Friends

Friends of the Department of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology (FET)

The Department of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology at Fulda University of Applied Sciences has been working closely with companies in the region since it was founded in 1994. It offers the enterprises cooperation in research, development and training. The enterprises in turn support the department in its establishment and further development.

The first contact between the still young department and the companies managed to be a great success: 16 enterprises and individuals founded the "Friends of the Department of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology at Fulda University of Applied Sciences (FET)" .

The FET was founded by professors and employees of the department, individuals and the following enterprises: Deutsche Telekom Fulda, M.K. Juchheim GmbH & Co, Walcher GmbH & Co KG, Papierfabrik Adolf Jass GmbH & Co KG and Reform Maschinen - und Anlagen GmbH. The following companies were added later: Cegelec AEG AAT GmbH, CompMess GmbH & Co. KG, EDAG-Engineering + Design AG, Eichhoff GmbH, Johann Lasslop GmbH, Schneider Electric Automation Business, Software & Elektronik, Wagner GmbH & Co. and I.G. Bauerhin GmbH.

The Friends want to contribute to the creation of a centre for innovation and cooperation in the future technologies of Information, Communication and Automation Technology as well as Engineering and Management and Renewable Energies in Fulda. This is to be achieved by

  • the support and funding of the Department of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology at Fulda University of Applied Sciences by enterprises, institutions, former students and other individuals;
  • the exchange of opinions and experience between enterprises in the region and the university on technology, engineering and market trends, funding programmes, research projects and their results;
  • the organisation and implementation of specialist conferences, lecture series and further training courses.

  • Regional enterprises and organisations
  • Employees of the Department of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology at Fulda University of Applied Sciences
  • Former students and alumni of the department
  • Other interested parties

  • Suggestions for training and research related to practice
  • Cooperation at the end of projects
  • Support through material resources
  • Information on training vacancies for the work placement semester
  • Information on interesting thesis topics
  • Honouring outstanding work from the department

  • Annual general meeting to discuss the further development of the department and cooperation projects
  • The annual electrical engineering colloquium with outstanding experts in their field
  • Presentations on current topics with experts in the respective specialist field as part of the electrical engineering seminar
  • Presentation of results from application-oriented research projects, cooperation projects and interesting theses

Statutes of the FET Friends of the Department of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology at Fulda University of Applied Sciences dated 18 November 2016 ... here

Information in accordance with Art. 13 GDPR for new members FET - Friends of the Department of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology at Fulda University of Applied Sciences e.V.

The following information provides you with an overview of the processing of your personal data by the Friends of the Department of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology at Fulda University of Applied Sciences e.V.; the information complies with the requirements of Art. 13 of the European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

1 Who is responsible for data processing and who can I contact?
The controller within the meaning of Art. 13 para. 1 lit. a GDPR is

Friends of the Department of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology, Fulda University of Applied Sciences e.V.
c/o Department of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology, Fulda University of Applied Sciences
Leipziger Straße 123
36037 Fulda
Phone: +49 661 9640-5802

Executive Board within the meaning of § 26 BGB
Mr Dipl.-Ing. Dimitrios Charisiadis
Register of Associations Local Court Fulda, VR 1227

2 For what purpose will my data be processed?
The personal data of members provided in the declaration of membership, in particular name, address and bank details, are collected by the association on the basis of legal entitlement. Your personal data will be treated confidentially and processed exclusively for the purpose of the administration and organisation of your membership and contributions to the Friends, as well as in the context of event management for the management of participant and waiting lists, the sending of invitation, confirmation, reminder and information emails or letters and the internal evaluation of the Friends' courses. Occasionally, the data provided may also be used to compile statistics for internal quality management purposes. However, these statistics can no longer be linked to you personally.

3. on what legal basis is my data processed?
For the Friends, the legal basis for the processing of your personal data is Art. 6 para. 1 b) GDPR for the fulfilment of the association's statutes.

4 Who receives my data?
The data will only be passed on to third parties if necessary in the context of event management in the case of cooperation as specified above. After the course has been completed, the data will be deleted from the third parties immediately.

5 How long will my data be stored?
Your personal data will be stored by the Friends for the duration of your membership unless it must be retained beyond the end of your membership in accordance with tax law requirements.

6 What data protection rights do I have?
Data protection law grants you the following rights: the right of access (Art. 15 GDPR), the right to rectification (Art. 16 GDPR), the right to erasure (Art. 17 GDPR), the right to restriction of processing (Art. 18 GDPR), the right to object to processing (Art. 21 GDPR) and the right to data portability (Art. 20 GDPR).

You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the supervisory authority for data protection:
Hessian Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information
Gustav-Stresemann-Ring 1
65189 Wiesbaden
Email: poststelle@datenschutz.hessen.de

7. do I have to provide or update my data?
The provision and updating of your personal data is required for membership of the Friends. If you do not provide the required information, it will not be possible to become a member of the Friends.

Contact person

Ansprechpartnerin

Michaela Abel

dekanat.et(at)et.hs-fulda.de +49 661 9640-5802