FuldaUniversityofAppliedSciences(German:HochschuleFul da)isone ofGermany’shighereducationinstitutionslocatedinthestateofHesse, inthecityofFulda.Theuniversitywasestablishedin1974asthefifth stateuniversityofappliedscience,followingthePedagogicalInstitute, whichopenedin1963asaplacetotrainmusicandtechnicalsubject teachers. Theuniversitynowhassevendepartments:AppliedComputerScience, NursingandHealthServices,Business,FoodTechnology,Socialand CulturalScience,NutritionalFoodandConsumerScience, andSocialWork. ASMALLTOWNWITH theystillhavesomeonetohelpthem. short-term,exchangeyearprogram- ABIGCONNECTION Duetoitstinysize,studentsandresi- mes,evenstudyplansforrefugeesto Fuldaisasmalltown,withapopula- dentscanalwaysfindtheirwayaround learnGermanortocontinuetheirstu- tionofapproximately70,000people. thetown. dies.Nowonderitisapopularstudy However,itisstrategicallylocated destinationnotonlytolocalstudents inthemiddleofGermany,andclose WHERELOCALSMEET butalsointernationalstudents. tomainroads,motorwaysandtrain INTERNATIONALS stationswithadirectconnectionto FuldaUniversityofAppliedSciences Fromapproximately10,000students Frankfurt,theclosestbigcitytoFulda. isoneofseveralappliedsciencein- enrolledintheuniversity,around15% stitutionsthatoffernotonlyBachelor ofthemareinternationalstudents Therearealwaysadvantagestostu- programmesbutalsoMastersand frommorethan110countriesaround dyinginasmalltown.Theclose-knit Doctoralprogrammestoitsstudents. theworld.Theuniversity’sInternati- communitymakesstudentsfeellike Moreover,theuniversityalsoprovides onalOfficehaspreparedseveralfaci- BestofDOM|65