Stuttgart Media University (Hochschule der Medien), a non-profit public university in Germany, was founded in 1903. With a current staff of 770, it is sponsored by the state of Baden-Württemberg. The university's origins trace back to earlier institutions, specifically the Fachhochschule für Druck und Medien (HDM) and the Hochschule für Bibliotheks- und Informationswesen (HBI), which merged on September 1, 2001, to form the current institution focused on media-related education and training.