Hochschule Wismar, University of Applied Sciences: Technology, Business and Design | |
| Motto | Mit allen Wassern gewaschen |
|---|---|
Motto in English | Being Shrewd |
| Type | Public |
| Established | 1908 |
| President | Bodo Wiegand-Hoffmeister |
Academic staff | 236 |
Administrative staff | 256 |
| Students | 8,406 (in winter 2018) |
| Location | , 53°53′24″N 11°26′45″E / 53.89000°N 11.44583°E |
| Campus | Urban |
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| Website | www.hs-wismar.de |
The Hochschule Wismar, University of Applied Sciences: Technology, Business and Design (or short: University of Wismar), is the third-biggest and third-oldest public university in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. The university is situated at the Baltic coast in the very north of Germany with its campus being only 500 metres (550 yards) away from the harbor. The university was founded in 1908 as an engineering academy and has become an important part in the city's cultural life.