Network of Degrees in Ethics, Human Rights & Institutions

Bielefeld University combines classical academic tradition with innovative research and teaching. It was founded as a new type of university in 1969 with the aims of re-establishing the unity between research and teaching advocated by Humboldt, and of opening up the frontiers between the disciplines. The university has succeeded in maintaining and developing essential elements of this reform concept despite a considerable increase in student numbers. Bielefeld University has attained an outstanding position among national and international academic institutions on the strength of its research achievements and unique courses of studies, its technology transfer and further education programmes.

Bielefeld University concentrates its teaching and research on a series of classical academic disciplines in 13 faculties comprising the Natural Sciences, the Humanities, and the Social Sciences.
The faculties are the "basic units of research and teaching". The faculties offer a variety of attractive, modern, interdisciplinary and internationally oriented courses of studies.

The faculties consider it of vital importance that the teaching offered by their staff is based on the academics' own research. Bielefeld University regards the research-linked training of students as one of its strengths. The interdisciplinary orientation of Bielefeld University allows students to observe during the course of their studies the development of interdisciplinary research, thus enriching their learning processes. There are now approximately 17 500 students who can choose their subjects from a wide variety of options and study in the internationally recognised Bachelor and Master degree courses. New programmes have been introduced: Media Design and Computer Science, Interdisciplinary Media Studies, Text Technology, Public Health, Applied Computer Sciences in the Natural Sciences, Bioinformatics and Genome Research, Biophysics, Nano Sciences, Biochemistry, Molecular Biotechnology, Environmental Sciences, Clinical Linguistics, Political Science. This demonstrates the flexibility of the University in keeping pace with social and scientific developments.

When the Bachelor and Master degree courses were introduced, a special resource was established: "Professional Orientation and Key Competences" giving all our students the chance to acquire professionally relevant skills during the course of their studies. The optional additional course "Europe Intensively" provides knowledge and skills for the European job market. A further option is provided by the project "Students and the Working World" which prepares them for employment in the private sector. This is also the aim of the Writing Laboratory, which serves as an advice centre for academic writing, and the Campus Radio, which gives training for work in the field of the media. Those students approaching the end of their studies can seek advice from our Career Service, which establishes contact with companies through the annual Job Fair for graduates.

Information concerning subjects and degrees is available at the International Office
(Akademisches Auslandsamt), which is responsible for all questions concerning the
admission of students from abroad. In addition it provides a broad range of practical
information for foreign students.

For more information about our university, go to our homepage:

www.uni-bielefeld.de

Bielefeld - a brief portrait

Bielefeld is the biggest city within the region of East Westphalia ("Ostwestfalen-Lippe") and with its 330.000 inhabitants is the region's economic and cultural centre.
In the past, the city was well known for its linen trade; later, in the 19th century, it became famous for its flourishing textile and engineering industries (e.g. sewing machines, bicycles) as well as for its printing works.
The city's cultural life - although not comparable to big cities such as Berlin or Hamburg - is many-sided. There are excellent art exhibitions in the Kunsthalle, numerous music and theatre venues, and many cinema programmes. Through these endeavours, and particularly through its operatic productions, Bielefeld has rightly received wider acclaim.

Bielefeld is situated on the edge of the Teutoburger Wald, and therefore offers many attractive walks and hikes. There are also many possibilities for a good week-end out: the castle of Detmold and the Detmold Westfälisches Freilichtmuseum (open-air museum) are easy to reach by train or car; so is Münster with its historic old town and numerous castles surrounded by water ("Wasserschlösser") nearby; Hameln - the "Rattenfänger"-Town; the palaces and castles along the river Weser dating from the times of the Weserrenaissance and Lemgo with its Hexenbürgermeisterhaus (a medieval town hall) is also worthwhile a visit.

Access and travel information

Approaching Bielefeld by airplane:

The nearest airports are:
Paderborn Airport
Hannover Airport
Düsseldorf Airport

Approaching Bielefeld by train:

from the Central Railway Station ("Hauptbahnhof"): - tram route ("Stadtbahn") 4
from Jahnplatz - tram route ("Stadtbahn") 4

Approaching Bielefeld by car:

Take the motorway A 2 exit "Bielefeld-Mitte" or "Bielefeld Sennestadt", then follow the street signs towards "Zentrum" (city centre). From the "Jahnplatz" onwards, the university is signposted.

Trams and buses in Bielefeld:

As soon as you have recieved your student card you can use trams and busses within Bielefeld and its surroundings for free, because of the "Semesterticket".

Our tip: Those who like to ride bicycles are advised to bring along their own bike. Second-hand bikes are available for a good price. The traffic unfortunately is dominated by cars but more and more bicycle lanes are being built - furthermore, you will soon find out about the relatively car-less hidden paths.

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Network of Degrees in Ethics, Human Rights and Institutions

Universität Bielefeld

www.uni-bielefeld.de

Bielefeld University combines classical academic tradition with innovative research and teaching. It was founded as a new type of university in 1969 with the aims of re-establishing the unity between research and teaching advocated by Humboldt, and of opening up the frontiers between the disciplines. The university has succeeded in maintaining and developing essential elements of this reform concept despite a considerable increase in student numbers. Bielefeld University has attained an outstanding position among national and international academic institutions on the strength of its research achievements and unique courses of studies, its technology transfer and further education programmes. Bielefeld University concentrates its teaching and research on a series of classical academic disciplines in 13 faculties comprising the Natural Sciences, the Humanities, and the Social Sciences. The faculties are the "basic units of research and teaching". The faculties offer a variety of attractive, modern, interdisciplinary and internationally oriented courses of studies.
	The faculties consider it of vital importance that the teaching offered by their staff is based on the academics' own research. Bielefeld University regards the research-linked training of students as one of its strengths. The interdisciplinary orientation of Bielefeld University allows students to observe during the course of their studies the development of interdisciplinary research, thus enriching their learning processes. There are now approximately 17 500 students who can choose their subjects from a wide variety of options and study in the internationally recognised Bachelor and Master degree courses. New programmes have been introduced: Media Design and Computer Science, Interdisciplinary Media Studies, Text Technology, Public Health, Applied Computer Sciences in the Natural Sciences, Bioinformatics and Genome Research, Biophysics, Nano Sciences, Biochemistry, Molecular Biotechnology, Environmental Sciences, Clinical Linguistics, Political Science. This demonstrates the flexibility of the University in keeping pace with social and scientific developments.
When the Bachelor and Master degree courses were introduced, a special resource was established: "Professional Orientation and Key Competences" giving all our students the chance to acquire professionally relevant skills during the course of their studies. The optional additional course "Europe Intensively" provides knowledge and skills for the European job market. A further option is provided by the project "Students and the Working World" which prepares them for employment in the private sector. This is also the aim of the Writing Laboratory, which serves as an advice centre for academic writing, and the Campus Radio, which gives training for work in the field of the media. Those students approaching the end of their studies can seek advice from our Career Service, which establishes contact with companies through the annual Job Fair for graduates.
	Information concerning subjects and degrees is available at the International Office (Akademisches Auslandsamt), which is responsible for all questions concerning the admission of students from abroad. In addition it provides a broad range of practical information for foreign students.
For more information about our university, go to our homepage: www.uni-bielefeld.de