INTERNATIONAL OFFICE

Fact Sheet for Partners

Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf

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Table of contents
Profile HHU........................................................................................................3

Study programmes..........................................................................................6

General information for partners.................................................................8

How to become a partner...............................................................................9

Language programmes.................................................................................10

Scholarships.................................................................................................... 11

Why Düsseldorf is an excellent place to study........................................12

Nomination path............................................................................................14

Contact information for partners...............................................................15

Imprint

Publisher
Heinrich Heine University

Editor
International Office
Dr. Anne Gellert
[email protected]
www.hhu.de/home/en/international

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Profile HHU
The University The 5 Faculties

Over 35,000 students are currently Faculty of Medicine

www.medizin.hhu.de
enrolled in our 5 faculties, more than
3,800 of which come from abroad Faculty of Arts and Humanities
(figures October 2018). Thanks to www.philo.hhu.de
outstanding teaching and a variety
Faculty of Mathematics and
of collaborative research centres,
Natural Sciences
HHU’s future-oriented programmes www.math-nat-fak.hhu.de
and institutions enjoy a top-class
reputation. Faculty of Business Administration
and Economics
www.wiwi.hhu.de

Faculty of Law
www.jura.hhu.de
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Study courses at the HHU University sports

You can find an overview of all study pro- All university sports are free of charge with
grammes at Heinrich Heine University here: the exception of special courses such as riding,
sailing and tennis, etc. The following are on
www.hhu.de/programmes
offer:

Team sports (e.g. (American) football,

Course offer (German and English) volleyball)
Water sports (e.g. swimming, sailing)
Search for “HHU University Calendar” Martial arts (e.g. aikido, fencing, karate)
Dance (e.g. breakdancing, pole dance, salsa)
lsf.uni-duesseldorf.de
Individual sports (e.g. acrobatics, freeletics,
klick on “LSF Startseite” on the left side
running groups, back therapy classes, yoga,
zumba)
Select the semester in the upper right corner
and then click on “Search for Lectures” on
Further information under
the left side. In the bottom middle, click
on “Language of instruction” and select a www.hss-d.de
language. Press “Start Search” and you will
get an overview of all lectures and courses
in this language.
Location

All buildings, including University Hospital,

Library specialist libraries and student halls of resi-
dence are located on one campus, which is not
The University and State Library offers many far from the city centre and easy to reach by
different environments for studying and public transport.
working. A total of around 2,400 individual
workspaces and a large number of group study
areas are available as well as 198 PC worksta-
Buddies for exchange students
tions for accessing electronic services. You can
also login to the internet via LAN or WLAN
ESN (Erasmus Student Network) Düsseldorf
with your own notebook and use scanners to
offers the opportunity to take part in the buddy
make and save digital copies. The library is
programme so that exchange students have
open from 08:00 to midnight on workdays and
their own contact person on hand to help them.
from 09:00 to midnight at weekends.
Nominated exchange students will be auto-
matically notified by email.
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Research Areas Housing

The research profile of HHU is currently Exchange students from partner universities
shaped by four core research areas. They are will receive an offer for housing. Degree-seek-
based on large, extramurally funded coopera- ing students contact the “Studierenden­werk”,
tive research projects and a number of high which offers reasonably priced residential
potential areas: space in currently 25 residential complexes
with over 4,000 rooms.
Faculty of Medicine (MED)
www.stw-d.de/en
Core research areas
Molecular and Clinical Hepatology
with Faculty of MNS
Cardiovascular Sciences Living costs
with Faculty of MNS
A student in Düsseldorf needs approx. € 900
per month, but of course it depends on where
Faculty of Mathematics and he/she lives as well as on individual lifestyle
Natural Sciences (MNS) choices.
Core research areas
Plant Sciences
Membrane Biology with Faculty of MED
Tuition fees
Areas with high potential
At HHU, there is no tuition fee for study pro-
Internet and Democracy
grammes. However, the so-called “semester
with Faculties of AHU, BAE, LAW
fee” (approx. € 300) is a compulsary charge
Infection Research with Faculty of MED
all students pay each semester, which allows
Drug Discovery with Faculty of MED
them to use the public transportation all over
Algebra and Geometry
North Rhine-Westphalia and gives them access
Neurosciences with Faculty of MED
to the University’s restaurant facilities.
Light and complex molecular systems

