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Baden-Württemberg Universities Overview (IE3 Global exchange program)

Academic Calendar information: Year-long and winter semester (fall/winter) students may choose from any of the 15 different universities listed below. Summer semester (spring) students may typically choose from 4 universities: , , , or Tübingen. In Baden-Württemberg, the winter semester runs from October-February and the summer semester runs from April-July. The only exception is , where the fall semester runs from September-December, and the spring semester from February-May.

Orientation information: Students who begin the program in the fall (except those studying in Ludwigsburg or Mannheim) will attend a 4-day orientation in Tübingen in late August, followed by a September intensive German language course at the BW university at which they plan to study for the semester or year. Students who begin the program in the spring will go straight to their respective university.

For more program information, including requirements and how to start an application, visit www.ie3global.org.

UNIVERSITY ACADEMICS CITY HOUSING TERMS OTHER INFO University of Founded in 1477, Tübingen is a vibrant Single rooms in student year The Oregon Study Center (office Tübingen is among the university town with old housing. fall/winter of the Resident Director) is Tübingen oldest in and has and distinguished academic There are several located in Tübingen. The 4-day an international flair including liberal politics different dorms spring orientation takes place here. reputation for excellence and German-style throughout Tübingen www.uni-tuebingen.de/ in medicine, natural fraternities as well as rural, and Oregon students Students who plan to take and the agricultural and typical usually are spread out German as a foreign language . Tübingen also Swabian elements. The city among them. courses can study in Tübingen has faculties of , contains many picturesque having completed only 1 year of Business, Pharmacy, buildings from previous college-level German. Modern Languages, centuries, and lies on the Geosciences and more. Neckar river. Student pop. 28,500 Tübingen offers a wide Pop. 86,000 ~3,500 international selection of German language (DaF) courses. University of Founded in 1966. Has a Located on south bank of Single rooms in student year Konstanz usually offers one modern campus. Courses close to the housing. There are a few fall/winter “Landesstiftung” stipend of Konstanz in most liberal arts and Alps, Konstanz is an different options, some about 400/month to an natural sciences are important cultural and within walking distance spring Oregon student. www.uni-konstanz.de offered, as well as economic center and the from campus, others programs in , gateway to neighboring easily accessible by bus. Students who plan to take law, and public policy and . The mild lake German as a foreign language Student pop. 11,700 management. climate gives the city an courses can study in Konstanz ~1,100 international almost Mediterranean flair having completed only 1 year of Pop. 80,000 college-level German. UNIVERSITY ACADEMICS CITY HOUSING TERMS OTHER INFO University of Excellent offerings in Picturesque town that Single rooms in student year Oldest university in Germany humanities, natural and attracts students and housing. Heidelberg fall/winter (founded 1386). Heidelberg social sciences. Offers a tourists from all over the students are often variety of German as a world. Situated halfway placed in the Altstadt spring www.uni-heidelberg.de Second Language (DaF) between and (old city center) and classes and many other Frankfurt. Layout of city is sometimes also a bit modern languages. easy to follow which makes further from the city study and life easier. City center, but public lies amid magnificent transportation is Student pop. 31,500 scenery. excellent. ~5,400 international Pop. 150,000

University of Teacher education Ludwigsburg is a smaller Single rooms in student year PH Ludwigsburg usually offers 2- university with broad city located about 12 km housing near the fall/winter 3 “Landesstiftung” stipends of Education range of and north of the Stuttgart city campus. Ludwigsburg about Euro 300/month to spring Ludwigsburg liberal arts courses well center. Ludwigsburg is well also has a cheaper Oregon students.

(PH suited for undergraduates. known for its baroque royal housing option if you are Art/ majors can find Small university with a palace. willing to share a room The Ludwigsburg courses in art and music not Ludwigsburg) campus setting, the PH is a Pop. 90,000 with another student. program in the fall available at regular German more alike the regional will begin in October universities. www.ph- institutions in Oregon. with an intensive ludwigsburg.de language course offered by the University.

