Hochschule für Technik und Wirtschaft Berlin
The Hochschule für Technik und Wirtschaft (University of Applied Sciences for Engineering and Economics) in Berlin, Germany, or HTW Berlin. It has about 12,000 students studying in the areas of engineering, computer science, business and graphic arts.
There are a number of specialized programs in fashion design, restoration engineering, communication design or Media and computing that are in high demand with students and are very selective in admissions. The school has its own fashion label, 30paarhaende and it awards a prize for business communication (DPWK) once a year. Both projects are entirely run by the students.
The HTW Berlin enjoys an excellent reputation. Especially the courses taught in International and Development economics, Business Administration, Computer Science, Information Management, Business Administration and Engineering and Mechanical Engineering rank among the top programs in Germany.
Prof. Dr. Michael Heine was elected president of the school in 2006.
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History
HTW is a result of several mergings of pre-existing institutions. Bachelor of International Business: The Bachelor programme of International Business is one of the famous business courses in Germany along with some other universities across the country. And the programme is maintaining its international environment with students from all over the world. And the language of instruction is fully in English along with German language courses as a part of study for the non-German students. So,it is becoming very popular to many English speaking countries student. Tuition is not free. The range of tuition fee follows by student's each chosen course. And an administrative fee approximately approx. 272 euro per semestre has to be given by the students but in the meantime they get a semestre ticket for the whole semestre duration free transport facilities inside Berlin.
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
1950 – the former Kant Gymnasium (high school) was reinstituted as the Institute for Planned Economy. In 1954 this was renamed into "Economics College", which was one of the premier institutes for Marxist–Leninist economical studies and research in Eastern Germany. The last rector was Christa Luft, who was the last Minister for Business in the German Democratic Republic. This school was dissolved in 1989 after the Berlin Wall came down.
1991 – the Technische Fachhochschule Berlin, TFH, 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 – the FHTW was formally declared independent.
1996 – integration of the University of Applied Sciences German Telecom into the school
2004 – the FHTW celebrated its tenth anniversary
2009 – the name changed form FHTW into HTW
Locations
The HTW Berlin has two campus:
- Campus Treskowallee (Karlshorst, the main campus)
- Campus Wilhelminenhof (in Oberschöneweide)
The campus at Warschauer Strasse, home to one of the original schools, had to be given up because of mounting repair work necessary.
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