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Germany

Germany in the Heart of Europe

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● Located in the centre of

Germany and Europe

● Unique unity of urban

culture and landscape

● City of documenta

● Parks and recreational areas

● Centre of industry, services

and civil administration

of Northern Hesse

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University Town Kassel In the Heart of Germany, in the State of Hesse


University Town Kassel Culture and History

Orangery within the park KarlsaueOrangery within the park Karlsaue

Museum “Neue Galerie“Museum “Neue Galerie“


Statue of the Brothers GrimmStatue of the Brothers Grimm

Rembrandt’s “Jacob’s Blessing”Rembrandt’s “Jacob’s Blessing”

University Town Kassel Culture and History


University Town of Kassel City of the documenta


KarlsaueKarlsaue

Kassels Landmark: Herkules at the Mountain Park Wilhelmshöhe

Kassels Landmark: Herkules at the Mountain Park Wilhelmshöhe

University Town of Kassel Parks and recreational areas


University Town Kassel Hightech and Services

The SMA Solar Technology AG‘s bestseller is the Sunny Boy inverter,

produced in the world‘s largest carbon-neutral solar inverter factory in Kassel

The SMA Solar Technology AG‘s bestseller is the Sunny Boy inverter,

produced in the world‘s largest carbon-neutral solar inverter factory in Kassel

Fraunhofer-Institute for Wind Energy and Energy System Technologies

Research and development in renewable sources of energy and their efficient use

Fraunhofer-Institute for Wind Energy and Energy System Technologies

Research and development in renewable sources of energy and their efficient use


● Staff 2012

307Professors (2012)

(State Money)

1,592Scientific, Technical and

Administrative Staff

(State Money)

526 Staff

(Third Party Funds)

215 Staff

(Studentenwerk)

● Budget 2012

161,780,000 €

State Money

14,000,000 €

Studentenwerk

49,403,020 €

Third Party Funds

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University of Kassel Facts and Figures

● Student Population (WS 12/13)

22,084 Students

2.476 International


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Student Population (2012/13)

Students Enrolled

22,084

International Students

from more than

120 countries

2,476

First Year Students

5,332

Degrees Awarded (2011)

3,857

Doctorates (2012)

174


Campus Holländischer Platz

School of Art and Design

Campus Wilhelmshöher Allee

Campus Oberzwehren

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The University within the city

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Humanities, Human and Social Sciences, Economics, Architecture, Urban and

Landscape Planning, Civil and Environmental and Mechanical

Engineering, Law, Music

Humanities, Human and Social Sciences, Economics, Architecture, Urban and

Landscape Planning, Civil and Environmental and Mechanical

Engineering, Law, Music

Campus Holländischer Platz


Kunsthochschule Kassel School of Art and Design

Fine Arts, Art Education,Product Design,

Visual Communication

Fine Arts, Art Education,Product Design,

Visual Communication

Menzelstraße 13–15Menzelstraße 13–15


Campus Wilhelmshöher Allee

Wilhelmshöher Allee 73Wilhelmshöher Allee 73

Electrical Engineering and Computer SciencesElectrical Engineering

and Computer Sciences


Campus Oberzwehren

Heinrich-Plett-Straße 40Heinrich-Plett-Straße 40

Sports, Natural Sciences,Mathematics, Vocational Education

Sports, Natural Sciences,Mathematics, Vocational Education


Organic AgricultureOrganic Agriculture

Campus Witzenhausen

WitzenhausenWitzenhausen


The University’s Mission

● Innovative, interdisciplinary

and professional

● Excellence and competence

in the fields nature,

technology, culture and society

● Awareness of challenges

in society and nature

● Cooperation and networking –

regionally based and

internationally orientated

● From basic research to application


Degree programmes of the University of Kassel

● Bachelor , Master and PhD Courses

● International (English taught) Master Programmes

● Teacher-Training Courses

● Art Courses

● Long Distance Learning Courses

● Continuing Education

…offers a broad range of stimulating and challenging study options in study groups, research institutes, departments, graduate schools and academic centres

…offers students the opportunity of taking consecutive and easily accessible courses

Our University…


Mathematics, Natural Sciences

Agriculture, Nutrition Science

Engineering

Fine Arts, Art Studies

Linguistics and Cultural Studies

Law, Economics and Social Sciences

Teacher’s Training

In the field ofBiology,Computer Sciences,Information Science,Mathematics,Nanostructure Science,Physics

Undergraduate and Postgraduate Degree Programmes





Engineering





In the field ofEcological Agricultural Science,International Food Business and Consumer Studies,Landscape Architecture and Landscape Planning, Organic Agriculture,Sustainable International Agriculture





