The University of Applied Sciences Emden/Leer was newly founded in 2009 in the process of splitting the merged university "Fachhochschule Oldenburg/Ostfriesland/Wilhelmshaven". They had been merged in January 2000. Originally, the University of Applied Sciences Emden/Leer was founded in 1973 as "Fachhochschule Ostfriesland". The faculty of Maritime Sciences was one of the founding departments with its roots in the middle of the 19th century, founded in 1854 as "Städtische Navigationsschule Leer". Today, the university has four faculties: Maritime Sciences, Social Work and Health, Technology, Business Administration.
At the moment, the University of Applied Sciences Emden/Leer has 27 Bachelor's and 13 Master's study courses. Some of these courses can be studied on a part-time basis. Others are offered as online and professional courses. Four of the study courses are offered in cooperation with the Carl von Ossietzky University in Oldenburg.
The University of Applied Sciences Emden/Leer has 4,174 students (winter semester 2022/23) and 471 employees, including 118 professors.
The university consists of two locations. The main location is in Emden and the faculty of Maritime Studies is in Leer. In Leer, approx. 300 students are studying in two Bachelor's programmes, Nautical Science and Maritime Engineering and Management as well as in the joint Master's programme in Maritime Operation (MSc). In Leer, 32 people are employed, and 11 of them are professors.
With its varied and up-to-date programme, University of Applied Sciences Emden/Leer positions itself primarily as a university of applied science in the region and for the region. Bachelor's and Master's degrees in engineering and natural sciences, nautical science, business administration, social work, and health science aim to cover current and future needs for academics in the region. Excellent teaching and study programmes with an international profile are seen here as essential elements in the education of young scientists for a globalised knowledge-based society.
Research, technology transfer, and continuing education – particularly in our established areas of specialisation – serve to provide stimuli for new businesses and new directions in existing business and society.
University location benefits:
- Shipyards
- shipping companies
- 35,000 inhabitants
- close to the North Sea and the Dutch border
- low cost of living