It was decided, also due to space limitations, that the new faculty will get its own campus in a former monastery of the nearby town of Gengenbach.

At the same time, the Graduate School of Offenburg University of Applied Sciences was founded, which today serves and coordinates four international study programs.

The inauguration exercises were attended by the then Prime Minister of Baden-Wuerttemberg Günther Oettinger and the media entrepreneur Hubert Burda.

Due to its attractive location, also internationally known companies, such as Hubert Burda Media, Tesa, Vivil and Elcoteq settled in the city of Offenburg.

There are leisure activities in plenty in Offenburg, for it is in the middle of the green and fertile region Ortenau with many hiking and biking trails through the meadows and vineyards.

An exciting variation offers the Europa-Park (30 km), Europe's largest theme park, with its many attractions and roller coasters.

Parquet floor, sandstone walls, stucco and murals contribute to an incomparable atmosphere for the students.

The center of the former free imperial city is listed and consists of numerous half-timbered houses.

Annual highlight is the Christmas market with the biggest advent calendar house in the world, which attracts about 100,000 visitors each year.

The Offenburg campus and the city can be reached after only a short journey by train, bus or by car in only a few minutes.

Because of constant innovations in this science area, the curriculum has been adapted dynamically to the requirements of the education and the labor market.

To make the department more attractive for the students, in the nineties, new courses in the areas of applied computer science and mechatronics have been set up.

The faculty has its own specially constructed building on the campus Offenburg, including 11 laboratories.

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Including the award of the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) with the quality label "TOP 10 International Master's Degree Courses Made in Germany ".