Freiburg University of Education

Approx. 5,200 students 800 graduates / year 200 international students/ year 250 academic staff 130 administrative and service staff

● Founded in 1962 ● Gained university status in 1971 ● Second largest of six Universities of Education in the federal state of Baden-Württemberg ● ● ERASMUS Code: D FREIBUR02 ● EUC Reference no.: IC DE-ERASMUS- EUCX-1 Freiburg University of Education

Other B.A. Programmes Early Childhood Education Adult Education Health Education German as a Foreign/ Second Language Other M.A. Programmes Adult Education/ Social Work Educational Psychology Health Education German as a Foreign/ Second Language Media in Education Teacher Training (B.A. and M.A.) Primary and Lower Secondary Schools European Bilingual Teaching Integrated Study Couse/ Cursus Integré (Joint Degree Course with Université de Haute Alsace) Vocational Education Doctoral Programmes Ph.D Ph.D Education

●Educational Sciences: Pedagogy, psychology, sociology ●Foreign Languages: English, French, German Studies (including German as a Foreign/Second Language) ●Social Sciences: History, political science, economics ●Natural sciences: Mathematics, biology, chemistry, physics, geography ●„Alltagskultur und Gesundheit“: Physical Education, domestic science, health education, technology) ●Theology/Religious Education (Protestant, Catholic, Islamic) ●Fine Arts ●Music Subject Areas in Teacher Education

●B.A. and M.A. programmes training students for primary or lower secondary schools in bilingual settings (English or French plus additional “bilingual“ subject ●Additional focus: European studies ●Compulsory semester abroad Bilingual Teacher Training Programme

●Integrated school placement ●Full semester of teaching at a primary or secondary school ●Supervised by school teacher and PH lecturer School Placements

●Numerous exchange programs, e.g. o ERASMUS+ (about 100 partner universities in Europe) o America: Partners in USA, Canada, Columbia and Chile o Asia: Partners in Japan, Korea and China o Australia: Partner in Sidney ●Courses suitable for students studying English, students training to teach English, English as a Foreign Language (EFL) or Modern Languages International Cooperations

●Academic advice and support for incoming and outgoing students ●Organization of orientation weeks, welcome brunch, excursions, guided city tours, ect. ●Special Courses (e.g. Intercultural Training) ●Field trips ●International Meeting Point with movie nights International Office Offers

●Special German as a Foreign Language courses for our incoming students ●Linguistics and language teaching methodology ●Literature and methods of teaching languages ●Speech training ●German as a foreign/second language B.A. and M.A. courses German Department

●Acquisition of English Language and Culture ●Literay and Cultural Studies ●Linguistics ●Teaching of English as a Foreign Language ●Special Courses for Intermediate Lerners (B level) English Department

●Library ●Media Resource Center (Sprachdiaktische Mediothek) ●Student dorms (on campus) ●Restaurant ●Train station Facilities

Green City Freiburg It is with some justification that Freiburg regards itself as one of the birthplaces of the environmental movement. For its commitment, the city of Freiburg was honored with the German Sustainability Award in 2012, as the most sustainable city in Germany. People of Freiburg identify strongly their city. General information about the city: