to most other universities is that the structure of education and research is split up between normal university part with seven university faculties and a Fachhochschule
(College of Applied Sciences) part with three more faculties. Furthermore the structure contains central services like the computing center, the large university library, a media center with state-of-the-art technology, a language service and the sport services. In addition to that the university has two further research institutes. The department for special services includes the Studium+ institute for interdisciplinary studies, the CASC center for postgraduate studies as well as some further services. Another difference to other universities is the military division which is responsible for the administration and training of military students.
Decisions are made by the board, the extended board and the administration council (Senate
and University Council
).
the university only offers civilian study courses. The contents generally have no relation to the military and correspond to courses at regular German universities. Bachelor´s and Master´s studies in total consist of 400 ECTS
credit points. Due to this there also is a small number of highly gifted civilian students who are sponsored by industrial and financial companies like Allianz
, Bosch or Munich Re
. In addition to that other German ministries and federal institutions like Bundesnachrichtendienst
also educate some of their employees at the university. In cooperation with George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies
a course of studies for senior leaders (International Strategic Studies) has been introduced. The university also has international students and offers individual mentoring and tutoring programmes. Universität der Bundeswehr has concluded partnership contracts with an increasing number of international universities.
Furthermore it is possible for civilians to receive a doctorate or to qualify as a university lecturer (Habilitation
). All of the professors are civilians and the number of professors per student is significantly higher than at normal German universities. Thus in general the conditions for teaching are better.
In autumn 2009 the university introduced the first military related engineering course of study called Defence Engineering, which is solely dedicated to civilian students from industrial companies and federal institutions.
Military students of the university usually only have a maximum of 4 years to pass their Master's within the intensive studies with more content. If they do not finish their Bachelor's after 2 1/4 years with the necessary grades they cannot proceed. As the studies have to be finished in a shorter time than at common German universities the academic year consists of three trimesters instead of the normal two semesters.
treaty and offers Bachelor's and Master's degrees as well as doctoral and postdoctoral studies. Universität der Bundeswehr offers normal university courses of studies as well as a few more practical oriented Fachhochschule
(University of Applied Sciences) study courses.
Summer School on Global Navigation Satellite Systems. The university also has a number of partner companies which rely on the universities research expertise and support the university with products and facilities for testing and research.
: Universidad de Chile (Santiago de Chile): Tongji University
(Shanghai
): Aarhus University (Aarhus
): University of Oulu
(Oulu
): Toulouse Business School (Toulouse
), ENSAM
(Paris
), ENSTA Bretagne (Brest
), ENSMP (Paris
), ISEP
(Paris
): Central European University
(Budapest
): Osaka Institute of Technology
(Osaka
): Technische Universiteit Delft (Delft
): Wrocław University of Technology (Wrocław): Politehnica University of Bucharest (Bucarest), University of Craiova
(Craiova
): Saint Petersburg Polytechnical University
(St. Petersburg): Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (Madrid
), Universitat Pompeu Fabra (Barcelona
), Universidad de Cádiz (Cádiz
): University of Arizona
(Tucson), University of Texas at El Paso
Bundeswehr
The Bundeswehr consists of the unified armed forces of Germany and their civil administration and procurement authorities...
(Bundeswehr). Originally called Hochschule der Bundeswehr München the institution was supposed to offer civilian academic education for military officers. Today, the university has an increasing number of civilian and international students. The academic year at the university is structured in trimesters and not the usual semesters, to offer intensive studies with more credit points per year. Very capable students can therefore achieve a Bachelor's and a Master's degree within less than four years, while this would usually require five years. Universität der Bundeswehr München has well-established scientific research and forms part of two excellence clusters of the German government's university excellence initiative
German Universities Excellence Initiative
The Excellence Initiative of the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research and the German Research Foundation aims to promote cutting-edge research and to create outstanding conditions for young scientists at universities, to deepen cooperation between disciplines and institutions, to...
. Bundeswehr University is one of only very few campus universities in Germany.
