Hochschule für Technik Rapperswil

The Hochschule für Technik Rapperswil (University of Applied Sciences Rapperswil), also called Technikum or HSR, was a technical university in Rapperswil-Jona, Switzerland. Since 2020 the former HSR is the Campus Rapperswil-Jona of the new OST – Ostschweizer Fachhochschule.

HSR

Former names	Interkantonales Technikum Rapperswil
Type	Public
Established	1972
Budget	CHF 85.368 Million
Rector	Margit Mönnecke
Academic staff	510
Administrative staff	140
Students	1600
Location	Rapperswil-Jona , St. Gallen (canton) , Switzerland 47°13′25.00″N 8°49′05.00″E
Campus	Urban

HSR on Obersee lakeshore

The university campus is located in Rapperswil at the lakeshore of the Obersee, which is the southeastern part of Lake Zurich. The Seedamm, the Rapperswil railway station and Knie's Kinderzoo are in the vicinity.

Trivia

Remains of pile dwellings have been found at the archaeological site Technikum, which is part of the UNESCO World Heritage Prehistoric Pile dwellings around the Alps.^[1]

See also

• List of largest universities by enrollment in Switzerland
• List of universities in Switzerland