Hochschule ( German: [ˈhoːxˌʃuːlə] , plural: Hochschulen ) is the generic term in German for institutions of higher education , corresponding to universities and colleges in English. The term Universität (plural: Universitäten ) is reserved for institutions with the right to confer doctorates . In contrast, Hochschule encompasses Universitäten as well as institutions that are not authorized to confer doctorates.
5-469: 49°29′02″N 8°28′15″E / 49.4838°N 8.4708°E / 49.4838; 8.4708 The Staatliche Hochschule für Musik und Darstellende Kunst Mannheim is a Hochschule , a university for music and performing arts in Mannheim , Germany, of the state Baden-Württemberg The Hochschule dates back to the 1762 Academie de Danse and the private Tonschule (Sound school), founded in 1776 at
10-504: A particular set of disciplines, e.g., Kunsthochschulen (art schools), and share the same legal status as regular universities. In most German states, a Berufsakademie is not a Hochschule by either of the definitions because the bachelor's degrees conferred by such are professional degrees, which are de jure not academic degrees. However the state of Baden-Württemberg , from where this type of tertiary sector education originally emerged, has recently elevated these institutions to
15-592: Is both regular universities ( Universitäten ) and Fachhochschulen . Rather than as an umbrella term, Hochschule is also increasingly used as a specialized term, i.e. for institutions that: Institutions that are called Hochschule meet one or more of these criteria, which differentiate them from an Universität . In recent years, a number of German Fachhochschulen opted to name themselves Hochschule or Hochschule für angewandte Wissenschaften (university of applied sciences) rather than Fachhochschule . Additionally, there are specialized Hochschulen which focus on
20-772: The Netherlands and Flanders, and főiskola (literally "main school") in Hungary , as well as in post-Soviet countries (deriving from высшее учебное заведение ) in Central Europe, in Bulgaria ( висше училище ) and Romania . The German education system knows two different types of universities, which do not have the same legal status. The term Hochschule can be used to refer to all institutions of higher education in Germany that confer academic degrees , that
25-704: The court of Charles Theodore, Elector of Bavaria . They were later named Mannheimer Konservatorium and Städtische Hochschule für Musik und Theater . In 1971 the Heidelberger Konservatorium , founded in 1894, was included in a combined Hochschule with university status, run by the state Baden-Württemberg . The library contains around 17,500 books, 45,200 musical pieces and 11,000 recordings. Hochschule Roughly equivalent terms to Hochschule are used in some other European countries, such as högskola in Sweden and Finland, hogeschool in
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