University history
Predecessors of the University of Applied Sciences Würzburg-Schweinfurt, whose history dates back to the year 1807, were:
- the Balthasar-Neumann-Polytechnikum of the District of Unterfranken
- the Higher School of Economics of the City of Würzburg
- the Werkkunstschule of the city of Würzburg.
| Date | History |
| 01 Aug 1971 | Founding Fachhochschule Würzburg-Schweinfurt on the basis of the Bavarian Fachhochschulgesetz |
| WS 1971/72 | Commencement of studies with 1,566 students in seven degree programmes. In Würzburg: Architecture, Civil Engineering, Business Administration and Communication Design, In Schweinfurt Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and Business and Engineering. |
| 1978 | The old building of the Physikalisches Institut of the University of Würzburg on Röntgenring was taken over and converted for the degree programmes Plastics Engineering and Surveying |
| 1980 | New construction of the lecture building in Münzstraße in Würzburg for the faculties Business Administration and Applied Social Sciences |
| 1983 | New construction of the High-Voltage Lab in Schweinfurt |
| WS 1984/85 | Over 5,000 students at FHWS |
| 1985 | New construction of the Lab and workshop wing in Schweinfurt for the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering |
| 1986 | Restructuring of the building at Sanderring/Münzstraße in Würzburg |
| 1989 | Opening of the canteen in Schweinfurt |
| 1991 | Take-over of further buildings of the Physikalisches Institut of the University of Würzburg on Röntgenring for the Faculty of Architecture and Civil Engineering |
| 1994 | New construction of the extension building in Schweinfurt for central facilities (library, ITSC, student administration) |
| WS 1995/96 | Upon resolution of the Bavarian Council of Ministers from 1991, studies started at the newly founded Aschaffenburg branch. First, only Business Administration was offered there. |
| WS 2000/01 | Conversion of the Aschaffenburg branch into the independent higher education institution Fachhochschule Aschaffenburg. |
| 2004 | New construction of the lecture building (Rundbau (circular building)) in Schweinfurt |
| 2007 | Restructuring of the central building with big lecture hall and of the South and East Wing of the workshop building in Schweinfurt |
| 2011 | Opening of the Campus Konrad Geiger (Campus II) in Schweinfurt Inauguration of the new building on Sanderheinrichsleitenweg in Würzburg Opening of the restructured old building (Teaching and Workshop Wing) in Schweinfurt and establishment of the Competence Centre Mainfranken with the focus areas energy and medical technology |
| SS 2013 | Opening of the restructured WiSo-building in Münzstraße 12 in Würzburg |
| WS 2014/15 | Commencement of the first English-taught TWIN programmes by the FHWS i-Campus Start of restructuring of the remaining building sections of the Teaching and Workshop Wing in Schweinfurt |
| 2020 | Opening of the new building on the area of the former US-barracks in Schweinfurt |
| WS 2020/21 | 9,329 students enrolled at FHWS, of which 6,144 study in Würzburg and 3,185 in Schweinfurt. These student numbers include 2,452 new students |
| 1 Jan. 2023 | FHWS becomes THWS: Technical University of Applied Sciences |