Neisse University

Logo	Location
Neisse University
President:	Prof. Klaus ten Hagen
Type:	public held
Established:	2001
Locations:	Zittau/Görlitz (Saxony/Germany) Liberec (Czech Republic) Jelenia Gora (Poland)
Students:	approx. 75 (Jan. 2007)
Courses:	2
Address:	Theodor-Koerner-Allee 16 02763 Zittau
Website:	www.neisse-uni.org

The Neisse University is a trinational academic network held by the cooperating partners University of Applied Sciences Zittau/Görlitz, Technical University of Liberec and Wroclaw University of Technology. The places of study are located in the border triangle of Czech Republic, Poland and Germany, which are approximately 100km apart.

History

The Neisse University was established in 2001, admitting students for degrees in "Information and Communication Management", currently the only course offered. Its first president was Prof. Dr. Phil. Peter Schmidt.

In 2004 it was accredited by ACQUIN.^[1]

Prof. Klaus ten Hagen was elected as the new president in 2004.

Since 2007 it has been possible to also immatriculate students from other than the three countries participating in the project. This is especially true of the new master course which is focused on an internationally diverse student group.

Profile of the university

Neisse University has a special profile by following facts:

• lectures and seminars are held exclusively in English language
• the place of study changes from Liberec in the first, Jelenia Gora in the second to Görlitz in the third year
• international students

Study courses

• Economics and Computer Science
  • BSc. Information and Communication Management

• Economics and Environmental Studies
  • MSc. Environmental Health and Safety Risk Management (Start in October 2007)

Faculties

Due to the changing place of study, the courses available at the Neisse University belong to different faculties of the partner institutes.

• Bsc Information and Communication Management
  • Faculty of Economics at the Technical University of Liberec
  • Faculty of Computer Science at the Wroclaw University of Technology
  • Faculty of Computer Science at the University of Applied Sciences Zittau/Görlitz

• MSc Environmental Healt and Safety Risk Management
  • Faculty of Economics, Textile Engineering and Environment Studies at the Technical University of Liberec
  • Faculty of Chemistry at the Wroclaw University of Technology
  • Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences at the University of Applied Sciences Zittau/Görlitz

External links

• Website of the Neisse University
• Website of the University of Applied Sciences Zittau/Görlitz
• Website of the Technical University of Liberec
• Website of the Wroclaw University of Technology
• Academic Coordination Centre of the Euro-Region Neisse
• student-portal of the "NU Students"
• Student Portal NISA WIKISPACES

Coordinates: 50°53′45.96″N 14°48′25.92″E / 50.8961°N 14.8072°E / 50.8961; 14.8072