About us

The University of Münster is one of the largest and most traditional universities in Germany. It enjoys a high reputation as a scientific institution both nationally and internationally. 15 departments with 120 subjects and around 30 scientific centers form the institutional framework of the university. Around 43,000 young people study, around 5,600 scientists research and teach at the university, thus shaping life in the city of Münster, which has a population of 320,000. The University of Münster is the first signatory of the Magna Charta Universitatum.

Anyone who studies, researches and teaches at the University of Münster or begins a professional activity becomes part of a cosmopolitan university community that is committed to the quality of study and teaching. The Study and Teaching Mission Statement provides us with orientation in this regard. It describes our institutional self-image and guidelines for our actions.

As a university, the Münster University of Applied Sciences provides an important space for experience in sustainable action and for imparting sustainability skills to future generations. Numerous disciplinary, inter- and transdisciplinary research projects contribute to addressing this major social challenge, and the University of Münster itself is also striving to implement sustainability in its own area of ??responsibility.

The University of Münster sees equality and diversity as a strength that affects all areas of university development and management. An appreciative, appreciative and equal opportunity attitude towards all employees and students, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation and religion, is of central importance at the University of Münster.

The University of Münster has more than 550 partnership agreements with universities and scientific institutions worldwide: from neighboring Enschede in the Netherlands to Beijing in China. Around 3,600 foreign students and 700 renowned visiting scientists study and research here.