History
In 1970 the then minister of defence Helmut SchmidtHelmut Schmidt
Helmut Heinrich Waldemar Schmidt is a German Social Democratic politician who served as Chancellor of West Germany from 1974 to 1982. Prior to becoming chancellor, he had served as Minister of Defence and Minister of Finance. He had also served briefly as Minister of Economics and as acting...
decided that the education of military officers in Germany had to be reviewed and had to include full academic studies. After one year the Ellwein commission presented its proposal for the creation of two civilian colleges within the armed forces. Students should get fully recognised civilian degrees independent of their military profession, to have a higher qualified officer corps and more incentives to join the military. The idea was that students would have better conditions than at normal universities so that they could cope with a higher workload and study faster. After almost two years of discussions and the necessary legislative procedures, both universities could open. University education normally being a responsibility of the German states, Universität der Bundeswehr München and Helmut Schmidt University
Helmut Schmidt University
The Helmut Schmidt University , located in Hamburg, Germany, is a German educational establishment that was founded in 1973 at the initiative of the then-Federal Minister of Defence, Helmut Schmidt. Teaching first started in Autumn of 1973...
are the only federal universities in Germany. With their innovative concepts Helmut Schmidt University and Universität der Bundeswehr München quickly became widely known as reform universities within the very traditional German university landscape. In the following years the universities had to establish their image and reputation and finally were accepted as full universities with the rights to award doctorate degrees as well as Habilitation
Habilitation
Habilitation is the highest academic qualification a scholar can achieve by his or her own pursuit in several European and Asian countries. Earned after obtaining a research doctorate, such as a PhD, habilitation requires the candidate to write a professorial thesis based on independent...
s to qualify university professors in the 80s. In the 90s and 2000s the university has started to open its teaching towards civilian students and to extend its international relations. While the researchers and doctorate students always used to be mainly civilians, the student body still had been purely military in the 90s. Today, Universität der Bundeswehr München has concluded partnership contracts with different major financial and industrial companies, which send students to Universität der Bundeswehr München. In the past few years different federal agencies have started to qualify their employees at the university. Since 2007 Universität der Bundeswehr München has changed its degree to the harmonized Bologna system
Bologna declaration
The Bologna declaration is the main guiding document of the Bologna process...
. It has completely restructed its curriculums and awards Bachelor's and Master's degrees instead of the former German Diplom
Diplom
A Diplom is an academic degree in the German-speaking countries Germany, Austria, and Switzerland and a similarly named degree in some other European countries including Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Estonia, Finland , Greece, Hungary, Russia, Serbia, Macedonia, Slovenia, and Ukraine...
.
Presidents
- 1973–1974 Gerhard Wachter (temporary)
- 1974–1982 Horst von Engerth
- 1982–1990 Rudolf Wienecke
- 1990–1993 Jürgen von Kruedener
- 1993–1994 Rudolf Avenhaus (temporary)
- 1994–2005 Hans Georg Lößl
- since 2005 Merith Niehuss
Campus and student life
The university is located in NeubibergNeubiberg
Neubiberg is a municipality south-east of Munich, Germany, founded in 1912. It used to have an airport that was used as a Luftwaffe-base in the Third Reich and after the war as an U.S. airbase and in the following years as the German Air Force officer school. Today the largest part of the area is...
in the south of Munich
Munich
Munich The city's motto is "" . Before 2006, it was "Weltstadt mit Herz" . Its native name, , is derived from the Old High German Munichen, meaning "by the monks' place". The city's name derives from the monks of the Benedictine order who founded the city; hence the monk depicted on the city's coat...
, Bavaria
Bavaria
Bavaria, formally the Free State of Bavaria is a state of Germany, located in the southeast of Germany. With an area of , it is the largest state by area, forming almost 20% of the total land area of Germany...
. There are S-Bahn and U-Bahn connections to Neuperlach Süd as well as three bus connections available. In addition to that, there are motorway exits at Neubiberg and Neuperlach, permitting fast access by car. The large campus used to host the Air Force officer school before, and also included a military airport. Former runways are still used for scientific testing of vehicles.
Since the 1970s a large number of buildings has been built for teaching, scientific research and student housing. Most of the students live in modern individual student dormitories on the campus and next to the university buildings. On campus students have access to different sports facilities like gyms, tennis courts and golf ranges.
Different multinational engineering companies have their headquarters or important industrial facilities directly next to the campus, most notably Siemens
Siemens
Siemens may refer toSiemens, a German family name carried by generations of telecommunications industrialists, including:* Werner von Siemens , inventor, founder of Siemens AG...
