Universities in Thuringia
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Erfurt University of Applied Sciences
Technische Universität Ilmenau
Friedrich Schiller University Jena
Jena University of Applied Sciences
Nordhausen University of Applied Sciences
Schmalkalden University of Applied Sciences
University of Music Franz Liszt Weimar
University of Erfurt
5.686
students
27
undergraduate degree programmes
20
graduate degree programmes
7%
international students
Erfurt, Thuringia’s capital, is a modern city with historical flair. Student life in cosy coffee houses, bars and clubs as well as the opera house, parks, museums and galleries provide rich cultural offerings.
Students love the short distances to libraries, seminar rooms, student halls, sports facilities and coffee houses. The green campus makes the university a lively part of the city with its reasonably priced living costs and its varied culture and leisure opportunities.
An extensive mentor systems takes care of the students in a very personal way. Interdisciplinary seminars, for example the Studium Fundamentale and career-oriented courses perfectly prepare the students for the job market.
Advising for international students
Erfurt University of Applied Sciences
4.237
students
18
undergraduate degree programmes
16
graduate degree programmes
3%
international students
Thuringia’s capital Erfurt offers students a modern city with historical flair. The city’s cultural offerings range from cosy coffee houses, bars and clubs to the opera house, parks, museums and galleries.
The campus is the starting point for student life with its four easily accessible locations and short distances to the centre of Erfurt. During summer, the green main campus invites you to relax between the lectures and seminars.
The University of Applied Sciences Erfurt stands for diversity regarding people, nature, space and technology. Exciting, interdisciplinary tasks motivate students to develop new approaches to problem solving in modern labs and prepare them in the best possible way for their later career.
Advising for international students
Technische Universität Ilmenau
6.619
students
20
undergraduate degree programmes
25
graduate degree programmes
18%
international students
The Goethe and university town Ilmenau is conveniently located only 40 km south of Erfurt at the border of the Thuringian Forest. Ice skating, climbing or mountain-biking—Ilmenau offers a wide variety of leisure activities.
Short distances, intercultural diversity, familiar atmosphere—Ilmenau is all that. Students meet on the modern campus to make their ideas happen. Student associations offer many different ways to spend free time and thus provide the lively campus feeling and opportunities to further your personal development.
In Ilmenau, students are integrated into campus life from their first day on. Tutors provide advice for first-year students, lecturers and students know each other. Due to the high standard of the degree programmes, graduates have perfect career prospects.
Advising for international students
Friedrich Schiller University Jena
17.794
students
102
undergraduate degree programmes
73
graduate degree programmes
11%
international students
Jena has everything: Coffee houses in cosy alleys, shopping opportunities, cinemas, theatres, clubbing. It is just a short hop until you sit in a kayak on the Saale river, stand in the middle of the wood, or jump on your mountain bike.
Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena is Thuringia’s largest university. Almost every degree programme you can imagine is on offer—since 1558. Students can choose from about 200 degree programmes.
Furthermore, Jena is exactly the right city for everybody looking for a lively, family-friendly town where every fourth inhabitant is a student. Jena is the City of Science 2008, city of light, thinkers and students.
Advising for international students
University of Applied Sciences Jena
4.533
students
24
undergraduate degree programmes
21
graduate degree programmes
12%
international students
Technology meets culture: Jena is a student paradise where every fourth inhabitant is a student. They fill the city with life, international flair and future. The student town keeps its promises: Abundant cultural, leisure and sports activities. Around Jena, the Saale valley and the Kernberge mountains offer exciting outdoor opportunities.
Ernst-Abbe-Hochschule Jena students of all degree programmes work together to create innovative ideas to improve the overall quality of live. They are encouraged during their programmes but also within the context of projects to find new strategies for a better future.
Ernst-Abbe-Hochschule Jena is located in close proximity to Carl Zeiss AG, only a few minutes away from the city centre. In Jena, it is possible to live in a green environment and to reach the city and the university in no time. The university’s innovative architectural design and its first class technical facilities provide the perfect study environment.
Nordhausen University of Applied Sciences
2.340
students
15
undergraduate degree programmes
8
graduate degree programmes
1%
international students
With more than 40,000 inhabitants, Nordhausen is the most important centre in northern Thuringia. The city with over 1,000 years of history is located at the border of the southern Harz mountains in Germany’s green heart and offers many different kinds of leisure activities.
The familiar campus with its top equipment, many student initiatives and the student club is a very attractive place to study. All the university institutions can be found on the green campus, only a few minutes away from the city centre.
Overcrowded lecture halls and being only an anonymous matriculation number? Not in Nordhausen! The student-academic staff-ratio is excellent. The young and modern university offers innovative and future-oriented degree programmes which are tailored to the needs of working life and its ever-changing conditions.
