Facts and figures
The University of Passau opened on 9 October 1978 with a total enrolment figure of 463 students in its first semester.
Students
10,714 (preliminary figure),
including 1,623 international students (15.15%) from e.g. Austria (138), India (103), Iran (93), Tunisia (89), Turkey (86), Russian Federation (74), China PRC (66), Pakistan (56), Hungary (49), Italy (45), Ukraine (36), Syria (32), France (32), Spain (31), Egypt (28), Albania (28), Czech Republic (26), Argentina (24), Nigeria (24), Ghana (22), Colombia (22), Kosovo (22), Croatia (22), Azerbaijan (21), Brazil (20), Morocco (20), Bangladesh (19), Poland (19), Vietnam (17), Afghanistan (16), Algeria (15), United States (14), Bulgaria (13), Romania (13), Kazakhstan (12), Indonesia (11), Lebanon (11), Mexico (14), Palestine (11) and Belarus (10).
Figures by faculty
| Faculty | Chaired professors (C4/W3) | Non-chaired professors (C3/W2) | Assistant professors (W1) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Faculty of Law | 20 | 4 | |
| Business, Economics and Information Systems | 25 | 1 | |
| Social and Educational Sciences | 20 | 15 | 1 |
| Humanities and Cultural Studies | 18 | 8 | |
| Computer Science and Mathematics | 23 | 5 | 4 |
| Totals | 106 | 32 | 6 |
| Faculty | Enrolled students | of which in their 1st semester of study |
|---|---|---|
| Faculty of Law | 2,119 | 395 |
| Business, Economics and Information Systems | 1,372 | 339 |
| Social and Educational Sciences | 3,569 | 757 |
| Humanities and Cultural Studies | 2,383 | 553 |
| Computer Science and Mathematics | 1,051 | 181 |
| Enrolled doctoral students | 220 | 8 |
| Totals | 10,714 | 2,233 |
The student figures show the total number of students enrolled in programmes offered by the respective faculties. Due to the modular nature of the bachelor’s and master’s programmes as well as the long-cycle teacher education programmes, the degree programmes may include modules administered by other faculties.
Staff structure, international partnerships, organisational units
Staff structure
| Staff in primary occupation | Academic staff | Professional support staff | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Numbers | Headcount | FTE | Headcount | FTE | Headcount | FTE |
| Totals | 1,293 | 1,029.05 | 776 | 615.24 | 517 | 413.81 |
| Male | 598 | 514.71 | 433 | 360.92 | 165 | 153.79 |
| Female | 695 | 514.34 | 343 | 254.32 | 352 | 260.02 |
(Figures as at 1 July 2023)
Partnerships with 258 universities abroad (as at 1 April 2023)
Central facilities and services, institutes and research centres
Support for early career researchers
Doctoral students
| Faculty | Numbers |
|---|---|
| Faculty of Law | 135 |
| Business, Economics and Information Systems | 92 |
| Arts and Humanities (incl. Department of Catholic Theology) | 281 |
| Computer Science and Mathematics | 72 |
| Totals | 580 |
(Figures as at 1 December 2021)
- Eight doctoral programmes and research training groups
- Two ZD.B junior research groups in the areas of
software engineering (PICCARD) and
information systems (Data Policies) - Graduate Centre
- Research Services Division
Study options
Undergraduate programmes
Law undergraduate programme (concludes with a state examination)
LL.B. Legal Tech
Master's programmes
LL.M. German Law for foreign graduates
LL.M. German and Russian Law (double-degree programme)
Bachelor's programmes
B.A. Governance and Public Policy
B.A. Journalism and Strategic Communication
B.Ed. Secondary Education
Master's programmes
M.A. Teaching and Learning Processes
M.A. Development Studies
M.A. Geography: Culture, Environment and Tourism
M.A. Governance and Public Policy
M.A. Communication in Digital Societies
Programmes of study concluding with a state examination
Teacher Education Programme: primary education
Teacher Education Programme: secondary education (Mittelschule)
Teacher Education Programme: secondary education (Realschule)
Teacher Education Programme: secondary education (Gymnasium)
Bachelor's programmes
B.A. European Studies
B.A. European Studies Major
B.A. Historical Sciences
B.A. International Cultural and Business Studies
B.A. Media and Communication
B.A. Language and Text Sciences
Master's programmes
M.A. Charity Studies and Values-based Management
M.A. European Studies
M.A. History and Society
M.A. International Cultural and Business Studies
M.A. Semiotics of Texts and Culture
Bachelor's programmes
B.Sc. Computer Science
B.Sc. Internet Computing
B.Sc. Mathematics
Master's programmes
M.Sc. Artificial Intelligence Engineering
M.Sc. Computational Mathematics
M.Sc. Computer Science
- Language courses for students at all faculties in Chinese, Czech, English, French, German as a Foreign Language, Indonesian, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Thai, Turkish and Vietnamese
- Subject-specific language programmes for students of business & economics; cultural studies & international relations; law; and computer science & mathematics
- A wide range of transferable skills courses are offered to all students
- Numerous exchange programmes with our international partner universities
- International double degree programmes for students enrolled in the Law undergraduate programme; M.Sc. Business Administration; M.Sc. Information Systems; M.A. European Studies; M.A. Governance and Public Policy; B.A. and M.A. International Cultural and Business Studies; B.A. Language and Text Sciences; and M.Sc. Computer Science
Student Services Association (Studentenwerk)
Student halls of residence with approximately 600 rooms.
Refectory with a seating capacity of 560.
Proportion of students receiving BAföG student loans: 12.04% (in winter semester 2022–23)
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