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The Karlsruhe University of Education was established in its present form in 1962. Attended by 3.700 students and 180 researchers, the University provides a high standard in research and teaching in education, focusing on subject and age-group specific teaching and learning methodology and educational processes in social-cultural, and institutional contexts. The University offers a teacher training program for primary and lower-secondary schools, including the "Europalehramt" (bilingual teaching) program, which qualifies teachers to teach other specialists in French or English. In addition to the teacher training programs, the University offers B.A. and M.A. programs in the field of education and the possibility to carry out doctoral and post-doctoral research. The institution's profile as a whole emphasizes European cultural studies, intercultural education, plurilingualism, and media education. The University works closely with partner universities in many other countries and offers exchange opportunities for both students and lecturers. Research at the University of Education includes both basic and applied approaches, with particular fields of interest in empirical education and school research and research in teaching methodology for individual school subjects. Theory drove future teachers' professional preparation, integrating a practical approach with an international and interdisciplinary focus for an increasingly diverse European context. A strong connection between teaching and research with an interdisciplinary and international orientation for all courses. The development of research focuses and clusters with internal and external partners – contributing to the continuing development of support opportunities for young academics. A robust research partnership with other institutions. The provision of an excellent studying environment, including an extensive range of student services, was developed to cater to our students' specific needs. Quality led innovative in-service training for academic staff, encouraging a reflective and responsible teaching and learning culture. A well-established network of partnerships with local and regional institutions in culture, society, and science. Promotion of global partnerships and international exchanges for students, lecturers, and professors alike. A commitment to equal opportunities and gender equality. A family-friendly university. An assurance of quality through extensive control measures. The Gender Equality Representative is a permanent member of different committees at the University of Education and is responsible for upholding women and men's equal status. She is also affiliated with the Conference of Equal Opportunities Officers in Baden-Württemberg. Furthermore, she functions as a contact person for questions regarding equality. If needed, she offers advice to students and colleagues on topics such as studying with children, for example, giving guidance to student-parents on how they can best organize their studies. In the past few years, Karlsruhe University of Education has been working on becoming a family-friendly institution. After being certified as a 'family-friendly university' by the 'berufundfamilie GmbH' in 2006, Karlsruhe University of Education has been an official partner of the Karlsruhe alliance for families since 2009. The city of Karlsruhe's free online babysitter directory provides possibilities to upload offers and requests. In this way, babysitters and families who need them can find each other quickly and easily. Parents and child learning area at the Badische Landesbibliothek Wissenstor (state library) in Karlsruhe: The state library in Karlsruhe enables students and parents with academic work to study in a family-friendly atmosphere. For children, there is the possibility to play in the same room while their parents study. Further information can be found on the homepage of the Badische Landesbibliothek Karlsruhe. Parents' café: Karlsruhe student union regularly organizes a parent-child meeting in cooperation with AStA KIT. It takes place at KIT and is about exchanging information and getting together in a comfortable atmosphere. Parents who are studying at other universities are more than welcome to join. For further information, go to AStA KIT or visit Abteilung Beratung & Soziales des Studierendenwerks Karlsruhe. Mensa Kids: Students` children up to the age of ten are allowed to eat for free with the mensa-kids-card in cafeterias in Baden-Württemberg. For further information and an application form for the Mensa-kids-card, visit Studierendenwerk Karlsruhe. The Karlsruhe University of Education offers a wide range of academic programs leading to professions in education. This includes initial degree programs leading to a first university degree and master, add-on, postgraduate and doctoral programs. The teaching profession is sophisticated and versatile. We provide research-based training. The future teacher develops high personal and social skills as well as motivation. The Karlsruhe University of Education offers the following degree programs. Teacher training Bachelor's and Master's degrees can be studied consecutively at the Karlsruhe University of Education. Due to the Bachelor's programs' polyvalent character, students obtain a first professional qualification (Bachelor's degree), leading to either a teacher-training master's program or any other professional master's program. Having completed the Bachelor's program, students can reflect on their choice of study and opt for a non-teaching career if they prefer. View full university

