Hochschule Bonn-Rhein-Sieg University of Applied Sciences
university of applied sciences in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Hochschule Bonn-Rhein-Sieg University of Applied Sciences is a public German University of Applied Sciences with approximately 9,000 students and 150 professors Its campus comprises three
distinct locations, situated in Sankt Augustin, Rheinbach and Hennef/Sieg (all in the vicinity of Cologne and Bonn). Since 1 January 2009, it bears the name Hochschule Bonn-Rhein-Sieg and the abbreviation H-BRS, which is also used internationally. The international title is Hochschule Bonn-Rhein-Sieg, sometimes followed by the addition: University of Applied Sciences.
History
General Information
Hochschule Bonn-Rhein-Sieg was founded on 1 January 1995 by the German Federal State of North Rhine-Westphalia. Its formal establishment was part of an agreement that compensated Bonn for its loss of status as capital of the Federal Republic of Germany. Until the end of 2004, the University of Applied Sciences was funded by the Federal Government of Germany. From 2005 it became an establishment of the German Federal State of North Rhine-Westphalia; since 1 January 2007 it has been an autonomous body of public law as defined by the German Higher Education Autonomy Act (Hochschulfreiheitsgesetz, HfG). The University of Applied Sciences was renamed “Hochschule Bonn-Rhein-Sieg” on 1 January 2009, with the abbreviation being “H-BRS”. In October 2011, Hochschule Bonn-Rhein-Sieg joined the European University Association (EUA).
Locations
The university comprises three locations, including five departments.
The public source identifies “Hochschule Bonn-Rhein-Sieg University of Applied Sciences” as university of applied sciences in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Hochschule, Bonn-Rhein-Sieg and University.
Why this record matters
A short description can identify a subject without explaining its stakes. For “Hochschule Bonn-Rhein-Sieg University of Applied Sciences”, the useful work is to connect “university of applied sciences in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany” to the records capable of establishing context and consequence.
Contemporary correspondence, administrative files and participant testimony can test how later narratives organized the event or institution. The source revision retrieved here is dated Jun 26, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q1622083. VIAF identifies the subject as 141767308. The Library of Congress control number is no2015138676. Authority coordinates are 50.781, 7.182. 5 of 5 selected statements include explicit references; 1 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 2009, 1995, 2004 and 2005.
Later summaries often reconcile disputed chronology or motive more neatly than the contemporary record permits. The source lead contains qualifying language; that uncertainty should survive quotation, summary and reuse. Authority statements aid reconciliation but still require their own references, qualifiers and ranks to be checked.
How to read it
Compare institutional narratives with records created by participants and affected communities. Dates and formal titles are useful anchors, but not substitutes for context.
- Event chronology
- Institutional context
- Locating named record creators
Contemporary correspondence, government or organizational records, oral histories and cited historical scholarship.
Three-step research path
- Establish the record: confirm the title “Hochschule Bonn-Rhein-Sieg University of Applied Sciences”, its source revision and the description used here.
- Expand the search: follow Hochschule Bonn-Rhein-Sieg University of Applied Sciences primary sources, Hochschule Bonn-Rhein-Sieg University of Applied Sciences archive and Hochschule research across catalogues and specialist indexes.
- Test the account: compare the strongest cited source with the responsible institution’s current record and note any disagreement.
Questions for further research
- Which source most directly establishes the central claim about “Hochschule Bonn-Rhein-Sieg University of Applied Sciences”?
- What chronology connects this entry to wider political or social change?
- Which voices are present, absent or mediated by the institution?
Search terms from this dossier
This entry incorporates text from “Hochschule Bonn-Rhein-Sieg University of Applied Sciences” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.