University of Regensburg

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Universität Regensburg, founded in 1962 as the fourth Bavarian regional university, is a modern campus university at the southern edge of Regensburg's Old Town. Originally designed as a regional university, Universität Regensburg has developed into a renowned international center of teaching and research over the last decades. Among its attractive features are a broad spectrum of disciplines, a favorable student-teacher ratio, and excellent infrastructure. There are currently more than 21,000 students enrolled at Universität Regensburg.

The UKR University Hospital, founded in 1992, is available for teaching and research purposes of the medical faculty of Universität Regensburg. Areas of research are immunopathology and immunotherapy, integrated functional genomics, and transplantation medicine, among others. With a Case Mix Index of 2,0, the University Hospital ranks at the top of Germany's university clinics.

Besides teaching, Universität Regensburg is also very actively involved in research, as shown by six particular research areas supported by the German Research Society (DFG), DFG Research Units, graduate schools, and its participation in research initiatives and EU projects, among others. Very close ties within and between the areas of research – university and non-university – are a typical feature of Universität Regensburg. The university is well set up for dialogue between sciences and industry with FUTUR, an interdisciplinary service facility for knowledge and technology transfer.

Universität Regensburg actively participates in a large number of international partnerships. Within the ERASMUS program framework, Universität Regensburg has exchange links with more than 300 European partner institutions. There are also direct exchange programs with more than 45 universities overseas, in the United States, Asia, Latin America, Africa, and Australia. Each year, the university welcomes around 200 foreign scholars and more than 400 exchange students worldwide.

Due to its geographical location, Universität Regensburg has always considered itself a bridge between East and West. The university has concluded far-reaching cooperation agreements with ten East-European universities aiming at a broad research and teaching exchange. With the EUROPAEUM, it has set up an interdisciplinary East-West-Centre for research and teaching. The target group of the Secondos Programme, which is unique in Germany, is bachelor students with a biographical connection to a different country (currently East-European). The Bavarian Academic Center for Central, Eastern, and South-Eastern Europe (BAYHOST), a service center for all Bavarian institutions of higher education, is also housed at Universität Regensburg.

Some international degree programs are binational, as the German-Czech and the German-French Studies, which include studying abroad.

The University Library is made up of one central problematic and branch libraries within the faculties. The resources are organized under an online catalog. The university library's reference holdings are available in the reading rooms, and the closed stack holdings can be checked out and taken home; books can also be ordered from other universities through interlibrary loan. The library also offers print and audio media digitalization and a publication server.

As the authorized service and competence center on campus, the Computer Centre provides teaching and research assistance in communication and information technology. It operates the data network on campus and manages the resident hall internet connections within the periphery. The Computer Centre provides students with free computer workspaces in computer rooms, which are equipped with the latest software products and several unique workspaces for multimedia applications and a laptop loan service.

Disability Support: The university's facilities aim to promote equality for disabled and chronically ill students. The buildings on campus are easily accessible. There are also rooms in student halls for students with disabilities. The Computer Centre and the library provide outstanding facilities for visually impaired students.

Representatives of the university and Student Services take care of chronically ill or disabled students' particular interests.

The university's Family Service aims to improve the conditions for students with children. It helps find childcare facilities, gives legal information, financial aid, and supports the exchange between parents at the university. It organizes activities for children during school holidays, flexible childcare on campus, a Parents-Child Office, a "Granny Nanny" agency, and babysitter training and placement.

Student Services oversee food and drink, housing, student grants, culture, and information and advice on studying.

Our Career Services help students find work placements or entry-level job opportunities.

The campus has various cafeterias, a central refectory, and a pizzeria. Small shops cater to the basic needs: a stationery store, a copy shop, a computer, and telecommunications shop, a travel agency, a bank, and a grocery store. The Regensburg campus offers various cultural events and extraordinary opportunities to take part in them, which allows students to develop their talents outside their regular studies. A unique musical range is performed to a very high standard by four classical orchestras, three big bands, several more jazz ensembles, six choirs, and various student chamber ensembles.

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