, Infineon Technologies
Infineon Technologies
Infineon Technologies AG is a German semiconductor manufacturer and was founded on April 1, 1999, when the semiconductor operations of the parent company Siemens AG were spun off to form a separate legal entity. , Infineon has 25,149 employees worldwide...
, Bosch and Siemens Household Appliances (BSH), and EADS
EADS
The European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company N.V. is a global pan-European aerospace and defence corporation and a leading defence and military contractor worldwide...
facilitating frequent cooperation in research.
On campus all students (also the military ones) usually wear civilian clothes. Students can organize their activities as they want and attendance to lectures is mostly voluntary. On Wednesday afternoons there is regularly military or language training for soldiers.
There are many possibilities for extracurricular activities within student initiatives and associations. International initiatives like the German-American, German-Israeli or German-Hispanic clubs as well as the Model United Nations
Model United Nations
Model United Nations is an academic simulation of the United Nations that aims to educate participants about current events, topics in international relations, diplomacy and the United Nations agenda....
Society play an important role on the campus. The students of each student dormitory usually organize a large party every year.
As a large part of the student body consists of military officers and officer candidates, sport is considered important on the campus. The sports center provides a variety of free courses for students - e.g. for different martial arts. There are a lot of sports facilities like gyms, different sports halls, a golf course, a large climbing wall, an indoor swimming pool, several tennis courts and other sports grounds. Furthermore the university has a large military obstacle course which was used for the CISM
CISM
CISM may be:* Certified Information Security Manager, a security certification of the Information Systems Audit and Control Association* Center for Integrated Space Weather Modeling...
world cup in 2009. There are different sports teams on the campus which also take part in the university championships.
Every student as well as the public has access to the more than one million volumes in the university library. The library is linked to the academic library network of Bavaria which allows interlibrary loan
Interlibrary loan
Interlibrary loan is a service whereby a user of one library can borrow books or receive photocopies of documents that are owned by another library...
s.
Administration and organization
The organization of Universität der Bundeswehr München is similar to a usual university. 1,100 (non-military) employees, among them 163 full professors, serve the approximately 3,400 students . The university is led by a civilian president and three vice presidents. The incumbent president, Merith Niehuß, is the only female university president in BavariaBavaria
Bavaria, formally the Free State of Bavaria is a state of Germany, located in the southeast of Germany. With an area of , it is the largest state by area, forming almost 20% of the total land area of Germany...
. The administration is headed by the Chancellor
Chancellor
Chancellor is the title of various official positions in the governments of many nations. The original chancellors were the Cancellarii of Roman courts of justice—ushers who sat at the cancelli or lattice work screens of a basilica or law court, which separated the judge and counsel from the...
. A difference to most other universities is that the structure of education and research is split up between normal university part with seven university faculties and a Fachhochschule
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...
(College of Applied Sciences) part with three more faculties. Furthermore the structure contains central services like the computing center, the large university library, a media center with state-of-the-art technology, a language service and the sport services. In addition to that the university has two further research institutes. The department for special services includes the Studium+ institute for interdisciplinary studies, the CASC center for postgraduate studies as well as some further services. Another difference to other universities is the military division which is responsible for the administration and training of military students.
Decisions are made by the board, the extended board and the administration council (Senate
Senate
A senate is a deliberative assembly, often the upper house or chamber of a legislature or parliament. There have been many such bodies in history, since senate means the assembly of the eldest and wiser members of the society and ruling class...
and University Council
University Council
A University Council may be the executive body of a university's governance system, an advisory body to the University President, or something in between in authority....
).
Academics
Similar to some other military run universities like the École PolytechniqueÉcole Polytechnique
The École Polytechnique is a state-run institution of higher education and research in Palaiseau, Essonne, France, near Paris. Polytechnique is renowned for its four year undergraduate/graduate Master's program...
the university only offers civilian study courses. The contents generally have no relation to the military and correspond to courses at regular German universities. Bachelor´s and Master´s studies in total consist of 400 ECTS
ECTS
ECTS may refer to:* Elementary cognitive tasks, from psychometrics* Engine coolant temperature sensor* European Calcified Tissue Society* European Computer Trade Show* European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System...
credit points. Due to this there also is a small number of highly gifted civilian students who are sponsored by industrial and financial companies like Allianz
Allianz
SE is a global financial services company headquartered in Munich, Germany. Its core business and focus is insurance. As of 2010, it was the world's 12th-largest financial services group and 23rd-largest company according to a composite measure by Forbes magazine.Its Allianz Global Investors...
