Amberg-Weiden University of Applied Sciences was opened in 1995. A wide range of bachelor as well as master programs form the profile of the university. There are courses of study which are unique nationwide such as Patent Engineering and other innovative programmes like Applied Computer Sciences, Environmental Engineering, Retail and Service Management or European Business and Language Studies.
2.400 students are enrolled at Amberg-Weiden University of Applied Sciences in 2008, supervised by 60 professors. About a quarter of them are from outside the Upper Palatinate, a good sign for the attractiveness of our courses of study. 1.500 graduates have already started their professional careers, 80% of them stayed with employers in the Upper Palatinate – showing that the industry has an availability for highly qualified personnel on location. Internationally speaking, there is close co-operation with 40 partner universities in 23 countries inside and outside of Europe.
| No. of students: | 2.400* |
| Funding type: | Public |
Amberg-Weiden University of Applied Sciences has turned the cities Amberg and Weiden into real university sites. The region is proud of its educational centre and supports it in every way possible. Both locations, Amberg and Weiden, offer a high standard of living, combined with affordable prices. The four faculties of the university have an excellent quality of teaching, a very good acceptance of their graduates in their working lives and an international orientation due to an increased availability of a globalized job market.
Amberg and its cityscape are coined by a history that dates back a thousand years. Centre of the city with its almost 45.000 inhabitants is the historic market place with a gothic town hall and the pedestrian zone. Various offers of sports and recreation plus a diversified art and culture scene are a further benefit of the city. Companies with international standing operate out of Amberg, such as Siemens, Grammer and Deprag. Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and Environmental Engineering are closely connected to and represent these areas of industry.
45.000 inhabitants live in the city of Weiden as well. The core of the city is formed by the old town hall, offering trendy and distinctive cafés and bars, as well as arts, culture and musical events – this all leads to an interesting student life in Weiden. Service and trade adds to renowned companies in the glass and porcelain sector such as Bauscher, Seltmann and Nachtmann. The industrial sector in Weiden is, for example, complemented by vehicle construction and engineering, by polymer processing or by micro electronics. Two third of the workers in Weiden are employed in the tertiary sector.