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University of Hamburg



Providing cutting edge educational facilities, the University of Hamburg is the true heir to the ingenious lineage of the country, with poets like Goethe, Schlegel, Schiller and Hegel. Resonating of the rich culture and heritage of the country, the University of Hamburg means class, prestige and refinement. It is the fifth largest university in the world with a student population of 40,000. Home to numerous research centers, the university has a total of 150 different buildings. There are a total of six different faculties offering over ninety different courses.

University of Hamburg Courses

The six different faculties in the University of Hamburg are:
  • Faculty of Law
  • Faculty of Economics and Social Sciences
  • Faculty of Mathematics, Informatics, and Natural Sciences
  • Faculty of Education, Psychology, and Human Movement
  • Faculty of Humanities
  • Faculty of Medicine
Apart from the graduation and the post graduation courses offered in the above six faculties, there are numerous research and doctorate programs that can also be availed. As surveyed in 2006, the University of Hamburg had 6 research groups, 2 Max Planck Inter-national research schools, 7 research training groups, 13 young scientist groups. The university also had numerous large research projects, which were funded by big names like the DFG, BMBF, EU, Volkswagen Foundation and other institutions that are responsible for awarding grants.

Major Hamburg University Institutes

Some of the most important Hamburg University institutes are:
  • Hochschule für bildende Künste Hamburg
  • Staats- und Universitätsbibliothek Carl von Ossietsky
  • Regionales Rechenzentrum

University of Hamburg Facilities

Driven by the soul motif of student welfare and the urge to produce budding scientists and humanitarians, the university of Hamburg authorities have laid down an array of facilities for the benefit of the students. Some of the University of Hamburg facilities are:
  • Excellent Library facilities, stocking all kinds of books that are regularly updated.
  • Regional computing centers, providing premier computer education to the students.
  • Technical language center, training the students in various technical intricacies that are useful for the study of engineering.
  • Test offices, supervising and conducting frequent tests to test the ability of the students.
  • Museums and collections, that are essential for the practical experience that is needed for the students of archeology and anthropology. The collectibles provide a broad overview of the culture and the tradition of the country.
  • Accommodation facilities form out stationed students.