The Environment Campus Birkenfeld (Umwelt-Campus Birkenfeld) is a branch of the largest University of Applied Sciences (Fachhochschule Trier) in the state Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is close to the small town of Birkenfeld in Rhineland-Paladine, close to the border of Saarland, Luxemburg, Belgium and France. There are 2,000 students enrolled in two departments. There are a total of 50 professors teaching in both departments ( Environmental Planning / Environmental Technic (Umweltplanung und -technik) and Environment Business / Environment Law (Umweltwirtschaft und -recht) ). A motto (from Italian) is a phrase or a short list of words meant formally to describe the general motivation or intention of an entity, social group, or organization. ... The date of establishment or date of founding of an institution is the date on which that institution chooses to claim as its starting point. ... A faculty is a division within a university. ... Alternate uses: Student (disambiguation) Etymologically derived through Middle English from the Latin second-type conjugation verb stŭdērĕ, which means to study, a student is one who studies. ... Birkenfeld is a town and municipality, capital of the district Birkenfeld, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. ... The Rhenish Palatinate (Rheinpfalz, sometimes Lower Palatinate or Niederpfalz) occupies rather more than a quarter of the German Bundesland (federal state) of Rhineland-Palatinate (Rheinland-Pfalz) and contains the towns of Ludwigshafen, Kaiserslautern, Neustadt an der Weinstrasse, Pirmasens, Landau and Speyer. ... Crowded Shibuya, Tokyo shopping district An urban area is an area with an increased density of human-created structures in comparison to the areas surrounding it. ... Millie, once mascot of the City of Brampton, is now the Brampton Arts Councils representative. ... A Web site (or colloquially, Website) is a collection of Web pages, images, videos and other digital assets that is hosted on a Web server, usually accessible via the Internet or a LAN. A Web page is a document, typically written in HTML, that is almost always accessible via HTTP... A Fachhochschule (plural: Fachhochschulen) or University of Applied Sciences in Austria, Germany, Liechtenstein and Switzerland is something like a polytechnic. ... The Trier University of Applied Sciences (German: Fachhochschule Trier, FH-Trier) is a Fachhochschule (University of Applied Sciences) located in Trier, Germany. ... The Rhenish Palatinate (Rheinpfalz, sometimes Lower Palatinate or Niederpfalz) occupies rather more than a quarter of the German Bundesland (federal state) of Rhineland-Palatinate (Rheinland-Pfalz) and contains the towns of Ludwigshafen, Kaiserslautern, Neustadt an der Weinstrasse, Pirmasens, Landau and Speyer. ... Birkenfeld is a town and municipality, capital of the district Birkenfeld, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. ... Saarland is one of the 16 states of Germany. ... Luxembourg - a small country in west Europe Luxembourg (city) - the capital city of the country Luxembourg (district) - a district in the country Luxembourg, province of Belgium Luxemburg, Iowa - a city in the USA Luxemburg, Wisconsin - a village in the USA Luxembourg Garden, Paris, France Luxemburg Township, Minnesota - a township in...

There are still Diplom students enrolled at ECB, but as part of the Bologna process, the course curriculum and degrees offered have been modified. Since the beginning of the academic year in October of 2005, only bachelor and master students are being accepted. Diplom is an academic degree in Germany. ... The purpose of the Bologna process is to create the European higher education area by making academic degree standards and quality assurance standards more comparable and compatible throughout Europe. ...

ECB is structured as a residential campus. It offers education, housing and employment all in one location (this is very rare in Germany). There are 6 residential halls that provide rooms for 600 students. As is characteristic of a university of applied sciences, the campus is structured so that the students have the opportunity to receive an early introduction to the sciences. Students are encouraged to take part in any of the research projects underway on campus. Some programs are even designed solely for student participation.

One such specialized project is the traveling university. Students have the opportunity to travel to one of a selection of foreign countries to work on a project for a period of two weeks. Typical projects involve renewable energy sources and have been conducted in places as diverse as Opplen (Poland) and Kunming (China). Similar future projects will be located in Brazil. Lake Dianchi An old wooden house and a modern skyscraper in the background. ...

Incidentally, ECB is the only University in Germany that uses Renewable Energy Sources to generate heat. Renewable energy (sources) or RES includes all sources of energy that are captured from on-going natural processes, such as solar power, wind power, water flow in streams (hydro power), biomass, biodiesel and geothermal heat flows. ...

