Hochschule für Technik Rapperswil
HSR (German: Hochschule für Technik Rapperswil) or University of Applied Sciences Rapperswil is a technical university in Rapperswil, a locality of the city of Rapperswil-Jona, Switzerland. HSR is part of the University of Applied Sciences of Eastern Switzerland.
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Former names | Interkantonales Technikum Rapperswil |
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| Type | Public |
| Established | 1972 |
| Budget | CHF 85.368 Million |
| Rector | Margit Mönnecke |
Academic staff | 510 |
Administrative staff | 140 |
| Students | 1600 |
| Location | , , Switzerland 47°13′25.00″N 8°49′05.00″E |
| Campus | Urban |
| Website | www.hsr.ch |
Location
The university is located in Rapperswil nearby Seedamm respectively Rapperswil railway station and Knie's Kinderzoo on upper Lake Zürich (Obersee).
Trivia
Archaeological relicts have been found at the Technikum island settlement,[1] and the remains of a first wooden bridge (1523 BC, reconstructed in 2001) to Hurden located on the Obersee lakeshore nearby the Technical University (HSR) respectively the so-called Heilig Hüsli at the northwestern part of the Seedamm area. The three neighbouring Prehistoric settlements, as well as the early lake crossings, are part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site Prehistoric Pile dwellings around the Alps.[2][3]
See also
References
- "Sites Switzerland: Rapperswil-Jona–Technikum (CH-SG-02)". palafittes.org. Archived from the original on 2014-10-07. Retrieved 2014-12-07.
- "Prehistoric Pile Dwellings in Switzerland". Swiss Coordination Group UNESCO Palafittes (palafittes.org). Archived from the original on 2014-10-07. Retrieved 2014-12-07.
- "World Heritage". palafittes.org. Archived from the original on 2014-12-09. Retrieved 2014-12-07.
External links
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