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P o r t r a I t

The University of Erfurt is a campus university with more than 100 professorships and nearly 5,700 stu-dents. The reform university for the arts and humani-ties with a particular focus on cultural and social scien-ces offers an inspiring atmosphere for studying and conducting academic work. The close ties between the Faculty of Humanities; Faculty of Education; Faculty of Economics, Law, and Social Sciences; Faculty of Catholic Theology and the Max Weber Center for Advanced Cultural and Social Studies help the university as a whole to for-ge new paths in teaching and research. Forward-loo-king academic programs that combine subject-specific knowledge and professionalization, modern forms of teacher training, and the interdisciplinary general education program are particular distinctions of the University of Erfurt. Our mentoring program and excellent student-faculty ratio guarantee a high-quali-ty education. Refounded in 1994 the University of Erfurt is one of the youngest public universities in Ger-many and stands out for not charging tuition fees and its certified family-friendly policy.

t h e P r o g r a m f o r I n t e r n at I o n a l

s t u d e n t s at t h e u n I v e r s I t y o f e r f u r t

• The International Office offers help and advice regarding bureaucratic matters prior to and during your stay at the University of Erfurt.

• A 3-week comprehensive language and orientati-on course prior to every semester helps exchange students settle in in the new place of study.

• Every international student is assigned a German student as an international student advisor who will meet you upon your arrival, show you round the campus and help you particularly during the first weeks in Erfurt.

• Every student is assigned a faculty member as an academic advisor who will support you in planning your personal curriculum.

• Supporting German language classes are offered throughout the semester.

• The “Strangers become Friends” program enables international students to meet people outside the university; the “Springboard to Learning” program organizes teaching placements in local schools.

• The cultural program includes theater visits and excursions to places of interest.

C o u r s e o f f e r I n g s

Bachelor programs• Art • Catholic Religious Education• Communication Science• Economics• Educational Science• Education for Special Schools• English and American Studies• German Studies• History• International Relations• Law • Literary Studies• Management (minor only)• Mathematics (minor only)• Music Education (minor only)• Music Mediation• Philosophy• Physical Education (minor only)

• Primary and Elementary Education• Protestant Religious Education (minor only)• Religious Studies• Romance Studies (minor only)• Slavic Studies (minor only)• Social Science• Teaching/Learning, and Training Psychology• Technology Education (for Secondary Schools)

Magister degree• Catholic Theology

Master programs• Applied Linguistics• Children’s and Youth Media Studies• Collections-Based History of Knowledge and Culture• Communication Studies: Politics and Society• Economics, Law and Social Sciences • Educational Sciences• History• Literary Studies• Middle Eastern Sociology/Anthropology and History• Philosophy• Psychology• Public Policy (in English; tuition fee)• Religious Studies (in English)• Special Needs and Integrational Education• Teaching for Primary Schools• Teaching for Secondary Schools• Teaching for Special Schools• Teaching for Vocational Schools • Theology and Economics

r e s e a r C h

Research at the University of Erfurt is characterized by close ties between the four faculties and the Max Weber Center as well as numerous interdisciplinary projects. The university-wide areas of specialization in Religion and Education are of key importance in shaping the university’s diverse research profile. These areas of specialization have been intensified by the creation of graduate schools and centers.

e r f u r t I n t h e C e n t e r o f g e r m a n y

Hamburg360 km

Rostock491 km

Schwerin475 km

Berlin 300 km

Dresden 210 km

Dortmund348 km

Köln367 km

München 400 km

Nürnberg 225 km

erfurt

Leipzig 140 km

Mainz287 km

Greifswald 530 km

Saarbrücken436 km

Bremen337 km

Kassel 196 km

Düsseldorf404 km

Stuttgart 354 km

Frankfurt257 km

Magdeburg165 km

Halle128 km

Hannover217 km

t h e C I t y o f e r f u r t

Erfurt, a city of approximately 200,000 inhabitants and the capital of the free state of Thuringia, looks back over more than 1250 years of history. Located at the crossroads of important medieval trade routes, Erfurt was the region‘s commercial, political, and cultural center. The biographies of many prominent thinkers, such as Meister Eckhart, Martin Luther, Ulrich von Hutten, Adam Ries, and Wilhelm von Humboldt, were closely connected to Erfurt‘s history.

The immediate vicinity offers many cultural treasu-res, too. Weimar, the city of Goethe, Schiller, Herder, Nietzsche and Liszt, as well as Eisenach, birthplace of Johann Sebastian Bach, are among the famous places nearby. Erfurt is located at approx. 3 hours by car from Berlin, Frankfurt/Main, Munich and Prague, and only 5 hours away from Brussels, Paris, Amsterdam and Warsaw.

t e n r e a s o n s t o s t u dy at t h e

u n I v e r s I t y o f e r f u r t:

• among the highest-ranked German universities• Bachelor-/Master-system, continuous assessment,

experiental learning• no tuition fees

(except for continuing education study programs)• campus university with on-campus accommo-

dation and student restaurants, family-friendly facilities and childcare

• modern, well-equipped library, 6 PC pools, language center and self-access area for independent study

• German language classes during the semester/ 3-week preparatory course for exchange students

• “semester ticket”: the student ID entitles students to use public transportation within and around Erfurt free of charge

• award-winning support program which enables students to meet German and international students and people outside the university

• affordable cost of living in a centrally located, culturally lively and historically interesting city

• close by where Johann Sebastian Bach, Martin Luther, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe and Friedrich Schiller lived and worked

f u r t h e r I n f o r m at I o n

• www.daad.de (German Academic Exchange Service)

• www.stw-thueringen.de (Student Services)

• www.erfurt.de (City of Erfurt)• www.fh-nordhausen.de/staatliches-studienkolleg

(Pre-university Program)

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