, Bosch or Munich Re
Munich Re
Munich Re Group is a reinsurance company based in Munich, Germany. It is one of the world’s leading reinsurers. ERGO, a Munich Re subsidiary, is the Group’s primary insurance arm....
. In addition to that other German ministries and federal institutions like Bundesnachrichtendienst
Bundesnachrichtendienst
The Bundesnachrichtendienst [ˌbʊndəsˈnaːχʁɪçtnˌdiːnst] is the foreign intelligence agency of Germany, directly subordinated to the Chancellor's Office. Its headquarters are in Pullach near Munich, and Berlin . The BND has 300 locations in Germany and foreign countries...
also educate some of their employees at the university. In cooperation with George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies
George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies
The George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies is a unique U.S. Department of Defense and German Defense Ministry security and defense studies institute...
a course of studies for senior leaders (International Strategic Studies) has been introduced. The university also has international students and offers individual mentoring and tutoring programmes. Universität der Bundeswehr has concluded partnership contracts with an increasing number of international universities.
Furthermore it is possible for civilians to receive a doctorate or to qualify as a university lecturer (Habilitation
Habilitation
Habilitation is the highest academic qualification a scholar can achieve by his or her own pursuit in several European and Asian countries. Earned after obtaining a research doctorate, such as a PhD, habilitation requires the candidate to write a professorial thesis based on independent...
). All of the professors are civilians and the number of professors per student is significantly higher than at normal German universities. Thus in general the conditions for teaching are better.
In autumn 2009 the university introduced the first military related engineering course of study called Defence Engineering, which is solely dedicated to civilian students from industrial companies and federal institutions.
Military students of the university usually only have a maximum of 4 years to pass their Master's within the intensive studies with more content. If they do not finish their Bachelor's after 2 1/4 years with the necessary grades they cannot proceed. As the studies have to be finished in a shorter time than at common German universities the academic year consists of three trimesters instead of the normal two semesters.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| winter trimester | spring trimester | summer modules, internships etc. | autumn trimester |
Study courses
The university has restructured its courses of study according to the BolognaBologna
Bologna is the capital city of Emilia-Romagna, in the Po Valley of Northern Italy. The city lies between the Po River and the Apennine Mountains, more specifically, between the Reno River and the Savena River. Bologna is a lively and cosmopolitan Italian college city, with spectacular history,...
treaty and offers Bachelor's and Master's degrees as well as doctoral and postdoctoral studies. Universität der Bundeswehr offers normal university courses of studies as well as a few more practical oriented Fachhochschule
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...
(University of Applied Sciences) study courses.
The University
- Civil EngineeringCivil engineeringCivil engineering is a professional engineering discipline that deals with the design, construction, and maintenance of the physical and naturally built environment, including works like roads, bridges, canals, dams, and buildings...
& Environmental Studies (Bachelor of Science, Master of Science, doctorate, habilitation) - Electrical EngineeringElectrical engineeringElectrical engineering is a field of engineering that generally deals with the study and application of electricity, electronics and electromagnetism. The field first became an identifiable occupation in the late nineteenth century after commercialization of the electric telegraph and electrical...
& Information TechnologyInformation technologyInformation technology is the acquisition, processing, storage and dissemination of vocal, pictorial, textual and numerical information by a microelectronics-based combination of computing and telecommunications...
(Bachelor of Science, Master of Science, doctorate, habilitation) - Computer ScienceComputer scienceComputer science or computing science is the study of the theoretical foundations of information and computation and of practical techniques for their implementation and application in computer systems...
(Bachelor of Science, Master of Science, doctorate, habilitation) - Aerospace EngineeringAerospace engineeringAerospace engineering is the primary branch of engineering concerned with the design, construction and science of aircraft and spacecraft. It is divided into two major and overlapping branches: aeronautical engineering and astronautical engineering...
