- Institut ▁( Inst itute ▁for ▁Market ▁Research ) ▁ ▁Sp in - offs ▁▁ ▁IS L ▁– ▁Internet ▁S icher heits l ös ungen ▁GmbH ▁( Internet ▁Security ▁Sol utions ▁Ltd .) ▁ ▁MM K ▁– ▁Multi Media ▁Kommun ik ations system e ▁GmbH ▁( Multi Media ▁Communic ation ▁Systems ▁Ltd .) ▁ ▁Pe per oni ▁Mobile ▁& ▁Internet ▁Software ▁GmbH ▁ ▁Part ners hips ▁and ▁co oper ations ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁fields ▁of ▁research ▁and ▁development ▁the ▁F U ▁H agen ' s ▁fac ult ies ▁and ▁ch airs ▁hold ▁a ▁wide ▁array ▁of ▁diverse ▁co oper ations ▁with ▁ren owned ▁international ▁scientific ▁institutions , ▁companies , ▁associations ▁( like ▁the ▁Kurt ▁Ha ert el ▁Institute ▁for ▁Intel lect ual ▁Property ) ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁public ▁institutions . ▁Furthermore , ▁exchange ▁of ▁technology ▁and ▁knowledge ▁is ▁conducted ▁through ▁a ▁variety ▁of ▁co operation ▁projects ▁between ▁science ▁and ▁industry , ▁r anging ▁from ▁final ▁th eses ▁by ▁arrangement ▁with ▁the ▁individual ▁employ er ▁to ▁commission ed ▁research . ▁Moreover , ▁joint ▁development ▁of ▁academic ▁further ▁education ▁programs ▁with ▁companies , ▁associations ▁and ▁scientific ▁institutions ▁cont ributes ▁to ▁the ▁inter link ing ▁of ▁academ ia ▁and ▁practice . ▁ ▁Rank ing ▁and ▁reputation ▁ ▁The ▁special ▁status ▁of ▁the ▁Fern Univers ität ▁H agen ▁as ▁a ▁university ▁for ▁distance ▁learning ▁mostly ▁ex cludes ▁the ▁university ▁from ▁being ▁ranked ▁in ▁general ▁rank ings . ▁Only ▁the ▁ren owned ▁CH E ▁ranking ▁included ▁the ▁university ▁in ▁its ▁university ▁ranking ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 5