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Bergische Universität Wuppertal
Bergische Universität Wuppertal
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This University is also featured in the U-Multirank world university rankings.
Subject areas featured in the ranking
- Architecture (Last update 2022)
- Biology / Bioscience (Last update 2021)
- Chemistry (Last update 2021)
- Civil and Environmental Engineering (Last update 2022)
- Computer Science (Last update 2021)
- Economic Sciences (Last update 2023)
- Education Science (Last update 2022)
- Electrical / Information Engineering (Last update 2022)
- Geography (Last update 2021)
- German Language and Literature (Last update 2022)
- Industrial Engineering (Last update 2023) - Fakultät für Architektur und Bauingenieurwesen
- Industrial Engineering (Last update 2023) - Fakultät für Elektrotechnik, Informationstechnik und Medientechnik
- Mathematics (Last update 2021)
- Mechanical / Materials / Process Engineering (Last update 2022) - Fakultät für Maschinenbau und Sicherheitstechnik
- Mechanical / Materials / Process Engineering (Last update 2022) - Fakultät für Maschinenbau und Sicherheitstechnik
- Physics (Last update 2021)
- Political Science / Social Sciences (Last update 2021)
- Psychology (Last update 2022)
- Romance Studies (Last update 2022)
- Sports Sciences (Last update 2021)
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Basic information
- Kind of Institution and funding body
- University, public
- Year of foundation
- 1972
- Total number of Students
- 22,601
- Students at this campus
- 22,601
- Semester contribution
- 318.31 €
- Tuition fees
- There are no study fees.
Students by area of study
- Medicine, Health Science
- 1.1%
- Natural Sciences, Mathematics
- 14.4%
- Law, Economic and Social Sciences
- 23.6%
- Humanities, Languages
- 30.6%
- Engineering Science (incl. Computer Science)
- 25.6%
- Other studies
- 4.6%
Students by type of degree pursued
- Bachelor's degree
- 37.9%
- Master's degree
- 15.6%
- Teacher qualification degree
- 45.6%
- Pre-Bologna degrees
- 0.5%
- Other types of degrees
- 0.3%
Central services
Opening hours central student counselling
Special features regarding the library
Stock: 1.2 million books, 92,113 e-books, 45,000 inter-library loans, 800 user workspaces, 1,634 print journal subscriptions and 28,281 licensed electronic journals; Services: Wuppertal university library, founded in 1972, supplies the University of Wuppertal with the books, journals and other media required for teaching, research and study. Approx. 600,000 users and visitors use around 3.3 million media items every year.
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Foreign language center and courses
There is a foreign language centre. Languages offered: English, French, German as a Foreign Language, Spanish, Italian, Swedish, Russian, Chinese, Japanese, Turkish, Arabic, Dutch. German Sign Language. As long as the framework conditions and the services provided are comparable, language courses can theoretically be taken at all other universities and then submitted to us for recognition.
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Special features regarding university sports
The university offers its own sports programme. Participation is subject to fees. The Bergische Universität Wuppertal (BUW) was recognised by the adh as "University of the Year 2017" for its offers and its commitment in the field of university sports. Choice of more than 70 sports from trend, leisure, health and competitive sports; Fitness centre with spacious training areas directly on the campus; Annual sports events, such as the UniSport Campus Festival, the UniLauf run and various tournaments; A variety of exercise-oriented health activities (including active break). The BUW is a partner university for top sports.
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Last update 2024: Data collected by the CHE Center for Higher Education
