Hochschule Düsseldorf
The Düsseldorf University of Applied Sciences is a Fachhochschule (University of Applied Sciences) with departments for social sciences and cultural studies, technical sciences, architecture, media, design and business education in Düsseldorf with more than 9,000 students. Its foundation was in 1971. It is the second largest University of Applied Sciences in North Rhine-Westphalia, after the Technical University of Cologne.
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Hochschule Düsseldorf

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- Düsseldorf University of Applied Sciences
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- 1971
- Headquarters
- Düsseldorf
- Part of
- DH.NRW
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The Düsseldorf University of Applied Sciences is a Fachhochschule (University of Applied Sciences) with departments for social sciences and cultural studies, technical sciences, architecture, media, design and business education in Düsseldorf with more than 9,000 students. Its foundation was in 1971. It is the second largest University of Applied Sciences in North Rhine-Westphalia, after the Technical University of Cologne.
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Overview
On 1 May 2015 the name was changed from Fachhochschule Düsseldorf to Hochschule Düsseldorf.
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Key facts
• Name — Düsseldorf University of Applied Sciences • Native Name — Hochschule Düsseldorf • Motto — Kosmos der Ideen • Motto Lang — de • Motto Eng — Cosmos of Ideas • Type — Public • President — Edeltraud Vomberg • Academic Staff — 860 professors 199 • Students — 11,012 WS 2022/23 • Address — Münsterstraße 156 • City — Düsseldorf • State — North Rhine-Westphalia • Postal Code — 40476 • Country — Germany • Campus — Urban • Website — https: www.hs-duesseldorf.de/ • Founders — Landtag of North Rhine-Westphalia • Colors — Red • Illustration — Hochschule Düsseldorf
History
History
Hochschule Düsseldorf, University of Applied Sciences (HSD), was established on August 1, 1971, through the merger of several regional educational institutions. This consolidation aimed to create a comprehensive institution offering a wide range of applied sciences programs. Over the years, HSD has expanded its academic offerings and facilities, becoming one of the largest universities of applied sciences in North Rhine-Westphalia. In 2015, the institution underwent a rebranding, changing its name from Fachhochschule Düsseldorf to Hochschule Düsseldorf to reflect its broad spectrum of disciplines and its commitment to practical, application-oriented education.
List of Departments
List of Departments
• Architecture • Design • Electrical Engineering • Mechanical and Process Engineering • Media • Social Sciences and Cultural Studies • Business Studies • Education
Study Programs
Study Programs
The university provides bachelor's and master's degrees. Faculty of Architecture: • Bachelor's Programmes: • Architecture • Master's Programmes: • Architecture Faculty of Design: • Bachelor's Programmes: • Communication Design • Retail Design • Master's Programmes: • Exhibition Design Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology: • Bachelor's Programmes: • Electrical Engineering • Information Technology • Master's Programmes: • Automation and Control • Communication Engineering Faculty of Mechanical and Process Engineering: • Bachelor's Programmes: • Mechanical Engineering • Process Engineering • Master's Programmes: • Mechanical Engineering • Process Engineering Faculty of Media: • Bachelor's Programmes: • Audio and Video • Media Engineering • Media Informatics • Master's Programmes: • Media Informatics Faculty of Social Sciences and Cultural Studies: • Bachelor's Programmes: • Early Childhood Education and Family Studies • Social Work / Social Pedagogy (Full-Time/Part-Time) • Master's Programmes: • Culture, Aesthetics, Media (Full-Time/Part-Time) • Empowerment Studies (Full-Time/Part-Time) • Social Work and Pedagogy with a Focus on Psychosocial Counselling Faculty of Business Studies: • Bachelor's Programmes: • Business Administration (Full-Time/Part-Time) • Communication and Multimedia Management • International Management • Taxation 3in1 • Master's Programmes: • Business Analytics • Communication, Multimedia and Market Management Centre for Digitalisation and Digitality (ZDD): • Bachelor's Programmes: • Data Science, AI and Intelligent Systems (DAISY) • Master's Programmes: • Transforming Digitality
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- 1.HSD Düsseldorf - University of Applied Science. Universitaet.com.
- 2.Aus Fachhochschule Düsseldorf wird Hochschule Düsseldorf, Hochschule Düsseldorf, 1st Mai 2015
- 3.History of Hochschule Düsseldorf. HSD Hochschule Düsseldorf. 2025-02-14.
- 4.Study Programmes University of Applied Sciences Düsseldorf. hs-duesseldorf.de. 2024-06-13.
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