Exchange & Free Mover Programs at the University of Hohenheim
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STUDY ORGANIZATION CONTACT University of Hohenheim Academic Calendar Office of International Affairs Student Mobility and International Admissions Unit winter semester summer semester D-70599 Stuttgart | Germany Application June 1 (for winter December 1 www.uni-hohenheim.de/en/aaa Deadline semester and academic year) Ms. Inga Gerling | Student Mobility Manager Office of International Affairs Application for July 15 (for winter December 15 T +49 (0)711 459 24266 student residence semester and E [email protected] academic year) mid-June mid-December Application Ms. Martine Renz | Incoming Students deadline for T +49 (0)711 459 23209 intensive language E [email protected] course (German) Start of intensive beginning of beginning of March ohenhei language course September Orientation week mid-October beginning of April Semester period October 1 - March 31 April 1 - September 30 Lecture period mid-October – early early April - late July February Examination early February - late late July - mid-August period February Fees, Tuition and Cost of Living There are no tuition fees for exchange students and students from EU/EEA countries. Free mover and degree-seeking students from non- EU/EEA countries have to pay tuition fees of € 1,500 per semester. All incoming students have to cover a Student Services Fee of approximately € 100 per semester. Free Movers have to pay an additional administration fee of € 70 per semester. The cost of living in Stuttgart is estimated at € 700 per month. Language Requirements The languages of instruction at the University of Hohenheim are Foto: Fülle German and English. A minimum level of B2 in the desired Information for Incoming Students language(s) of instruction is highly recommended. The University offers German language courses for international students for a fee. Exchange & Free Mover Programs at the University of Hohenheim For more information on study organization please visit exchange.uni-hohenheim.de The University in your pocket: www.uni-hohenheim.de/en/app www.exchange.uni-hohenheim.de Oktober 2018 THE UNIVERSITY FACULTIES... ... AND STUDY PROGRAMS Profile and location Faculty of Agricultural Sciences BACHELOR’S PROGRAMS • Bioenergy With a unique and interdisciplinary profile in the fields of agricultural, In terms of both teaching and research, this Faculty contributes • Agricultural Biology • Bioeconomy* natural and business, economics & social sciences, the University significantly to the development and evaluation of sustainable • Agricultural Sciences • Crop Sciences* of Hohenheim is amongst the leaders in national and international production techniques in agricultural and nutrition sciences, as well • Biobased Products and • Environmental Science – Soil, university rankings. as to the preservation of rural areas and animal welfare, consumer Bioenergy Water, and Biodiversity* The University is located in Stuttgart, the capital of the south-western and environmental protection. The key aspects of research and • Environmental Protection and MASTER’S PROGRAMS state Baden-Württemberg, and is one of the few campus universities teaching are climate change and scarcity of resources, global food Agricultural Food Production* • Agricultural Sciences in Germany. Center of the campus is the baroque palace, surrounded security, genome diversity in agriculture, adding value through • Organic Agriculture and Food • Agribusiness by magnificent botanical gardens, sprawling parklands and experimental bioenergy and biobased products. Systems* • Agricultural Economics* farming grounds. • Landscape Ecology* www.agrar.uni-hohenheim.de • Agricultural Sciences in the The University has a well-established worldwide exchange network, Tropics and Subtropics* providing students of its many excellent partner universities with the opportunity to study in Hohenheim. Currently, more than 9700 students Faculty of Business, Economics & Social BACHELOR’S PROGRAMS MASTER’S PROGRAMS are enrolled at the University, with approximately 14% international • Business Administration and • Bioeconomy* students, coming from nearly 100 different countries. Sciences Top-level research and a strong commitment to teaching and learning Economics • Communication Management Student dormitories characterizes the Faculty. A distinguishing feature of the Faculty’s • Communication Science • Communication Science and The dormitories at the University of Hohenheim are mostly nearby the scientifically based and practice-related study programs is the • Education for Business and Media Research university campus. All rooms have access to the internet. Communal “Hohenheim Model” of interdisciplinarity. Students enjoy significant Economics • Economics* facilities include washing machines, tumble dryers, common and latitude in choosing courses from a variety of disciplines, including • Information Systems • Education for Business and party rooms. Rent for rooms ranges from € 220 - 320. The application economics, business, law and sociology. Economics deadline for student residences is July 15 (for the winter semester) or The Faculty enables its students to obtain specific knowledge and to • Information Systems December 15 (for the summer semester). understand the overall business, economic, and societal contexts. • International Business and www.uni-hohenheim.de/en/housing-for-int-students Economics (IBE)** www.wiso.uni-hohenheim.de • Management (HMM)** Language Center Hohenheim’s Language Center offers language classes in English, Faculty of Natural Sciences BACHELOR’S PROGRAMS MASTER’S PROGRAMS French, Spanish, Italian, Russian, Swedish, Portuguese, Chinese and The study of natural sciences at the University of Hohenheim focuses • Agricultural Biology • Bioeconomy* German for foreigners. A preparatory intensive German language on the disciplines of biology, nutritional sciences and food science. • Biology • Biology course for exchange students is offered in September and March, The basic natural science subjects of chemistry, physics and • Food Science and • Clinical Nutrition before the semester begins. The application deadline for this intensive mathematics complete the academic landscape of the Faculty of Biotechnology • Earth and Climate System course is in mid-June (for winter semester and academic year) or in mid- Natural Sciences. • Nutritional Management and Science* December (for summer semester). The Faculty‘s primary fields of research are focused on central issues Dietetics • Food Chemistry www.spraz.uni-hohenheim.de of the life and health sciences, such as „Biological Signals“ and • Nutritional Science • Food Biotechnology* International Students Organization (ISO) „Health and Safe Nutrition“, while also being firmly integrated in the Food Science and Engineering* • Molecular Nutritional Science ISO is a student initiative supporting all international students studying University-wide research focus „Bioeconomy“. in Hohenheim. Apart from the Buddy Program, which provides every www.natur.uni-hohenheim.de exchange student with a German buddy to help with getting settled in Hohenheim, ISO also organizes several events throughout the year, * language of instruction is English such as International Culture Nights or trips around Germany. ** languages of instruction are German and English Even if the official language is German, individual modules might be taught in www.iso.uni-hohenheim.de English. For further information refer to our module catalogue at www.uni-hohenheim.de/en/modul-catalogue .