Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität in Münster (WWU)

• Name: University of Münster,
• Location: Münster.

• Number of students: around 41,200,
• Main areas of international research: mathematics, the humanities, social sciences, natural sciences, and life sciences.

The University of Münster places particular emphasis on close links between research and teaching.

University researchers combine fundamental research with applied approaches. Courses at the Professional School are taught by university professors and experienced practitioners, allowing participants to apply their new knowledge directly at work.

The university creates junior professorships with Tenure Track and offers transparent, predictable career conditions for early-career researchers. Individual mentoring in the Young Professors Programme lasts one year, with meetings approximately every 4–6 weeks. The coordinator pairs each participant with a mentor from a different faculty. The program also includes peer mentoring, workshops for mentors, and annual meetings for current and former participants.

The University of Münster’s Professional School offers continuing education programs designed for working professionals. The programs can be completed alongside employment.

• The university is home to the Cluster of Excellence Mathematik Münster: Dynamik – Geometrie – Struktur, which brings together research on fundamental problems across mathematical disciplines,
• University of Münster researchers have received European Research Council grants for cutting-edge research,
• the Collaborative Research Center (CRC) 1348 studies how dynamic cellular interfaces form and how they control decision-making in cells and tissues,
• GEvol uses comparative evolutionary genomics to study the mechanisms of genomic innovations underlying novel traits.

• Since May 2021, the Compliance Office has served as the Rectorate’s central unit for coordinating compliance management,
• the DFG-funded Priority Program (SPP 2349), Genomic Basis of Evolutionary Innovations, started in 2022,
• the Career Service has operated the UNIKAP.MS portal since 2012.

The University of Münster does not operate its own student residences. Because housing is limited and demand is high at the beginning of each semester, international students are advised to begin searching several months before arrival.

Campus Café serves coffee, tea, lemonade, beer, pastries, and Kuluris from regional suppliers.

• The University of Münster is a member of Ulysseus, one of 64 European university networks supported by the European Commission and the European Union through Erasmus+,
• the university’s coordinated DFG programs include clusters of excellence, collaborative research centers, priority programs, research groups, and graduate research schools.

The University of Münster is not organized as a single-campus university. Its infrastructure includes the Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek Münster and the Professional School, which is located in the city center.

Campus Café serves as a study and work space and offers Wi-Fi. Campus Gym is a 500 m² fitness center operated by University Sports, with exercise equipment, qualified trainers, spacious changing rooms, and modern sanitary facilities. Four accessible parking spaces are located directly outside the sports center.

Admission criteria depend on the degree program and applicant group. Separate procedures apply to German applicants, EU/EEA applicants and equivalent applicants, and non-EU applicants without a German university entrance qualification.

• an application is required for an admission-restricted program in the first or a later subject semester,
• non-European applicants must apply for every degree program,
• selection thresholds are recalculated each semester based on the applications received,
• places in the first and later subject semesters are allocated under different rules,
• places in bachelor’s programs, Master of Education programs, and master’s programs are allocated under different criteria.

• Guardianship services during the studies
• Student supervision