Europa-Universität Viadrina Frankfurt (Oder)

Why not study in the heart of Europe? The Europa-Universität Viadrina, Germany’s most eastern university, lies directly on the German-Polish border. Since its refoundation in 1991, the university in Frankfurt (Oder) has seen itself as a bridge between eastern and western Europe. No one personifies this better than Director Gesine Schwan. The political scientist is coordinator of German-Polish Cooperation and was also a candidate for the office of federal president in 2004. The university’s function as an international bridge is also underlined by crossborder courses in Poland, a German-Polish law degree and cooperation agreements with 140 higher education institutions around the world. The university’s student body is also very international: about 33 percent of the more than 5,000 students come from outside Germany. 1,331 students from Poland alone are studying in the departments of law, economics and cultural studies.

FACTS

Students: 5,110

Foreign students: 1,866

Professors: 49

Departments: 3

Year of foundation: 1991

Population: 66,341

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