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Studying at HHU: for applicants and prospective students

International Office: what international students need to know

HHU is member of the UNIVERSEH alliance

HHU research: in various areas, for example plant science

Creating knowledge. Sharing knowledge.

Start of the lecture period in the winter semester 2025/2026

Physics: Publication in Nature Communications

Quantitative Biology junior research group at HHU

Physics: Publication in PNAS

Biology: Publication in PLoS Biology

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Six reasons …

why you should study at HHU.

Life on campus

Studying is more than "just" learning. HHU's campus has a wide array of offers after lectures, too – from leisure time, culture and sports through to (university) politics.

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Be at HHU – in just a few steps.

Study organisation

Where can I find the class schedule? Support regarding study financing? And by when do I have to report back? You’ll get answers to all questions about studies here.

Study programmes

Find what really interests you here.

SSC

From school to the last exam – the Student Services Centre (SSC) is the first point of contact for prospective students and enrolled students when it comes to service and counselling.

Research

The CEPLAS cluster of excellence is only one example of outstanding research services at HHU. Find out more about our research activities and structures, and how HHU supports its research scientists during their projects.

Collaborative projects

Whether highly ambitious individual projects, international collaborative projects or research training groups – HHU has myriad third-party funded projects beyond the excellence initiative, too.

Promotion of early-career researchers

Whether during a doctorate, as a postdoc or with a junior chair: HHU promotes the successful career development of its early-career researchers with our graduate academy, targeted qualification programmes and numerous networks.

Research transfer

Harnessing innovative research results for society and the business community: HHU provides support for patents, spin-offs and specific partnerships with the industry.

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3,650 first-year students start their studies

Surfing on the waves of the microcosm

Sustainable pesticides for agriculture

Exotic roto-crystals

Of brave tits and shy cranes – why some birds are averse to novelty