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Welcome to Universität Hamburg! International Student Guide UNIVERSITÄT HAMBURG Dear Prospective Student, So you want to spend a semester—or perhaps do your 2. Universität Hamburg has a highly diverse student 4. Our campus is centrally located. If you study in entire degree—abroad. We would like to congratulate you body, with around 42,000 students from different Hamburg, you are but a stone’s throw from the city on a decision that will change your view of the world, your countries and a variety of interests, talents and center, the idyllic Alster Lake and Hamburg’s “in” life, and you. This brochure will help you take the next step: biographies. districts with countless cafés, bars, and small shops. choosing the right place. Let me tell you why Universität Discover for yourself how much the city has to offer! 3. Because Universität Hamburg values this diversity, Hamburg—North Germany’s largest educational and we offer every student individual support. PIASTA, the 5. Universität Hamburg is a sustainable university. We are research institution—should be your top choice: Universitätskolleg, the Campus Center and other committed to sustainable research and all of our faculties 1. Universität Hamburg combines a broad course advising and counseling services provide all students have taken great strides towards sustainability in spectrum with excellent research. We offer a with the support they need to study successfully. research and teaching. Universität Hamburg assumes comprehensive range of subjects, from ancient Greek to social responsibility and encourages its members to do so. zoology. Our researchers pursue interdisciplinary projects and collaborate with partners all over the world. Univ.-Prof. Dr. Dieter Lenzen Page 3 Page President of Universität Hamburg UNIVERSITÄT HAMBURG UNIVERSITÄT HAMBURG Established on 28 March 1919 by the Hamburg State Parliament, Universität Hamburg is the first democratically founded university in Germany. In 1911, entrepreneur Edmund Siemers endowed what would later become the University’s Main Building located in the city center. His mission statement, “To research, CONTENTS to teach, to educate and form,” is still engraved above the main entrance. Universität Hamburg remains committed to these principles and sees research and teaching as inseparable pursuits. Their interaction 2 A word from the makes sustainable education possible. president Sustainable science and scholarship 4 Universität Hamburg Universität Hamburg is committed to the idea of sustainable science and scholarship. The Center for a Sustainable University functions as 9 Our programs an academic platform for interdisciplinary ideas and processes in the area of sustainability. It focuses on how research and teaching can 12 International affairs rise to the challenges of environmental and social sustainability and and services how to shape sustainable forms of teaching and learning. For more 22 Hamburg: Germany’s information visit the Center’s website: Page 5 Page great port city WWW.NACHHALTIGE.UNI-HAMBURG.DE/EN UNIVERSITÄT HAMBURG Center of academic expertise The University focuses on the following key research Universitätskolleg: Funded by the German Federal As North Germany’s largest and most diverse center of research, the University’s research spectrum includes a areas: Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF), the Universitätskolleg focuses on the transition from wealth of individual achievements as well as interdisciplinary cooperation. Two of its most outstanding projects are p climate, earth and environment part of the federal excellence initiative: secondary school or work to academic study. It p photon and nanosciences bundles tutorial and inter disciplinary activities for CLiSAP: Cluster of Excellence Integrated Climate CUI: Hamburg Center for Ultrafast Imaging: Structure, p students in order to improve students’ academic System Analysis and Prediction, dedicated since 2007 Dynamics and Control of Matter at the Atomic Scale, manuscript culture aptitude and pave the way for a “general studies” to the pressing topics of climate and climate change. dedicated to the investigation of the movement of p neurosciences program. In the second phase of funding it will extend Together with other research institutions in Hamburg, atoms in real time. p its scope to include projects supporting advanced it forms the “Klima Campus”. WWW.CUI.UNI-HAMBURG.DE/EN/ structural systems biology and infection research students. This will ensure student success from www.UNI-HAMBURG.DE/EN-CLISAP p particle physics, astrophysics and mathematical enrollment through graduation. WWW.KLIMACAMPUS-HAMBURG.DE/START/ physics WWW.UNIVERSITAETSKOLLEG.UNI-HAMBURG.DE Universität Hamburg is additionally part of strong partnerships such as PIER: Partnership