From October 12th The lectures start and there are thousands of students in Passau again! You can find out exactly how many in this article, because we want to provide you with interesting data and facts so that you can show off your Passau knowledge to your new fellow students!
1. Studies, studies, nothing but studies
When the university, which was founded in 1973 but only opened in 1978, started its first winter semester, only 463 students began their studies in Passau. A new record was set in the 2015/16 winter semester: 12,087, of which 3,325 were first-semester students. 8,000 of them come from Bavaria, 985 from abroad - with around 50,000 inhabitants, students in Passau make up a significant proportion.
2. Figures about studying in Passau
The university has 87 chairs with a total of 322 lecturers; However, if you add all the employees together, you get 1,576 employees.
36 courses are now offered to students in Passau; the first two bachelor's courses, European Studies and Computer Science, started in the winter semester of 2002/03.
If you've ever wanted to know how many books the libraries on campus hold, there are two million volumes plus around 3,050 magazines - as a student in Passau you'll get plenty of reading material!
3. This logo – does it actually have a meaning?
You've probably noticed the simple university logo several times, especially when you have to sit through hours of presentations that all look the same - after all, every student in Passau uses the university's ready-made template.
The logo was introduced in 2003 and believe it or not, the five stripes have a meaning: they represent the five faculties of the university.
4. This campus has a lot to offer
The nice thing about the campus in Passau is that it is compactly located on the Inn, which means that all the faculties are nearby and that specifically means: the campus is over a kilometer long.
But the campus will soon be relocated a little, i.e. expanded: Students in Passau will probably flock to the 5,000m2 Löwenbrauerei site in the near future, because the university is planning to build administrative wings, seminar rooms and lecture halls there. If everything is approved promptly, construction could begin as early as 2016 – we are excited!
5. Interesting facts Curiosities, curious facts worth knowing
Finally, a few curiosities that often surprise students in Passau: Take, for example, the red, typically British telephone box that is located near the Audimax. If you feel the urge to make a phone call there, you don't even need to try - the place hasn't been usable since July.
If you walk from the central library to the WiWi, some students in Passau have certainly noticed the green bridge, the so-called Philosophensteig, which seems to disappear into the green nowhere. And that's exactly what it does: Built in 1987, the bridge was actually supposed to lead to the city center, but the planned high path was never built for administrative reasons. 330,000 DM costs that were literally invested in nothing, but maybe you'll find a secret portal or something - that's worth exploring!
A little more information about starting your studies in Passau couldn't hurt, right? Read our article Studying in Passau: Tips for starting your studies !
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