Studying in Hanover

In Germany, it is possible to study at universities, universities of applied sciences, conservatories, colleges of art and film academies. There is a good survey of the German academy setting at the Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst (DAAD = German Academic Exchange Service) on the page Universities.

At the universities of Hanover about 35 000 students are registered. The largest university is the Leibniz University of Hanover with emphasis on technical courses of studies. Still, there are other fields as well: humanities, linguistics, law, economics etc. You can study human medicine at the Medical School of Hanover whereas for studying veterinary medicine you would join the University of Veterinary Medicine Hanover. Furthermore there is the University for Music and Drama for the artistic field as well as the University of Applied Sciences Hanover with its many faculties (amongst others: architecture, design and media, electronic-, information- and mechanical engineering, social- and religious educational subjects).

You will find detailed information about the universities’ profiles and the study options at the corresponding homepages:

Leibniz Universität Hannover (LUH = Leibniz University of Hanover)
Fachhochschule Hannover (FHH = University of Applied Sciences)
Medizinische Hochschule Hannover (MHH= Medical School Hanover)
Tierärztliche Hochschule Hannover (TiHo = University of Veterinary Medicine Hanover)
Hochschule für Musik, Theater und Medien Hannover (HMTMH = University of Music, Drama and Media Hanover)

Hanover as a Place of Residence

The opinions about the capital of Lower Saxony with its 500 000 inhabitants differ quite a lot. This city is neither as multicultural as Berlin, nor does it have flair like Paris or smashing shopping streets as London. But if you are living here you will soon get to appreciate its advantages: large, but not too large, manifold recreation possibilities but not a constant stimulus satiation, modern but not sterile. In short: it is a great place to live in. And if you should still like to be somewhere else sometimes: Hanover is a traffic junction. You can reach other cities and countries via train or plane very quickly.

About the weather: in winter it can get quite cold with temperatures to –10°C but normally there isn’t very much snow. As a rule, summer has temperatures of up to 25°C which can rise above 30°C sometimes. Further information about the current weather can be found at wetter.com.

Further information about living in Hanover (transport, culture, recreation …) is available under the heading During the Study.

A first overview concerning geography, history, culture and sightseeing can be found at Wikipedia. Detailed information is available at the internet portal hannover.de.