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: Heidelberg, Konstanz, Ludwigsburg, or Tübingen. In Baden-Württemberg, the winter semester runs from October-February and the summer semester runs from April-July. The only exception is Mannheim, 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 1457, the Set in beautiful valley at Single rooms in student year Freiburg usually offers one university offers a wide edge of Black Forest. 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 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 Stuttgart 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 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- interest to students in hohenheim.de food science including Hohenheim offers a Euro fermentation science, 600/month “Landesstiftung” communications, stipend to one Oregon student. journalism and economics. Student pop. 10,000 Several courses taught in ~1,200 international English. Karlsruhe 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) humanities and social and the highest Court of www.kit.edu sciences are also available. Appeals in civil and criminal Many undergraduate cases, the engineering courses Bundesgerichtshof Student pop. 24,500 offered in English. Pop. 296,000 ~4,000 international UNIVERSITY ACADEMICS CITY HOUSING TERMS OTHER INFO 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 science 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/music majors can find Small university with a palace. willing to share a room Students planning to courses in art and music not Ludwigsburg) campus setting, the PH is a Pop. 90,000 with another student. attend Ludwigsburg in available at regular German more alike the regional the fall should note universities. www.ph- institutions in Oregon. that their study ludwigsburg.de abroad program will begin in October with an intensive language course offered by the University. They will not participate in the 4-day orientation in Tübingen. Student pop. 5,000 ~190 international 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. been tight in recent to December; spring semester Students planning to studies in the humanities, Mannheim is unique among years, so you will need from February to May. attend Mannheim in www.uni- social sciences, German cities in that its to apply as early as the fall should note mannheim.de/1/ mathematics and central area is laid out in a possible. Students planning on studying in that their study computer science. grid pattern much like many English can study at Mannheim North American cities. The abroad program will having taken only one year of Has good selection of main route through the begin in August with a college-level German. Studies at undergraduate squares leads to an month-long intensive the Business School require (business) courses enormous 18th century language course previous completion of upper- offered by the taught in English. palace. This palace now division business courses. University. They will houses the University of Mannheim. not participate in the 4-day orientation in Student pop. 12,000 Pop. 300,000 Tübingen. 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 University of Stuttgart. 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 Founded in 1477, the Tübingen is a vibrant Single rooms in student year The Oregon Study Center university is among the university town with old and housing. fall/winter (office of the Resident Director) Tübingen oldest in Germany and has distinguished academic flair There are several is located in Tübingen. The 4- an international reputation including liberal politics and different dorms spring day orientation takes place for excellence in medicine, German-style fraternities