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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. View full university

OTH Regensburg (full title: Ostbayerische Technische Hochschule Regensburg, until recently the Hochschule Regensburg) was founded in 1971 as a college of engineering, business studies, and social services. Today it is one of the largest universities of applied sciences in Bavaria. Ostbayerische Technische Hochschule Regensburg (OTH Regensburg) offers its students an excellent basis for a successful career. The technical university of applied sciences has around 11,500 students. 50 practice-oriented bachelor and master degree programs in engineering, business studies, design, architecture, health, and social studies offer high-quality teaching and research. Modern facilities, such as 120 state-of-the-art laboratories and an award-winning library located on an attractive campus, provide the basis for successful studies. OTH Regensburg's areas of expertise are energy & mobility, information & communication, life sciences & ethics, production & systems, and building & infrastructure. These areas are tied together by expertise in sensor technology and digitalization. The university is well-known for its excellence in applied research and benefits from an active network of around 150 partners in the industry. Cooperative applied research spans renewable energy, sensor technology, mechatronics, bioengineering, computer sciences, and automotive engineering. OTH Regensburg has about 200 partnerships with universities all over the world, including partner universities in Australia. For instance, business students from OTH Regensburg can obtain a double degree from the University of the Sunshine Coast. The international office offers international students advice and information on all aspects of studying and living in Regensburg. A buddy program, mentoring, orientation weeks, and a broad choice of language courses are only some examples of how OTH Regensburg makes international students feel at home on campus and in the city. As one of the best-preserved medieval cities in Germany, Regensburg offers an impressive history that dates back to Roman times. Notable historical sites such as the medieval town center, gothic cathedral, and the 12th century stone bridge are all part of UNESCO World Heritage. At the same time, it is a modern city that offers a cosmopolitan outlook and a high standard of secure living with ample opportunities to spend studying and leisure time. The OTH Regensburg Library sees its role as that of a center of competence and partner in providing specialist literature and information for the entire OTH Regensburg. It is located in a modern new building and is a central learning facility. In addition to books and journals, users will find the latest electronic media, such as e-books, electronic journals, and online access to specialist databases. These wide-ranging services enhance students' information competence and support and encourage access to specialist information. The Computer Centre is one of the service facilities of OTH Regensburg. It provides computing services for students, teaching staff, administrative personnel, and University management. Its objective is to integrate these services within an overall IT structure. The Alumni Network is an information, contact, and career network encompassing all subjects, institutions, and faculties of OTH Regensburg. ALUMNI are all former students, graduates, teaching and non-teaching staff, friends, sponsors, and OTH Regensburg supporters both at home and abroad. OTH Regensburg is keen to maintain and intensify contact with its ALUMNI and accompany them as they progress through life beyond university. Our Technical University of Applied Sciences is organized into eight academic faculties, which house the various degree programs and offer ideal learning conditions. More information about each is below. General Studies and Microsystems Engineering offers a broad and sophisticated range of courses in general studies. Our courses provide insight into global interest topics and their applications, helping you gain skills valuable for your career. Our architecturally constructed environment is the visible result of architects' work - results for which you can acquire the fundamental know-how and design rules at the OTH Regensburg. We are a faculty that draws inspiration from our international network while rooted in and dedicated to our region's distinctive building culture. Civil engineers plan, design, budget, and build just about every sphere of human activity worldwide. Let us prepare you for a career in civil engineering by working closely with industry and gaining hands-on experience and fundamental theoretical knowledge. Our bachelor's degree course in Business Studies will prepare you for a future in management at a leading company or organization. After completing your studies, you will be ready to take on junior management roles across various industries and eventually take on leadership responsibilities in either management or administration. Are you interested in electrical and electronics engineering? Our courses encompass studies of microelectronics, information technology, computer and power engineering. Electrical engineers are in short supply, so a degree in these areas could open many career doors for you in the future. Through the strong foundations established in A mathematics or through computer science's modern-day importance, these courses prepare students to efficiently solve industry, economy, administration, and medicine through data processing systems. With the help of our new state-of-the-art lab faculties, we offer students diverse perspectives into this in-demand career field, which is also one of Germany's largest industrial sectors. A comprehensive, hands-on approach characterizes our courses. Studies in Social and Health Care Sciences ready students to face a heterogeneous society and work environment. We equip students with the skills to tackle problems of communities, individuals, and relationships to help form structural social changes. View full university

