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Bachelor of Arts duration: 6 semesters Master of Arts (M.A.) duration: 4 semesters of Applied Sciences by the Computer Centre. The Computer • American Studies • Latin Language and Literature • American Studies • General and Comparative Centre provides students with approximately 700 usable • Archaeology • Media Informatics • Art History Media Studies computer work spaces in computer rooms, which are • Art Education • Media Studies • British Literature and Cultural • and equipped with the latest software products, as well as a • Art History • Musicology Studies Literature number of special work spaces for multimedia applications. • British Studies • Philosophy • Classical Archaeology • Historic Musicology • Classical Studies • Polish Language and Literature • Comparative Cultural Studies • Image of Humanity and Values If students have any questions or problems when using these • Comparative Cultural Studies • Political Science • Cultural History of the Middle in a Christian Perspective services they can turn to the Computer Centre main help desk • and Literature • Protestant Ages • Information Science for information. • Early and Ancient History • Russian (Eastern Slavonic) • Democracy Studies • Intercultural Europe Studies • Education Language and Literature • Eastern Europe Studies • Philosophy Universität , founded in 1962, is a modern Faculties • English Linguistics • South Slavic Languages and • East-West Studies • Religious Education All university facilities are located on the 150 hectare campus Within the framework of its “Student IT Training campus university at the southern edge of a historic city • French Language and Literature Literature (Croatian and Serbian) • Education • Romanic Language and at the southern edge of the . An abundance of programme”, the Computer Centre offers all students the dating back to the . Among its attractive features • Faculty of Catholic Theology • General and Comparative • South-East European Studies • English Linguistics Literature parks between each building creates a relaxed environment possibility to acquire skills with new media and IT relevant to are a broad spectrum of disciplines, a favourable student- • Faculty of Law Linguistics • Spanish Language and Literature • European-American Studies • Slavonic Language and for study and research. There are several cafeterias and two their studies and future careers. • German Language and • General and Comparative Literature teacher ratio and an excellent infrastructure. Originally • Faculty of Business, Economics and Management Literature Literature refectories on campus, where both lunch and dinner are designed as a regional university, Universität Regensburg has Information Systems • Greek Language and Literature • German-Czech Studies* served. • History • German-French Studies * developed into a renowned international centre of teaching • Faculty of Medicine Master of Science (M.Sc.) duration: 4 semesters and research. • Faculty of Philosophy, Fine Arts, History and Humanities • History of Science • German-Italian Studies * The university is made up of one main complex and • Information Science • German-Spanish Studies * • Biochemistry • Business Administration Special Facilities for Students with • Faculty of Psychology, Education and Sports Science • Italian Language and Literature * Dual-Degree • Biology • Economics branch that are spread throughout the campus. The Special Needs Due to its geographical location and according to its • Faculty of Languages, Literature and Cultural Studies • Chemistry • International Economics with library houses altogether 3,6 million books and about 50,000 founding mission statement, the university has always • Faculty of Mathematics Bachelor of Science duration: 6 semesters • Complex Condensed Materials emphasis in Central and print and electronic periodicals. Its 13 reading rooms seat When designing and constructing the university, the • Biochemistry • Business Management and Soft Matter Eastern Europe considered itself a bridge between East and West. The • Faculty of Physics • Experimental and Chemical • Management Information 3,500 students. The resources are organized under an easy- needs of students with disabilities were taken highly into creation of the Europaeum, the research centre of East and • Faculty of Biology and Pre-Clinical Medicine • Biology • Economics to-use online catalogue with a search function. The reference consideration. Most parts of the university are built and • Chemistry • International Economics with Neurosciences Systems Southeastern Europe, as well as partnerships with Central • Faculty of Chemistry and Pharmacy • Computational Science* focus on Central and Eastern • Medicinal Chemistry • Real Estate Management holdings of the university library are available in the reading equipped to be wheelchair accessible. Housing for students and Eastern European universities are perfect examples of • Mathematics Europe rooms, and the closed stack holdings can be checked out with special needs is also available. Furthermore, the • Nanoscience • Management Information how this statement has continued to guide what we do. With its 11 faculties, Universität Regensburg offers a wide POSTGRADUATE STUDIES FOR INTERNATIONAL LAW and taken home. Apart from this, books can be ordered from Computer Centre and the library provide special facilities for variety of degree courses. In the course of the Bologna • Physics Systems other universities through inter-library loan. The library also visually impaired students. A university representative for • Psychology * duration: 8 semesters GRADUATEs duration: 2 – 3 semesters The areas of research at Universität Regensburg are cultural Process, the previous, traditional degrees of Magister LL.M. (Magister Legum Degree) offers new digital library services, such as print and audio the disabled takes care of the special interests of disabled studies, economics and information science as well as the life (Magister Artium) and Diplom have been replaced by new, media digitalization and the maintenance and update of a university members. STATE EXAMINATIONS sciences and nanosciences. In 2009, according to a study by modularised Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees. The B.A. publication server. • Dentistry • Teacher Training (Primary and DOCTORATE the German Research Society (DFG) Regensburg physicists programmes at Universität Regensburg are comprised of • Law Secondary School, Grammar Doctoral Studies are possible in almost all areas. were among the top researchers, and the Real Estate Business two or three subjects studied simultaneously. In the B.Sc. • Medicine School) As the authorised service centre on campus, the Computer • Pharmacy School (IREBS), which is part of Universität Regensburg, was