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Universities in Thuringia

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.

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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.

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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.

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Friedrich Schiller University Jena

17.794

students

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.

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University of Applied Sciences Jena

4.533

students

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.

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Nordhausen University of Applied Sciences

2.340

students

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.

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Schmalkalden University of Applied Sciences

2.816

students

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.

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Bauhaus-Universität Weimar

students

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.

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University of Music Franz Liszt Weimar

students

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.

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University of Cooperative Education Gera and Eisenach

1.273

students

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.

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SRH Fachhochschule für Gesundheit Gera (private)

926

students

undergraduate degree programmes

graduate degree programmes

2%

international students

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!

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