Teaching languages: Erasmus requires a B2 level in the language of instruction, German or English, with the exact threshold set by the receiving faculty. The university does not publish a single list of English taught courses or a fixed number of ECTS per semester for exchange students: courses and credits are agreed w
Accommodation: The university does not run its own halls of residence, that is done by Studierendenwerk Hamburg: 25 student residences with around 4,400 places, furnished rooms with utilities included from 310 euros a month. Up to half the places are reserved for international students, and for exchange students f
Strong programmes: Eight faculties: law; economics and social sciences (including Hamburg Business School); medicine; education; humanities; mathematics, computer science and natural sciences (MIN); and psychology and human movement science. 187 degree programmes in total. The university presents itself as one of Germ