The University of Siegen is a medium-sized, interdisciplinary research university. It is firmly rooted in the South Westphalia region and has extensive national and international networks. With her research and teaching, she wants to contribute to a future that is geared towards people and shaped by responsibility for society.
- #801 Ranking
- 7 Masters
- 468 Academic Staff
- 12,590 Students
- 1,637 Students (int'l)
- 6,799 Students (female)
- Public Institution Type
Master's Programmes
Engineering & Technology (3)
Natural Sciences & Mathematics (3)
Computer Science & IT (2)
Environmental Studies & Earth Sciences (1)
- M.Sc. Economic Policy
Social Sciences (1)
About
History
The foundation stone for the future University of Siegen was laid by the “Meadow Building School”, founded in 1853 and known beyond the country's borders. After the Second World War, the focus of the training shifted towards civil engineering. Since 1962, the school has therefore been called the "State School of Engineering for Construction".
Education
The overall goal of the University of Siegen is to contribute to a decent future and to take responsibility for people and society. This is expressed in the guiding principle of the University of Siegen: Shaping the future humanely.
Research
The University of Siegen is a dynamically developing, internationally recognized, medium-sized university with a clearly visible research and teaching profile. As a creative place of education, research and innovation, it has positioned itself in the science-political sphere to form an opinion and positioned itself as a visible European university. The university's research profile is based on the guiding principle “Shaping the future of human beings”. In the context of the progressive and increasingly intensely mediatized and autonomously technized digitization, sensory and nanotechnological developments penetrate rapidly and often without reflection into all areas of our lives.
Career
On our career portal you will find current job and training opportunities at our university as well as other institutions from the University of Siegen that will support you in your career.
Our job placement service for students offers personal advice and a job exchange to anyone looking for a job during or after their studies. With the Career Service, the university has an interface between companies and graduates for starting a career after graduation. The House of Young Talents is the central point of contact for a scientific career path inside and outside the University of Siegen.
Global Student Satisfaction Awards 2021
GSSA 2021
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University Ranking
World University Rankings by Times Higher Education
2023
801 -200
2022
601
2021
601
World University Rankings is a vital resource that provides the definitive list of the world's best universities. They look at how often they're producing new ideas, what their reputation is around the world, and how much they're contributing to science and academic fields. After calculating and comparing these criteria, THE ranks the universities accordingly.
Best Global Universities Rankings by U.S. News & World Report
2023
984 -137
2022
847 -163
2021
684
Best Global Universities Rankings by U.S. News & World Report presents all the top universities from the U.S. and 60 other countries around the world. They measure the rate of students going to their second year of studies, as well as the rate of students who graduate. It also asks university representatives on the performance of universities, and evaluates university resources, teacher salaries, graduation rates, student academic achievements and satisfaction. After calculating and comparing these criteria, U.S. News ranks the top international universities accordingly.
QS World University Rankings by TopUniversities
2023
1001
2022
1001
2021
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QS World University Rankings is one of the top international rankings measuring the popularity and performance of universities all over the world. They measure university reputation based on the impressions of higher education experts, companies who hire graduates, and teaching quality. QS also considers the ratio of international teachers and students present at universities, as well as the times research papers were mentioned by researchers. After calculating and comparing these criteria, QS ranks the universities accordingly.
Services
Student services
- Alumni Association
- Library
- Career Service
- Dual Career Service
- Family friendly university
- Start-up centre
- Placement centre
- Kompetenzzentrum der Universität Siegen (KoSi)
- Competence centre at University of Siegen
- Names and brand consultancy
- Selbstlernzentrum für sprachbezogene Arbeit mit Multimedia (SESAM)
- Self-learning centre for language-related multimedia work
- Language consulting
- Observatory of University of Siegen
- Student Advisory Centre
- Siegen Student Services
- Registrar`s office
- UniPrint
Housing services
The City Campus Siegen is an apartment house in the city centre that offers housing options for students and university members. For shorter stays, here is an overview about hotels, guesthouses and holiday apartments in Siegen.You will find very comprehensive information about living in Siegen as well as the information platform “Housing” on the website of the Dual Career Service.Please let them and your host know at an early stage if you need help in finding an apartment. They will be pleased to support your search, but please note that they cannot give guarantees. Please make use of the registration form.
Library services
Siegen University Library as service and information centre of Siegen University supplies academic staff and students with literature and information for learning, teaching, research, and further education.
Student Life
Campus life
The University of Siegen has four faculties offering a diverse range of subjects. In addition, there are numerous science centres and facilities, as well as IT, language and communications services.
Student clubs
- General Students' Committee (AStA)
- The departmental student committees of the University of Siegen
Accreditation
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.
Student Reviews
Pioneer to the world of research in nano and micro scale.
Anonymous rated 4 out of 5 stars
As per professionalism and teacher to student interaction, I find the University of Siegen beyond satisfactory. With weekly update meetings and monthly presentation on each and every individual's research work, the management has helped to keep us updated on every aspect of the ongoing activies. I love the infrastructure and the work culture in this university.
Overall fondness
Anonymous rated 4 out of 5 stars
I like my university a lot and received lots of help from the university. However, due to the pandemic I havent had the chance to study on campus. I look forward to upcoming semester.
Burocrazy
Anonymous rated 2 out of 5 stars
Too much burocrazy! Everything takes extra long and lots of things to fill out. Focus is on little formalities, not student orientated! The professors are mostly very slow in answering as well. My immatriculation took place one month after the semester started because of burocratic issues that weren't my fault.
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