Medizinische Fakultät at the Uni des Saarlandes/Homburg

Universitätskliniken des Saarlandes

Uni des Saarlandes/Homburg

66421 Homburg/Saar
Phone: +49 6841 1626-070

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General remarks

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Basic information

Total number of students	2,110
Number of master degree students	no Master's degree courses offered

Support during the study entry phase

Total score for support in the study entry phase

11/14 points

Results of study

Graduations in appropriate time, undergraduate degrees

97.0 % *

International orientation

International orientation, master's

Research

Publications per professor	11.4
Citations per publication	7.8
Third party funds per professor	424.4
Doctorates per professor	2.3
Habilitation treatises per ten professors	2.1
Research reputation	< 1%

Students' assessments on undergraduate, presence-learning-courses

Teacher support	2.5
Support in studies	2.6
Support in bedside teaching	2.5
Courses offered	2.9
Study organisation	2.2
Exams	2.7
Dovetailing of pre-clinic and clinic studies	2.9
Clerkship	2.8
Research orientation	2.9
Job market preparation	2.5
Support for stays abroad	2.2
Rooms	2.7
Library	2.2 *
IT-infrastructure	2.8
Skills labs	2.9
Overall study situation	2.5

Degree courses with details

Medicine (State Examination)

Degree courses without details

Further degree courses of the department

none

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Special features regarding teaching
Teaching: Extensive ERASMUS programme, student exchange with Tver/Russia and Wuhan/China (Medicine), German-French double degree course in Biology with Strasbourg, high proportion of foreign students, IRTG 1830 with Edmonton/Canada, research: Cooperation within UniGR (University of the Greater Region with Saarland, Metz, Nancy, Luxembourg, Lìege), international research networks, for example, EU-projects on personalised medicine, Africa project (DFG), SIOP.
Special features regarding the international orientation
Teaching: Extensive ERASMUS programme, student exchange with Tver/Russia and Wuhan/China (Medicine), German-French double degree course in Biology with Strasbourg, high proportion of foreign students, IRTG 1830 with Edmonton/Canada, research: Cooperation within UniGR (University of the Greater Region with Saarland, Metz, Nancy, Luxembourg, Lìege), international research networks, for example, EU-projects on personalised medicine, Africa project (DFG), SIOP.
Exchange universities for stay abroads
Universität Brüssel, Belgien; Universität Wien, Örsterreich; Universität Innsbruck, Österreich; Universität Bologna, Italien; Universität Alicante/Elche, Spanien; Universität Prag,Tschechien; Universität Manchester, Großbritannien; University of Bergen/Norwegen; University of Coimbra/Portugal; Universidad Mayor in Santiago de Chile/Chile
Characteristics of assistance to differently abled persons
There is an extensive range of information and advice available for students with disabilities and/or chronic conditions, including a list of accessible buildings and workspaces, information on reasonable adjustments and reimbursement of the student public transport ticket (“semester ticket”), a job exchange for personal assistants, information on events and other advice centres and links. There is also a working group on education and disability, which is designed to improve the basic conditions for studying with disabilities or chronic illness and finding solutions to specific problems or concerns.
Characteristics of diversity advancement
The university promotes and supports equal opportunity and family-friendly policies and practices at the university. The focus is on improving the compatibility of professional life/studying and family. Childcare is one example: Online babysitter exchange, nursery for children of staff members open throughout the year from 7-19.00, holiday care for schoolchildren, flexible short-term and emergency childcare on campus or locally, FlexiMed Kids, flexible and family-friendly working hour models. Programme for double-career couples, advice during specific life stages (caregiving, children, health).
Other special features
Campus in green surroundings; Short distances, sports programme, family friendly, FlexiMedKids (flexible childcare), Long Night of Science; Examination and graduation ceremony
Further information on research activities
www.uniklinikum-saarland.de/de/forschung/