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University of Leipzig*GERMANY

THE UNIVERSITY Around 28.500 students from Germany and all over the world are enrolled in a degree program at the second eldest university in Germany. True to the maxim ‘A Tradition of Crossing Boundaries’ our Alma mater Lipsiensis maintains a great variety of successful international partnerships. The more than 2.800 foreign students are an essential part of the international scholarly discourse and a great support for the development of the university into an academic institution beyond boundaries is all

about innovation, interdisciplinarity, and – having 14 faculties -offers a wide range of study and research options. The university was the “cradle” of many important figures in the fields of philosophy, music, literature, natural and social sciences as well as politics. Nietzsche gained his basic knowledge in philosophy at the Universität Leipzig from 1865 onwards, Wagner’s talent for music was nurtured and broadened here, and Verónica Michelle Bachelet Jeria, the first female President of Chile, started her career in Leipzig pursuing a degree in German and Medical Studies.

THE CITY Leipzig is one of the liveliest and most dynamic cities in Germany. Whether as a musical city, trade fair mecca or city of books – Leipzig has been an important European centre for hundreds of years. Famous poets such as Lessing, Klopstock, Gottsched or Goethe moved here. Philosophers such as Leibniz, Nietzsche and Bloch influence thinking in the city to this day. And Leipzig is especially well known across the world for its musicality, with a long tradition stretching back to the works of Bach and Mendelssohn Bartholdy in particular.

Art, science and culture are still main features of the city, which was founded in 1165, with several thousand academics carrying out research in almost 20 non-university research institutions, at the University and in six other colleges in the city. The “Leipzig School” and the “Baumwollspinnerei” are leaders in the world of art. The St Thomas Boys’ Choir, the Gewandhaus Orchestra, the many museums and a lively theatre scene all characterise the cultural life of the city.

After the Peaceful Revolution Leipzig developed into a booming region of East Germany, and is now experiencing a renaissance as the logistics and high-tech centre in the heart of Europe. Present-day Leipzig stands out due to its economic dynamism, its high level of culture, its many green areas within the city and, last but not least, the outstanding quality of life for families, for children and also for the growing number of older people in our society. Taking a walk through the city is very worthwhile

LOCATION Leipzig, Germany

GENERAL WEBSITE http://www.zv.uni-leipzig.de/en/study/international-study/incoming-exchange-

students.html

EXCHANGE STUDIES Coming from an US-American university background, you will quickly

find your way around. Studies at the University of Leipzig are structured in the familiar three-tier system offering Bachelor, Master and Doctoral degree programs. Your classes will thematically be grouped to form modules credited with 10 credits upon successful completion. You will have the opportunity to acquire scientific knowledge as well as key qualifications, such as methodological or soft skills. Academic schedules comprise courses from an interdisciplinary module catalogue from which you should aim to acquire 30 credits per semester corresponding to European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System/ ECTS. The majority of courses at Leipzig University are taught in German though English is gaining increasing importance.

APPLICATION

Step 1: Apply to your home universityfor an exchange place with the Universität Leipzig. To find out whether your home university and the Universität Leipzig have agreed on exchanges please search our database KISS (www.uni-leipzig.de/kiss) or ask the responsible person at your home university.Step 2: Your official nomination must be sent to the Universität Leipzig by your home institutionStep 3:

You apply for registration with the Universität Leipzig The full application includes:

Online application form (http://wwwdup.unileipzig.de/

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Registration for the language and orientation course/ German (if desired)

(forms part of the online application

form) Language certificate (Form available at www.uni-leipzig.de/en/international/download) Proof of health insurance valid in Germany (details at www.uni-leipzig.de/en/international/organisation)

Step 4: You receive your Letter of AdmissionGiven that your application is successful, you will receive a Letter of Admission before the beginning of August (winter semester) or before the beginning of February (summer semester). The letter is sent to you home address.Step 5: You enroll at the Universität LeipzigDetails at www.uni-leipzig.de/en/international/organisation-> Starting -> Enrolment

APPLICATION DEADLINES Fall Semester: February 15 Spring Semester: September 15

ACADEMICCALENDAR Wintersemester: October 1 to March 31 (winter term)

Sommersemester: April 1 to September 30 (summer term)

HOUSING Advice on finding the right accommodation in Leipzig is provided here: www.uni-leipzig.de/en/international/organisation(➝ Preparing ➝ Living in Leipzig)The Studentenwerk Leipzig (Leipzig Student Services) let out furnished dormrooms to students of the Universität Leipzig. To rent a room, submit theonline Bewerbung für ein Zimmer im Studentenwohnheim (Application fora student dorm room) right after you received your Zulassungsbescheid.www.studentenwerk-leipzig.de/wohnen/neubewerberThe International Centre can help you find a room in a flat sharedby students. For this, please hand in the Formblatt Vermittlung einesPrivatquartiers (Application for Accommodation):www.uni-leipzig.de/en/international/organisation(➝ Preparing ➝ Living in Leipzig ➝ The International Centre’s accommodationservice)

INSURANCE Allowed, under the condition that the insurance company signed the confirmation of health insurance coverage (part of the application forms)

ADDITIONAL INFO International Centre

Goethestraße 604109 LeipzigGERMANYPhone: +49 341 97 32020Email: [email protected]/international

Full Student Guide available at:http://www.zv.unileipzig.de/fileadmin/user_upload/Studium/

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