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Study Orientation

Uncertain about what to study? We're here to help you make the decision! Discover the range of courses available, learn how to apply, and get answers to all your questions about studying.

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Application and Enrollment

Learn how the application process at Goethe University works. We'll guide you step by step through the process – from entry requirements to enrollment.

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Course Organization

Starting your course at university raises many questions. Here, you’ll find all the information you need to organize your course effectively.

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Counselling and Support

Whether it’s about choosing a course, funding, or personal challenges – our counselling teams are here to help. We listen and work together to find the right solution.

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Teaching

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Uwe Dettmar

Press Release

23rd Frankfurt Children’s University: From Salty Money, Deep Sleep, Social Networks, and Thirsty Plants

For the past three weeks, students in Hesse have been back in their classrooms—and soon, they might find themselves in the largest lecture hall at Goethe University: The 23rd Frankfurt Children’s University will take place on the Westend Campus from Monday, September 7 to Thursday, September 10, 2026, each day at 4:00 p.m. in the Lecture Hall Center.

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SLI

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Goethe Data Dive: Number for the Month of August

94 Fellows, 16 academic Feculties, One Global Research experience: Statistics on Goethe University’s GREP program.

AI-generated image depicting the various components of the Goethe Study Experience Program. The image features, among others, the ECB, Theodor W. Adorno, Max Horkheimer, and Jürgen Habermas as representatives of the Frankfurt School, as well as Johann Wolfgang von Goethe.

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Goethe Study Experience Program Expands With New Academic Offerings

The Goethe Study Experience Program (GStEP) enters the 2026/27 winter semester with an expanded academic offering. The program is designed for exchange students from Goethe University’s international partner universities, and provides an academic introduction to Goethe University, Frankfurt and some of the intellectual traditions that have shaped both the city and Europe.

Group picture of the graduates of the the professional development program “Contact Studies: Educational Competence in a Migration Society”

Thomas Ohly

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New Paths, New Perspectives: Goethe University Celebrates Graduates of the Contact Studies Program

Nearly twenty graduates from Turkey, Afghanistan, Syria and Ethiopia have completed the professional development program “Contact Studies: Educational Competence in a Migration Society” [Kontaktstudium: Pädagogische Kompetenz in der Migrationsgesellschaft] at Goethe University Frankfurt.