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Basic information

Kind of Institution and funding body
University, public
Year of foundation
1969
Total number of Students
24,562
Students at this campus
24,562
Semester contribution
321.74 €
Tuition fees
There are no study fees.

Students by area of study

Medicine, Health Science
3.5%
Natural Sciences, Mathematics
21.2%
Law, Economic and Social Sciences
46%
Humanities, Languages
19%
Engineering Science (incl. Computer Science)
5.3%
Other studies
5%

Students by type of degree pursued

Bachelor's degree
41.6%
Master's degree
17.4%
Teacher qualification degree
24.5%
Pre-Bologna degrees
16.1%
Other types of degrees
0.4%

Central services

Opening hours central student counselling

Special features regarding the library

Locations: The library is located in the main university building and in the neighbouring building X in direct proximity to the faculties and lecture halls.; Stock: 2.3 million printed media; 600,000 e-books and e-journals – can also be used directly at home with VPN or Shibboleth; Development of the specialised Medical library – opened in October 2021.; Services: Opening hours until 1am and until 10pm on weekends; 95% of media are freely accessible; Individual, group and PC workspaces; Discussion rooms with SMART Board or LCD TV; WiFi; Academic search engine BASE; Rapidly growing range of e-books and e-journals; Excellent advice – on site and digital; Extensive range of training on data and digital skills; Publication services – transformation from subscription-based publishing to open access publications; Research Data Management; Citavi reference management; Scanning/printing
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Foreign language center and courses

There is a foreign language centre. Languages offered: English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Polish, Russian, Chinese, Japanese, Latin, Turkish, Arabic, Ancient Greek, Finnish, Sign Language.
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Special features regarding university sports

The university offers its own sports programme. Some courses are free of charge, some subject to fees. Diverse sports programme with over 250 courses in more than 110 different sporting disciplines (during lecture periods); Sports facilities and swimming pool integrated in the main university building; a modern fitness centre (UNIfit; fees apply); Sports hall and adjoining rooms with wheelchair access; Activities available in cooperation with other providers, e.g. horse riding, climbing; Partner University of Leading Athletics; excursions, e.g. skiing and surfing; great martial arts and dance sport area.
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Last update 2024: Data collected by the CHE Center for Higher Education

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