Practical relevance is a top priority at the Kiel University: In parallel to your basic, specialist training, you will complete application-oriented seminars in which you will deepen your knowledge of human and physical geography. You can choose your personal focus from a wide range of work areas in Population Geography, Cultural Geography, Urban Geography, Economic Geography, Landscape Ecology, Hydrology, Coastal Geography, Remote Sensing or Geographic Information Systems.

Swansea University, Großbritannien; Univerzita Karlova, Tschechische Republik; Universidad Complutense de Madrid Spanien; Universidad de Santiago de Compostela, Spanien; Université de Nantes, Frankreich; University of the Aegean, Griechenland; Université Paris 8, Frankreich; Università degli studi di Cagliari, Italien; Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norwegen; Uniwersytet im. Adama Mickiewicza - Adam Mickiewicz University, Polen

3 GIS/FE/PC labs with 39 student workstations (high-spec computers with 19" PVA panel, Opening times: weekdays, 24 hours); Software basis: ArcGIS, ENVI, SPSS, MAXQDA, Visual Nature Studio; 4 film editing workstations; Geography specialist library (80,000 monographs, 60,000 journal volumes, 500 current journals); Geo lab with a focus on pedological investigation methods.

Building on the philosophy of "future-oriented spatial development – Geography research and teaching for society and the environment", it positions itself as an applied and integrative scientific discipline for the conflicting priorities of environment, industry and society. Research focuses: Global change and hazard research, transformation processes in emerging economies, urban and regional development, education for sustainable development.

Cooperation on research and teaching within the institute, the faculty and within international research networks, as well as with local and regional research institutes, businesses, spatial planning offices and schools (link to 1st/2nd stage of teacher training, continuing education for teachers); Participation in Future Ocean excellence cluster and Human Development in Landscapes graduate college.