Technische Hochschule Nürnberg

Technische Hochschule Nürnberg Georg Simon Ohm
Type Public
Established 1971
President Michael Braun
Academic staff
1,855
Students 12,234
Location Nuremberg, Bavaria, Germany
Website www.th-nuernberg.de

The Technische Hochschule Nürnberg Georg Simon Ohm (shortened TH Nürnberg) is a public Technische Hochschule in Nuremberg, Bavaria. With its 12,200 students and 1,800 faculty members, it's the second biggest Technische Hochschule in Bavaria.

The university got its name in honor of Georg Simon Ohm who was a professor and headmaster of the predecessor of the Hochschule, the Polytechnische Schule, between 1839 and 1849.

The logo of the Technische Hochschule is the Ω as a reference to Ohm the SI derived unit for electric resistance named after Georg Simon Ohm.

Faculties

Coordinates: 49°27′11″N 11°05′33″E / 49.4531°N 11.0924°E / 49.4531; 11.0924

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