The University of Siegen is a young, modern university. Through its research and teaching, it aims to contribute to a future that is people-centered and characterized by responsibility towards society. This is expressed in the University of Siegen's guiding principle: Shaping the future in a humane way.
The University of Siegen assumes regional responsibility for education, training and societal issues, linking them with internationally accepted standards for teaching, studies, research and knowledge transfer, and continuously developing them as a permanent task.
| Acronym | Uni Siegen |
| Motto / Slogan | Zukunft menschlich gestalten Creating a humane future |
| Colour | Blue |
| Founded | 1972 |
| Departments | 5 |
| Location | Siegen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany |
| Address | University of Siegen, P.O. Box D-57068 Siegen |
The overarching goal of the University of Siegen is to contribute to a future worthy of human dignity and to assume responsibility for people and society. This is expressed in the University of Siegen's guiding principle: Shaping the future in a humane way.
It is part of the self-conception of the University of Siegen to link regional responsibility for education, training and societal issues with internationally accepted standards for teaching, studies, research and knowledge transfer, and to perceive their further development as a continuous task.
This includes:
The University of Siegen has become much more attractive in recent years – significantly increased student numbers demonstrate this. From architecture to industrial engineering, the university offers a high-quality and diverse range of study programs. Across all degree programs , there are opportunities for individual specialization as well as interdisciplinary components.
The University of Siegen is a research university with the goal of promoting and expanding high-quality, internationally recognized research. Its guiding principle, "Shaping the future in a humane way," characterizes its mission and actions. Four internationally visible and interdisciplinary profile areas and research priorities define the university's research profile. They are characterized by long-standing strengths in basic research.
Sustainability in the broadest sense refers to all efforts to shape human actions in such a way that the systems affected by these actions are permanently protected from damage, especially from irreversible resource depletion, and that nature and society are preserved as livable environments for us and future generations. Sustainability is undoubtedly a central issue of our time, and this is reflected in the thinking and actions of the University of Siegen.
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Via Unisono (all degree programs for which no additional registration with Hochschulstart is required):
I create an account in the online portal of the University of Siegen (unisono) and complete the online application. If I am not admitted in the main procedure, I will automatically take part in any succession procedure that may take place.
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Email: [email protected]
Phone : +49 271 740-4815
Today, the University of Siegen is a medium-sized, interdisciplinary research university, regionally rooted and extensively networked both nationally and internationally. Its current structure is the result of a process of substantive and structural profiling.
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Under the rectors Prof. Dr. Ralf Schnell and Prof. Dr. Holger Burckhart, the University of Siegen developed and implemented a new structural model between 2007 and 2011. The former twelve departments were transformed into four thematically structured and profile-defining faculties, ensuring stable and reliable teaching and dynamic and flexible research. Since then, research in Siegen has no longer been organized along disciplinary or departmental boundaries, but rather flexibly and adaptably to specific problems and topics. The aim of this structural reform was to improve interdisciplinary research and collaboration, thereby strengthening the university's international competitiveness.
The university's deep connection to the region is also evident in its "return" to the city. The renovation of the former district hospital and the historic Lower Castle has created a new location for the University of Siegen in the heart of the city. Since the winter semester of 2014/2015, the city center campus has been home to Faculty III (Economics, Business Informatics, Business Law) of the University of Siegen, while the historic Lower Castle has been used by faculty, students, and staff since the summer semester of 2016.