(Bachelor of Science, Master of Science, doctorate, habilitation) - Political SciencePolitical sciencePolitical Science is a social science discipline concerned with the study of the state, government and politics. Aristotle defined it as the study of the state. It deals extensively with the theory and practice of politics, and the analysis of political systems and political behavior...
& Social SciencesSocial sciencesSocial science is the field of study concerned with society. "Social science" is commonly used as an umbrella term to refer to a plurality of fields outside of the natural sciences usually exclusive of the administrative or managerial sciences...
(Bachelor of Arts, Master of Arts, doctorate, habilitation) - International Security Studies (Master of Science, in cooperation with George C. Marshall European Center for Security StudiesGeorge C. Marshall European Center for Security StudiesThe George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies is a unique U.S. Department of Defense and German Defense Ministry security and defense studies institute...
) - EconomicsEconomicsEconomics is the social science that analyzes the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services. The term economics comes from the Ancient Greek from + , hence "rules of the house"...
& Organizational Sciences (Bachelor of Science, Master of Science, doctorate, habilitation) - Business Information Systems, (Bachelor of Science, Master of Science, doctorate, habilitation)
- Adult, Intercultural and Media Education (Bachelor of Arts, Master of Arts, doctorate, habilitation)
- Sports ScienceSports scienceSport science is a discipline that studies the application of scientific principles and techniques with the aim of improving sporting performance...
(Bachelor of Science, Master of Science, doctorate, habilitation) - Mathematical Engineering (Bachelor of Science, Master of Science, doctorate, habilitation)
- Business Administration (Master of Business Administration, for further qualification, in cooperation with ESB Reutlingen)
- ESPACE - Earth Oriented Space Science and Technology (Master of Science, in cooperation with Technical University of MunichTechnical University of MunichThe Technische Universität München is a research university with campuses in Munich, Garching, and Weihenstephan...
and other institutes)
College of Applied Sciences (Fachhochschule)
- Computer EngineeringComputer engineeringComputer engineering, also called computer systems engineering, is a discipline that integrates several fields of electrical engineering and computer science required to develop computer systems. Computer engineers usually have training in electronic engineering, software design, and...
& Communication Technology (Bachelor of Engineering) - Mechanical EngineeringMechanical engineeringMechanical engineering is a discipline of engineering that applies the principles of physics and materials science for analysis, design, manufacturing, and maintenance of mechanical systems. It is the branch of engineering that involves the production and usage of heat and mechanical power for the...
(Bachelor of Engineering) - Computer Aided Engineering (Master of Engineering)
- Business and Journalism (Bachelor of Arts, Master of Arts)
- Defence Engineering (Bachelor of Engineering)
Research
The university is very successful and well-established in different fields of research, especially when it comes to aeronautical engineering (e.g. participation in the GALILEO satellite program and development of different parts of space probes) or computer-driven cars. A main focus of the university are also all kinds of security technology. The university is part of two excellence clusters of the German government universities excellence initiative (Cognition for Technical Systems and Munich-Centre for Advanced Photonics). The university hosts the ESAEuropean Space Agency
The European Space Agency , established in 1975, is an intergovernmental organisation dedicated to the exploration of space, currently with 18 member states...
Summer School on Global Navigation Satellite Systems. The university also has a number of partner companies which rely on the universities research expertise and support the university with products and facilities for testing and research.
International collaboration
Universität der Bundeswehr München has partner universities worldwide. The following list shows some examples:: University of GrazUniversity of Graz
The University of Graz , a university located in Graz, Austria, is the second-largest and second-oldest university in Austria....
: Universidad de Chile (Santiago de Chile): Tongji University
Tongji University
Tongji University , colloquially known as Tongji , located in Shanghai, has more than 30,000 students and 8,000 staff members . It offers degree programs at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels...
(Shanghai
Shanghai
Shanghai is the largest city by population in China and the largest city proper in the world. It is one of the four province-level municipalities in the People's Republic of China, with a total population of over 23 million as of 2010...
): Aarhus University (Aarhus
Aarhus
Aarhus or Århus is the second-largest city in Denmark. The principal port of Denmark, Aarhus is on the east side of the peninsula of Jutland in the geographical center of Denmark...
