A warm welcome
Prof. Dr. Max Mustermann · 08.07.2013
Prof. Dr.-Ing. B. Wieneke-Toutaoui, 05.07.2013
Facts about Germany
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82 Mio inhabitants
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Situated in central Europe
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Diverse landscape from coastline to high mountains
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Europe‘s largest economy(Volkswagen, Siemens, BASF..)
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Home of many influential scientists, inventors and artists such
as Goethe, Beethoven, Einstein, Gutenberg, etc.
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13.000 breweries
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No speed limit!
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Studying in Germany
 About 400 higher education institutions
 Almost 9.000 bachelor programms
 Types of higher education institutions:
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Universities
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Universities of Applied Sciences
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Universities and Colleges of Art, Film
and Music
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Private Universities and
Universities of Applied Sciences
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Difference between Institutions
Universities
Universities of Applied
Sciences
Orientation
 Strong focus on research; entitled to
confer PhDs
Subjects
offered
 Broad subject offer (only here: Teacher‘s
Education, Medical Science, Law,
 Engineering, Technology, IT,
Psychology)
Design, Care
Study
organisation  Individual options to choose lectures
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 Applied teaching and
learning
 Structured and tightly
organised studies
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Where we are located
Source: commons.wikimedia.org
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FHB at a glance
 Founded in 1992
 3000 students, with more than 9% international students from
about 60 countries
 63 professors
 3 departments: Business and Management, Informatics and
Media, Engineering
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Dept. of Business and Management
Study programmes
 Business Administration (B.Sc./B.A./M.Sc.)
 Business Informatics (B.Sc./M.Sc).
 Security Management (M.Sc.)
 Technology and Innovation Management (M.Sc.)
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For further details, please see: http://www.fh-brandenburg.de/wirtschaft
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Dept. of Business and Management
Research focus on:
 Cooperative Systems (E-Government…)
 Security Management
 Technology and Innovation Management
 Entrepreneurship
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Dept. of Informatics and Media
Study programmes
 Medical Informatics (B.Sc.)
 Applied Computer Science (B.Sc.)
 Informatics (B.Sc/M.Sc.)
 Digital Media (M.Sc.)
 Computer Science with Media Applications (B.Sc/M.Sc.)
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For further details, please see: http://www.fh-brandenburg.de/informatik
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Dept. of Informatics and Media
Research focus on:
 Digital Media
 Media Informatics (use of online tools)
 Medical Informatics (interface with hospitals)
 Security (Cryptography)
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Department of Engineering
Study programmes
 Microsystems and Optical Technologies (B.Sc.)
 Mechanical Engineering (B.Eng.)
 Mechatronics and Automation (B.Eng.)
 Electronics (B.Eng.)
 Photonics (M.Eng.)
 Energy efficiency in technical systems (M.Eng.)
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For further details, please see: http://www.fh-brandenburg.de/technik
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Department of Engineering
Research focus on:
 Energy efficiency
 Eco-Rail
 Sustainable Technologies
 Robust Engineering
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Our Strengths
 High quality in applied teaching and learning
(top positions in German rankings)
 Individual counselling and small study groups
 Strong research; links to research clusters in Berlin/Brandenburg
 Family friendly
 Integration and counselling offers for international students
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International activities
 Student and staff exchange with 40 partner universities in the
European Erasmus programme
 Further cooperation with universities outside Europe, i.e. in
Jordan, Namibia, Ukraine, Mexico, Taiwan etc.
 German representative of the PRIME-network
 International projects such as the International Media camp and
the German-Polish summer school for microsystems technology
 Internationally oriented study programmes (Technology and
Innovation Management, Applied Computer Science)
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The Campus
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The main Building
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The machine hall
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Special Events for foreign Students
 Sports
 Trips
 Intercultural Events
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Student Dormitory
 On campus
 Shared accomodation (own room): 220 €/month
 Single apartment: 270 €/month
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Finance
Living costs ca. 600-700 EUR/month
Semester fee including travel ticket (6 months)
205,00 €
Monthly rent (dorm, including all costs)
220,00 €
Internet access in the dorm (6 months), in pools free
Lunch on campus
Cinema ticket
Bread roll
One liter of milk
20 kg rice
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30,00 €
1,20-2,50 €
6,00-10,00
0,25
0,70
17,00
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Sports on Offer
 Football, volleyball, basketball
 Badminton, handball
 Water sports and more!
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City of Brandenburg an der Havel
Brandenburg an der Havel is the city that gave the name of the state
of Brandenburg.
In the historic market town and capital of the “Brandenburg March”
with its over 1000-year history it is always worthwhile undertaking a
journey of discovery.
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City of Brandenburg an der Havel
 Close to Berlin (90 km)
 About 70.000 inhabitants
 Innovative and internationally active companies
 High quality of life
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Berlin - capital city of Germany
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