Engineering





In the field ofArchitecture, Civil Engineering, Environmental Engineering,Electrical Communication Engineering,Electrical Engineering,Industrial Engineering,Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronics, Optical Nano Technologies Engineering,Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency,Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency for the MENA Region,Structural Engineering,Urban Planning and Regional Planning





Engineering





In the field ofAesthetics and Art History,Fine Arts, Product Design, Visual Communication





Engineering





In the field ofBusiness Romance Languages/French,Business Romance Languages/Spanish,English and American Culture and Business Studies, English and American Studies, European History, German as a Foreign and Second Language, German Literature, German Linguistics, German-Hungarian Linguistics, History,Philosophy, Teaching for Nursing and Health-Care Professions





Engineering





In the field ofPolitical Science,Psychology,Social Work,Sociology,Business Law,Economics





Engineering





In the field ofArts, Biology, Chemistry, English, Educational and Social Science, French, German, History,

Mathematics, Music, Philosophy, Physics, Politics and Economic Studies, Catholic and Protestant Theology, Social Studies, Spanish, Sports


Professional Training and Internships


● Foreign languages

● German and English courses

● DSH: German language test for international

degree-seeking students

● UNICERT-programmes

● “Internationalisation at home”

● Counselling and supervision for international

students, graduates and visiting scholars

● Short term programmes:

● International Summer University (ISU)

International Winter University (IWU)

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International Studies Centre

● Students from all over the world

come together to learn German

in German families and

with German students

● Socio-cultural information

and discussions on topics of

recent German history,

and the social and political

system of Germany

● Insights into Germany‘s

traditions and important

current developments


Doctoral Degrees

Doctor of …

●Philosophy

(Dr. phil.)

●Natural Sciences

(Dr. rer.nat)

●Economy and

Social Sciences

(Dr. rer. pol.)

● Law

(Dr. jur.)

● Agriculture

(Dr. agr.)

● Engineering

(Dr.-Ing.)


Interdisciplinary Research: Centres and Groups

Centre for Environmental Systems Research (CESR)

Centre for Interdisciplinary Nanostructure Science and Technology (CINSaT)

International Centre for Higher Education Research Kassel (INCHER-Kassel)

Competence Centre for Climate Mitigation and Adaption (CliMA)

Interdisciplinary Research Center for Information System Design(ITeG)

International Centre for Development and Decent Work (ICDD)

Vehicle Systems Research Network(FAST)

Departmental disciplines


Faculties and Departments

● Humanities and Social Sciences

Educational Science, Humanities,

Languages and Literature,

Social Services, Psychology,

Social Sciences,

Economics and Business, Law,

● Engineering

Organic Agriculture,

Architecture, City Planning, Landscape Planning,

Civil Engineering,

Mechanical Engineering,

Electrical Engineering / Computer Sciences,

Environmental Engineering,

Engineering and Management

● Natural Sciences

Natural Sciences and Mathematics

● Art

School of Art and Design


Internationalisation and International Cooperation

Strategies

●Policy Paper on the internationalisation strategy for 2011-2015

●Cooperation network worldwide: over 400 agreements and projects with partner

institutions; 220 bilateral agreements under the European Mobility Scheme

(LLP/Erasmus); state-to-state agreements (Wisconsin, Massachusetts, Queensland)

International Profile

●Internationally orientated, English taught Master programmes

●International subject-related short-term programmes (ISU; IWU)

●More than 200 lectures and courses in foreign languages (English; French; Spanish; Italian)

●"Internationalisation at home": professional language courses; intercultural communcation skills; international key

competences

●Doctoral programmes

●Graduate schools and research centres

●Competence Centre of Excellence: International Centre for Development and Decent Work (ICDD)


Openness and Hospitality

International House/Guest HouseInternational House/Guest HouseInternational House/Guest HouseInternational House/Guest House


Further Information

For further information please contact:

Universität Kassel

International Office

Mönchebergstraße 19

D-34109 Kassel

Phone +49 561 804-2103

Fax +49 561 804-3513

E-Mail [email protected]

http://www.uni-kassel.de/uni/internationales/international-office/startseite.html


Applications

Please address your applications to :

Universität Kassel

c/o uni-assist e.V.

Helmholtzstraße 2–9

D-10587 Berlin, Germany

Phone +49 30 66644-345

Fax +49 30 66644-390



Important Addresses and Links

German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD):

Kennedyallee 50

D-53175 Bonn

Phone +49 228 882-0

Fax +49 228 882-444


www.daad.de

For addresses of the DAAD in

your home country see:

www.daad.de/portrait/en/1.3.html

German Federal Foreign Office:

www.auswaertiges-amt.de


Thank you for your attention!

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