A unique combination of artistic, design, and theoretical subjects, makes studying at the Karlsruhe University of Arts and Design enormously varied and exciting for professional careers in the future. With communication design, product design, media art, exhibition design, and scenography, as well as art research, media theory, and media philosophy, the university present itself as an art school of a particular type that has increasingly developed since the early 1990s in Europe, the United States, and Japan. Common to all courses is the inter-disciplinary project work practiced from the beginning, allowing for an ideal combination of theory and praxis that reflects the university's teaching concept. The cooperation with neighboring ZKM | Center for Art and Media underlines the interdisciplinary focus of the school. Internationally renowned professors and artists ensure excellent teaching while maintaining its international profile. Well-equipped studios and workshops guarantee a highly innovative environment for the nurture of experimentation. A prominent feature of the university is the building itself. The school is housed in a former industrial building together with ZKM. The atriums, light bridges, and adjoining rooms offer unique spaces for events and exhibitions. At present, the university offers its circa 400 students excellent studying conditions and still offers Diplom or Magister degrees – one of the few in Germany to do so still. With these internationally recognized certificates and a wide range of project-based courses, graduates are prepared to an optimum standard after their academic studies for their professional requirements. On January 28, 2008, the German Council of Science and Humanities awarded Karlsruhe University of Arts and Design for its excellent educational concept after a comprehensive evaluation. The council especially highlighted its ability to innovate, its flexibility, and its students, colleagues, and teachers' social competence. It also praised the exceptional range of courses on offer with which the school was able to establish itself as a leading education and research center. The modern organizational structure of the school and the numerous cooperations with international educational institutions – particularly with neighboring ZKM | Center for Art and Media – were also acknowledged. The university takes this excellent evaluation above all as an obligation for the future. It had become evident by the eighties in Europe that economics, politics, and art would no longer be built on traditional industries, ideological rhetoric, and aesthetics. The legendary eight-volume report on the German government commission for the expansion of technical communications (KtK) was published in 1974 – three years earlier, the Japan Computer Development Institute had coined the term information society for political strategy and stated this as their "national goal" for the year 2000. The Paris exhibition "Electra," conceived by Prague-born Frank Popper and "Les Immatériaux" realized by the French philosopher Jean-François Lyotard was late but unmistakable a re-thinking for the drivers and operators as well as the poets and thinkers in post-modern society. New working and production methods required new thought cultures. The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) founded its artistic research platform in 1967, the Center for Advanced Visual Studies (CAVS), founded by the Hungarian artist Györgi Kepes. Since February 2016, together with the council of the state university of arts and design, we have taken on the challenge to open up a perspective for students that will cater to the educational needs of new generations of students and creators, and that will keep surprising for the decades to come. We are working on a new program that integrates the diverse perspectives of design, art, and theory with a foundation year for all and a stunning post-graduate conclusion at the end of the studies. View full university

The university provides its students with an application-oriented tertiary education that prepares them very well for their future tasks. It imparts specialist knowledge and socio-cultural competence and an ethical sense of responsibility. The further expansion of applied research activity is of significant importance for the university. The university's research institutes see themselves as partners of small and medium-sized companies for research and development. International orientation represents another building block of teaching that equips the students optimally for a globalized job market. Karlsruhe University of Applied Sciences is an integral part of Karlsruhe's university town and is firmly involved in numerous cooperation projects in the technology region Karlsruhe. The university fulfills its service mandate by offering continuing education courses that impart knowledge and methods for industry and commerce. The appropriate infrastructure and a positive working environment are prerequisites for high-quality learning and working culture. Students and employees of the university can develop their most significant potential and commitment. There are 167 "Fachhochschulen" (FHS) in