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Basic information

Kind of Institution and funding body
University, public
Year of foundation
1973
Total number of Students
11,202
Students at this campus
11,202
Semester contribution
104.00 €
Tuition fees
There are no study fees.

Students by area of study

Medicine, Health Science
0%
Natural Sciences, Mathematics
5.7%
Law, Economic and Social Sciences
40%
Humanities, Languages
30.6%
Engineering Science (incl. Computer Science)
22.5%
Other studies
1.2%

Students by type of degree pursued

Bachelor's degree
42.3%
Master's degree
17.6%
Teacher qualification degree
20.9%
Pre-Bologna degrees
17.8%
Other types of degrees
1.3%

Central services

Opening hours central student counselling

Special features regarding the library

Locations: On the campus, the university library has 5 reading rooms with generous opening times and 1,300 workspaces: Central library; Nikolakloster; Economics; Computer Science/Mathematics; Juridicum; Stock: The stock of over 2 million printed and digital media is constantly being expanded and can be searched via the "Passau Search Portal".; Services: The university library is the central facility for the supply of literature and information for students, teaching staff and researchers at the University of Passau. New learning rooms with flexible furniture and the library lounge invite group work and relaxation; free scanning is possible in all reading rooms. The individual specialist advice and a comprehensive training programme for students are key features. The extensive range of e-books, e-journals and databases can be used by all university members at any time by remote access, regardless of location.
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Foreign language center and courses

There is a foreign language centre. Languages offered: English, French, German as a Foreign Language, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Polish, Russian, Chinese, Latin, Turkish, Thai, Indonesian, Czech. Students may take part in the following programmes: Studivhb (Russian); University of Bamberg (Arabic)
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Special features regarding university sports

The university offers its own sports programme. Additional programmes for students at local clubs (selection): DJK-TC Passau-Grubweg (tennis club): www.tc-grubweg.de; TENNIS ROT-WEISS Passau (tennis club): www.rot-weiss-passau.de/tennisanlage; GOLFCLUB FREINBERG (golf club: http://www.golfclub-passau.com/home/mitgliedschaft.php Some courses are free of charge, some subject to fees. University’s own sports facilities: Triple-purpose hall; Climbing wall; Gym; Stadium; "SoccArena" (outdoor cage with floodlight); Climbing rock; Beach volleyball court; Additional grass pitch; Tennis (all-weather courts); External sports facilities: Rowing & canoeing; Indoor swimming pool; Inntal climbing garden (Neuburg am Inn); Golf club Passau (Freinberg); Special programmes:: (Selection) Rowing/canoeing on the Inn river; Back training; Capoeira, Forró and others; Spinning Courses; Performance Diagnostics: (Selection) Endurance analysis via spiroergometry; Heart rate monitoring (training and competition); Body composition via bioelectrical impedance analysis
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Last update 2024: Data collected by the CHE Center for Higher Education

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