Biology Faculties in Germany

Since the German university system is a very complex one, keeping a comprehensive list with all biology faculties up-to-date is hard to do. For this reason, we have listed a number of useful links below, which offer search engines and links to the respective biology departments.

The German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) offers a very good and comprehensive search engine, with which you can look for your specific subject (they do not only give information on biology but also on biotechnology, biochemistry, bioinformatics, biomathematics etc. - anything that can be chosen as a degree program). Their search engine can be found at http://www.daad.de/deutschland/en/2.2.3.1.html, the main homepage is listed under http://www.daad.de. Over the last couple of years, many German institutions of higher education have established courses leading to an international degree (Bachelor, Master or Ph.D.), which are taught in English. Basic knowledge of German will however be helpful. The following link gives you an overview of a couple of them, but keep in mind that these courses are being introduced at a speed that makes it hard for any webmaster to keep up with… http://www.daad.de/deutschland/en/2.2.4.html.

Braintrack is a web page that offers links to all the universities in the world. If you are looking for a specific university main page, this might be a good place to start. http://www.braintrack.com/linknav.htm?pprevid=45&level=3 At the very bottom of the page, they also provide links to German Fachhochschulen (polytechnics), most of which offer more applied courses in biological sciences, leading to a diploma in engineering.

If you are interested in first-hand information from German biology students, the homepage of the German biology student network (BuFaTa, http://www.bufata-biologie.de) is the site to look at. In most German biology departments, student councils (Fachschaften) have formed, which are responsible to represent student concerns at faculty meetings and to assist their fellow students by handing out exam protocols and the like. The BuFaTa homepage does its best to keep the links to the student councils' homepages up-to-date, and most of these homepages provide contact information to active members of the council who are more than willing to help you out ( http://www.cip.biologie.uni-osnabrueck.de/fachschaft/biomap/biomap.html ).

More useful links:
The scientific publishing house Spektrum has dedicated an entire book to the topic of studying biology. It was put together by the German association of biologists (VDBiol), and covers more than 700 degree programs in the field of biology. It can be ordered directly at the publisher's homepage (http://www.spektrum-verlag.de/detail.php?isbn=3827410517&fach=3), or you can search their database online at http://www.wissenschaft-online.de/page/page_vdbiol. Also, the homepage of the VDBiol (http://www.vdbiol.de) itself is a good resource and offers plenty of information and links.