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The Research Mission of Higher Education Institutions outside the University Sector pp 155–174Cite as

The Role of Research in German Universities of Applied Sciences

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For the past 40 years, the German higher education system has been enriched by the universities of applied sciences (UASs) or Fachhochschulen. Besides their contribution through a practice-oriented education – above all in engineering, but also in the natural sciences and economics – their significance as regional knowledge and research anchors in the area of applied R&D is increasing. Many UASs are usually well connected in regional networks and also possess profound knowledge about the regional industrial structures. This does not apply for all UASs, rather, great differences still exist in the experience, professional and personnel potentials and leeway time-wise for application-oriented R&D. This has various reasons: first of all, the unfavourable structural framework conditions must be mentioned. Other than in universities, the UASs, due to their strong focus on teaching, only have a limited number of scientific staff at their disposal who assist the professors in conducting lectures or in research projects.

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  1. Fraunhofer ISI, Karlsruhe, Germany

    Marianne Kulicke & Thomas Stahlecker

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  1. NIFU STEP, Wergelandsveien 7, Oslo, 0167, Norway

    Svein Kyvik

  2. USI-SUPSI, Servizio Ricerca, Università di Lugano, Via Lemberthenghi 10a, Lugano, 6904, Switzerland

    Benedetto Lepori

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Kulicke, M., Stahlecker, T. (2010). The Role of Research in German Universities of Applied Sciences. In: Kyvik, S., Lepori, B. (eds) The Research Mission of Higher Education Institutions outside the University Sector. Higher Education Dynamics, vol 31. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-9244-2_9

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