Stuttgart Media University

The Stuttgart Media University or Media University (Hochschule der Medien) is a state university of media studies in Stuttgart, Germany, offering nearly 30 accredited bachelor's and master's degree programs within three faculties.

History
The Stuttgart Media University was formed in 2001 by the union of the two former schools, the Hochschule für Druck und Medien (University for Print and Media) and the Hochschule für Bibliotheks-und Informationswesen (University for Library and Information System). One of the former schools, Hochschule für Druck und Medien founded in 1903, was based on an earlier technical school for printing founded in 1853 as the Fachschule für Buchdruckgewerbe Stuttgart. The other university, Hochschule für Bibliotheks-und Informationswesen, was founded in 1942 as Büchereifachschule Stuttgart. Both schools are now defunct after their union to Stuttgart Media University in 2001.

Majors
The university offers bachelor's and master's degree programs in three faculties: It also offers a doctorate in collaboration with partner universities.
 * Faculty of Printing and Media
 * Faculty of Electronic Media
 * Faculty of Information and Communication

Institutes
The Institut für Angewandte Forschung (Institute for Applied Research) has bundled research activities since 2005, ranging from printed electronics to information design and operates the university publisher, Verlag Stuttgart.

The Institute for Games serves as a platform for students, developers, and publishers, and hosts an annual Games Day, with presentations around the topic of games.

Since 2011, the university's Start-Up Center supports students who want to start and manage a business.

Further institutes include:
 * Institute for Applied Artificial Intelligence
 * Institute for Cyber Security
 * Institute for Mobility and Digital Innovation

Alumni
Among the notable alumni of the Stuttgart Media University or its predecessors are Arek Gielnik, the producer of Neukölln Unlimited, and Jörn Grosshans, who won a 2013 Hollywood Post Alliance Award for the outstanding visual effects in Game of Thrones (season 3).