Faculty of Humanities Georg-August-Universität Göttingen

Philosophische Fakultät (Georg-August-Universität Göttingen)

Georg-August-Universität Göttingen

The Faculty of Humanities combines the humanities and cultural studies at the University of Göttingen. Here, “culture” is understood to be the sum of all things and conceptions that humankind has gained in the course of its history and used to find its own significance – language, pictures, sounds, social rules, religions, aesthetics, contemplation of its own existence – as well as transcending boundaries through science and discovery of the world.

It is the largest Faculty in Göttingen with 90 professors, over 4000 students and more than 40 subjects with over 300 possible combinations. It regularly obtains top places in rankings across Germany and internationally.

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The Faculty of Humanities combines the humanities and cultural studies at the University of Göttingen. Here, “culture” is understood to be the sum of all things and conceptions that humankind has gained in the course of its history and used to find its own significance – language, pictures, sounds, social rules, religions, aesthetics, contemplation of its own existence – but also transcending boundaries through science and discovery of the world. It is the largest Faculty in Göttingen, with 90 professors, over 4000 students and more than 40 subjects with over 300 possible combinations. It regularly obtains top places in rankings both in Germany and internationally. The excellent research achievements of its members make important contributions to current social debates such as those concerning migration, religion or the coexistence of cultures. The 28 seminar courses and institutes and 9 science conferences analyse questions related to the history of humanity, culture and religion, as well as of numerous European and non-European cultures, languages and literatures. The variety of disciplines and topics represented makes it possible to cover a wide spectrum of the testimonies and processes of human culture in its historical depth and global range. The Faculty enjoys an international atmosphere, thanks to its over 500 international students, doctoral candidates and visiting scientists, its broad range of European and non-European philology studies, as well as the great amount of international cooperation in teaching and research.