University
Universität Passau
General remarks
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Subject areas featured in the ranking
- Business Administration (Last update 2020)
- Business Computing (Last update 2020)
- Computer Science (Last update 2021)
- Economics (Last update 2020)
- Geography (Last update 2021)
- German Language and Literature (Last update 2022)
- Law (Last update 2020)
- Mathematics (Last update 2021)
- Political Science / Social Sciences (Last update 2021)
- Romance Studies (Last update 2022)
- Sports Sciences (Last update 2021)
Central services
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Locations: On the campus, the university library has 5 reading rooms with generous opening times and 1,300 workstations: Central Library; Nikolakloster; Economics; Computer Science/Mathematics; Juridicum; Stock: The stock of more than 2 million printed and digital media is constantly being expanded and can be researched using the ‘Passau Search Portal’.; Services: The university library is the central facility for the supply of literature and information for students, teaching staff and researchers at the University of Passau. New learning rooms with flexible furnishings and the library lounge are well-suited for group work and relaxation; free scanning possible in all reading rooms. Specialised individual guidance and a comprehensive training programme for students are key features. The extensive range of E-Books, E-Journals and databases is available to all members of the university community at any time via remote access, regardless of location. more information |
There is a foreign language centre. Languages offered: English, French, German as a foreign language, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Polish, Russian, Chinese, Latin, Turkish, Thai, Indonesian, Czech. Students are allowed to participate in the vhb foreign language programme (Russian). more information |
The university offers its own sports programme. Additional offers from local clubs for students (selection), e.g. GOLFCLUB FREINBERG/courses offering proficiency licences; TENNIS DJK-TC Passau-Grubweg; TENNIS ROT-WEISS. Some courses are free of charge, some subject to fees. Sports facilities: Triple-use hall; Climbing wall; Fitness studio. Stadium complex with: Grass pitch (large), 400-m synthetic-surfaced running track, inline skating rink, basketball, long jump, soccarena, climbing rocks, beach volleyball court, grass pitch (small), tennis (all-weather courts). External sports facilities: Rowing & canoeing facilities, indoor swimming pool, Inntal climbing park (Neuburg am Inn), state vocational school, Golfclub Passau (Freinberg). Special offers: (Selection) rowing/canoeing on the Inn; Back fitness, fitness mix, etc.; ‘Soccarena’ (outdoor cage with floodlight); Capoeira, forró, among other things; Spinning courses; Sports: American football; badminton; basketball; billiards; body workout; boxing; ice hockey; fitness studio; functional fitness; football (university league);apparatus gymnastics; handball; interval training; judo; Ballet;climbing;running;lacrosse;kung fu;pilates;wrestling;rugby;swimming;spinning;dancing;table/tennis;volleyball;yoga;zumba more information |
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Last update 2022: Data collected by the CHE Center for Higher Education.
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