University of Bamberg

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The University of Bamberg profits from its location in a world cultural heritage site and acts as its academic hub. It fulfills an educational mandate which extends far beyond its local roots. Short distances, both literally and figuratively, facilitate good advisory services, personal communication, interdisciplinary research, teaching, and learning.
The University has made it a goal to offer all its members equal opportunities. Success can be seen in the University's family-friendly certification and the high number of female professors' appointments. The University bears a societal responsibility and is committed to the concept of life-long learning.
Bamberg's historic old city offers exceptional living and working conditions, and the University itself contributes to the diversity of cultural and social life in the city.
The University of Bamberg is a middle-sized University with an academic focus on the humanities, social and economic sciences, and human sciences rounded out by application-oriented computer sciences. Interdisciplinary research activity and combined degree programs contribute to the University's distinguished status in Germany's academic community.
Research and teaching at the University of Bamberg are treated as one entity service facilities, and administration fosters innovation and productivity. Success can be seen not only in exceptional individual research projects but also in larger-scale cooperative research.
The University is committed to quality teaching, and the high rankings that the University has received are an incentive to continue to strive toward that goal.
The University of Bamberg, with its tight network of partnerships with foreign universities, facilitates internationally oriented degree programs and research. The University is a leader in international student mobility. The promotion and development of young academic talent are of particular importance to the University. With services like the Trimberg Research Academy (Trac) and its well-structured doctoral programs, the University can provide the next generation of academics with valuable support networks.
The University's internationalization concept is not limited only to research and foreign studies but encompasses all aspects of research and teaching for both university members and their foreign guests.
An alumni network has established a bond to the University that extends beyond time spent as a student. It also provides opportunities for cooperation with regional and trans-regional business.
The mandate to diligently and dutifully address and engage "the intellectual currents of the day" was laid down for us in the University's foundational charter of 1647.
The social responsibility implied in this philosophy has characterized our self-conception throughout the years. It is expressed today as much in family-friendly working structures and our commitment to equal opportunity as in a course offering that is carefully tailored to ever-changing, ever more diverse academic developments and the increasing demands placed on continuing education.
Establishing and maintaining values like comprehensive equal opportunity and sustainable family-friendly policies for employees and students demands a great deal of effort. However, we are happy to put in the time to make them a reality. Our commitment to family issues has been rewarded since 2005 with certification as a family-friendly university. The initial steps towards this distinction were a series of structural improvements, including the deregulation of core working hours, the expansion of childcare availability, and the Family Services Office's establishment.
The most recent re-certification (2012) explicitly honors the increased flexibility of study programs: it is currently possible to pursue almost every degree offered in Bamberg either as a part-time student or in modular study programs. The availability of online courses has been dramatically expanded.
We believe that quality university education is defined by qualification programs and opportunities that motivate and inspire students to pursue their interests individually. For this reason, students in our more than 100 predominantly accredited bachelor's, master's, and teaching degree programs are encouraged to work as independently as possible. The application of theoretical knowledge to practical experience is ensured by curricula featuring practice-based seminars, training courses, and degree-related internships.
Comprehensive education, as we understand it, takes time. Our flexible course offering allows for the necessary individual freedom. Our answer to both changing living conditions in a globalized world and increasingly flexible life and career paths is our answer to both changing living conditions. Nearly every degree offered in Bamberg can be pursued part-time. Our multi-subject bachelor's programs invite students to take advantage of unique subject combinations to create an academic profile based on individual interests.
Furthermore, we provide an environment in which man's humanistic notion in the world can be experienced and explored holistically. This includes numerous literary readings, concerts, theatre productions, exhibits, or the University's poetics professorship established in 1986.
We see it as our responsibility to encourage our students to play an active role in molding their living environments and society itself. Opportunities are provided by university clubs and organizations dedicated to social, political, journalistic, or religious involvement and our numerous student committees, societies, and working groups.

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