History, Affiliations and Rankings

Established in 1972, the University of Siegen is a public research university situated in Siegen, North Rhine-Westphalia. Later, the Pädagogische Hochschule Siegerland and Siegen-Gummersbach University of Applied Sciences which had institutions situated at Siegen and Gummersbach collaborated to establish the new Siegen comprehensive university. The University of Siegen has a partnership with the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft, a society of Germany's leading research institutions.

Infrastructure, Campuses and Courses

The buildings at the University Of Siegen are situated across three core areas in Siegen (Haardter Berg hill, Emmy-Noether-Campus, and administration based at Herrengarten). There are five faculties at that institute that comes under the University of Siegen. They are the faculty of Philosophy, Faculty of Education-Architecture-Arts, Faculty of Economics-Business Informatics-Business law, Faculty of Natural Science and the Technology, and Faculty of Life Sciences. The University of Siegen houses a modernized digital library with full access to the enrolled students. The University of Siegen provides more than a hundred programs in undergraduate and postgraduate programs via its affiliated five schools. There is a wide range of programs provided by the University of Siegen ranging from Computer Science to Psychology.

Accomplishments and Alumni 

The University of Siegen is accredited by the Ministry of Culture and Science of North Rhine-Westphalia. The University of Siegen is one of the establishing members of Germany’s research-leading institutions. It is also known to offer one of the best residential facilities in Germany. The university has a wide range of international networks and various international partners. The notable alumni of the University of Siegen are Uwe Boll, director, producer, and screenwriter, Paul Breuer, parliamentary defense policy spokesman for the Christian Democratic Union, and Peter Hussing (born 1948), a heavyweight boxing champion.

Student Diversity and Visiting Companies

The institute has a total of 18,600 students at the institute with about 1,300 academic faculties. The institute has about 2,200 international students on campus. The visiting companies on the campus are Zalando, Adivery, and Mercedes-Bank.