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Here we grow.Growing together: professionally & personally

Come to the private Witten/Herdecke University if you are looking for a degree programme that offers you excellent teaching & career opportunities and is affordable for everyone. Individual support, practical relevance & flexibility included.

Small groups, individual support and the opportunity to work flexibly and interdisciplinarily make the UW/H an ideal place to achieve your academic and professional goals.

In addition to practice-oriented degree programmes, our unique study concept also includes Studium fundamentale and social student financing that everyone can afford.

For 40 years, young talents from business and medicine have been excelling at our university. Together with us, you will shape the society of the future, making it more sustainable and fairer for everyone. That's what we learn, research and work for.


Are you ready? Then: Here we grow!

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study programmes

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Your Bachelor's degree programmes

Get to know our versatile Bachelor's degree programmes in the fields of business and society studies and find out more about our flexible Bachelor of Choice study model.

Your Bachelor's degree programmes
Masterstudierende an der UW/H im Stuhlkreis.

Your Master's degree programmes

A Master's degree programme at UW/H is the right choice for anyone who wants more from their studies and would like to secure the best career opportunities or pursue an academic career.

Your Master's degree programmes
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Your state examination programmes

If your dream job is to be a doctor or dentist, we will guide you from the first semester with a sound clinical-practical education up to the state examination (StEx).

Your state examination programmes
Four people in meditation
Three people at the microscope
Gasthörer:innen sitzen im Seminar an der UW/H.
Students in casual conversation on the seating area in the entrance area of the main building
Side view of the university orchestra
An excerpt from the UW/H summer party
Four people in meditation
Three people at the microscope
Gasthörer:innen sitzen im Seminar an der UW/H.
Students in casual conversation on the seating area in the entrance area of the main building
Side view of the university orchestra
An excerpt from the UW/H summer party

More than just a university.

Maximum freedom of choice in the Bachelor of Choice

You could hardly have more flexibility and freedom of choice in your studies: with the Bachelor of Choice study model, students enrol on one of six degree programmes. The highlight: they only have to decide after a joint orientation year.

Bachelor of Choice

Studying without an NC? It's possible!

Good news: Good news: At UW/H, A-level grades are not at the centre of the allocation of study places. This is because our degree programmes are 100% state-recognised - and still NC-free. Because with us you are human and not a numerus.

Study first, pay back later: Our ISA

The Income Share Agreement (ISA) makes it possible: you can study with us first and pay back the tuition fee later depending on your income. Because studying should have no financial limits.

Our ISA

Try new things and grow as a person - with the Stufu

The Studium fundamentale (Stufu) opens up space for all students to experiment, reflect and create. You can do something that prepares you specifically for your career, expands your profile or something that you simply enjoy.

Studium fundamentale

  • "I recommend the information services to all prospective students. Whether in the telephone student counselling service or at one of the free online information events - I was able to clarify my questions about studying and the application in a very uncomplicated way."

    Jana Wübbe

    Student Ethik und Organisation (M. A.)

  • "If you want to help others succeed, you first need competent help to get started. In Witten, I received the professional and emotional foundation for my appointment."

    Dr Thomas Bauer

    Graduate in Economics with PhD thesis at Witten/Herdecke University,
    Partner, McKinsey & Company

  • "Witten creates a space for freedom where you can try things out. You should seize the opportunity, because these experiences are what counts in today's appointments!"

    Dr Julia Köhn

    Graduate in economics with a PhD thesis at Witten/Herdecke University, future shaper and Managing Partner, Pielers GmbH

  • "Thanks to the UW/H, I am now able to discuss, negotiate and find solutions even in critical situations."

    Dr Tankred Stöbe

    Graduate in medicine (state examination), board member, Médecins Sans Frontières

  • "The training in Witten taught me not to let social responsibility end at the edge of my own plate, but to think and take responsibility for others."

    Dr Janosch Dahmen, Member of the Bundestag

    Graduate in medicine, member of the German Bundestag and health policy spokesperson for Bündnis 90/Die Grünen (Alliance 90/The Greens)

News at the UW/H

 
Close-up of a hand holding a stethoscope.
  • Health
  • Culture and life
June 2025

The German healthcare system is on the brink of collapse: what can be done?

In der Wittener Bürgeruni spricht Prof. Dr. Petra Thürmann, Vizepräsidentin für Forschung an der UW/H, über die Herausforderungen des deutschen Gesundheitssystems.

 
Symbolic image of a hospital
  • Research and knowledge
June 2025

New study by Witten/Herdecke University shows how hospitals are driving climate protection forward

The UW/H study provides a sound basis for anchoring climate protection strategically and with foresight in everyday clinical practice.

 
Portrait of Prof Dr Denefa Bostandzic
  • Management, Economics and Society
June 2025

Prof Dr Denefa Bostandzic elected to the Supervisory Board of NATIONAL-BANK AG

The professor at Witten/Herdecke University will contribute her expertise in corporate finance to the Supervisory Board.

Events

Thu 12.06. Symbolic image coronavirus
  • Research and knowledge
June 2025

Corona policy and democracy June 2025

The given lectures will discuss the impact of coronavirus policy on democracy.

Thu 12.06. Symbolbild Workshop
  • Info event
  • Culture and life
  • Witten and surrounding Area
June 2025

Goal-oriented moderation - organizing association meetings in a relaxed and efficient manner

Interactive workshop for volunteer citizens and students

Thu 12.06. Auf zwei Händen eines Menschen stehen zwei Pfoten eines Hundes.
  • Health
  • Study
June 2025

Lecture series Human-Animal Relationship SoSe 2025

The lecture series focuses on the interaction between humans and animals.

Your degree programmes