University of Applied Sciences, Kaiserslautern

German university

Kaiserslautern University of Applied Sciences
Hochschule Kaiserslautern

Type	Public University of Applied Sciences
Established	1971
President	Hans-Joachim Schmidt
Administrative staff	482,5WS 2015/16^[1]
Students	6.202 WS 2016/17^[2]
Location	KaiserslauternPirmasens and Zweibrücken , Rhineland-Palatinate , Germany
Website	http://www.hs-kl.de

The Kaiserslautern University of Applied Sciences (German: Hochschule Kaiserslautern, HS Kaiserslautern) is a Hochschule (University of Applied Sciences) with 3 campuses located in Kaiserslautern, Germany, in Pirmasens, Germany and in Zweibrücken, Germany. With about 6300 students (as of 2018/19), it is one of the largest Universities of Applied Sciences in the state of Rhineland-Palatinate.

Departments

Applied Logistics and Polymer Sciences
Building and Design
Business Administration
Engineering
Computer Sciences / Microsystems Technology

Locations

Kaiserslautern

Kaiserslautern is the headquarter for the department of Building and Design and Engineering. The Campus is split into the Morlauter Street and the Schoenstraße but shall be brought together at the old area of the Kammgarnspinnerei.

Pirmasens

The Campus of Pirmasens is specified in the department of Applied Logistics and Polymer Sciences and is the smallest of the three locations.

Zweibrücken

The Campus in Zweibrücken is specified in the departments of Business Administration and Computer Sciences/Microsystem Technology. The Campus was founded in 1994 at the area of former military base of the US. Beside the old but renovated buildings, the University expanded the Campus and constructed new buildings designed along American style.