The University of Bamberg –
Catalyst for a Modern Knowledge Society
Outstanding Achievement in research and teaching
Founded in 1647, the University of Bamberg prepares students to be part of a dynamic knowledge society. We strive for excellence in all our endeavours while upholding international standards: our scholars collaborate in interdisciplinary and international networks and are recognised for their excellent research.
We have recently secured 30 new professorships from the Bavarian State's Hightech Agenda funding initiative and the Bavarian AI competition. Beyond that, many of Bamberg’s degree programmes receive excellent scores each year in the Centre for Higher Education (CHE) university rankings. The transfer of knowledge is particularly important to us and is reflected in our contributions to our city, region, and society.
We are proud of four large, interdisciplinary reasearch fields in which Bamberg scholars have outstanding track records in both research and teaching:
| Colour | Blue and White |
| Founded | 1647 |
| Location | Bamberg, Bavaria, Germany |
| Address | Otto-Friedrich University of Bamberg, Kapuzinerstraße 16, 96047 Bamberg |
Regionally rooted
The University of Bamberg profits from its location in a world cultural heritage site and acts as the region’s academic hub. It fulfills an academic mandate which extends far beyond its local roots. Short distances, both literally and figuratively, facilitate good advisory services, personal communication and interdisciplinary research, teaching and learning.
The University has made it a goal to offer all its members equal opportunities. Success can be seen in the university’s family-friendly certification and in the high number of appointments for female professors. The University bears a societal responsibility and is committed to the concept of life-long learning.
Bamberg’s historic old city offers exceptional living and working conditions, and the university itself contributes to the diversity of cultural and social life in the city.
Academically distinguished
The University of Bamberg is a middle-sized University with an academic focus on the humanities, social and economic sciences, as well as human sciences rounded out by application-oriented computer sciences. Interdisciplinary research activity and the ability to combine degree programmes contribute to the university’s distinguished status in Germany’s academic community.
At the University of Bamberg, research and teaching are treated as one entity; service facilities and administration foster innovation and productivity. Success can be seen not only in exceptional individual research projects, but also in larger-scale cooperative research.
The university is committed to quality teaching, and the high rankings that the university has received are an incentive to continue to strive toward that goal.
Internationally connected
The University of Bamberg, with its tight network of partnerships with foreign universities, facilitates internationally oriented degree programmes and research. The University is a leader in international student mobility. The promotion and development of young academic talent is of particular importance to the university. With services like the Trimberg Research Academy (TRAc), and with its well structured doctoral programmes, the university is able to provide the next generation of academics with valuable support networks.
The University’s internationalization concept is not limited only to research and foreign studies, but rather encompasses all aspects of research and teaching, for both university members and their foreign guests.
An alumni network has established a bond to the university that extends beyond time spent as a student, and it also provides opportunities for cooperation with regional and trans-regional business.
(Resolution of the Extended University Administration from 26 July 2010 and of the University Administration from 6 September 2010)
The University of Bamberg’s mission values diversity as a strength. It promotes equal opportunities regardless of gender, orientation, age, ability, background, religion, or beliefs. It supports family-friendly policies, internationality, lifelong learning, and inclusion, welcoming diverse groups, including displaced persons.
The University of Bamberg is the only university in Bavaria to also set itself sustainability goals in the new objective agreement! Key objectives, which the University of Bamberg is to achieve by 2022, were officially agreed upon on Monday, 8 July 2019. President Prof. Godehard Ruppert ThD PhD and the Bavarian Minister of Science and the Arts, Bernd Sibler, signed the objective agreement at a formal ceremony in Munich.
The University of Bamberg does not charge tuition fees. However, students have to pay an administrative fee ("Semesterbeitrag") of currently 103,50 Euros per term. This includes contributions to the students union ("Studentenwerk") and free public transport in Bamberg and surroundings.
Entry requirements vary by program. View the program page for requirements.
Entry requirements vary by program. View the program page for requirements.
Email: [email protected]
Phone : +49 951 863-0, 49 (0) 951-863-1024
This means it is a fully accredited public university in Germany, and its degrees are globally recognized.
After studying mathematics and social sciences, he completed his doctorate at the WHU - Otto Beisheim School of Management, and worked as a research assistant at the Universi... read more
She studied Classical Languages and Literature, Classical Archaeology and German Studies at LMU Munich (First State Examination 1995) and at the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge. After receiving her doctorate (1999) and a postdoctoral fellowship at LMU Munich, she joined the publishing house Walter de Gruyter in Berlin in 2002, where she worked for ten years as an Editor for Classical and Ancient Near Eastern Studies. In 2012, she was appointed professor at the University of Bamberg. There, in addition to teaching and research activities, she has been active in committee work (including women's representative, doctoral committee, senate) and in collaborative projects (i.e. "WegE – Pioneering Teacher Education" 2016–2023), most recently as spokesperson for the Center for Teacher Education (Zentrum für Lehrerinnen- und Lehrerbildung ZLB, 2022–2023). Her research focuses on Greek theater, sciences and medicine in the Greco-Roman antiquity, Greek and Latin metre, classical literature on architectural atmospheres, and the reception of antiquity in the educational and social traditions of Europe and modern times.
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