The four pillar industries of Hessian economy are: chemical industry, automobile industry, electronic and electrical industry and machinery manufacturing. Frankfurt, the largest city in Hesse, is one of the financial service centers in Germany and even the world. Both the European Central Bank and the German Federal Bank are located in Frankfurt.
Frankfurt Stock Exchange is also the largest stock exchange in Germany and the fourth largest in the world (after new york, London and Tokyo), where more than 90% of German stocks and securities are traded. At the same time, Frankfurt is also an important Expo city, known as the "Expo City". The Rhine River and major rivers around it are the second largest industrial zone in Germany after Ruhr.
Premiere and Ambiente, the world's largest consumer goods fairs, the International Book Fair, ACHEMA and the International Auto Show are all held in Frankfurt. Frankfurt is also an important international aviation, highway and railway transportation hub. Frankfurt Airport is the largest air cargo airport in Europe and the third largest passenger airport in the world, with the largest freight revenue and the second passenger revenue among European airports.
Universities of Applied Sciences, North Hesse, was formally established in 1994, and its general school is located in the German Bad Tudor-Ahlendorf campus (near Frankfurt, the largest city in Hesse). Universities of Applied Sciences, North Hesse is listed in the list of German universities recognized by the foreign-related supervision network of the Ministry of Education: No.237. Fachhochschule Nordhessen (Universities of Applied Sciences, North Hesse).
Since its establishment, Universities of Applied Sciences, North Hesse has received strong support from relevant departments of the German government, the German Federation of Industry and Commerce, foundations and economic circles. A large part of the funding for running a school comes from the educational development funds of the German government and enterprise associations. Many enterprises of the Association are well-known enterprises in the fields of German electronics industry, international finance, insurance, machinery manufacturing, chemistry, energy, international trade, retail services and metals, such as Lufthansa, Siemens, BASF and ThyssenKrupp.