History

Location of ECB in Germany

ECB has a very short history compared with other universities across the globe, however it is just as intriguing. The campus area was originally a US Army hospital that was built as a contingency in the event of a 3rd world war. Fortunately, it was never needed. Image File history File links UCB_Karte. ... Image File history File links UCB_Karte. ... The Army is the branch of the United States armed forces which has primary responsibility for land-based military operations. ... For the record label, see Hospital Records. ... A world war is a war affecting the majority of the worlds major nations. ...

Near this location (Baumholder) was the 98th General Hospital, established in Neubrücke (a small town near Birkenfeld). The hospital had an area of 440,000 square metres when it opened in 1952. It had 1,000 beds as well as various medical specialty sections: Surgery, dental medicine, orthopedics, radiology, rehabilitation, eye medicine and others. The hospital was open through the 1970s and was closed in 1984 due to operational expenses. Baumholder is a town and a municipality in the district of Birkenfeld, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. ...

In 1994 the US Army finally gave up on the hospital and by 1996 the complex was empty.

Environment campus

Central New Building in the center of the campus at night.

In 1996 the ECB campus was born. The first step was undertaken by the Landrat (county commissioner) of the Landkreis Birkenfeld (Birkenfeld County) Dr. Ernst Theilen. The academic founders were three professors; Prof. Dr. Michael Eulenstein, Prof. Dr.-Ing. Hanns Köhler and Prof. Dr. Marott Bronder. They offered the first courses taught at ECB. Image File history File links UCB_ZN_Night. ... Image File history File links UCB_ZN_Night. ... 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ...

At first, there was a lot of construction underway on campus. The final phase of construction (Central new building) was completed in 2000.

Study

The attractive features of ECB are the modern methods of teaching, the small class sizes and the international contacts. There are now 2,000 students enrolled from beginning of winter semester 2005. There are 8 Bachelor and 7 Master degree programs offered. An additional masters program will also be offered and is currently in the development phase.

Bachelor

Central New Building in the center of the campus.

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• mechanical engineering/product development and technology management (Bachelor of engineering)
• bio -, environmental and process engineering (Bachelor of engineering)
• physics engineering (Bachelor of engineering)
• industrial engineer natural/environmental planning (Bachelor of Science)
• applied computer science (Bachelor of Science)
• media and computer science (Bachelor of Science)
• environmental marketing and management (Bachelor of Arts)

(6 terms)

• economics and environment law (Bachelor of Laws)

(7 terms).

The course of study for these degrees differ slightly from those offered in the United States, however, the German accreditation agency AQUAS will accept either.

Masters

degrees offered

• mechanical engineering/digital product development
• Business administration and engineering
• sustainable process technology
• energy and environmental technology
• applied computer science
• international masters of material flow management, together with Ritsumeikan University in (Kyoto, Japan). This degree opens the door to a dual degree (one from UCB, one from Ritsumeikan) and is headed by Mr. Sigmar Gabriel.
• Environmental and marketing and management

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• European commercial law (planned starting from winter 2006/2007)

(3 terms)

Research

Annual beach volley ball tournament.

Although the environmental campus has only existed since 1996, it has already launched a set of institutes and competency centers built around the scientific curriculum. Some of these are already internationally recognized. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1511x1028, 139 KB) Summary source: wikipedia. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1511x1028, 139 KB) Summary source: wikipedia. ...

Institutes

• IfaS Institut für angewandtes Stoffstrommanagement Institute for applied material flow management
• IBT Institut für Betriebs- und Technologiemanagement Institute for operational and technology management
• ISS Institute for software systems
• IMiP Institute for micro process engineering and particle technology
• ZBF Zentrum für Bodenschutz and Flächenhaushaltspolitik Center for soil protection and area planning
• BAQI Birkenfelder Institut für Ausbildung und Qualitätssicherung im Insolvenzwesen Birkenfelder institute for education and quality assurance for insolvency management

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Competence centers

• Fuel Cell Centre Rhineland-Palatinate
• competence center for local environmental law (KKU)
• center for media-based teaching and communication (ZmLK)
• center for aviation management (ZfL)

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Twin Universities

• China: Kunming University, Sichuan University
• US: Midwestern State University, Lander University, Clemson University, Warren-Wilson College, Washington University

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External links

UCB Contact, a place to meet and have a coffee.

• website UCB
• "the army hospital trains"

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Additional links

• dual degree program with japan

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