Ludwigsburg students Student pop. 5,000 will not participate in ~190 international the 4-day orientation in Tübingen. University of Famous for its top ranked Second largest city in Single rooms in student year Academic calendar different programs in business and Baden-Württemberg; short housing. Mannheim fall from other BW universities: fall Mannheim economics. It also has a light rail ride from student housing has semester runs from September law school and offers Heidelberg. The city is very been tight in recent to December; spring semester studies in the humanities, modern and metropolitan years, so you will need The Mannheim from February to May. program in the fall www.uni- social sciences, compared to other more to apply as early as will begin in August mannheim.de/1/ mathematics and picturesque German cities. possible. Students planning on studying in computer science. The main route through the with a month-long English can study at Mannheim intensive language squares leads to an having taken only one year of Has good selection of enormous 18th century course offered by the college-level German. Studies at undergraduate (mostly palace, which houses the University. Mannheim the Business School require business) courses University of Mannheim. students will not previous completion of upper- Student pop. 12,000 taught in English. participate in the division business courses. Pop. 300,000 Tübingen orientation. UNIVERSITY ACADEMICS CITY HOUSING TERMS OTHER INFO University of Founded in 1457, the Set in beautiful valley at Single rooms in student year usually offers one university offers a wide edge of . Known housing. Most Oregon fall/winter “Landesstiftung” stipend of Euro Freiburg range of courses in the as the sunniest and students stay in the so- 600/month to an Oregon liberal arts and sciences. It warmest city in Germany. called Stüsi, which is student. www.uni-freiburg.de also offers degrees in Just a short hop to both centrally located. theology, law, business, Switzerland and France. Many American students study medicine, pharmacy, earth Known for its solar in Freiburg. Student pop. 24,700 sciences and forestry. industries and research, ~3,600 international Freiburg has recently been students renowned as an “eco-city.” Pop. 230,000 University of Teacher education See above. Located about Single rooms in student year Art and music majors can also university with good 20 minutes from the housing. fall/winter find courses in fine art and music Education selection of science and Freiburg city center. not available at the regular Freiburg liberal arts courses well German universities. (PH Freiburg) suited for undergraduates. Offers “Landesstiftung” stipend. www.ph-freiburg.de Student pop. 4,000 KIT is a leading research Located near French Single rooms in student year There are very few American university particularly border, the city is crossed housing. fall/winter students studying at KIT. A good Institute of attractive to students in by the 49th parallel. option for those looking for true Technology engineering, natural Karlsruhe is the seat of the language and cultural (KIT) sciences, computer German Federal immersion. science, architecture and Constitutional Court economics. Courses in the (Bundesverfassungsgericht) www.kit.edu humanities and social and the highest Court of sciences are also available. Appeals in civil and criminal Student pop. 24,500 Many undergraduate cases, the ~4,000 international engineering courses Bundesgerichtshof offered in English. Pop. 296,000 University of University was founded in Located on the river Single rooms in student year is currently offering a Euro 1967 and focuses on the , Ulm is in the housing. fall/winter 400/month “Landesstiftung” Ulm sciences, medicine, eastern part of Baden- stipend to one Oregon student. engineering, mathematics Württemberg, bordering www.uni-ulm.de and economics. There are the state of . Ulm is some DaF (Deutsch als known for its gothic Fremdsprache) courses cathedral (the tallest church available, but the selection in the world) and as the is more limited than at birthplace of Albert other universities. Einstein. Student pop. 10,000 Pop. 125,000 UNIVERSITY ACADEMICS CITY HOUSING TERMS OTHER INFO University of Primarily a technical Single rooms in student year Stuttgart is best suited for university with excellent housing either fall/winter students with higher level of Stuttgart offerings in science, downtown (Max-Kade- German as DaF (German engineering, business, Heim) or a bit outside language courses) are more architecture and urban the city center in very challenging. Capital of Baden- www.uni- planning. Good but limited nice apartment-style Württemberg and its largest stuttgart.de/home/ offerings in the liberal arts. housing at the Stuttgart- city. Area known for its high- Offers variety of DaF Vaihingen campus. tech and automotive (German as a Second industries. City also known Language) courses. Several for its vibrant cultural life. graduate degree programs Although city center was Student pop. 22,600 in the sciences and heavily damaged during ~4,600 international engineering are offered in World War II, many historic English. buildings have been Good option for Single rooms in student HdM may offer a Media reconstructed, and the city year students in Digital housing. HdM shares “Landesstiftung” stipend to boasts of some fine pieces fall/winter University Communication Arts or dorm space with the one Oregon student. of modern post-war Graphic Design. Choose . Stuttgart architecture. from variety of courses Students planning on (HdM) Pop. 600,000 including audiovisual studying in English can media, digital design, study at the Media www.hdm-stuttgart.de/ advertising & print – University Stuttgart having some in English. taken only one year of Student pop. 4,500 college-level German. University of Excellent programs in Hohenheim is a suburb of Single rooms in student year Students have the opportunity agricultural sciences, Stuttgart. The university is housing. Hohenheim has fall/winter to take German as a Second Hohenheim natural sciences, biology, housed in a beautiful castle. very nice and unique Language (DaF) courses both at economics and social dorms within walking Hohenheim and at the sciences. May be of special distance of the campus. University of Stuttgart. www.uni-hohenheim.de interest to students in food science including Hohenheim offers a Euro fermentation science, 600/month “Landesstiftung” communications, stipend to one Oregon student. Student pop. 10,000 journalism and economics. ~1,200 international Several courses taught in English.

UNIVERSITY ACADEMICS CITY HOUSING TERMS OTHER INFO Stuttgart In Germany, students The Art and Music Single rooms in student year Students planning to apply studying music or art have Academies are located in housing. fall/winter should communicate their Academy of to do so at an art or music the center of Stuttgart (see intention to their Study Abroad academy. description under Advisor very early on since www.abk-stuttgart.de/ Usually, a portfolio/ “University of Stuttgart”). some advance planning will be audition are required for necessary. A portfolio (art) or Stuttgart admission. audition recording (music) is The admission process can required and a completed Music be very competitive. application needs to be Academy submitted early to be www.mh-stuttgart.de/ considered.

Art and music students may Trossingen also consider PH Ludwigsburg Music or PH Freiburg. Academy www.mh-trossingen.de/

Revised 10/2018