Universities and research institutions in Nuremberg and the region

Qualified recruits on the regional labor market and practical research and science are the motors for the innovative power and efficiency of the Nuremberg location. The universities and research institutions in the region are therefore a vital location factor. There are 18 universities and universities of applied sciences with 120,000 students and a number of noted research institutions within a radius of 100 km of Nuremberg.

Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg

The Friedrich Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg with its scientific and engineering courses of study supplies local companies with engineers, lawyers, scientists and arts scholars. The Faculty of Economics and Social Sciences, where former German chancellor and economics minister Ludwig Erhard also studied and lectured, is based in Nuremberg. It trains business administrators, social economists, economists, industrial computer scientists and industrial teachers. It has an excellent nationwide reputation and with some 5,000 students is one of the largest and most distinguished economic institutions in Germany.

A total of some 26,600 prospective graduates study at the Friedrich Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg in the following faculties:

Faculty of Educational Science

Faculty of Law

Faculty of Medicine

Faculty of Natural Sciences I (Mathematics, Physics)

Faculty of Natural Sciences II (Biology, Chemistry, Pharmaceutics)

Faculty of Natural Sciences III (Geosciences)

Faculty of Philosophy I (Philosophy, History, Social Sciences)

Faculty of Philosophy II (Linguistics, Literature)

Faculty of Engineering

Faculty of Theology

Faculty of Economics and Social Sciences

The Friedrich Alexander University has the broadest spectrum of subjects of any scientific university in Germany. The university proves its quality with above-average quotas for patent applications and availability of research funds.

More information at:

Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg

Georg Simon Ohm University of Applied Sciences Nuremberg

Over 8,500 students are registered at the Georg Simon Ohm University of Applied Sciences for training in engineering, business, social services and design. Courses are offered in the following departments:

General Sciences

Architecture

Construction Engineering

Business Administration

Electrical Engineering, Precision Engineering, Information Technology

Design

Informatics

Mechanical Engineering and Supply Technology

Social Services

Chemical Engineering

Process Technology

Material Technology

More information at:

Georg Simon Ohm University of Applied Sciences

Other higher education establishments in Nuremberg and within a radius of 100 m

Other higher education establishments in Nuremberg:

Protestant University College Nuremberg (approx. 850 students)

Academy of Fine Arts (approx. 300 students)

Nuremberg-Augsburg Academy of Music (approx. 350 students)

Private higher education establishments in Nuremberg:

ibs International Business School

University of Applied Sciences for Economy & Management

Other universities within a radius of 100 km:

Otto Friedrich University Bamberg (approx. 8,900 students)

University of Bayreuth (approx. 9,500 students)

Julius Maximilian University Würzburg (approx. 19,400 students)

University of Regensburg (approx. 17,700)

Catholic University of Eichstätt-Ingolstadt (approx. 4,900 students)

Other universities of applied sciences within a radius of 100 km:

University of Applied Sciences Amberg-Weiden (approx. 1,900 students)

University of Applied Sciences Ansbach (approx. 1,500 students)

University of Applied Sciences Aschaffenburg (approx. 1,100 students)

University of Applied Sciences Coburg (approx. 3,000 students)

University of Applied Sciences Hof (approx. 1,800 students)

University of Applied Sciences Ingolstadt (approx. 2,100 students)

University of Applied Sciences Regensburg (approx. 5,800 students)

University of Applied Sciences Würzburg-Schweinfurt (approx. 6,500 students)

Research institutions

There are a number of noted research institutions in Nuremberg and the region:

RESEARCH FACTORY Nuremberg with centers of excellence for optical communications technology, network access technology, interoperative systems, technologies for the logistics service industry and mechatronics (in German)

Fraunhofer Institute for Integrated Circuits IIS

Fraunhofer Institute of Integrated Systems and Device Technology IISB

European Application Center for Polymer Optical Fibers

Max Planck Research Group for Optics, Information and Photonics

Other links

Universities in Bavaria (in German)

Online list of lectures in Bavarian universities (in German)

Contact

Christa Maly

Office for Economic Development, City of Nuremberg

Tel.: +49 (0) 911-231-57 97

E-Mail: christa.maly@stadt.nuernberg.de