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About University of Siegen

The City of Siegen

Siegen is a German  university town with around 100,000 inhabitants. It is located in the heart of the Siegerland, a very scenic region in the southern part of the state of North Rhine-Westphalia. Siegen combines the advantages of a well-developed, urban infrastructure with an incomparable proximity to nature.

A short history of the University of Siegen

The tradition of the city of Siegen as a home of education and science goes back to the 16th century when in 1536 Wilhelm established a Latin school (high school) within the walls of the city. In 1853 the foundation of the present day university was set in form countries best "Wiesenbauschule" (construction school). After the 2nd World War, the main focus of the education shifted in the direction of training in civil engineering. Therefore, 1962, the institute was named “National Engineering School of Civil Engineering".

With the establishment of the "Teacher Training College" in 1964, the academic tradition of Siegen was revived. In 1965, the institute became the Pädagogische Hochschule Westfalen-Lippe (Educational University Westfalen-Lippe), which marked its transformation into a scientific university. On 1 August 1972, the comprehensive university development act led to the foundation of the University of Siegen with the goal to provide more equal opportunities in the education system and to increase the number of universities across the state. Since then, the University of Siegen has continued to build a strong and vivid research and teaching program with excellent faculty members and facilities.

The University of Siegen

The goal of the University of Siegen is to contribute to a humane future and to take responsibility for people and society. This is reflected in the guiding principle of the University of Siegen: creating a common future (see the University's profile). The University of Siegen is dedicated to both, the education of the future academic generation as well as to promote fundamental and applied research in all disciplines. The University has some 19.000 students, 1.400 scientific and 800 technical and administrative staff.

University of Siegen has more than 19.000 students out of which approximately 12% are international students. The university offers in total 126 degree programmes across four faculties:


1. Faculty I:   Faculty of Arts

2. Faculty II:  Education, Architecture & Arts

3. Faculty III: Business Economics, Business IT and Commercial Law

4. Faculty IV: Science and Engineering


On July 19, 2017, the Senate of the University of Siegen decided to include Faculty V, School of Life Sciences, in the fundamental order of the university. With the Senate's vote, the founding process has begun. The School of Life Sciences (LWF) is the fifth faculty of the University of Siegen.

Faculty of Science and Technology

The faculty of Science and Technology is divided into 6 departments namely:

1. Civil Engineering

2. Chemistry – Biology

3. Electrical Engineering – Computer Science

4. Mathematics

5. Mechanical Engineering

6. Physics
Currently the Faculty of Science and Technology offer five international graduate master programs in Chemistry, Computer Science, Mechatronic, Nanoscience and Nanotechnology and Physics. The medium of instruction is English. Each study program has a duration of 2 years, divided into 4 semesters, however, the criteria for admission is different for every department.