The Trier University of Applied Sciences (German: Fachhochschule Trier, FH-Trier) is a Fachhochschule (University of Applied Sciences) located in Trier, Germany. With 6100 students (as of November 2006), it is the largest University of Applied Sciences in the state of Rhineland-Palatinate. It is broken into three campuses in Trier (main campus), Birkenfeld (Environment Campus Birkenfeld), and Idar-Oberstein (jewelry design). The university originally developed from the Staatliche Ingenieurschule für das Bau- und Maschinenwesen Trier and the Werkkunstschule Trier. In 1971, it became a part of the Fachhochschule Rheinland-Pfalz, and became independent in 1996. The Fachhochschule is divided into 7 areas of study (Fachbereich). Two of these areas are at the Environmental Campus Birkenfeld, and gemstone and jewelry design are in the town of Idar-Oberstein.