): University of Oulu
University of Oulu
The University of Oulu is one of the largest universities in Finland, located in the city of Oulu. It was founded on July 8, 1958. The university has around 16,000 students and 3,000 staff...
(Oulu
Oulu
Oulu is a city and municipality of inhabitants in the region of Northern Ostrobothnia, in Finland. It is the most populous city in Northern Finland and the sixth most populous city in the country. It is one of the northernmost larger cities in the world....
): Toulouse Business School (Toulouse
Toulouse
Toulouse is a city in the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern FranceIt lies on the banks of the River Garonne, 590 km away from Paris and half-way between the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea...
), ENSAM
École Nationale Supérieure d'Arts et Métiers
Arts et Métiers ParisTech is the French leading engineering school in the fields of mechanics and industrialization.The school trained 85,000 engineers since its foundation in 1780 by the Duke of La Rochefoucauld-Liancourt....
(Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
), ENSTA Bretagne (Brest
Brest, France
Brest is a city in the Finistère department in Brittany in northwestern France. Located in a sheltered position not far from the western tip of the Breton peninsula, and the western extremity of metropolitan France, Brest is an important harbour and the second French military port after Toulon...
), ENSMP (Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
), ISEP
Institut supérieur d'électronique de Paris
ISEP, short for "Institut Supérieur d’Electronique de Paris," is a French Grande École located in Paris. It specializes in electronics, telecommunication and computer science....
(Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
): Central European University
Central European University
For other uses, see European University Central European University is a graduate-level, English-language university offering degrees in the social sciences, humanities, law, public policy, business management, environmental science, and mathematics...
(Budapest
Budapest
Budapest is the capital of Hungary. As the largest city of Hungary, it is the country's principal political, cultural, commercial, industrial, and transportation centre. In 2011, Budapest had 1,733,685 inhabitants, down from its 1989 peak of 2,113,645 due to suburbanization. The Budapest Commuter...
): Osaka Institute of Technology
Osaka Institute of Technology
is a private university in Osaka Prefecture, Japan. Its main campus is located in Asahi-ku, Osaka City. Another campus is in Hirakata City.- History :...
(Osaka
Osaka
is a city in the Kansai region of Japan's main island of Honshu, a designated city under the Local Autonomy Law, the capital city of Osaka Prefecture and also the biggest part of Keihanshin area, which is represented by three major cities of Japan, Kyoto, Osaka and Kobe...
): Technische Universiteit Delft (Delft
Delft
Delft is a city and municipality in the province of South Holland , the Netherlands. It is located between Rotterdam and The Hague....
): Wrocław University of Technology (Wrocław): Politehnica University of Bucharest (Bucarest), University of Craiova
University of Craiova
The University of Craiova is a university located in Craiova, Romania. It is an institution of higher education of complex integration, founded in 1947, with four faculties in the beginning, it has developed continuously, the number of specialization's increasing and today it meets the standards...
(Craiova
Craiova
Craiova , Romania's 6th largest city and capital of Dolj County, is situated near the east bank of the river Jiu in central Oltenia. It is a longstanding political center, and is located at approximately equal distances from the Southern Carpathians and the River Danube . Craiova is the chief...
): Saint Petersburg Polytechnical University
Saint Petersburg Polytechnical University
Saint Petersburg State Polytechnical University is a major Russian technical university situated in Saint Petersburg. Previously it was known as the Peter the Great Polytechnical Institute and Kalinin Polytechnical Institute .-Imperial Russia:...
(St. Petersburg): Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (Madrid
Madrid
Madrid is the capital and largest city of Spain. The population of the city is roughly 3.3 million and the entire population of the Madrid metropolitan area is calculated to be 6.271 million. It is the third largest city in the European Union, after London and Berlin, and its metropolitan...
), Universitat Pompeu Fabra (Barcelona
Barcelona
Barcelona is the second largest city in Spain after Madrid, and the capital of Catalonia, with a population of 1,621,537 within its administrative limits on a land area of...
), Universidad de Cádiz (Cádiz
Cádiz
Cadiz is a city and port in southwestern Spain. It is the capital of the homonymous province, one of eight which make up the autonomous community of Andalusia....
