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Profiles: Germany
Witten/Herdecke University
Fakultät für das Studium fundamentale
Alfred-Herrhausen-Str. 50
58448 Witten
Germany
Director: Dr. Konrad Schily
Phone: +49 2302 926 - 0 (Central), -848 (Public relations), -812 (Studium fundamentale)
Fax: +49-2302-926-407 (Central + Student secretariat), -803 (Public relations), -813 (Studium
fundamentale)
Web site: www.uni-wh.de
Background, orientation and purpose
Witten/Herdecke University was the first private university to be established in Germany. The
University was founded in 1983 to meet a demand for educating individuals to help them realise their
fullest potential, both for themselves and for society. Its founders were convinced that a university
should be innovative in its organisational structure and should also contribute considerably to a new
direction within the culture of higher education. The University is an independent educational
institution in which outer and inner autonomy are considered necessary prerequisites for the
development and long-term realisation of new impulses and innovation in higher education.
Programme(s) and qualification(s)
Philosophie und Kulturwissenschaften (BA) Kulturtheorie, Kulturmanagement und künstlerische Praxis.
Duration
3 years.
Content
The programme connects theories of culture - the knowledge of how one understands and practices
culture - with a practical understanding of how artists work, and adds in management skills.
Special information
Students can take part in conferences, concerts, theatre groups, exhibitions, congresses, workshops
and excursions.
Evaluation and assessment
Student performance is evaluated through examinations, papers, a final paper/thesis and practical
work/internship.
Lecturers
The number of teaching personnel (Fakultät für das Studium fundamentale) is 40. Nine are permanent
and the rest are visiting. The person responsible for the study programmes is Prof. Elmar Lampson.
Entry requirements
Applicants should have university entrance qualification and appropriate experience.
Student profile
Students are from Germany only.
Number of students admitted
The current number of students is 15.
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