page_title: Osnabrück University of Applied Sciences
section_title: Study conditions
hierarchical_section_title: Osnabrück University of Applied Sciences / Study conditions
caption_attribution_description: The IR08 (UaS Osnabrück) in Acceleration of FSG 2008
context_page_description: Osnabrück University of Applied Sciences is a university of applied science in Lower Saxony, whose administrative centre is in Osnabrück. It has existed in its current form since 2003, having originally opened in 1971. Some of its departments can be traced back to engineering schools and other colleges operating as early as the 1950s.
  Since 1 January 2003, the Osnabrück University of Applied Sciences has been a foundation with legal capacity under public law. The university is made up of four departments along with the Institute of Music; it offers 68 Bachelor's and 31 Master's study programmes in a wide variety of subjects. The university has sites in the Osnabrück districts of Westerberg and Haste along with another site in Lingen in Emsland, which is due to be expanded under the terms of the Hochschulpakt 2020 programme. The lecture halls, seminar rooms and laboratories belonging to the schools of Engineering and Computer Science and Business Management and Social Sciences are located on Albrechtstraße and Caprivistraße in Westerberg. The Industrial Design courses take place at the Vitischanze in Osnabruck's historic city centre.
context_section_description: In contrast to other universities (including applied science universities), the ratio of lecturers to students is very good at Osnabrück University of Applied Sciences. Its campus has many green areas. There are numerous older buildings on the site; however many have been (and are presently being) renovated. The Terrassenfest music festival – also popular beyond the student body – takes place in April and May every year. In the 2005 CHE rankings, the Business Law course was rated among the best; in the 2007 CHE Bachelors rankings, two courses offered by the School of Business Management and Social Sciences also achieved high rankings.
  Osnabrück University of Applied Sciences takes part in the Formula Student Germany racing competition, sending an interdisciplinary team (named the “Ignition Racing Team”) made up of around 41 students from the Schools of Engineering and Computer Science and Business Management and Social Sciences.
caption: Racecar IR08 of the university team at the Formula Student Germany competition, 2008
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