): University of Arizona
University of Arizona
The University of Arizona is a land-grant and space-grant public institution of higher education and research located in Tucson, Arizona, United States. The University of Arizona was the first university in the state of Arizona, founded in 1885...
(Tucson), University of Texas at El Paso
University of Texas at El Paso
The University of Texas at El Paso is a four-year state university, and is a component institution of the University of Texas System. Its campus is located on the bank of the Rio Grande in El Paso, Texas. The school was founded in 1914 as The Texas State School of Mines and Metallurgy,...
Notable alumni
- Thomas ReiterThomas ReiterThomas Arthur Reiter is a retired European astronaut and is a Brigadier General in the Luftwaffe currently working as Director of Human Spaceflight and Operations at the European Space Agency . , he was one of the top 25 astronauts in terms of total time in space...
, Director Human Spaceflight at the European Space AgencyEuropean Space AgencyThe European Space Agency , established in 1975, is an intergovernmental organisation dedicated to the exploration of space, currently with 18 member states...
and former astronaut (former student) - Volker WiekerVolker WiekerVolker Wieker is the Chief of Staff of the Bundeswehr, the German armed forces. As the highest ranking officer of the Bundeswehr he is the government's chief military adviser and the general ultimately in charge of its operations...
, Chief of Staff of the German military (former student) - Michael Kortstock, president of Munich University of Applied SciencesMunich University of Applied SciencesThe Munich University of Applied Sciences, was founded in 1971 and is the largest University of Applied Sciences in Bavaria with about 14,000 students.-Organisation:...
(former student) - Wolfram KühnWolfram KühnWolfram Kühn is a German Navy Vice Admiral and the Vice Chief of Staff of the Bundeswehr as well as Chief of Staff of the Streitkräftebasis....
, Deputy Chief of Staff of the German military (former student) - Marion SchickMarion SchickMarion Schick is a German manager, politician and professor. From February 2010 to May 2011 she was Minister of Education of the German state of Baden-Württemberg. Before being named minister she served as president of Munich University of Applied Sciences...
, former president of Munich University of Applied SciencesMunich University of Applied SciencesThe Munich University of Applied Sciences, was founded in 1971 and is the largest University of Applied Sciences in Bavaria with about 14,000 students.-Organisation:...
, former Minister of Education of Baden-WürttembergBaden-WürttembergBaden-Württemberg is one of the 16 states of Germany. Baden-Württemberg is in the southwestern part of the country to the east of the Upper Rhine, and is the third largest in both area and population of Germany's sixteen states, with an area of and 10.7 million inhabitants...
(former student) - Gunter Schweiger, president of IngolstadtIngolstadtIngolstadt is a city in the Free State of Bavaria, in the Federal Republic of Germany. It is located along the banks of the Danube River, in the center of Bavaria. As at 31 March 2011, Ingolstadt had 125.407 residents...
University of Applied SciencesFachhochschuleA 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...
(former student) - Klaus-Dietrich FladeKlaus-Dietrich FladeKlaus-Dietrich Flade is a German pilot and former German Aerospace Center astronaut who visited the Mir space station in 1992 aboard the Soyuz TM-14 mission, returning to Earth a week later aboard Soyuz TM-13.-Biography:...
, former astronaut (former student) - Bruno Kasdorf, Deputy Chief of Staff of the Army, former Chief of Staff ISAFISAFISAF may refer to:* International Sailing Federation, the world governing body for Olympic and other competitive sailing.* International Security Assistance Force, the NATO-led security mission operating in Afghanistan since 2001....
(former student) - Joachim SchmillenJoachim SchmillenJoachim Christoph Schmillen is a German diplomat and has been the current German Ambassador to Peru since September 2011.-Career:...
, German Ambassador to Peru, formerly to Nigeria, Chile, former Chief of the Planning Staff of the Foreign Ministry (former student) - Roderich KiesewetterRoderich KiesewetterRoderich Kiesewetter is a politician , member of the German Bundestag and former Bundeswehr general staff officer....
