HTW Berlin

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HTW Berlin – Berlin University of Applied Sciences

Hochschule für Technik und Wirtschaft Berlin
Type	Public
Established	1994; 27 years ago (1994)
President	Carsten Busch[1]
Academic staff	295 professors (additional: 800 assistant lecturers) (2019)
Administrative staff	370 (2019)
Students	13,922 (2019)[2]
Location	Berlin , Germany
Campus	Urban
Nickname	HTW Berlin
Website	www.htw-berlin.de

Hochschule für Technik und Wirtschaft (University of Applied Sciences for Engineering and Economics) or HTW Berlin in Berlin, Germany is the largest public University of Applied Sciences in Berlin and Eastern Germany. It has over 13,000 students and 75 programs in areas of engineering, computer science, business, culture and design.^[3]

History[]

Main Building in Karlshorst

HTW Berlin is the result of the merger of various institutions.^[4]

1874 – founding of the Technical School for Demontage, Montage and Design, which later became the Textile and Fashion School of Berlin. It then became the Engineering School for Clothing Technology, and was incorporated into the Engineering College of Berlin, in 1990.

1948 – the Engineering School for Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering and Civil Engineering was founded. This was renamed the Engineering College in 1988.

1991 – Technische Fachhochschule Berlin, (TFH, now Beuth Hochschule), was charged with founding the FHTW, unifying the Engineering College and other colleges as well as the Economics College, located at five different places around the former East Berlin. The TFH was given responsibility for setting up the administration and hiring new teachers, although much of the staff remained with their respective schools.

1994 – FHTW was formally declared independent.

1996 – integration of the University of Applied Sciences German Telecom into the school.

2009 – the name changed from FHTW into HTW Berlin.

2019 – the HTW celebrated its 25th anniversary.

Locations[]

Entrance area of campus Wilhelminenhof

HTW Berlin currently has two campuses located in the eastern part of Berlin:^[5]

• Campus Treskowallee, Treskowallee 8, 10318 Berlin-Karlshorst
• Campus Wilhelminenhof, Wilhelminenhofstraße 75A, 12459 Berlin-Oberschöneweide

References[]

External links[]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Hochschule für Technik und Wirtschaft Berlin.

• Official website in English
• Student Union website

Coordinates: 52°29′35″N 13°31′33″E / 52.49306°N 13.52583°E / 52.49306; 13.52583