Information for Students from Germany
Aberystwyth University was the first university in Wales and is an established traditional university, founded in 1872. It is recognised as leading in the field of research for environmental sciences, political studies, Business, Finance, Marketing, Management, theatre and performance and Celtic and Medieval History.
Students from Germany are very much welcomed to Aberystwyth University and are recognised as bringing high levels of academic excellence, good English language skills and also add to the vibrant social life in Aberystwyth.
We are proud of all our partnerships including the following German Universities (email addresses provided below):
- Saarbruecken: University of Saarland – Bruno von Lutz
- Stuttgart: Stuttgart University – Wolfgang Holtkamp
- Duesseldorf: Prof Dr. Brall-Tuchel
- Heidelberg: Ms. Alex Braye
- Zittau: Hochschule Zittau/Görlitz (FH) - Richard Humphrey
- Darmstadt: Technische Universität Darmstadt - Ms. Sylvia Mohr-Bimmel (Inter Pol partner too)
- Goettingen: Georg-Auguste-Universität Göttingen - Karen Denecke
- Frankfurt (Oder): Petra Weber
- Wuerzburg: Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg - Thomas Berndt,
- LMU, Munich: Ludwig-Maximillians-Universität München – Jean Schleiss
- Chemnitz: TU Chemnitz - Oliver Sachs
- Konstanz: Renate Krßmann
- Frankfurt am Main: as noted in previous email
- Leipzig: Anne Vorpagel
- Marburg
If you are looking to study an Undergraduate Degree with us, these are our standard entry requirements:
- Zeugnis der Allgemeinen Hochschulreife (Abitur) overall grade of 2
Undergraduate English Language Requirements: The general requirement is IELTS 6.0 – 6.5
If you are looking to study a Postgraduate Degree with us, we compare your qualifications in the following ways:
Bachelor 3.50 Fachhochschuldiplom (Diplom (FH)) Magister Artium / Diplom / Erstes Staatsexamen (First State Examination) is equal to an Undergraduate degree 2:2
Bachelor 2.70 Fachhochschuldiplom (Diplom (FH)) Magister Artium / Diplom / Erstes Staatsexamen (First State Examination) is equal to an Undergraduate degree 2:1
Bachelor 1.90 Fachhochschuldiplom (Diplom (FH)) Magister Artium / Diplom / Erstes Staatsexamen (First State Examination) is equal to an Undergraduate degree 1st class
Master Lizentiat / Aufbaustudium / Zweites Staatsexame is equal to a UK taught Master's degree (if in same subject as Bachelor's degree)
Postgraduate English Language Requirements: The general requirement is IELTS 6.5 (http://www.aber.ac.uk/en/media/English-Language-Entry-Requirements-for-Aberystwyth-University.pdf)