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Information in plain language

Our website contains information about the Ostfalia University of Applied Sciences.

This university is also called Ostfalia for short.

Ostfalia has been in existence since 1971.

This information about Ostfalia is in plain language.

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Questions and answers about Ostfalia University

1

What is a university?

You can learn something at a university.

At a university, that means studying.

Many people study at a university.

These people are called students.

The teachers of the students are called professors.

The professors teach the students something.

This is called teaching.

You have to study for some professions.

These professions are, for example

  • Engineer (for supply engineering)
  • Nursing service provider
  • Sports management
  • Social worker
2

Who can study at the university?

Unfortunately, not everyone is allowed to study.

You need a very good school-leaving certificate: Abitur or specialised Abitur.

The Abitur is the best school-leaving qualification in Germany.

If you have such a school-leaving certificate, then you are allowed to study.

This also means that you are ready for university.

People without an Abitur can also study.

But they have to do something else first: they have to do a vocational training programme.

They have to work in the profession.

After that, you can study something related to that profession.

3

What degrees are available at a university?

Students receive a certificate after graduation.

This is called: University degree.

The degree has a name.

For example:

  • Bachelor's degree
    This is pronounced: Bett-schell-er.

A Bachelor's degree programme lasts 3 or 4 years.

  • Master's degree
    This is pronounced: Mah-ster.

You first need a Bachelor's degree to study for a Master's degree.

Studying for a Master's degree takes 2 or 3 years.

4

What can you study at Ostfalia?

You can study in different areas.

These areas are called study programmes.

There are different courses in a degree programme.

The courses are called lectures and seminars.

Ostfalia has these degree programmes, for example:

  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Tourism Management
  • Media Design
  • Social Work

Navigation on this website

There are various pages on our website.

There is more information on these pages.

The information is not in plain language.

The information is on these pages:

Studying

Here you can find information about the degree programmes at Ostfalia.

For example:

  • Which degree programmes are available at Ostfalia?
  • What is important to be able to study at Ostfalia?
  • When does the programme start?

Research

Research is also carried out at Ostfalia.

Research means finding out new things.

Professors conduct research at the university.

They want to find out something new through research.

They want to solve problems.

Here you can find information about this research.

University

Here you can find information about the university.

For example:

  • What are the university's tasks and goals?
  • What departments are there at the university?
  • Who works at the university?