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History

Overview

  • 1814 Friedrich Streib founds a private school for “civil architecture”
  • 1852 Ducal School of Architecture
  • 1920 State Architecture School (1920 Coburg became a part of Bavaria)
  • 1959 State Polytechnic Coburg
  • 1971 State University of Applied Sciences
  • 1999 creation of the Campus Design in the Hofbrauhaus (previously the ducal brewery)
  • as of 2007 Coburg University of Applied Sciences

Ducal School of Architecture

The origins of Coburg University in Germany is a private school for “civil architecture”, which was founded in Coburg in 1814 by the ducal architect, Friedrich Streib (1781-1852). The purpose of the school was to prepare the builders of that time for the title of “Meister” (master craftsman).

After the death of Friedrich Streib the school continued as the Ducal School of Architecture. After Coburg became part of the Free State of Bavaria in 1920, the name was changed to "State Architecture School ". After the Second World War, the school continued with 193 students as Bavaria’s first State School of Architecture.

State Polytechnic Coburg

In 1959 the era of a school for only architecture came to an end. The fields of mechanical engineering and electrical engineering were added to create the State Polytechnic Coburg.  The campus on Friedrich-Streib Street was opened, and it has continued to grow till the present day.

The University of Applied Sciences Coburg

When Bavaria developed the Universities of Applied Sciences in 1971, the State Polytechnic Coburg became the Coburg University of Applied Sciences. At that time, there were only seven other Universities of Applied Sciences in Bavaria: in Munich, Nuremberg, Augsburg, Regensburg, Würzburg, Rosenheim and Weihenstephan. The range of subjects in Coburg was expanded to include the fields business and social work.

Design Coburg

With the new interior design program, 1975 marked the beginning of what has come to be known as Design Coburg. Later the program in product design was added. In 1999 a second campus was built in Coburg - on the site of the former ducal brewery: Campus Design. Today this campus houses the programs for architecture, civil engineering, interior design, product design and heritage conservation.

The Future of Coburg University

Coburg University has grown significantly over the last ten years. The number of students has doubled. Therefore the entire campus on Friedrich-Streib-Street will be rebuilt and expanded by 2021.
A new laboratory building - the Centre for Mobility and Energy - and a parking deck with over 500 parking spaces have already been completed. A new IT and media centre is currently under construction. The computer centre and the library will be located there.