TH Köln – University of Applied Sciences

Cologne University of Applied Sciences, officially called TH Köln – University of Applied Sciences (German: Technische Hochschule Köln, abbreviated TH Köln) is an institute of higher education located in Cologne, Germany, established in 1971. It was created from a merger of numerous smaller colleges, the oldest of which was the Royal Provincial Trade School, founded in 1833, and renamed Trade College of the City of Cologne on 15 December 1879. TH Köln is the largest University of Applied Sciences in Germany by number of students, having about 21,000 students and 440 professors and headquartered in Cologne Südstadt. The TH Köln offers a total of 100 bachelor's and master's degrees. The other big universities of Cologne are the University of Cologne and the German Sport University Cologne.

Type

University of applied sciences, Public university

Founded

1971

Students

27,000

Also known as

TH Cologne, TH Koln, Technical University of Cologne, Technische Hochschule Cologne