Germany. The official English translation of "Fachhochschule" is "university of applied sciences." This name mirrors exactly what these universities are all about: they stand for great practical relevance and focus with strong ties to applications in the working world. Those who study at a Fachhochschule are better prepared for positions in specific industries and fields than traditional university students. Above all, FHs offer degree programs in technology, business and management, social studies, media, and design. Those interested in pursuing a degree in medicine, education (school teachers), or law cannot study these subjects at a Fachhochschule. The firm's applied or practical focus of the universities of applied sciences is also reflected in their lecturers and professors' profile. Many of them have already gained career experience in the industry, business, or social work. This know-how qualifies and enables them to provide students with insights into the processes, working methods, and expectations of companies and institutions. Compulsory internships (as a rule, students must complete one or two practical semesters) round out each student's practical application. Karlsruhe University of Applied Sciences goes back to the "Großherzogliche Badische Baugewerkeschule" (The Grand Duchy of Baden College of Building) founded in 1878. In 1919 it was renamed "Badische Höhere Technische Lehranstalt (Staatstechnikum)" (Baden Higher Technical School – State College of Technology). The "Staatstechnikum" then became a formative concept beyond Baden. After World War II, the stormy period of technical development saw the foundation of numerous state and private technical schools. This led to misunderstandings and mix-ups of their concepts, mainly when students were evaluated abroad. So the college was again renamed in 1963 to "Staatliche Ingenieurschule Karlsruhe" (State Engineering School). The problem of recognition and equivalence in engineering education in the European Community in the early 70s was a main driving force for establishing universities of applied sciences. On 1 October 1971, the "Staatliche Ingenieurschule Karlsruhe" became the "Fachhochschule Karlsruhe" (Karlsruhe University of Applied Sciences), with approx. 1,500 students. To emphasize that it belongs to the tertiary education sector (higher education), the university changed its name from January 1995 to "Fachhochschule Karlsruhe - Hochschule für Technik" since July 2005 it is called "Hochschule Karlsruhe – Technik und Wirtschaft" (in English, the name has remained Karlsruhe University of Applied Sciences). Today over 8,000 students are enrolled at Karlsruhe University of Applied Sciences. Approx. One hundred ninety-one full-time professors, 17 honorary professors, 390 contract teachers, and instructors and 452 employees teach and support them. The abstracted fan and pyramid forms of the university's signet refer to Karlsruhe and show the close ties between the university and the Karlsruhe region. The line style used symbolizes the openness, dynamism, and innovation power of the university. The red-colored areas' corners stand for the university's primary tasks: teaching continued education and applied research, and development and technology transfer. The university further offers the additional study course "Foreign Languages and International Project Management," which is available to all faculties. In addition to learning English, French, and Spanish during the first two years of their studies, they also acquire intercultural competence. Lectures on international project management prepare students for an international career. Guest lecturers of partner universities abroad hold technical lectures in foreign languages. Karlsruhe University of Applied Sciences cultivates partnerships with more than 150 universities worldwide to foster international cooperation. These various contacts allow an increasing number of HsKA students to study abroad for one semester or write their final thesis abroad. This is possible within the framework of bilateral student exchange agreements. Many students also choose to complete their practical semester abroad. In recognition of the exemplary implementation of the "European Credit. Transfer and Accumulation System" for student mobility within Europe, Karlsruhe University of Applied Sciences was the first university to be awarded the European Commission's ECTS label in 2009. The label was then renewed in 2013. The many integrated international study programs are a feature of Karlsruhe University of Applied Sciences that allows its students to acquire a German bachelor or master's degree and a degree from one, or even two, universities abroad. View full university

The Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, briefly referred to as KIT, was established by the merger of the Forschungszentrum Karlsruhe GmbH and the Universität Karlsruhe (TH) on October 01, 2009. KIT combines the tasks of a university of the state of Baden-Württemberg with those of a research center of the Helmholtz Association in the areas of research, teaching, and innovation. The KIT merger represents the consistent continuation of long-standing close cooperation of two research and education institutions rich in tradition. The University of Karlsruhe was founded in 1825 as a Polytechnical School and has developed to a current research and education location in natural sciences, engineering, economics, social sciences, and the humanities, which is organized in eleven departments. The Karlsruhe Research Center was founded in 1956 as the Nuclear Reactor Construction and Operation Company and has turned into a multidisciplinary large-scale research center of the Helmholtz Association, which researches eleven scientific and engineering programs. In 2014/15, the KIT concentrated on an overarching strategy process to further develop its corporate strategy. As a result of a participative process, this mission statement was the first element incorporated in the strategy process. KIT combines a renowned technical university's traditions and a major large-scale research institution in a unique way. In research and education, KIT assumes responsibility for contributing to the sustainable solution of the grand challenges that face society, industry, and the environment. For this purpose, the KIT uses its financial and human resources with maximum efficiency. The scientists of KIT communicate the contents and results of their work to society. Engineering sciences, natural sciences, the humanities, and social sciences make up the scope of subjects covered by KIT. In high interdisciplinary interaction, scientists of these disciplines study topics extending from the fundamentals to application and the development of new technologies to reflect the relationship between man and technology. For this to be accomplished in the best possible way, KIT's research covers the complete range from fundamental research to close-to-industry, applied research, and small research partnerships to long-term, large-scale research projects. Scientific sincerity and striving for excellence are the basic principles of our activities. The worldwide exchange of knowledge, large-scale international research projects, numerous global cooperative ventures, and cultural diversity characterize and enrich the life and work at KIT. The principle of research-oriented teaching guides academic education at KIT. Early integration into interdisciplinary research projects and international teams and the possibility of using unique research facilities open up unique development perspectives for our students. The development of viable technologies and their use in industry and society are the cornerstones of KIT's activities. KIT supports innovativeness and entrepreneurial culture in various ways. Moreover, KIT supports a culture of creativity, in which employees and students have time and space to develop new ideas. Cooperation of KIT employees, students, and members is characterized by mutual respect and trust. Achievements of every individual are highly appreciated. Employees and students of KIT are offered equal opportunities irrespective of the person. Family-friendliness is a significant objective of KIT as an employer. KIT supports the compatibility of job and family. As a consequence, the leadership culture of KIT is also characterized by respect and cooperation. Personal responsibility and self-motivation of KIT employees and members are fostered by transparent and participative decisions, open communication, and various life-long learning options. The structure of KIT is tailored to its objectives in research, education, and innovation. It supports flexible, synergy-based cooperation beyond disciplines, organizations, and hierarchies. Efficient services are rendered to support KIT employees and members in their work. Young people are our future. Reliable offers and career options excellently support KIT's young scientists and professionals in their professional and personal development. With more than 9,000 employees and an annual budget of about EUR 785 million, KIT is one of the most significant research and education institutions worldwide and can reach a top position in selected research areas on an international level. The objective is to turn KIT into top research, excellent scientific education, a prominent academic life location, life-long learning, comprehensive, advanced training, the free exchange of know-how, and sustainable innovation culture. We create and impart knowledge for society and the environment. From fundamental research to applications, we excel in a broad range of disciplines, i.e., in natural sciences, engineering sciences, economics, and the humanities and social sciences. We make significant contributions to humanity's global challenges in the fields of energy, mobility, and information. Being a big science institution, we participate in international competitions and hold a leading position in Europe. We offer research-based study programs to prepare our students for responsible society, industry, and science positions. Our innovation efforts build a bridge between significant scientific findings and their application for the benefit of society, economic prosperity, and the preservation of our biological basis of life. Our working together and our management culture are characterized by respect, cooperation, confidence, and subsidiarity. An inspiring work environment as well as cultural diversity characterize and enrich the life and work at KIT. View full university