Faculty of Arts and Humanities (AHU)

Areas with high potential
Language – Knowledge – Cognition
with Faculty of MED

Faculty of Business Administration

and Economics (BAE)
Areas with high potential
Competition Research
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Study programmes
In order to be able to participate in a German study page under “Student Services Centre”. Any specific
programme, a language level of at least C1 is required. information of the study programmes is available
under www.hhu.de/programmes.
In various study programmes several lectures are held
in English, mainly at the Faculty of Business Adminis-
As primary and central point of contact, the Student
tration and Economics.
Services Centre (SSC) offers a wide range of services
All general information on application and admission for degree-seeking students whereas exchange stu-
procedures at HHU can be found on the HHU home- dents contact the International Office.

Bachelor Master
Study Programme Semester Language* Semester Language*
Ancient Culture 6 (UAW) German
Art History 6 German 4 German
Art Mediation and Cultural Management 4 German
Communication and Media Studies 6 German
Comparative Studies in English and
4 Ger. + Eng.
American Language, Literature and Culture
Computer Linguistics 6 (UAW) German
Cultural and Social Science Research on Japan 2 German
English and American Studies 6 (UAW) English
European Studies 2 English
German Languages and Literatures 6 (UAW) German 4 German
German Languages, Literatures and
4 German
Historical Studies
Historical Studies
FACULTY OF ARTS AND HUMANITIES

6 (UAW) German 4 English

Information Science and Language Technology 4 German
Italian: Language, Media, Translation 4 Ger. + Italian
Japanese Studies 6 German 4 German
Jewish Studies 6 (UAW) German 4 German
Linguistics 6 (UAW) German 4 German
Literary Translation 4 German
Media and Cultural Studies 6 German 4 German
Media Culture Analysis 4 Ger. + French
Musicology 6 (UAW) German
Philosophy 6 (UAW) German 4 German
Political Communication 4 German
Political Science 6 German
PPE – Philosophy, Politics and Economics 6 German
Romance Languages and Literatures 6 (UAW) Ger. + Sp. / It. / Fr.
Romance Studies: Cultural Contacts and
4 Ger. + Sp. / It. / Fr.
Communication
Social Sciences – Media, Politics, Society 6 German
Social Sciences – Structures and Democratic
4 German
Governance
Sociology 6 German
Transcultural Humanities: Media, Texts,
6 (UAW) German
Languages in a Globalized World
Yiddish Culture, Language and Literature 6 (UAW) German 4 German
* Language of Instruction UAW = unrestricted admission for winter semester 2019/20
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Bachelor Master Staatsexamen

Study Programme Semester Language* Semester Language* Semester Language*
Artificial Intelligence and
4 English
Data Service
Biochemistry 6 German 2 German
FACULTY OF MATHEMATICS AND NATURAL SCIENCES

Biochemistry International 4 Ger. + Eng.

