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
11,823 students and enrolled doctoral researchers (as at 30 March 2021),
including 1,592 international students (13.47%) from e.g. India (150), Austria (149), Russian Federation (96), China (PRC) (89), Tunisia (72), Pakistan (65), France (53), Iran (51), Turkey (50), Syria (46), Italy (46), Ukraine (41), Nigeria (40), Hungary (37), Brazil (26), Bangladesh (24), Egypt (22), Colombia (22), Vietnam (22), Morocco (21), Czech Republic (21), Greece (20), Kosovo (19), USA (19), Albania (17), Croatia (17), Bulgaria (16), Argentina (15), Poland (15), Indonesia (14), Spain (14), Romania (13), Ghana (12), Mexico (12), Azerbaijan (11) and Nepal (10).
Figures by faculty
| Faculty | Chaired professors (C4/W3) | Non-chaired professors (C3/W2) | Assistant professors (W1) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Faculty of Law | 19 | 3 | |
| Business, Economics and Information Systems | 23 | 1 | |
| Arts and Humanities (incl. Department of Catholic Theology) | 35 | 23 | |
| Computer Science and Mathematics | 18 | 4 | 3 |
| Totals | 95 | 30 | 4 |
| Faculty | Enrolled students | of which in their 1st semester of study |
|---|---|---|
| Faculty of Law | 2,164 | 6 |
| Business, Economics and Information Systems | 1,599 | 41 |
| Arts and Humanities (incl. Department of Catholic Theology, excl. Teacher Education Programmes) | 4,235 | 205 |
| Computer Science and Mathematics | 1095 | 116 |
| Teacher Education Programmes | 2,482 | 71 |
| Enrolled doctoral students | 248 | 14 |
| Totals | 11,823 | 453 |
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 staff | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Numbers | Headcount | FTE | Headcount | FTE | Headcount | FTE |
| Totals | 1,205 | 961.59 | 720 | 568.08 | 485 | 393.51 |
| Male | 575 | 487.52 | 416 | 335.74 | 159 | 151.78 |
| Female | 630 | 474.07 | 304 | 232.34 | 326 | 241.73 |
(Figures as at 1 February 2021)
The University maintains worldwide partnerships with 255 universities abroad (figure as at 1 October 2020).
Find out more about our central facilities and services, institutes and research centres.
Support for early career researchers
- Research Services
- Graduate Centre
The Graduate Centre is the first port of call for all organisational and interdisciplinary questions concerning doctoral and postdoctoral research. It offers the following services:- Advice and training programmes on various different competency areas relevant to early career researchers
- Grants for travel expenses and publication expenses
- Individual advice and a wide range of information on doctoral and postdoctoral study
- Careers advice for early career researchers
- Research Training Groups
- 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)
Study options
Undergraduate programmes
Law undergraduate programme (concludes with a state examination)
Master's programmes
Bachelor's programmes
B.A. Governance and Public Policy
B.A. International Cultural and Business Studies
B.A. Journalism and Strategic Communication
B.A. Language and Text Sciences
Master's programmes
M.A. Caritas Science and Values-based Management
M.A. Geography: Culture, Environment and Tourism
M.A. Governance and Public Policy
M.A. International Cultural and Business Studies
M.A. Semiotics of Texts and Culture
M.A. Teaching and Learning Processes
Undergraduate teacher education programmes
Programmes concluding with a state examination:
Secondary education (Mittelschule)
Secondary education (Realschule)
Secondary education (Gymnasium)
Programmes concluding with a bachelor's or master's degree
- Language courses for students of 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 through the Centre for Careers and Competencies
- Numerous exchange programmes with our international partner universities
- International double degree programmes for students enrolled in the Law undergraduate programme; LL.M. German and Russian Law; M.Sc. Business Administration; M.A. European Studies; M.A. Governance and Public Policy; B.A. and M.A. International Cultural and Business Studies; M.Sc. Computational Mathematics; 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: 12.4% (in winter semester 2019–20)
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