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Philipps-Universität Marburg

Philipps University of Marburg
Place

Marburg/Lahn , Germany

Website
Website
Number of students
27000

About the study place

Phillips-Universität Marburg is a public university founded in 1527 by Phillip of Hesse and is one of Germany's oldest. The university has historically been known for its humanities studies and has educated many well-known theologians and philosophers. The school offers a wide range of studies in science, art and humanities, social sciences, law and medicine.

Marburg is a beautiful university town in the German state of Hesse and is located about 96 km north of the city of Frankfurt. The city spreads along the river Lahn and has a population of about 76,000. Here you will be greeted by idyllic views of the river, a romantic city centre, countless bars, cafes and restaurants and a magnificent medieval castle overlooking the city centre. As a university town, Marburg is full of students and many different things to do. In addition, the inhabitants of Marburg are known to be very nice people so it will be easy to thrive here.

Philipps-Universität Marburg has been accepting international students and scholars for over 500 years. Let the tradition and history of the surroundings inspire you in your studies and the friendly small town spirit will make you feel at home as soon as you arrive.

Credits

In order to have 30 ECTS credits approved at OsloMet after the exchange, you must take 30 ECTS credits at this institution. 

 

Semester division

First semester: October—February
 

Housing

This institution offers student accommodation (uni-marburg.de/en/).

In the Facebook group OsloMet Utveksling you can contact students who have been there before to hear where they lived and how they went about finding accommodation.