Technische Hochschule Nuremberg Georg Simon Ohm

The Technische Hochschule Nürnberg Georg Simon Ohm (shortened TH Nürnberg; English name Nuremberg Institute of Technology Georg Simon Ohm) is a public Technische Hochschule in Nuremberg, Bavaria. With its 12,200 students and 1,800 faculty members, it is the second biggest Technische Hochschule in Bavaria. President is Niels Oberbeck. The university got its name in honor of Georg Simon Ohm who was a professor and headmaster of the predecessor of the Hochschule, the Polytechnische Schule, between 1839 and 1849. The logo of the Technische Hochschule is the Ω as a reference to Ohm the SI derived unit for electric resistance named after Georg Simon Ohm. The main campus is located around the Wöhrder Wiese city park close to Nuremberg's downtown area.

Type

Public university

Founded

1971

Students

12,924

Also known as

Georg Simon Ohm University of Applied Sciences Nuremberg, Nuremberg Institute of Technology Georg Simon Ohm