We embrace 2021
Inspired by traditions
There will be an Investiture Ceremony.
Tackling future issues
Research at the University of Greifswald.
Find the degree course of your dreams
For certain, at the University of Greifswald.
Celebrating anniversaries
30 years of the festival Nordischer Klang
Knowledge being transferred
Digital, hybrid, and face-to-face
Study and Teaching Operations Will Continue in Digital Formats with Few Exceptions up until the End of January
According to the Ministry's decree of 09/01/2021, study and teaching operations will continue in digital formats up until 31 January. Exceptions apply to courses that require specialist laboratories or rooms with specialist equipment and examinations that cannot be realised digitally or through an alternative format. The university libraries shall remain closed for the general public, apart from for taking out and returning books. Reading rooms and other areas that can be used for study purposes may only be used by students who are preparing for upcoming compulsory examinations and/or producing coursework that must be submitted by a certain date. Further information will be published on the library's website. Please also keep a close eye on the University's COVID-19 FAQs.
FAQs for members of the university community, last revised 21/01/2021, 12.50 p.m.
A Warm Welcome to All Freshers
If you started your degree/exchange at the University of Greifswald in autumn, click here to access a page with further information about how to settle in in Greifswald, timetables, sports courses, introductory sessions etc.
Research Foci
The University of Greifswald currently provides two master's degree courses that are taught in English: Landscape Ecology and Nature Conservation; and Earth Sciences. Click here for more information and application details.
Get to know Greifswald by bike
Greifswald is known throughout Germany as a bicycle town and students and locals enjoy the advantages of the 15-minute town - as it only takes you 15 minutes on your bike to any destination in town.
Current News from the University of Greifswald
Finnish Linguist to Be Awarded Title of Honorary Doctor by the University of Greifswald
Nordic, New, and Captivating - Students Publish an Anthology of Translations of Emerging Authors from the Countries on the Shores of the Baltic Sea
Greifswald Student Awarded Prize in Baltic Sea Youth Dialogue Competition
Student Teacher Receives DAAD Prize 2020
Gonzalo Landau Brenes is this year's winner of the DAAD Prize. The prize from the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) honours outstanding achievements made by international students. It recognises excellent academic achievements, as well as social and intercultural activities.
Preparations Underway for New Helmholtz Institute
The Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research (HZI) is establishing a new Helmholtz Institute in Greifswald, bringing together the expertise of the HZI, the University of Greifswald, University Medicine, and the Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut in the field of molecular infection research.
'Spending an ERASMUS semester in Greifswald was the best decision I could have made. The opportunity to gain so many new experiences, broaden my horizons and get to know people from many different countries have made my choice well worth it. The University of Greifswald provides excellent guidance and support to its ERASMUS+ students. There are so many trips and events on offer.' (Kasia - Poland)
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