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Higher education institutions in Germany

Here you can learn about higher education institutions in Germany and the structures of the German higher education system.

You will find information on the origins and development of higher education institutions in Germany, the German higher education system in general and study and research at German higher education institutions.

Aula der Alten Universität Heidelberg (Foto: Universität Heidelberg)

History

Learn more about the history of German higher education institutions, which goes back many centuries to the Middle Ages. The first universities were founded in Germany in the late 14th century.

History
Biomedizinisches Forschungszentrum Seltersberg (BFS) der Universität Gießen (Foto: JLU / Franz E. Möller)

Today

If you are interested in the German higher education system of today and would like to find out about types of institutions, legal frameworks, autonomy and university funding, this is the right place for you.

Today
Forschung an der FH Aachen (Foto: Thilo Vogel)

Research

Research is one of the core tasks of German universities. Here you will find information about earning a doctoral degree as an individual's first piece of independent research and the publicly funded Excellence Strategy.

Research

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The HRK Research Map allows you to search for German higher education institutions by the key research areas the institution is best known for.

Research Map

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The Higher Education Compass offers information about higher education institutions in Germany and is the only portal in Germany based on information from the higher education institutions themselves.

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