Nürtingen-Geislingen University (HfWU)

The Nürtingen-Geislingen University can look back on almost half a century of proud tradition. Founded in 1949 as a College of Agricultural Engineering, it was converted into a University of Applied Sciences in 1972 and later got its current name "Nürtingen-Geislingen University". Today, the degree programs have been greatly enhanced by the strong core competencies in business, economics and environmental studies prevalent at the university. The Nürtingen-Geislingen University offers 12 bachelor and 12 master degree programs at its campuses in Nürtingen and Geislingen. Campus Geislingen In Nürtingen, the University offers programs in Business Studies, International Finance, Applied Economics, Agriculture, Landscape Architecture and Urban Planning. With a strong focus on the areas of automotive business and management, the Business Studies program at the Geislingen campus caters to the demands of these specific business sectors. The academic-degree programs Real Estate Management, Business Law, Health and Tourism Managment and Energy and Resource Management qualify the students for the respective market's career demands. Postgraduate Master Programs in Business, Taxation, Accounting, Law, International Management, International Finance, Environmental Studies, International Landscape Arechitecture, Leadership and Automotive Management are also available. All faculties possess a service-sector bias: engineering services in Agribusiness, Landscape Architecture, Environmental Design and City Planning, and especially in Business Management and Applied Economics, with considerable depth in, among others, Financial Services and Real Estate Management. The University offers exchange programs to more than 50 universities abroad. The students are prepared for international assignments through courses in English and international guest-lectures. The Business and Management Programs gained outstanding recognition in various German university rankings.