Universität Kassel – Today for Tomorrow
NatureTechnologyCultureSociety
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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
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University Town Kassel Culture and History
Orangery within the park KarlsaueOrangery within the park Karlsaue
Museum “Neue Galerie“Museum “Neue Galerie“
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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
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University Town of Kassel City of the documenta
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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
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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
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● 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
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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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BB
CC
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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
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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
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Campus Wilhelmshöher Allee
Wilhelmshöher Allee 73Wilhelmshöher Allee 73
Electrical Engineering and Computer SciencesElectrical Engineering
and Computer Sciences
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Campus Oberzwehren
Heinrich-Plett-Straße 40Heinrich-Plett-Straße 40
Sports, Natural Sciences,Mathematics, Vocational Education
Sports, Natural Sciences,Mathematics, Vocational Education
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Organic AgricultureOrganic Agriculture
Campus Witzenhausen
WitzenhausenWitzenhausen
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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
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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…
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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
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Undergraduate and Postgraduate Degree Programmes
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 ofEcological Agricultural Science,International Food Business and Consumer Studies,Landscape Architecture and Landscape Planning, Organic Agriculture,Sustainable International Agriculture
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Undergraduate and Postgraduate Degree Programmes
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 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
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Undergraduate and Postgraduate Degree Programmes
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 ofAesthetics and Art History,Fine Arts, Product Design, Visual Communication
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Undergraduate and Postgraduate Degree Programmes
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 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
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Undergraduate and Postgraduate Degree Programmes
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 ofPolitical Science,Psychology,Social Work,Sociology,Business Law,Economics
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Undergraduate and Postgraduate Degree Programmes
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 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
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Professional Training and Internships
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● 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
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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.)
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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
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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
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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)
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Openness and Hospitality
International House/Guest HouseInternational House/Guest HouseInternational House/Guest HouseInternational House/Guest House
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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
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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
E-Mail [email protected]
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Important Addresses and Links
German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD):
Kennedyallee 50
D-53175 Bonn
Phone +49 228 882-0
Fax +49 228 882-444
E-Mail [email protected]
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
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Thank you for your attention!
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At Last
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