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Study for a Master's degree? Apply now!
If you would like to start a Master's program (one subject!) in the summer semester, you can still apply for certain subjects via the application portal HisinOne (not via uni-assist e.V.) until March 16! You can find the list on our info page.
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Osnabrück University

Studying at Osnabrück University

Welcome! Here you can find information about studying at Osnabrück University:

 Study programs from A-Z: All Bachelor's and Master's programs at a glance!

 Internationals Welcome: Overview for international students!

 Tips for choosing a degree program: Helpful tips on our study offer!

 Offers for pupils: Taster studies, student for a day and more!

 Contact the Student Advisory Service: Answers to your questions!

 Application and start of studies: Now it's getting serious!

 Contact points and advice: Find the right contact person!

 Dates and deadlines: All semester dates and important deadlines!

 Maps: All maps of the campus!

Find the right degree program:

 Our "StudyNavi" interest test

News

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Understand math problems better thanks to sketches

A project at Osnabrück University is researching how sketches can make mathematical text problems easier to understand. New teaching materials for grades five to ten are being developed for this purpose.

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Blick in einen Veranstaltungsraum. Drei Personen sitzen an Seminarstischen und schauen auf eine Präsentation. Eine Person steht an einem Rednerpult, eine weitere sitzt vorne, und schaut die Anderen lächelnd an.
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Application deadline extended: Mentoring for postdocs in English!

The English-language postdoc mentoring program "Together on the Path to a Professorship" will start in May 2026. The application deadline is 25 January 2026.

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Portrait Prof. Dr. Dr. Rauf Ceylan
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New member of the SVR Expert Council

Prof. Dr. Dr. Rauf Ceylan from Osnabrück University has been appointed to the Expert Council on Integration and Migration (SVR). The sociologist and religious educator has been Professor of Contemporary Islamic Studies at the IIT since 2009.

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Lecture on the genetic history of bubonic plague

On Thursday, January 15, Leibniz Prize winner Prof. Dr. Johannes Krause will be a guest at the School of Biology/Chemistry and will give a lecture on his research into the pathogen that causes bubonic plague.

 more about the lecture

Our Events!

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Top-Events

05. Mar

Funding Awards Ceremony

We celebrate the awarding of significant theses and outstanding engagement by students, financed by regional and national sponsors.

 Details on the Funding Awards
25. Jun

Prize for Outstanding Academic Teaching

The university awards three Hans Mühlenhoff Prizes for outstanding academic teaching. A special aspect is that students nominate their favorites among the teaching staff themselves.

 Details on the Prize for Outstanding Academic Teaching
03. Jul

Doctoral Awards Ceremony

Jointly with the City of Osnabrück, the University congratulates its doctoral graduates on successfully completing their doctoral thesis in the Schlossaula at Osnabrück University and the Friedenssaal in the town hall.

 Details on the Doctoral Awards Ceremony

All  top events at a glance

The next Events

Semester Dates

Winter Semester 2025/2026
Courses end on January 31, 2026

Summer Semester 2026
Re-registration deadline: February 1 to 28, 2026
Courses start on April 7, 2026
Courses end on July 11, 2026

Winter Semester 2026/2027
Introductory Week: October 5 to 10, 2026
Courses start on October 12, 2026

At our University

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About us

Osnabrück University, founded in 1974, has earned an outstanding reputation in research and teaching. Of particular importance: its international orientation and visibility. Around 14,000 students benefit from the "research-based learning" approach. And last but not least, business and university mutually stimulate each other through transfer services.

 About us
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Working at the University

A career that fits your life! With 1,800 employees, we are not large and rigid, but manageable and open-minded. We offer the freedom to help shape the university. And we ensure a good work-life balance. This makes us one of the most family-friendly employers in the region.

 Working at the university
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UOS Internal

Academic and non-academic staff as well as professors can find all information, regulations and forms relating to the organization of everyday working life under "UOS intern"! We also keep our employees up to date with news from the university administration!

 UOS internal
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Our university: No room for hate and violence!

Freedom of expression, artistic freedom, freedom of the press and academic freedom are among the fundamental and inalienable rights granted and protected by our Basic Law.

Osnabrück University (UOS) emphasizes the special responsibility associated with these fundamental rights in the opening article of its constitution: Osnabrück University "fulfils its tasks in freedom, within the framework of its self-administration and obligation towards human rights, the environment and the peaceful and civil development of humanity".

This obligation applies to all areas of research and teaching - and to every member of our university.

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