Biology 6 German 2 Ger. + Eng.
Biology (one year after Master) 3 Ger. + Eng.
Business Chemistry 7 German 4 German
Chemistry 6 (UAW) German 4 German
Computer Science 6 (UAW) German 4 German
Financial and
6 German
Actuarial Mathematics program
Industrial Pharmacy 4 English
Mathematics 4 German
Mathematics and Applied Fields 6 (UAW) German
Medical Physics 6 German 4 German
Molecular Biomedicine 4 Ger. + Eng.
Natural Sciences 6 German
Pharmacy 8 German
Physics 6 (UAW) German 4 English
Psychology 6 German 4 German
Translational Neuroscience 4 English

Bachelor Master
BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

Study Programme Semester Language* Semester Language*

Business Administration 6 German 4 German
AND ECONOMICS

Business Chemistry German German

FACULTY OF

7 3
Economics 6 German 4 German
Financial and
6 German
Actuarial Mathematics program
PPE – Philosophy, Politics and
6 German
Economics

Master Staatsexamen
FACULTY OF LAW

Study Programme Semester Language* Semester Language*

Intellectual Property 2 or 4 German
Law (Jurisprudence) 9 German
Medical Law 2 German

Master Staatsexamen
Study Programme Semester Language* Semester Language*
Dentistry 11 German
MEDICAL FACULTY

Endodontology 4 German
Medicine 12,5 German
Molecular Biomedicine 4 Ger. + Eng.
Public Health 4 German
Toxicology 4 German
Translational Neuroscience 4 German
* Language of Instruction UAW = unrestricted admission for winter semester 2019/20
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General information for partners

Academic year

Summer semester Winter semester

1 April – 30 September 1 October – 31 March
Lecture period Lecture period
April – mid-July October – mid-February

Faculties/departments open How to nominate?

for exchange students
Twice a year, at the beginning of March and
Undergraduate and Graduate the beginning of November, we invite you to
Dependent on specific cooperation agree- nominate online for the following semester.
ments. Any questions? Please contact:
[email protected]

Any GPA (Grade Point Average)

requirements?
Fees and attendance
(required / optional)
Undergraduate and Graduate
The home institution selects its outbound
All common and special courses for exchange
students and therefore specifies the require-
students are free of charge. For more informa-
ments. Students must have completed
tion on German courses please consult:
at least one year of university study and
demonstrated an outstanding academic per- www.deutschkurse.de/en
 
formance as well as fluency in the language
of instruction at HHU. For more information on English courses
please consult:
www.spz.hhu.de/en/courses/faq/
 
Language proficiency requirements kursangebot

Undergraduate and Graduate Attendance is optional but recommended.

The home institution’s guidelines for language
requirements apply for exchange students.
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How to become a partner *

* only for partners outside the Erasmus area

New partnerships Model contract

Decisions regarding new partnerships are The International Office provides model con-
made at faculty or department level. The Inter- tracts approved by the Rectorate and by the
national Office assists them at administrative Faculties which can be used for concluding a
level. Please contact the appropriate faculty or mutual cooperation. These model contracts
department you would like to cooperate with. can be adapted to the partner’s requirements
in adding clauses.
A list of contact persons in charge can be
found under: For further information on Memorandum of
Understanding (MoU) and Cooperation Agree-
www.uni-duesseldorf.de/home/en/
  ment please send an E-Mail to:
international/faculties
[email protected]

For further information on Joint PhD Agreement

have a look at:
www.juno.hhu.de/en/jointPhD
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Language programmes
for exchange students
German language courses Scholarships for the International
during the semester Summer Courses in August

The HHU offers a free ‘German as a Foreign Twenty students nominated by official partner
Language’ course (10 hours per week) for universities are offered a free place on the
beginners with no (Level A1) or little previous ‘German as a Foreign Language’ International
knowledge of German (Level A2) for students Summer Course (a 2- or 4-week period in
of HHU’s partner universities. Please note: August). Each partner may nominate one
This also applies for Erasmus partners. If student.
extra courses for specific groups are organized,
nominated exchange students will be notified The scholarship includes
automatically by email. € 150 for 2 weeks
€ 300 for 4 weeks
A range of German courses is open to all for rent and living expenses.
international students:
For more information please contact:
www.deutschkurse.de/en/
[email protected]
Nomination deadline: 20 February
Pre-sessional language courses
www.deutschkurse.de/en/course-over-
(March and September)
view/international-summer-courses
(fee-based)
Exchange students from partner universities
are most welcome to participate in the free
pre-sessional language courses. This also ap-
plies for Erasmus students and DAAD scholars.
Nominated exchange students will be notified
automatically by email.
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Scholarships
HHU scholarships for Additional funding
exchange students possibilities
Students from partner universities can be Scholarships of the German Academic
nominated for stays of 1 to 5 months. Exchange Service (DAAD)
Nomination deadlines:
www.daad.de
 
