Hochschule Flensburg

Flensburg University of Applied Sciences (German Hochschule Flensburg) is a vocational university of higher education and applied research located in the city of Flensburg in the Federal State of Schleswig-Holstein. It is the northernmost university in Germany sited about 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) south of the Danish border at the Flensburg Fjord, Baltic Sea.

Originally established as Königliche Seedampf-Maschinistenschule (Royal School for Naval Steam Machinists) the university was founded in 1886. Until 1975 the FUAS mainly educated marine engineers and officers. The expansion of the study program over the past 30 years has added all major engineering and information technology disciplines and a school for business administration.

Today, the FUAS has a strong emphasis on nautical engineering, communication technology, biotechnology and renewable energy engineering. This focus is supported by the state of Schleswig-Holstein which is one of the leading European regions in applying renewable energy and environmental technologies, covering about one-third of its electricity consumption mainly by wind energy and biogas.

Merged with the FHF the University of Flensburg (Universität Flensburg) is also sited on the Campus. The infrastructure includes the Auditorium Maximum (called Audimax) lecture hall, the central library, a wide park area, student residences, a kindergarten, a sports and fitness centre and the canteen (Mensa), also several small cafeterias and a student's pub. In early 2010, the construction for a water sports centre and a campus chapel were completed, in 2011 the "Maritime Center" was completed. The main railway station is about one mile from the campus, the beach at about 5 miles.