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Rostock University

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Rostock (Mecklenburg – Western Pomerania)

most important branches of industry are shipbuilding and harbour enterprises

about 200,000 inhabitants = largest city in Mecklenburg - Western Pomerania

M-V: 1.8 mio. inhabitants 2123 lakescapital: Schwerin

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Rostock University

founded in 1419 oldest university in the Baltic

region today: 16,400 students incl.

1,070 international students (6.5 %)

staff:

3,500 in the School of Medicine

1,500 in the other 8 faculties

Facts and Figures

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attractive location

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• Agricultural and Environmental Sciences

• Business Studies and Social Sciences

• Mechanical Engineering and Ship Building

• Liberal Arts and Education

• Information Technology and Electrical Engineering

• Law

• Mathematics and Natural Sciences

• Medicine and Dentistry

• Protestant Theology

+ Interdisciplinary Faculty

9 Faculties (Schools)

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9 Faculties (Schools)

Agricultural

and

Environmental Sciences

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9 Faculties (Schools)

Business Studies and Social Sciences

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9 Faculties (Schools)

Information Technology

and

Electrical Engineering

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9 Faculties (Schools)

Mechanical

Engineering

and

Ship Building

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9 Faculties (Schools)

Mathematics and Natural Sciences

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9 Faculties (Schools)

Liberal Arts

and Education

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9 Faculties (Schools)

Law

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9 Faculties (Schools)

Medicine and Dentistry

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9 Faculties (Schools)

Protestant Theology

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Interdisciplinary Faculty

Interdisciplinary research

and education focussing on four areas:

- Maritime Systems

- Life, Light and Matter

- Aging Sciences and Humanities

- Knowledge, Culture, Transformation

Scholarships for doctoral students

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Partnerships/ERASMUS

> 50 bilateral university agreements in 25 countries and almost 200 ERASMUS agreements in Europe

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International Exchange Numbers (Outgoing)

  2004/2005 2005/2006 2006/2007 2007/2008 2008/2009 2009/2010 2010/20112011/2012

(estimated)ERASMUS Studying 118 148 121 79 85 101 101 109

ERASMUS Internships       17 29 27 35 52Worldwide (PROMOS),

University Partnerships and Others

54 69 63 37 55 51 44 48

Overall Student Mobility 172 217 184 133 169 179 180 209 

Teaching Staff Mobility 37 50 44 56 39 38 37 43

Non-teaching staff mobility 0 0 0 2 4 12 6 13

(Non-teaching) staff and teaching staff

mobility total37 50 44 58 43 50 43 56

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English language study programmes

M. Sc. Computational Engineering (Faculty of Informatics and Electrical Engineering)

M. Sc. Physics (Institute for Physics)M. A. British and American Transcultural Studies

(Institute for British and American Studies)

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Studying and Living in Rostock

interdisciplinary approach to education and research

internationally orientated study courses attractive staff - student ratio in many subject

areasactive International Office and caring student

community, vibrant student lifepre-semester orientation and versatile semester

programme for international students

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Studying and Living in Rostock

language instruction on different levelsspecial Summer School programmesreasonably priced accommodation in student hostelshistoric city centre and Hanseatic traditionsnumerous sports and cultural eventsonly minutes from the beach and sea-side resortsBerlin, Hamburg and Scandinavian countries in easy

reach

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Accomodation• six student accomodation complexes in Rostock• good standard and reasonable rents (from about 125 to 300 Euros/month)

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Accomodation• student accommodation catalogue can be ordered from Students‘ Services (Studentenwerk)• www.studentenwerk-rostock.de• private accommodation / flat sharing

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ImpressionsImpressions

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