for Winter semester: 20 March
Study and research in Germany > Scholarships >
for Summer semester: 20 September
Scholarship Database
www.hhu.de/stipendien
http://www.research-in-germany.org/en/
 
research-funding/funding-programmes.
Monthly rates:
html
Bachelor students (B.A. / B.Sc.) = max. € 750
Masters students (M.A. / M.Sc.) = max. € 850
Information for senior researchers
www.daad.de/deutschland/promotion/
HHU scholarships for PhD students  
forschen/en/
from partner universities
www.juno.hhu.de/en/contact-scholarships
Become an Humboldtian – Sponsorship
Programmes for Postdoctoral Scientists
and Scholars
Visiting professorships
(applications by the faculties of www.humboldt-foundation.de/web/­
 
Heinrich Heine University) sponsorship.html

Through this highly competitive programme,

Heinrich Heine University has the possibility Germany for Researchers – Information
to appoint visiting professors from abroad and Assistance for Mobile Researchers
for a short-term or long-term professorship at
www.euraxess.de/funding/search
 
HHU. Applications must be made by faculty
staff members at HHU; the selection is made
by the DAAD.
Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Fellowships
www.daad.de
  ec.europa.eu/research/mariecurieactions
 
Informationen für deutsche Hochschulen >
Weltweite Programme Mobilität und Austausch >
Förderung ausländischer Gastdozenten zu Lehr­
tätigkeiten an deutschen Hochschulen Website for international
(in German only) researchers (PhD students, Postdocs,
visiting scholars)
www.juno.hhu.de/en/international
 
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Why Düsseldorf is an
excellent place to study
Düsseldorf and the North Rhine-Westphalia region
Düsseldorf is the state capital of North Rhine-Westphalia. With a
population of 635,000, it is one of Europe’s leading economic centres.
Other cities in North Rhine-Westphalia like Köln, Bochum, Aachen etc.
are easily accessible by public transport. The student ID card enables
you to use all public means of transport – except for intercity and
eurocity trains – in the whole State of North Rhine-Westphalia and
thus connects you with 18 million people. It is valid for one term
at a time (April to September and October to March) and is being
issued to all registered students and doctoral researchers of HHU.
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Safety and recreation

North Rhine-Westphalia’s capital city is a lively and modern thus safe
city with a lot to offer in terms of culture. Whatever you fancy – a drink
in the Old Town, a barbecue down by the Rhine, a dinner in one of the
exquisite Japanese restaurants or a visit to the theatre, opera or a con-
cert – Düsseldorf has it. There is something for everyone: From offbeat
to mainstream or sophisticated. If you want to get away from all the
hustle and bustle, there are lots of open spaces, such as the “Volksgarten”
park or Paradise Beach (“Paradiesstrand”) for picnics and barbecues
with your friends or simply to relax and unwind.

Easy to reach
Düsseldorf Airport is one of the most modern airports in the world
and easily reached in just 15 minutes from the city centre.

Fashion, shopping and restaurants

This can be seen above all on the Königsallee, fondly known as the
“Kö”. The historical Old Town is a particularly popular meeting point for
people from all over the world. Above all students like to hang out in
the “world’s longest bar” – the 260 restaurants etc. have produced a very
colourful cultural scene and there is always something going on in the
winding alleyways. The Rhine Embankment Promenade nearby leads to
Media Harbour with an ensemble of buildings by famous international
architects. Media Harbour is a hip place to go. Inviting bars, bistros and
restaurants are open well into the night for coffee, ice-cold beer, cock-
tails and culinary delights.

