This page offers a variety of basic information about the Goethe University Frankfurt am Main and links to the external websites of the respective institutions.

The Goethe University Frankfurt am Main is the largest university in Hessen and belongs to the five largest universities in Germany. It was founded in 1914. Since then, the university rapidly developed and extended annually. Its 16 faculties range from natural sciences to humanities as well as social sciences.

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• Courses of studies from A - Z
• Official homepage of the Johann Wolfgang Goethe University Frankfurt am Main
  

The international office is responsible for foreign students and the university's international partnerships.

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• International office
  

The student advisory service of the Goethe University is the contact point for prospective and enrolled students. It helps solving all questions related to studying in Frankfurt. In Frankfurt, it is called the "Studien-Service Center".

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• Studien-Service Center of the Johann Wolfgang Goethe University Frankfurt am Main

 A faculty ("Fachbereich") is a division within the university that contains one or several study subjects.

Student councils (sd) ("Fachschaften") are organizations for the representation of interests of students by students. One student council usually represents a single faculty or one subject.

The list below contains links to the faculties of the Goethe University Frankfurt and the corresponding student councils.


FB01 - Rechtswissenschaft (law)

• Fachschaft Jura (sd law)
  

FB02 - Wirtschaftswissenschaften (economics and business administration)

• Fachschaft Wiwi (sd economics and business administration)
  

FB03 - Gesellschaftswissenschaften (social sciences)

• Fachschaft Gesellschaftswissenschaften (sd social sciences)
  

FB04 - Erziehungswissenschaften (education sciences)

• Fachschaft Erziehungswissenschaften (sd education sciences)
  

FB05 - Psychologie und Sportwissenschaften (psychology and sports sciences)

• Fachschaft Psychologie (sd psychology)
  
• Fachschaft Sportwissenschaften (sd sports sciences)
  

FB06 - Evangelische Theologie (evangelical/protestant theology)

• Fachschaft Evangelische Theologie (sd evangelical/protestant) theology)
  

FB07 - Katholische Theologie (catholic theology)

• Fachschaft Katholische Theologie (sd catholic theology)
  

FB08 - Philosophie und Geschichtswissenschaften (philosophy and history)

• Fachschaft Ethnologie (sd ethnology)
  
• Fachschaft Geschichte (sd history)
  
• Fachschaft Philosophie (sd philosophy)
  

FB09 - Sprach- und Kulturwissenschaften (linguistics, culture and arts)

• Fachschaft Klassische Philologie (sd classical language)
  
• Institut für Kulturanthropologie und Europäische Ethnologie (sd culture anthropology and European ethnology)
  
• Institut für Musikwissenschaft (music)
  
• Fachschaft Orientalische und Ostasiatische Philologien (sd Oriental and East Asian languages)
  
• Kunstgeschichtliches Institut  (art history)
  
• Fachschaft Judaistik (sd Jewish studies)
  
• Fachschaft Kunstpädagogik (art pedagogy)
  

    
FB10 - Neuere Philologien (modern languages)

• Fachschaft des Fachbereichs 10 (sd of the faculty 10)
  
• Institutsgruppe für Allgemeine und Vergleichende Literaturwissenschaft (general and comparing literary studies)
  
• Institutsgruppe Jugendbuchforschung (juvenile book research)
  
• Institutsgruppe Romanische Sprachen und Literaturen (roman languages and literary)
  
• Institutsgruppe Skandinavistik (Scandinavian studies)
  
• Institutsgruppe Fachschaft Theater-, FIlm und Medienwissenschaft (theater-, film and media sciences) 
  

FB11 - Geowissenschaften / Geographie (geo sciences/geography)

• Fachschaft Geowissenschaften / Geographie (sd geo sciences)
  

FB12 - Informatik und Mathematik (computer sciences and mathematics)

• Fachschaft Informatik (sd computer sciences)
  

FB13 - Physik (physics)

• Fachschaft Physik (sd physics)
  

FB14 - Biochemie, Chemie und Pharmazie (biochemistry, chemistry and pharmacy)

• Fachschaft Biochemie (sd biochemistry)
  
• Fachschaft Chemie (sd chemistry)
  
• Fachschaft Pharmazie (sd pharmacy)
  

FB15 - Biowissenschaften (biological sciences)

• Fachschaft Biowissenschaften (sd biological sciences)
  

FB16 - Medizin (medicine)

• Fachschaft Medizin (sd medicine)
  
• Fachschaft Zahnmedizin (sd dentistry)
  

Interdisciplinary student councils "L-Netz"

The university is spread among several locations in Frankfurt.

Addresses:

Campus Bockenheim

Campus Niederrad
Theodor-Stern-Kai 7
60596 Frankfurt am Main

Campus Riedberg

Campus Westend

The canteens and cafeterias offer a varying and diverse range of dishes.


Related link:

• Overview of all current menus

The Studentenwerk Frankfurt supports students with all issues related to their studies. It offers services for financial matters, social life, accommodation, culture, and food services.


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• Studentenwerk Frankfurt am Main
  

The student represenatives are defending the interests of students on the university level. They are the voice of the students in talks with the university administration or the public. In addition to political and social issues the representation deals with cultural matters.

The student representation in Frankfurt is the "Allgemeine Studierendenausschuss" (AStA).

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• AStA of the Johann Wolfgang Goethe University of Frankfurt am Main

Different libraries in Frankfurt offer literature and research advice.


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• Universitätsbibliothek Johann Christian Senckenberg (Universitätsbibliothek)
• Bibliothek Gesellschafts- und Erziehungswissenschaften (BGE)
• Bibliothek Recht und Wirtschaft (BRuW)
• Bibliothekszentrum Geisteswissenschaften (BzG)
• Kunstbibliothek (KB)
• Bibliothekszentrum Niederursel (BZNU)
• Medizinische Hauptbibliothek (MedHB)
• weitere dezentrale Bibliotheken

Within the university the IT service is the first contact for questions about data processing and electronic communication.
At the Goethe University Frankfurt it is offered by the "Hochschulrechenzentrum" (HRZ).

Related link:

• HRZ of the Johann Wolfgang Goethe University of Frankfurt am Main

The university sport offers numerous sport activities for students such as football, badminton, capoeira, hip hop or inline-skates hockey.

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• University sport of the Johann Wolfgang Goethe University of Frankfurt am Main