Students are supervised in small groups during exercises as well as in laboratory internships. Thanks to the two English-language master's degree programmes in physics and applied physics, many courses (including bachelor's degree courses) are available in English, the global language of science. Annual excursions, e.g. to CERN, familiarise students with international research activities at an early stage. Interest in research is increased through the regular presentation of research activities at the institute.

Our two master's degree programmes are taught in English.

The Physics Institute is intensively and extensively involved in both national and international joint projects. The spectrum ranges from local networking and cooperation in the EUCOR region to national alliances and international collaborations. An important structural element beyond the local Freiburg context is the close connection to CERN, DESY, ELI-ALPS, FERMI, LNGS and XFEL, which is underpinned by various projects. This international cooperation is augmented by the three research training groups, two of which are international. Students are involved in international research cooperations of the work groups, the proportion of students of a class who take advantage of this option for exchange is about 10 percent.

Århus Universitet, Dänemark; Université Bordeaux I, Frankreich; Paris Orsay - Université de Paris-Sud, Frankreich; Padua - Università degli Studi di Padova 'Il Bo', Italien; Aas - Universitetet for miljø- og biovitenskap (UMB), Norwegen; Trondheim - Norges teknisk naturvitenskapelige universitet, Norwegen; Krakau - Uniwersytet Jagiellonsky, Polen; Göteborgs Universitet, Schweden; Lunds Universitet, Schweden; Universidad de Granada, Spanien; Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Spanien; Universidad de Sevilla, Spanien

In addition to an engineering office and an electronics workshop, the Institute of Physics operates a large mechanical workshop (18 precision engineering and 7 trainees) where qualified personnel produce highly accurate precision parts of all kinds. These workshops are closely involved in the research activities of the Institute of Physics at the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) in Geneva.

Prominent participation of the Physics Institute in the particle accelerator at CERN. Close cooperation with the Fraunhofer Institutes in Freiburg. Broad spectrum from basic research to applications.