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You would like to study physics at the University Duisburg-Essen? You would like to apply for a PhD- or post-doc position? Please, feel free to contact the Dean of Students at Erasmus representative: , phone: +49 203 379-2023 |
| Why should you study physics at the university of Duisburg-Essen? | Reason1): The department provides an excellent learning environment. Small classes and personalized tutorials in laboratory work and training as well as tutorials make it easy to learn and master even difficult tasks and problem sets. Reason 2) In the subject categories “ Equipment”, “Counselling” and Overall Study situation” of the most comprehensive and detailed university ranking in Germany organized by the newspaper Die Zeit and the Centre for Higher Education Development (CHE) the physics department has been ranked among the top seven universities of Germany. (for details see http://www.daad.de/deutschland/studium/hochschulranking/04690.en.html ). Reason 3) The department participates in four “Centers of excellence” in innovative physics and technology, one graduate school funded by the German Research Society and research networks funded by the European union. This financial support provides the basis for a stimulating international research environment allowing you to work with the best laboratory equipment at the forefront of physics research during your master, diploma or Ph.D. thesis. |
| International Student-Online-Service (ISOS) | New service for foreign students The "Studentenwerk Essen-Duisburg" has started a new "International Student-Online-Service (ISOS)", which can be found at: http://isos.studentenwerk.essen-duisburg.de Foreign Students will find the most recent information on important topics, such as visa-information as well as study-plans and accomodation-plans. ISOS is an internet-guided Information and service-portal, which is provided not only in German but also in English, Russian and Chinese. |
| Education loan | Newly constituted education loan Starting April, 1st a newly education-loan is granted by the "KfW-banking-group" for students. Annette Schavan, the federal minister of education has commissioned this program for education-loans at the national banking of support. More details on the complete program and loans (up to 650 Euro per month for a maximum of 10 semesters) are available beginning march 16th, at the online-credit-portal, which provides all relevant information on the financing of living costs during a full study-program. The program focuses on full-time students starting their first study-program and is applicable for: - German citizens as well as their relatives - irrespective of their citizenship - as long as they stay together with the German citizen within the federal terretory of Germany. - Citizens originating from a EU-country as well as their relatives, as long as they have stayed in Germany permanently for at least the last three years. Applications may be submitted starting April 2006 at the university "Studentenwerk" or banking-institutes which liaise the "KfW-student-loan". First payments will be made May, 1st. |
| PhD and post-doc positions | Open positions |
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