Advising for international students
Schmalkalden University of Applied Sciences
2.816
students
20
undergraduate degree programmes
14
graduate degree programmes
12%
international students
The picturesque historical town of Schmalkalden is located at the southern border of the Thuringian Forest and offers attractive sports and leisure activities.
On the campus, tradition meets progress: Short distances, well-equipped labs and libraries and a personal atmosphere between students and academic staff create the ideal base for successful studying.
Due to close co-operations with more than 70 partner universities all over the world, the degree programmes traditionally have an international focus. The practical orientation allows students to start their career right after their graduation. Many sports activities and numerous events on the campus provide a great balance to studying.
Hochschule Schmalkalden
Blechhammer 4–9
D-98574 Schmalkalden
Advising for international students
Bauhaus-Universität Weimar
4.083
students
12
undergraduate degree programmes
20
graduate degree programmes
24%
international students
As a UNESCO world heritage site, Weimar is well-known for its theatres, museums and sights. Students particularly love the creative atmosphere where they get to know each other really fast. The university is very close to the historic centre and to the Ilm park. Modern workshops, lecture halls, labs and the library can be found at two locations in the city centre and are only a few minutes away from each other.
Today, Bauhaus is equivalent to a willingness to experiment, an open mind, creativity, proximity to industrial practice and internationality. More than 20 percent of international students and 195 partner universities abroad enable intercultural exchange already during the studies.
Project-oriented tasks in small groups with close contact to the academic staff make it possible to create and to experiment.
Bauhaus-Universität Weimar
Geschwister-Scholl-Straße 8
D-99423 Weimar
Advising for international students
University of Music Franz Liszt Weimar
813
students
13
undergraduate degree programmes
16
graduate degree programmes
27%
international students
With regard to its historical spirit and its musical history, Weimar is a singular place to study. Once, Bach, Hummel, Strauss and Liszt have worked where, today, young musicians from all over the world practice their skills.
Four university locations offer modern equipment and great views in historical surroundings. Only a stone’s throw away from the lecture hall and many practice rooms, parks, bars and great cultural events can be found.
With its international competitions, the Bundeswettbewerb Schulpraktisches Klavierspiel and the Weimar Master Classes, the university attracts young musicians and famous visiting professors from all around the world.
Additionally, the university places strong emphasis on a close co-operation both teaching and practising, in dialogue with science and research and in co-operations with the professional practice.
Hochschule für Musik Franz Liszt Weimar
Platz der Demokratie 2/3
D-99423 Weimar
Advising for international students
University of Cooperative Education Gera and Eisenach
1.273
students
10
undergraduate degree programmes
1%
international students
The University of Cooperative Education has two locations, Eisenach and Gera. Eisenach offers short distances, reasonably-priced living costs and a lively cultural scene. Gera, the third largest town in Thuringia, combines ideal study conditions with diverse culture and leisure opportunities.
Gera and Eisenach both are green oases in day-to-day student life where students relax in the sun and get some exercise. Cooldown in a green environment—every day.
Each semester is divided into a theory part at the university which creates the basis for a practical part at the student’s predefined company. Thus, a great variety of experiences and first class practical insights are guaranteed. Within the context of projects and the final Bachelor’s thesis, concrete operational tasks are solved with scientific methods. Financial independence during the studies is ensured by the training allowance. Usually, 90 percent of the students are taken on by their company directly after their graduation.
Duale Hochschule Campus Gera
Weg der Freundschaft 4 a
D-07546 Gera
Duale Hochschule Campus Eisenach
Am Wartenberg 2
D-99817 Eisenach
SRH Fachhochschule für Gesundheit Gera (private)
926
students
6
undergraduate degree programmes
4
graduate degree programmes
2%
international students
SRH-Fachhochschule für Gesundheit Gera
Neue Straße 28–30
D-07548 Gera
Around the private university, Gera is at its most beautiful: The orangery and its gardens are perfect for both studying and relaxing.
The SRH Fachhochschule für Gesundheit is very conveniently located in the centre of the Otto-Dix-Stadt. A generous university building, modern seminar rooms and the proximity to the Hofwiesenpark complete the location.
The university’s graduates are professionals in the growing health market. Flexible study models allow trainees and employed persons to gain an academic degree while working. Health needs smart minds—be one of them!
Advising for international students
julia.koenig@srh-gesundheitshochschule.de
www.gesundheitshochschule.de/de/unsere-hochschule/internationales
IUBH Dual Studies (private)
Advising for international students
IUBH Dual studies is a state-approved private university with several locations in Germany. At our Thuringian campus in Erfurt, we offer bachelor degrees in business administration, healthcare management, marketing management and tourism. On a weekly basis students switch between theoretical course work on campus and practical work experience at a company. We place great importance on offering our students well-organised degree programmes with first class course content. We implement internal quality assurance procedures and have numerous external accreditations (e.g. FIBAA Premium Awards) and certifications.