for Innovation, Education p health economics and Research together with DESY—Deutsches Elektronen-Synchroton. Both institutions also cooperate with the Max Planck Society at the Center for Free-Electron Laser Science (CFEL), a unique institution in Europe conducting www.uni-hamburg.de/en-forschungsschwerpunkte research on—and using—the next generation of light sources. WWW.CFEL.DE 7 Page UNIVERSITÄT HAMBURG OUR PROGRAMS Universität Hamburg offers bachelor’s and International and English language FACULTIES and DEPARTMENTS master’s degrees in virtually every subject. programs Bachelor’s programs are generally three years Several consecutive master’s programs as well as other Universität Hamburg’s eight faculties offer over 66 (six semesters) leading to a BA (Bachelor of post-graduate programs have an international bachelor’s and 85 master’s degree programs. Arts degree) for subjects in the humanities or approach and are taught either partially or entirely in All degree programs offered by Universität Hamburg BSc (Bachelor of Science degree) for subjects English, such as the Master in Business and are listed in our electronic program guide with a in the natural sciences. Students wishing to Sustainability; the European Master in Law and detailed description of each program as well as enroll in a two-year master’s (MA/MSc) Economics; the Erasmus Mundus Master’s in information about career prospects, program structure, program must have completed a bachelor’s Journalism, Media and Globalisation; the Master of and student orientation. Podcasts about certain degree or equivalent. Politics, Economics and Philosophy; the MSc in courses are also online. www.uni-hamburg/en-study-at-uhh Inte grated Climate System Sciences; and the MSc in WWW.UNI-HAMBURG.DE/PROGRAM-GUIDE Mathematical Physics. A number of joint degree programs are currently being developed. WWW.UNI-HAMBURG.DE/ENGLISH-MASTER-PROGRAMS Page 9 Page UNIVERSITÄT HAMBURG FACULTY OF LAW FACULTY OF HUMANITIES FACULTY OF EDUCATION www.jura.uni-hamburg.de/en www.gwiss.uni-hamburg.de www.ew.uni-hamburg.de/en INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS AND SERVICES p Department of Protestant Theology p Department of General, Intercultural FACULTY OF BUSINESS, ECONOMICS AND p Department of Catholic Theology and International Comparative Studying AT UNIVERSITÄT HAMBURG SOCIAL SCIENCES p Department of Languages, Literature Education www.wiso.uni-hamburg.de/en and Media (SLM I) p Department of Primary and Secondary Pursue a degree at Universität Hamburg Independent study abroad p p Department of Social Sciences Department of Languages, Literature Education, Social Education, Special Prospective international students interested in Foreign students who would like to add a stay abroad p Department of Economics and Media (SLM II) Needs Education and Psychology in p Department of Socioeconomics p Department of History Education and Teaching pursuing a degree at Universität Hamburg can find to their studies at their home university may spend up p Department of Philosophy p Department of Professional Education detailed information and contact details at the Campus to two semesters at Universität Hamburg as so-called FACULTY OF MEDICINE p Department of Cultural History and and Life-Long Learning Center. The Center provides online information about free-movers. Free-movers take courses without www.uke.de/english/studies-teaching Contemporary Culture p Department of Languages and Aesthetic p Department of Asia-Africa Studies Disciplines Education applying, admissions, and studying. pursuing a degree or studying through a partnership or FACULTY OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION p Department of Social Sciences, WWW.UNI-HAMBURG.DE/IA exchange program. Free-movers must be enrolled in a (HAMBURG BUSINESS SCHOOL) FACULTY OF MATHEMATICS, Mathematics and Natural Sciences degree program at their home university and must find www.bwl.uni-hamburg.de/en INFORMATICS AND NATURAL SCIENCES Education Doctoral students www.min.uni-hamburg.de/en a faculty member in the respective program at International students with a master’s degree or p Department of Biology FACULTY OF PSYCHOLOGY AND Universität Hamburg to supervise their academic p HUMAN MOVEMENT equivalent may enroll in a doctoral program at Department of Chemistry program throughout their stay. p Department of Earth Sciences www.pb.uni-hamburg.de Universität Hamburg. To be admitted as a doctoral p Department of Informatics p Institute of Psychology WWW.UNI-HAMBURG.DE/guest-students p p student, candidates from abroad must find a professor Institute of Human Movement Science Department of Mathematics Page 11 Page p Department of Physics from Universität Hamburg to act as their supervisor and be approved for doctoral studies by the department in question. WWW.UNI-HAMBURG.DE/PHD