Bonn-Rhein-Sieg University of Applied Sciences

The Bonn-Rhein-Sieg University of Applied Sciences is a German university of applied sciences with more than 8,000 students and 150 professors. Its campus comprises three
distinct locations, situated in Sankt Augustin, Rheinbach and Hennef / Sieg .
The Bonn-Rhein-Sieg University of Applied Sciences was founded on 1 January 1995 by the German Federal State of North Rhine-Westphalia. Its formal establishment was part of an agreement that compensated Bonn for its loss of status as capital of the Federal Republic of Germany. Until the end of 2004, the University of Applied Sciences was funded by the Federal Government of Germany. From 2005 it became an establishment of the German Federal State of North Rhine-Westphalia; since 1 January 2007 it has been an autonomous body of public law as defined by the German Higher Education Autonomy Act .The University of Applied Sciences was renamed into “Hochschule Bonn-Rhein-Sieg” on 1 January 2009, with the German abbreviation being “HBRS”; the international title “Bonn-Rhein-Sieg University of Applied Sciences” has been retained. In October 2011, Bonn-Rhein-Sieg University joined the European University Association .

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