The Georg-Simon-Ohm-Hochschule Nürnberg is a University of Applied Sciences, and is situated in the centre of Nuremberg in close proximity to Woehrder See and Woehrder Wiese. Pratice as a rule Our university provides teachings and research, related to practice, and is well-known for its wide range of courses. Twelve faculties in four directions of study offer undergraduate and advanced courses in addition to further education opportunites or dual study variants. Largest university in the Nuremberg metropolitan region With more than 8,500 students, approximately 250 professors (statistics) and many assistant lecturers we are the largest university of applied sciences in the metropolitan region of Nuremberg, the second largest in Bavaria and one of the largest nationwide. As the most research-intensive and drittmittelstärkste of all Bavarian Universities of Applied Sciences we are an important innovation pool for the metroplis region of Nuremberg and maintain excellent contact with the economy.
| No. of students: | 9,000* |
| No. of international students: | 1,000* |
| No. of Academic staff: | 1,000 |
| No. of Administrative staff: | 400 |
| Student to staff ratio: | 10:1 |
| Funding type: | Public |
Nuremberg is the second largest city in Bavaria, and the fourteenth largest city in Germany. Particularly after the EU's eastern expansion, the city has benefited from its central location in the European economic area. With a population of 500,000, Nuremberg is the economic, service and cultural center of Northern Bavaria, and the greater Nuremberg metropolitan area comprises about 3.5 million people.