The College of Catholic Church Music and Musical Education in Regensburg (HfKM) is an internationally leading educational institution for church music. Its 170 students currently come from 12 countries around the world. The College's focus has always been an artist as well as a pedagogical orientation towards education, in which church music students are also prepared for their liturgical and pastoral responsibilities in the changing structures of deaneries and parishes. Based on the great significance of the liturgy for the church's life, it is obvious how necessary it is to develop church musicians and music educators who are prepared for their occupations in the artistic and pedagogical sense and about their entire lives. The close connection between study and life at the College of Catholic Church Music and Musical Education in Regensburg (HfKM) offers the best conditions for such preparation, in addition to the educational opportunities at large state colleges and universities. When HfKM College was established, it adhered to the standards that also apply to other music colleges. About the College's competitiveness, we wanted to strive toward parity, not uniformity. Main criteria include the respective state regulations and the requirements cited in the regulatory statutes of the Apostolic Constitution Sapientia Christiana (Art. 45 ib Ord) and the applicable regulations of the Bavarian State Ministry for Sciences, Research, and Arts. The College's structure and its relation to its church trustees are established in its constitution and in the study and examination regulations, which also follow the Apostolic Constitution's requirements. A community of young people who strive toward the same career goal makes it much easier to grow into church music-based and educational service. Regular, joint church services hone a keen sense for liturgical work concerts where students from all major subjects participate uniquely promote artistic growth. St. Andreas's Parish Church has served as a college church since 1976, and our concert hall offers ideal conditions for both. In Regensburg's city and region, there is a wide variety of cultural offerings that are both utilized and enriched by the College. The Church Music School of Regensburg is established by Franz Xaver Haberl and becomes the first Catholic church music school in the world. It has enjoyed international prominence beyond the German-speaking world since its inception. Bishop Antonius von Henle takes over the school as a "church foundation." Prince Regent Luitpold grants the foundation—which today is known as the Church Music School Foundation of Regensburg (Stiftung Kirchenmusikschule Regensburg)—state accreditation. By decree of the academic congregation, following a temporary decree from 1959, the Church Music School of Regensburg becomes permanently affiliated with the "Pontificio Istituto di Musica Sacra" in Rome. After being accredited in 1967 by the Bavarian State Ministry for Education and Culture, it is retroactively transformed into the "Academy of Catholic Church Music and Musical Education" as of 1 January 1973. Cooperation agreements from the years 1989 and 1999 with the College for Music and Theatre in Munich enable the administration of degree examinations. The "Church Music School Foundation of Regensburg" ("Stiftung Kirchenmusikschule Regensburg") changes its statutes through a decision of its foundation board and upon permission of the Bishop of Regensburg in order to adapt them to the new purpose of the foundation and the institution's legal position as a church foundation under public law. Upon agreement with the Bavarian and German Bishops' Conference and with the Congregation for Catholic Education in Rome, the Most Reverend Bishop of Regensburg, Manfred Müller, on his 75th birthday, the Festival of St. Albertus Magnus, Bishop of Regensburg, signs the decree for the establishment of the "College for Catholic Church Music and Musical Education of Regensburg" with sponsorship from the "Church Music School Foundation of Regensburg" ("Stiftung Kirchenmusikschule Regensburg"). On the festival of the patron saint of church music, St. Cecilia, a Pontifical Mass and ceremonial act take place on the occasion of the College of Catholic Church Music and Musical Education of Regensburg. Completion of the total refurbishment of the College and, at the same time, enhancement of its church-music and music-education related profile through the implementation of the European Academic Reform (Bachelor's/Master's Degrees). Church Music (with a concentration in an artistic core subject starting in the 5th semester), Conducting/Choir Direction, Instrumental Pedagogy (Organ, Harpsichord, Piano, Violin, Viola, Violoncello, Flute, and Recorder), a concert subject (Organ, Harpsichord), Vocal Pedagogy. Church Music (with a concentration in an artistic core subject), Conducting/Choir Direction, a concert subject (Organ, Organ Improvisation, Harpsichord), Music Pedagogy with an artistic core subject (Organ, Organ Improvisation, Harpsichord, Piano and Voice), Music Theory/Church Music Composition, Gregorian Musicology, and Liturgical Song. This study is based on instructional collaboration in artistic, scientific, and practical mediation fields between the University and the College of Music. It can be pursued in a music/non-music subject combination (Gyv) or intensively in two music subjects (God). After completing an aptitude test, young talents can be accepted permanently until they have received their school-leaving certificate. We allow guest auditors to take two semesters of private lessons in one subject and participate in theoretical subjects upon completing an assessment test. View full university