Deggendorf Institute of Technology

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Deggendorf Institute of Technology
Technische Hochschule Deggendorf logo.png
Established1994
PresidentPeter Sperber[1]
Administrative staff
800 (140 professors, 260 lecturers)
Students6300
Location
Deggendorf
,
Bavaria
,
Germany
Websitewww.th-deg.de

The Deggendorf Institute of Technology, founded in 1994, is a research-oriented Technische Hochschule in Lower Bavaria, Germany. In addition to its undergraduate and graduate courses, the Deggendorf Institute of Technology offers doctoral programmes in cooperation with the Charles Sturt University. The institute has significantly grown in the past decades and added several new buildings to its campus.[2]

History[]

The Deggendorf Institute of Technology (DIT)[3][4][5] was founded in 1994. The campus at the Danube river was used from 1998. The R&D labs were developed in 1999. The Innovation and Technology Campus Deggendorf (ITC1) opened in 2001. Faculties were established in 2006 and the Bachelor and Master degree titles were introduced in 2007. Deggendorf University changed its official name to Deggendorf Institute of Technology (DIT) on 1 October 2013.[6]

Facilities[]

Campus of the Deggendorf University of Applied Sciences

The Deggendorf Institute of Technology provides student facilities. These include:

  • Career Centre
  • International Office
  • Language Centre
  • Library
  • Computer Facilities
  • Student Advice
  • University - sports
  • Childcare Centre
  • Intercultural Program

The International Office provides guidance and counselling to both German and international students. The Language Centre teaches students oral ability as well as listening comprehension skills. German is offered as a Foreign Language course along with French, Spanish, Portuguese, Czech, Russian, English.

The institute is affiliated with the World Tourism Organization.[7]

Research[]

The Deggendorf Institute of Technology conducts research in the field of engineering with financial support from the Bavarian state government and in partnership with local companies.[8]

References[]

  1. ^ https://www.th-deg.de/en/university/organisation/university-leadership/president
  2. ^ "TH Deggendorf: Heute doppelt so groß wie zu Beginn". BR24. June 7, 2018.
  3. ^ https://www.th-deg.de/files/0/aktuelles/amtsblatt/2013/amtsblatt_08-2013.pdf
  4. ^ https://www.th-deg.de/files/0/studienzentrum/satzungen-verordnungen/grundordnung.pdf
  5. ^ Passauer Neue Presse:Kabinett schenkt Deggendorf "Technische Hochschule" +++ Video, 19. März 2013
  6. ^ "Documents & Organisation | DIT". www.th-deg.de. Retrieved 2021-06-08.
  7. ^ "European Campus: Ein Meilenstein". PNP.de.
  8. ^ "Fast eine Million Euro Fördergeld für TH Deggendorf". BR24. July 11, 2020.

External links[]

Coordinates: 48°49′47″N 12°57′17″E / 48.82972°N 12.95472°E / 48.82972; 12.95472

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