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
10,655 (preliminary figure as of 30 March 2023),
including 1,638 international students (15.38%) from e.g. Austria (120), India (115), Iran (93), Russian Federation (86), Turkey (85), Tunisia (85), China PRC (63), Pakistan (59), France (47), Italy (45), Ukraine (43), Syria (40), Egypt (31), Spain (31), Hungary (30), Nigeria (28), Albania (27), Morocco (26), Bangladesh (23), Brazil (23), Croatia (22), Czech Republic (22), Kosovo (21), Ghana (20), Colombia (20), Argentina (19), Azerbaijan (19), Vietnam (19), Afghanistan (16), United States (16), Algeria (15), Indonesia (15), Kazakhstan (14), Mexico (14), Romania (14), Palestine (12), Georgia (11), Poland (11), Bulgaria (10), and Greece (10).
Figures by faculty
| Faculty | Chaired professors (C4/W3) | Non-chaired professors (C3/W2) | Assistant professors (W1) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Faculty of Law | 20 | 3 | |
| Business, Economics and Information Systems | 25 | 1 | |
| Social and Educational Sciences, and Humanities and Cultural Studies | 38 | 23 | 1 |
| Computer Science and Mathematics | 23 | 5 | 4 |
| Totals | 106 | 31 | 6 |
| Faculty | Enrolled students | of which in their 1st semester of study |
|---|---|---|
| Faculty of Law | 2,028 | 85 |
| Business, Economics and Information Systems | 1,402 | 25 |
| Social and Educational Sciences | 2,597 | 169 |
| Humanities and Cultural Studies | 3,377 | 109 |
| Computer Science and Mathematics | 1,099 | 128 |
| Enrolled doctoral students | 242 | 14 |
| Totals | 10,655 | 556 |
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 | 1,034.85 | 770 | 613.27 | 523 | 421.58 |
| Male | 605 | 524.08 | 428 | 359.51 | 177 | 164.58 |
| Female | 688 | 510.77 | 342 | 253.75 | 346 | 257.01 |
(Figures as at 1 February 2023)
Partnerships with 256 universities abroad (as at 1 October 2022)
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. European Studies
B.A. European Studies Major
B.A. Governance and Public Policy
B.A. Historical Sciences
B.A. International Cultural and Business Studies
B.A. Journalism and Strategic Communication
B.A. Language and Text Sciences
B.A. Media and Communication
B.Ed. Secondary Education
Master's programmes
M.A. Caritas Science and Values-based Management
M.A. Development Studies
M.A. European Studies
M.A. Geography: Culture, Environment and Tourism
M.A. Governance and Public Policy
M.A. Historical Sciences
M.A. International Cultural and Business Studies
M.A. Media and Communication
M.A. Semiotics of Texts and Culture
M.A. Teaching and Learning Processes
Teacher education programmes (with state examination)
Primary education
Secondary education (Mittelschule)
Secondary education (Realschule)
Secondary education (Gymnasium)
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: 12.32% (in winter semester 2021–22)
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