, CDU politician and Member of the German Parliament (former student) - Martin Lindner, FDP politician and Member of the German Parliament (former student)
- Norbert Stier, Vice President of the Federal Intelligence Service (BNDBundesnachrichtendienstThe Bundesnachrichtendienst [ˌbʊndəsˈnaːχʁɪçtnˌdiːnst] is the foreign intelligence agency of Germany, directly subordinated to the Chancellor's Office. Its headquarters are in Pullach near Munich, and Berlin . The BND has 300 locations in Germany and foreign countries...
) (former student) - Norbert Finster, Deputy Chief of Staff of the German Air Force (former student)
- Wolfgang Reuther, CDU politician and Member of the Parliament of Baden-WürttembergBaden-WürttembergBaden-Württemberg is one of the 16 states of Germany. Baden-Württemberg is in the southwestern part of the country to the east of the Upper Rhine, and is the third largest in both area and population of Germany's sixteen states, with an area of and 10.7 million inhabitants...
(former student)
Notable faculty
- Friedrich L. SellFriedrich L. SellFriedrich Leopold Sell is a professor of Economics at Bundeswehr University Munich as well as chief of the scientific council of Halle Institute for Economic Research...
, chief of the scientific advisory council of Halle Institute for Economic ResearchHalle Institute for Economic ResearchThe Halle Institute for Economic Research is a non-profit organization and one of the leading economic research institutes in Germany. The IWH was founded on January 1, 1992 and is a member of the Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Scientific Community....
(current professor) - Michael WolffsohnMichael WolffsohnMichael Wolffsohn is an Israeli-born German historian. Wolffsohn was born in Tel Aviv, in what was then the British Mandate of Palestine and today is Israel. His parents were German Jews who fled in 1939....
, Israeli-born German historian (current professor) - Brun-Otto BrydeBrun-Otto BrydeBrun-Otto Bryde is a German legal scholar and a former judge of the Federal Constitutional Court of Germany.-Life:Bryde was born in Hamburg on January 12, 1943. Following his first state exam in law 1966 and his second one in 1969 he did his doctoral degree in Hamburg in 1971. After that he became...
, former judge at the German Constitutional Court (former professor) - Ernst DickmannsErnst DickmannsErnst Dieter Dickmanns is a former professor at Bundeswehr University Munich , and a pioneer of dynamic computer vision and of driverless cars. Dickmanns has been visiting professor to CalTech, Pasadena, and to MIT, Boston teaching courses on 'dynamic vision'.- Biography :Dickmanns was born in 1936...
, pioneer of dynamic computervision and driverless cars (professor emeritus) - Günter W. Hein, Head of Galileo Operations and Evolution at the European Space AgencyEuropean Space AgencyThe European Space Agency , established in 1975, is an intergovernmental organisation dedicated to the exploration of space, currently with 18 member states...
(former professor) - Sonja A. Sackmann, German organisational psychologist (current professor)
- Daniel-Erasmus Khan, German expert on public international law (current professor)
- Egon Jüttner, CDU politician and Member of the German Parliament (former professor)
- Ursula Münch, Director of the Bavarian Academy of Civic Education (current professor)
- Jürgen Schnell, former Deputy Chief of Staff of the German military (current professor)
- Udo Helmbrecht, executive director of the European Network and Information Security AgencyEuropean Network and Information Security AgencyThe European Network and Information Security Agency is an agency of the European Union.ENISA was created in 2004 by EU and is fully operational since September 1st, 2005...
(current professor) - Rupert Stettner, Rector of Munich School of Political Science (former professor)
- Carlo MasalaCarlo MasalaCarlo Masala is full professor for International Politics at the Bundeswehr University Munich, lecturer at the University of Munich, as well as lecturer and member of the senate of Munich School of Political Science....
, professor for international politics (current professor)
See also
- Helmut Schmidt UniversityHelmut Schmidt UniversityThe Helmut Schmidt University , located in Hamburg, Germany, is a German educational establishment that was founded in 1973 at the initiative of the then-Federal Minister of Defence, Helmut Schmidt. Teaching first started in Autumn of 1973...
- University of the German Federal Armed ForcesUniversity of the German Federal Armed ForcesThe German Armed Forces run two universities—one in Munich, and another in Hamburg —which focus on the scientific work and the academic study of the German armed forces' officers...
- BundeswehrBundeswehrThe Bundeswehr consists of the unified armed forces of Germany and their civil administration and procurement authorities...