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Basic information

Kind of Institution and funding body
University of applied sciences, public
Year of foundation
1850
Total number of Students
5,700
Students at this campus
3,166
Semester contribution
no data
Tuition fees
There are no study fees.

Students by area of study

Medicine, Health Science
18.1%
Natural Sciences, Mathematics
0%
Law, Economic and Social Sciences
0%
Humanities, Languages
0%
Engineering Science (incl. Computer Science)
71.3%
Other studies
10.7%

Students by type of degree pursued

Bachelor's degree
87.6%
Master's degree
12.4%
Teacher qualification degree
0%
Pre-Bologna degrees
0%
Other types of degrees
0%

Central services

Opening hours central student counselling

Special features regarding the library

Services: The libraries of the information and media centre are the central learning and communication centre of the HFU An innovative media offering, which is based on the use of electronic media, forms the basis of the service offering. The range of e-books and databases is unique in quality and scope, for example: ACM Digital Libvrary, IEEEXplore, Cochrane Library, Physiolink, Springer NATURE. Comprehensive training and advice on this e-media portfolio are offered at the service desk.
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Foreign language center and courses

There is a foreign language centre. Languages offered: English, German as a Foreign Language, Spanish.
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Special features regarding university sports

Shared use of a climbing wall with the local vocational training centre (Robert-Gerwig-Schule), extensive range of winter sports (ski lift, cross-country skiing, biathlon), use of the sports hall for volleyball, football, handball, badminton, etc.
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Last update 2024: Data collected by the CHE Center for Higher Education

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