University Of Applied Sciences Stuttgart
The Stuttgart Technology University of Applied Sciences - Hochschule für Technik (HFT Stuttgart) - is one of ten institutes for higher education in Stuttgart. It was founded in 1832 as a school for construction craftsmen (Winterschule für Bauhandwerker) and was inaugurated as a University of Applied Sciences in 1971.
The campus is located in downtown Stuttgart.
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