The hallmark of studying at the Academy is that both students of the Fine Arts and students following a teacher training course in Art Teaching are taught in the same class-groups. The some 300 students enrolled at the Academy learn through creating their own art works, discussing the results with their instructors and openly seeking an exchange of ideas with their fellow students. Underlying this form of teaching is the belief that art can be successfully taught and studied only through the process of its conception and creation. Alongside these classes, the respective courses include wide-ranging studies in Art History and Art Theory and involvement in workshop activities. Fundamentally committed to the autonomy of art, the Academy consciously fosters forms of teaching that emerge from artistic questions and issue in artistic responses. The State Academy of Fine Arts Karlsruhe sees itself as a place where established artistic disciplines are put to the test and made to prove their relevance for the artist of today in the face of new developments. At the same time, however, the latest forms of expression are measured against the accomplishments of older traditions. This form of productive dialogue with media and genres is in keeping with our ideal of an art community in which both students and instructors are actively involved. Our Academy owes its considerable reputation in no small part to its consciously chosen focus on the Fine Arts –painting, sculpture and drawing – which it openly champions as an ongoing creative process in constant dialogue with the ever-changing media. This unrelenting attention to central areas of artistic expression has not only proved its worth in the past and repeatedly led to border-transcending extensions of the artistic spectrum, but it also confirms the Academy’s current position as one of the foremost art colleges in all of Germany. The foci of teaching and training at the State Academy of Fine Arts Karlsruhe lie in the Fine Arts and in the training of future art teachers for work in German Gymnasien (grammar schools). With its some 300 students, the Karlsruhe Academy of Fine Arts is one of the smaller, highly specialized art schools in Germany. Its wide array of spacious studios and workshops offer students ideal working conditions. These facilities are spread across three sites – the Main Building with its front and rear buildings, the Sculptors’ Garden and the baroque-style Schloss Scheibenhardt. The administrative offices and Library are housed in a Gründerzeit-style mansion in the immediate vicinity of the Main Building. In addition to the above-mentioned teaching foci, the Academy also offers courses in Art Appreciation and Art History, Aesthetics, Art Teaching and Educational Sciences. The praxis-oriented courses of study are complemented by guest lectures and seminars. Our Library comprising some 50,000 volumes and with regular holdings of key publications and art journals is open from Monday to Friday. The Academy maintains an extensive Library to support the work of the four professorships in Art History, Educational Science, Art Teaching and Art Theory. The Library functions as a reference library for non-Academy users and as a lending library for Academy students. The holdings include almost 50,000 publications covering a wide range of art-related topics and some 30 specialist journals. Here you can find lavishly produced illustrated volumes from the past alongside the most recent exhibition catalogues. The holdings are updated on an ongoing basis so as to meet the needs of students and staff alike. Two special strengths of the Library are in Contemporary Art and art of the 21st Century. The State Academy of Fine Arts Karlsruhe was founded in 1854 as the Großherzogliche Kunstschule (Grand-Ducal School of Art) by the then Prince Regent, Friedrich I of Baden, who later became Grand Duke. In 2004 the Academy was thus able to celebrate its 150th anniversary. Over the years, the Academy has gone under several names: in 1920 it was re-named the Badische Landeskunstschule (Baden Regional School of Art) and after the Second World War it re-opened as the Badische Akademie der Bildenden Künste (Baden Academy of Fine Arts), assuming its current name, the Staatliche Akademie der Bildenden Künste Karlsruhe, in 1961. Throughout the 20th century, the Academy embodied important movements in modern and postmodern art and was among the foremost influences on them. As early as the mid-19th century it was the Karlsruhe Art School which enabled landscape painting to emerge as the prime model for artistic production as regards immediacy and authenticity. At the outset of the 20th century, the Academy provided outstanding representatives of Jugendstil, as it did above all, in the 1920s for realism: what began as Neue Sachlichkeit (New Objectivity) and rose to become an international style had prominent exponents among the Academy’s professors. German post-war art also, with its dual need for compensation and the re-establishing of ties with the vilified modernist movement, had its origins not least at the Karlsruhe Academy. In the 1970s and 1980s, Karlsruhe had the reputation of being par excellence a source of the resurgence in painting which has since become known as the Hunger nach Bildern (Hunger for Images). Thanks to the continued and ongoing appointment of outstanding artist figures from home and abroad representing both post-conceptual and cross-media positions and the very latest approaches in painting and drawing, the Academy has been able to maintain its excellent reputation and competitive rank, both in Germany and internationally, right up to the present day. View full university