Press release: Göttingen University posts steady growth in student population

Nr. 193/2013 - 18.11.2013

A total of 5,700 new enrolees anticipated – aggregate number exceeds 27,000 for the first time in 15 years

(pug) For winter semester 2013/2014 around 5,700 new students are anticipated to enrol in Göttingen University. That's nearly four per cent more than last year. Over 4,300 of those newly enrolling students are starting their first semester ever at an institution of higher learning. The aggregate number of all students attending Göttingen University in winter semester 2013/2014 will thus rise for the first time in 15 years to over 27,000. One year ago, there were barely 26,400 students enrolled.

"We're delighted that the demand for our curricular offerings has increased yet again,“ states Professor Ruth Florack, Vice President for Teaching and Learning. "The aggregate number of students at Göttingen University this winter semester has risen to its highest level since 1998. We have braced ourselves for the influx and hope that all the students will get their new semester off to a smooth start.“

For winter semester 2013/2014, Göttingen University has again used funds from the Higher Education Pact 2020 to create more than 1,000 additional university places for first-year students, especially for programmes leading to a Bachelor's or state examination degree, where there is a particularly high demand. Additional professorships and teaching positions in many subjects are primarily funded by monies from the Higher Education Pact and the "Quality Pact for Teaching“ within the Göttingen Campus QPLUS project.

Notes to editorial teams:
For further information about trends in the numbers of students studying at Göttingen University, please visit www.uni-goettingen.de/en/24653.html.

Contact address:
Professor Ruth Florack
Georg-August-Universität Göttingen
Vice President for Teaching and Learning
Wilhelmsplatz 1, 37073 Göttingen; phone: +49 (0)0551 39-13110
E-mail: ruth.florack@zvw.uni-goettingen.de
Website: www.uni-goettingen.de/en/446180.html