History of the HdM
The HdM was founded on 1 September 2001 through the merger of the Fachhochschule Stuttgart – Hochschule fuer Bibliotheks- und Informationswesen (HBI) University of Applied Sciences and the Fachhochschule Stuttgart – Hochschule fuer Druck und Medien (HDM) University of Applied Sciences.
First founded 60 years ago as a training centre for public libraries in southern Germany, the HBI extended its range of subjects and tasks to become the largest educational establishment for library and information science in Germany.
The roots of the HDM as a training institute for printing and media go back as far as 1853 when the advanced commercial training school was set up in Stuttgart. The Higher Technical College for the Printing Trade, where it was possible to study printing technology full-time, was established 100 years later. In 1979 the then Technical College for Printing started training the first media engineers. This set the course for the extension of its range of studies.
Chronology of the HdM
2000
The Baden-Wuerttemberg State Parliament passes the law establishing the HdM on 29 June.
2001
The Master’s Course of Studies in Media Authoring starts on 1 March.
The HdM officially starts operating on 1 September.
The Bachelor’s Degree in Information Design starts on 1 October.
The HdM holds a celebration and an open day on 6 and 7 November to mark its opening.
2003
From march to november the HdM celebrates "100 years of media – education with a future"
2004
The university introduces Bachelor and Master degrees for all courses
2005
Due to the new state university law, the university chances its name to "Hochschule der Medien Stuttgart".
Start of the courses Information Systems and Information Services
Foundation of the IAF (Institute for Applied Science)
20-year anniversary of the China project.
Chronology of the HBI
1942
Official opening of the “Stuttgart Library Technical School”.
1963
The “South German Library School” starts training music librarians, still the only course of this kind in Germany.
1965
The School becomes the sole responsibility of the federal state of Baden-Wuerttemberg, is given the status of a Higher Technical College and is renamed the “South German Librarian Teaching Institute”. Start of expansion.
1971
The South German Librarian Teaching Institute is transferred to the university sector as the “Technical University for Librarianship” (FHB).
1984
The Faculty of “Scientific Libraries and Documentation Centres” is hived off from the Technical College for Public Administration and integrated in the FHB.
1985
The FHB gains room for expansion in Wolframstrasse 32.
1988
Course in documentation is introduced.
1992
The FHB starts a new tradition on the occasion of its 50th anniversary: it regularly organises special international congresses.
1994
The FHB is renamed “Fachhochschule Stuttgart – Hochschule fuer Bibliotheks- und Informationswesen (HBI) University of Applied Sciences.
1995
The course of studies in “Scientific Librarianship”, which was hitherto administered internally, is changed into a regular technical university course. The course of studies in “Business Information Management” replaces the course of studies in “Documentation”.
1997
The Institute for Applied Children’s Media Research (IfaK) starts operating.
1998
The advanced vocational training institute “HBI Academy” is established.
2000
The first master’s degree in “Information Management” starts. The HBI introduces bachelor’s courses and leaves the “Villa”, the main location of the University since 1946. University operations are concentrated in the buildings at Wolframstrasse 32 and 34.
2001
Start of the master’s course of studies in “Library and Media Management”.
Chronology of the HDM
1853
Establishment of the Municipal Advanced Vocational Training School in Stuttgart.
1903
The Stuttgart Technical College for Book Printing and the Stuttgart Municipal Commercial School train experts in book printing.
1926
The two colleges are amalgamated and move to a new building in the centre of Stuttgart.
1928
The Baden-Wuerttemberg State Parliament decides to set up a Higher Technical College for the Printing Trade. This establishment is integrated in commercial school and offers advanced training and preparatory courses of studies the master’s craftsman’s examination.
1953
The Higher Technical College for the Printing Trade becomes an independent institution and introduces full-time course of studies in printing technology. The responsible authorities are the federal state of Baden-Wuerttemberg and the city of Stuttgart.
1967
The College is renamed the State Engineering School for Economics and Operations of the Printing Industry.
1970
With effect from 1970 it becomes the State Engineering School for Printing. The training contents are supplemented by subjects such as business studies, management or psychology.
1971
The Engineering School starts training students in packaging technology.
1972
The Technical College for Printing is established.
1976
The Technical College moves to the university campus in Stuttgart-Vaihingen. The range of courses is extended into include “Paint/Chemistry”.
1977
The courses of studies in “Publishing Management” and “Publishing” (now “Media Publishing and Publishing Management”), “Advertising Management” and “Advertising Technology” (now “Advertising and Market Communication”), and “Economic Print Engineering” (now “ Print Media Management”) are introduced.
1979
The Technical College starts training media engineers in the “Media Technology” course (now “Audiovisual Media”).
1982
The technical facilities are extended by modern systems.
1995
With the first cut of the spade for the extension, the Technical College starts to reorientate towards complementary courses for the entire media branch of industry.
1997
The courses of studies in “Media Computer Science” and “Media Management”, as well as the key study subject of “Media Design” are introduced. The Technical College is renamed Fachhochschule Stuttgart – Hochschule fuer Druck und Medien (HDM) University of Applied Sciences.
1998
Extension officially opened.
1999
HDM introduces the integrated German-Chinese Course of Studies in Printing Technology in co-operation with Xi’an Technical University (China).
