FH Joanneum
FH Joanneum is one of the largest universities of applied sciences (UAS) in Austria. It has about 5,000 students and about 750 employees. The main campus is located in Graz and there are two additional locations in Kapfenberg and Bad Gleichenberg. All three are situated in the province Styria in Austria. FH Joanneum offers almost 70 degree programs in a variety of areas including business, technology, design, media, architecture, health and social services. The programmes are practically oriented, project-based and interdisciplinary.
History
FH Joanneum was established in 1994. In 2001 the campus in Bad Gleichenberg started to offer health related degree programmes.Departments/ programmes
FH Joanneum offers almost 70 bachelor's and master's degree programs and postgraduate courses at six departments and 26 institutes. The six departments are:- Applied computer science
- Engineering
- Health studies
- Building, Energy & Society
- Media & Design
- Management
Projects
- One of the largest projects with students participation is the "joanneum racing team". Every year, the students in "Automotive Engineering", "Industrial Design", "Information Design", "Electronics & Technology Management", "Production Technology and Organisation", "Journalism & Public Relations" and "Physiotherapy" construct, build and commercialize a car. The project is based in the course "automotive engineering" and is supported by sponsors. The car is then taken to the "Formula Student" part and other Formula SAE competitions. The greatest successes are the overall win at the 2006 Formula SAE Italy and the 3rd overall rankings 2007 in Hockenheim and at the Formula Student UK 2008 at Silverstone.
- Another student project is the magazine "blank" and its companion web site that are created each year by students of "Journalism and PR".
- The participants of the courses "Luftfahrt / Aviation", "Information Design", "Industrial Design" and "Vehicle Technology" are also involved in projects in "Green Mobility". In practical projects they contribute new ideas and developments. They are supported by companies in the automotive industry. The development of a drone for civilian operations fall within the scope Green Mobility.
Research
| Department of Health Studies | Department of Media and Design | Department of Management |
| Diagnosis and Treatment | User Interface, data visualization, simulation | International strategies and business processes |
| Health promotion and prevention | Development of Product Design | Competitiveness in industry and finance |
| Activity and exercise | Content strategy, Web Literacy | Health promotion and tourist programs |
Training priorities, certifications and laboratories
- OS Education: MS IT Academy
- Electronic Design Center: Digital Short Range Radio, Embedded Systems, DSP
- Competence node telematics Kapfenberg
- Competence Center for Health Reporting
- Network Education: Cisco Networking Academy
- Seminars and workshops for managers
- Health Perception Lab - Laboratory for Health and Sensors
- Entology Net: Force Lab - Showroom and explanation Forum for IT applications
- Perceptual laboratory VisionSpace: 3D visualization, technology-supported learning and human-computer interaction
- Metabolomics Laboratory: analysis methods in biomedical research
- Sports Science Laboratory "SpoWiLab"
- Laboratory of Avionics and ATC Technology
- Laboratory of Flight Simulation
- Laboratory of Physics and facade technology
- Laboratory for High-Frequency and Electromagnetic Compatibility
- Automotive Engineering test laboratory
- Streaming Studio: Web Radio Studio
- eGovernment Service Lab: Unlocks the Citizen Card and mobile signature
- Web Literacy Lab
International
The Department of International Relations takes care of all exchange students from the university going abroad and from abroad coming to the university. It acts as a contact point for partner universities. The department also organizes German courses and holds events and excursions.FH Joanneum has approximately 200 partner universities in Europe, Asia, South America, North America and Australia / New Zealand.