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Here we grow.Growing together: professionally & personally

Come to Witten/Herdecke University if you are looking for a degree programme that offers personal support, plenty of practical experience, and maximum freedom – with excellent career opportunities and affordable for everyone.

Small groups, individual support and the opportunity to work flexibly and interdisciplinarily make the Witten/Herdecke University 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 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!

Discover our
study programmes

Eine Gruppe Studierender steht am Flipchart und diskutiert über ein Thema.

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

What does Witten/Herdecke University stand for?

For a degree programme that combines expertise, practical experience and personal development. For a campus life that emphasises community and commitment. For forward-looking research that opens up new perspectives and develops sustainable solutions for social challenges. And for a place where innovation, interdisciplinarity and personal support are a matter of course. Here we grow!

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 in the 
Bachelor of Choice

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

Bachelor of Choice

Studying without an NC? It's possible!

Our degree programs are 100% state-recognized – yet we still focus on personality and motivation. At Witten/Herdecke University, high school grades are not decisive when it comes to allocating places. Find out all about the advantages of studying privately!

Study first, pay later: our financing offer

The Income Share Agreement (ISA) makes it possible: you can study with us first and pay the tuition fee later depending on your income. Because studying should be possible for everyone – without financial barriers.

Our ISA

Try new things - with theStudium fundamentale

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

 
You see a close-up of a person holding their hand on their chest to feel their breathing.
  • Research and knowledge
  • Health
December 2025

Spirituality is also physical: New study shows close connection between body awareness and spiritual experience

Researchers at Witten/Herdecke University show that people who are able to consciously feel their body's signals exhibit a higher degree of spirituality.

 
Drone image of the main campus
  • Sustainability
  • University
December 2025

Witten/Herdecke University makes its main campus climate-neutral at the end of the year

UW/H has thus reached an important milestone in its sustainability strategy and is assuming responsibility for future generations.

 
Many people sit at tables in a room, look ahead and listen.
  • Research and knowledge
  • Health
December 2025

MEISINGER Bone Management Symposium focusses on complications in oral implantology

The speakers will present practical aspects of the topic at the conference at Witten/Herdecke University.

Events

Thu 18.12. Image of Chrsitmas Caroling of the recent year
    December 2025

    KULTURZEIT: Christmas caroling

    UW/H Christmas caroling in the great hall

    Thu 18.12. Auf zwei Händen eines Menschen stehen zwei Pfoten eines Hundes.
    • Health
    • Study
    December 2025

    Lecture series: Human-animal relationship #govegan 18.12.25

    An interim reflection on the event series

    Sun 21.12. Bird's eye view of the university choir and orchestra
    • Study
    December 2025

    Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy - Paulus Oratorio op. 36 - December 2025

    Concert by choir and orchestra conducted by university music director Ingo Ernst Reihl.

    Your degree programmes