History

1848

1862

Fresenius's “Zeitschrift für Analytische Chemie” (Journal of Analytical Chemistry)

1884

1908

1931

1965

1971

1996

1997

Takeover of the Fresenius Academy of Health and its vocational schools for Physiotherapy, Ergotherapy as well as of the Technical College for Speech and Language Therapy in Darmstadt from the business association “DIE SCHULE”

1998

Renaming as the “Fresenius European University of Applied Sciences”
Creation of the Department of Economics & Media
Introduction of the study path Business Administration, with specialisations in Health Care Business Management, Environmental Economics, Media Management and Intercultural Management
Creation of the Department of Health and start of the Bachelor degree in Physiotherapy

1999

2000

Start of the Bachelor degree in Speech and Language Therapy in the Department of Health
Establishment of a location in Vienna. Education of “Diplom” engineers (FH) according to German Law in cooperation with the Austrian Federal Education and Research Institute for the Chemical Industry (HBLVA)

2003

Establishment of a location in Cologne with the Department for Economics & Media

2004

Establishment of a location in Zwickau with the Departments of Chemistry & Biology as well as Health

2005

Introduction of the Bachelor study paths Business Administration, Business Law, Health Care Business Management, Business Psychology and Media Management at the Fresenius University of Applied Sciences in Cologne

2006

Start of the Bachelor study paths Business Administration, Health Care Business Management and Business Psychology in the Department of Economics & Media at the Fresenius University of Applied Sciences in Idstein
Introduction of course offerings for Media Design, TV Production, PR and Communications Management as well as Media, Sport and Events Management in Cologne in cooperation with the University of Mittweida (FH)

2007

Start of the Bachelor study path Media Management and of the Masters study path International Pharmacoeconomics & Health Care at the Department of Economics & Media at the Fresenius University of Applied Sciences in Idstein

2008

Opening of a location in Hamburg with the Department of Economics & Media
Introduction of Bachelor course offerings in Speech and Language Therapy from the Department of Health
Opening of a location in Munich with the Department of Economics & Media
Renaming as the “Fresenius University of Applied Sciences”
Introduction of course offerings in Therapeutical Sciences (Masters), Business Law (Bachelor), Business Chemistry (Bachelor) and Applied Chemistry (Bachelor) at the Idstein location
Introduction of the Masters degrees in Business Psychology and Media Management & Entrepreneurship at the Cologne location
Dedication of the new auditorium building of the Idstein campus

2009

Introduction of course offerings in Logistics and Trade (Bachelor), Sign Language Interpreting (Masters), Ergotherapy/Physiotherapy/Speech and Language Therapy: Applied Therapeutical Sciences (Bachelor), Naturopathy and Complementary Medicine (Masters) as well as Bio and Pharmaceutical Analysis (Masters) at the Idstein location
Renaming of the study paths Health Care as “Health Economics” and Media Management as “Media and Communications Management”

2010

Introduction of the Bachelor study offerings in Tourism and Travel Management as well as Applied Media (specialisations in Media Design, TV Production, PR and Communications Management as well as Media, Sport and Events Management) at the Idstein campus in cooperation with the University of Mittweida
Introduction of the Bachelor degree in Physiotherapy as well as the extra-occupational Bachelor degrees in Ergotherapy, Physiotherapy, Speech and Language Therapy: Applied Therapeutical Sciences at the Hamburg location
Move of the Academy of Speech and Language Therapy from Darmstadt to Frankfurt-am-Main
Institutional accreditation of the Fresenius University of Applied Sciences by the science council

2011

Introduction of the Masters degree in Health Care and Health Economics Management in the Department of Economics & Media
Introduction of the extra-occupational Bachelor degree inHealth & Management of Health Professions in Idstein and Hamburg
Introduction of Germany’s first Bachelor education in Osteopathy in Idstein
Introduction of the extra-occupational Bachelor degree in Industrial Chemistry in Idstein and Zwickau

2012

Introduction of the Bachelor degree in Applied Psychology in Munich, Cologne, Hamburg and Idstein
Introduction of the Masters degrees in Sustainable Marketing & Leadership and Business Psychology at the Munich, Cologne and Hamburg locations
Introduction of the extra-occupational Bachelor degrees in Business Psychology and Media & Communications Management in Munich, Cologne and Hamburg
Introduction of the Bachelor degree in Physiotherapy at the Munich location and simultaneous opening of the Department of Health in Munich
Introduction of the study paths of Applied Chemistry and Business Chemistry in Munich in cooperation with the Chemistry School of Dr. Erwin Elhardt
Restructuring of the departments and introduction of the school and academy models
Opening of a location in Düsseldorf with Bachelor course offerings in Business Administration and Business Psychology.