programmes, one subject is the main focus of study. Most ADDITIONAL ACADEMIC PROGRAMMES Centre (RZ) provides teaching and research with assistance at the forefront of the real estate field. faculties have adopted ECTS (European Credit Transfer in communication and information technology. It operates Magister duration: 10 semesters In addition to the traditional programmes of study, the university System) credit points to evaluate student performance. offers several academic tracks that can be taken as an enhancement the data network and manages the residence hall internet There are currently around 18,500 students enrolled at Roman Catholic Theology to the course offerings of any faculty. Among these are, for example, connections. Internet connection is established via the Universität Regensburg, including 1,370 international “German as a Foreign or Second Language”, Bohemian and Slavonic German research network. Along with that, the central language and culture programmes, general and specialized (business, students (as of winter semester 2010/11). MASTER’S DEGREES – CONTINUING EDUCATION identity management system that builds the basis for all duration: 2 – 4 semesters law etc.) language courses, computer courses as well as courses in oral presentation and communication. central services, such as groupware, e-learning, file servicing, Speech Communication and Rhetoric ( 4) back-up, as well as high-performance computing, is operated Real Estate ( 2 ) for Universität Regensburg and the Regensburg University University Hospital (UKR) International Links and Exchanges Culture on Campus Life in the City Regensburg in Europe

The University Hospital of Universität Regensburg (UKR) is Universität Regensburg actively participates in more than the only maximal medical care centre in the entire region of 265 international partnerships. Within the framework of the Eastern . It is available for the teaching and research ERASMUS programme, Universität Regensburg has exchange of the medical faculty of Universität Regensburg – providing links with currently 216 partner institutions in Western and students with first-class results: the medicine and dentistry Eastern Europe. Additionally, programmes with more than 40 students (currently around 1,600) regularly place at the top universities in Asia, North and South America, Australia and in nationwide standardized medical examinations, reflecting Africa have been established. Universität the especially high quality of instruction at Universität Regensburg Regensburg. Apart from the ERASMUS programme, the university has / M. concluded extensive cooperation agreements with ten The Regensburg campus does not only offer various events, At a Glance Along with teaching, internationally renowned work in East-European universities aiming at a broad research and but also many an opportunity for students to get on stage research is one of the core tasks of the University Hospital. teaching exchange. Each year, the university welcomes themselves. Students interested in music can choose between Regensburg The research areas are in pure research, in clinical application around 200 foreign scholars and more than 350 exchange two symphony orchestras, a chamber orchestra, five jazz Bavaria and practice and in health services. Areas of research are students from all over the world. ensembles and several choirs. immunopathology and immunotherapy, integrated functional genomics as well as transplantation medicine among others. Due to its geographical location, since its founding the The Regensburg citizens appreciate the quality of the In these areas, the faculty concentrates resources strategically university has always considered itself a bridge between ensembles. The music offered at the university is an integral making the research location even more attractive. The high East and West which is reflected in its intensive contacts to part of Regensburg cultural life. The university theatre Last but not least, the attractiveness of the university is degree of networking between and among the areas of European universities both in Western and Eastern Europe. attendance is also high. There, about a dozen student theatre enhanced by the appeal of the city itself, with its ever- research is characteristic for Regensburg. With the Europaeum, it has set up an interdisciplinary centre groups perform classics, special theatre literature as well as present traces of more than 2,000 years of history. In for research and teaching on all aspects pertaining to Central, their own productions on a regular basis. The theatre is not 2006, the „Old town Regensburg with Stadtamhof“ was The University Hospital keeps 833 beds as well as 40 Eastern and Southeastern European countries. The “Bavarian part of a drama programme – this fact is unique to Universität inscribed on the UNESCO List of World Heritage Sites, which treatment spaces in the day-unit ready for the care of Academic Center for Central, Eastern and Southeastern Regensburg and one other university in Germany. recognizes the unique character of the medieval city centre patients and employs more than 3,500 workers. Twenty-two Europe” (BAYHOST), which is a service centre for all Bavarian and its magnificent architecture. Regensburg’s cityscape still individual clinics (departments) and seven clinical-theoretical institutions of higher education, is also housed at Universität testifies to the economic and cultural vitality and the political Contact institutes currently are housed on grounds of approximately Regensburg. eminence of the city during the Middle Ages. Universität Regensburg 65,000 square metres, where around 29,000 patients Universitätsstraße 31 are treated yearly as inpatients and a further 100,000 in Since winter semester 2009/2010 Universität Regensburg In recent years Regensburg has witnessed a due 93053 Regensburg emergencies. With a Case Mix Index of more than 1.8, the offers the Secondos programme which is unique in Germany. partly to the close connection of the university with the social Germany University Hospital ranks at the top of university clinics Its target groups are Bachelor’s students or new students and economic life of the town and partly to the arrival of Phone: +49 941 943-01 in Germany. The modern and up-to-date equipment is with a biographical connection to a different country. many modern industrial and technological ventures. Today, Fax: +49 941 943-2305 continually adapted to meet new demands. The standard in Regensburg is experiencing an economic boom, with one of Homepage: www.uni-regensburg.de the area of major equipment particularly corresponds to the the highest productivity rates in all of Germany and a steady E-Mail: [email protected] top international medical facilities. growth in population. 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