Museums, exhibitions and concerts

The Art Academy as well as over two dozen museums and exhibition
venues, Benrath Palace, “Düsseldorfer Schauspielhaus” theatre, “Deutsche
Oper am Rhein” opera house, “Tonhalle” concert hall, over a hundred
galleries, countless stages, revues and variety theatres make Düsseldorf
an acknowledged cultural metropolis. Major events each year, including
Japan Day Düsseldorf/NRW, the Rhine’s largest funfair, the Christmas
Market, the Jazz Rally and many international trade exhibitions, attract
hundreds of thousands of visitors.
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Nomination path for exchange students

1 15 March / 15 November
Your home university nominates you
for a stay at HHU.
7 From mid April / mid January
The International Office will ask
you to apply for a dorm room
immediately.

2 End of March / End of November

You will receive information about
health insurance and proof of lan- 8 1 July / 1 February
You will receive a request to trans-
guage proficiency and be requested fer the semester fee (€ 304,28 as of
to apply online. June 2019). The semester fee must
Deadline: 5 April (WS) / 5 December (SS) be on the HHU account by 15 July /
15 February at the latest.

3 End of March / End of November

Please take care of your Learning
Agreement. 9 Beginning of July
of March
/ Beginning

Exception: Your home university does You will be invited to apply for a
not require a Learning Agreement. mentor.
From February/August onwards you can
find HHU’s current course catalogue
under: 10 July – August / February – March
You will receive your student ID card
by post to the address you specified
lsf.uni-duesseldorf.de
  in your online application (see step 2).
klick on “LSF Startseite” on the left side
The documents contain your
Exception: Medical students can matriculation number and your
find it here: initial password.
 ww.medizin.hhu.de/­erasmus-
w
incomings
11 End of September / End of March
Immediately after you receive your
student ID card please activate your
4 5 April / 5 December
Deadline for your online application
to HHU.
university identifier: All students

12 April / October
You pick up your arrival certificate
5 End of April   / End of January
You will be requested to register for
a German language course.
at the International Office.

This is voluntary and not compulsory!

6 From mid April

of admission.
/ mid January
You will receive your notification
Winter semester

Summer semester
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Contact information for partners

Visiting address Exchange coordinator (outbound overseas)
Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf Ms. Renate Thamm
International Office Tel. +49 (0)211 81-15364
Building 21.02 – Student Services Centre [email protected]
Universitätsstraße 1
40225 Düsseldorf
Germany Exchange coordinator (outbound Europe)
Ms. Sabrina Sandmann
Postal address Tel. +49 (0)211 81-10220
[email protected]
Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf
International Office
Building 21.02
Contact for international researchers
40204 Düsseldorf
(PhD students, Postdocs, Visiting scholars)
Germany
Dr. Sigrun Wegener-Feldbrügge (Ms.)
Junior Scientist & International Researcher
Director
Center (JUNO)
Dr. Anne Gellert (Ms.) Tel. +49 (0)211 81-13405
Tel. +49 (0)211 81-14107 [email protected]
[email protected]
www.juno.hhu.de/en/international
 

Exchange coordinator (inbound)

Have a look at HHU’s International
Ms. Monika Lent-Öztürk
Researchers’ Gallery:
Tel. +49 (0)211 81-10726
[email protected] www.juno.hhu.de/en/researchergallery
 

Amsterdam
flight time below 1 hr. Hamburg
flight time 1 hr.

Berlin
London flight time 1 hr.
flight time 1.5 hr.

Brüssel / Bruxelles
flight time 1 hr.

Prague

Düsseldorf
flight time 1.5 hr.

Paris
flight time 1 hr. Munich
flight time 1 hr.
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International Office
Building 21.02
40204 Düsseldorf
Germany
hhu.de/international