This article may rely excessively on sources too closely associated with the subject, potentially preventing the article from being verifiable and neutral. Please help improve it by replacing them with more appropriate citations to reliable, independent, third-party sources. (June 2015) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) | University of Applied Sciences for Economics and Management Other name | FOM Type| Private Established| 1993 Chancellor| Harald Beschorner[citation needed] Rector| Burghard Hermeier Students| 42,500 (July 2017)[1] Address| Herkulesstraße 32, 45127 Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia Germany Campus| Urban Website| www.en.fom.de/about-the-fom.html The FOM University of Applied Sciences for Economics and Management is Germany's largest private university.[2] The business school is privately run, works in close co-operation with other universities,[3][third-party source needed] and is state recognized. With more than 42,000 students the FOM is the largest private university in Germany. Also it has the biggest economic and business sciences faculty in Germany.[4] The majority of students are working professionals. The range of courses offered centers on business, business administration, economic psychology and engineering. The FOM, founded in 1993, has traditionally close relationships with many major German companies.[5][third-party source needed] ## Contents * 1 History * 2 Locations * 2.1 China * 3 Industry partners * 4 Research institutes * 5 References * 6 External links ## History[edit] The university was founded in Essen in 1990 in order to cater to working people. On 18 September 1993 it received state recognition and in September 1994 it began operating. In the first year, there were 149 students studying Master of Business Administration. In 1998 they began to expand to other sites outside Essen. In 2005 they began offering courses in engineering in association with the Ruhr University Bochum. In 2012, the university sued a former student for being too fast when completing 11 semesters worth of studies in only 4 semesters.[6] The FOM is accredited by the FIBAA since 2006 as well as the German Council of Science and Humanities since 2004.[7][8][third-party source needed] ## Locations[edit] The main faculty is located in Essen. There are 31 other schools in Germany, located in Aachen, Augsburg, Berlin, Bochum, Bonn, Böhnen, Bremen, Darmstadt, Dortmund, Duisburg, Düsseldorf, Frankfurt am Main, Freiburg, Gütersloh, Hagen, Hamburg, Hannover, Kassel, Köln, Leipzig, Mannheim, Marl, München, Münster, Neuss, Nürnberg, Offenbach, Siegen, Stuttgart, Wesel and Wuppertal. There is also an FOM in Luxembourg. ### China[edit] Since 2003 FOM has had two faculties in China, one near Beijing and the other in the Shandong province in co-operation with the Shanghai University of Finance and Economics. ## Industry partners[edit] The FOM has partnerships with more than 700 companies including 3M, Allianz, Deutsche Bank, RWE, Siemens, Deutsche Bahn, Bayer, HSBC Trinkaus, ThyssenKrupp, BMW, Vodafone, Ford, Deloitte and Ernst & Young.[9] ## Research institutes[edit] * dips Deutsches Institut für Portfolio-Strategien[10][11] Research emphasis on financial portfolio management, quantitative modeling and asset management. * iap Institut für Arbeit und Personal[12] Research emphasis on organization and employee relations, with an emphasis on the organization of worktime. * ild Institut für Logistik und Dienstleistungsmanagement[13] Research emphasis on logistics, service management, and operation research. * ipo Institut für Personal- und Organisationforschung[14] Research emphasis on employee and organizational theory, with emphasis on incentive systems and knowledge management. The FOM is member of the Stifterverband für die Deutsche Wissenschaft.[15] ## References[edit] 1. ^ FOM – Current Issues 2. ^ The FOM announces new academic departments 3. ^ University cooperations 4. ^ Biggest economic and business sciences faculty in Germany 5. ^ "One of the nation's leading universities in economics". Koelner-wissenschaftsrunde. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 31 March 2015. 6. ^ "University sues student who 'studied too fast' - The Local". www.thelocal.de. Archived from the original on 6 July 2012. 7. ^ Accreditation by the FIBAA and the Wissenschaftsrat 8. ^ "FOM Hochschule für Oekonomie & Management – University of Applied Sciences". Masters Portal. 9. ^ Company partners 10. ^ Deutsches Institut für Portfolio-Strategien 11. ^ Prof. Dr. Eric Frère (director of the dips) 12. ^ Institut für Arbeit und Personal 13. ^ Institut für Logistik und Dienstleistungsmanagement 14. ^ Institut für Personal- und Organisationforschung 15. ^ Stifterverband für die Deutsche Wissenschaft ## External links[edit] * FOM – Hochschule für Oekonomie & Management (in German) Coordinates: 51°26′53″N 7°00′43″E / 51.448°N 7.012°E / 51.448; 7.012 * v * t * e Universities and colleges in Munich Universities| * Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich (LMU) * Technical University of Munich (TUM) * Bundeswehr University Munich (UniBw) * Ukrainian Free University (UFU) Other| * Academy of Fine Arts (AdBK) * Bavarian School of Public Policy (HfP) * FOM University of Applied Sciences * Munich Business School (MBS) * University of Applied Sciences (HM) * University of Music and Performing Arts (HfMT) * University of Philosophy (HfPh) * University of Television and Film (HFF) Authority control General| * ISNI * 1 * VIAF * 1 * WorldCat National libraries| * Germany * United States *[v]: View this template *[t]: Discuss this template *[e]: Edit this template