Study and research

What's required to study or do research in Munich? Infos on recognition of qualifications, academic and student life, research options and contacts.

Services for students and researchers

Zwei Studierende sitzen am Bildschirm und am Mikroskop

Helpful touchpoints

Below you will find some contact points and information for international students. This is followed by a list of all important universities and academies in Munich.

Foto: Michael Nagy

Student visas and residence

How to enter as a student, change from an au pair to student, change your major...

AMIGA

Career center for internationals

Anerkennungsberatung

Foreign qualifications service unit

The Support Service team helps foreign professionals to obtain recognition an proof of skills...

Counseling team

Specific resources

State universities

Ludwig Maximilian's University ranks among Europe's top academic institutions.

The Technical University Munich regularly ranks among Europe's best universities.

State universities of applied sciences, art and music colleges

Neo-renaissance building with new annex for 700 students (page in German)

HFF Munich, one of the most renowned film schools in German-speaking countries

One of the largest schools of Applied Sciences in Germany

University's English pages on study options, application process

School to prepare for a career in theatre and performing arts

Specialized state universities

UniBw M has excellent connections to national and international research networks and cooperates with many renowned industry partners. Doctorates can thus be earned in both basic research and in fields more closely related to industry

HfP offers studies in political science incl. law, economics, sociology, history

Private universities of applied sciences, art and music colleges

AMD - Academy of Fashion & Design Munich

Part of FOM of Applied Sciences, Germany's biggest private university

Established in 1973, EU Business School (EU) is an international, professionally accredited, high-ranking business school with campuses in Barcelona, Geneva and Munich, as well as a Digital Campus.

Munich campus of the state-approved, privately funded school of applied sciences

The Hochschule der Bayrischen Wirtschaft (HDBW) is a private, state-accredited University of Applied Sciences and Management.

The renowned business school expanded its Munich Campus

International School of Management - Munich Campus

Qualifying for Social, Education and Nursing Sector, funded by Catholic Church

Germany's leading private media university

BA and MA programs focus on multilingualism, economics or technical communication

Collège des Ingénieurs is to prepare young graduate engineers and scientists to tackle economic, entrepreneurial, and international challenges by means of its tailored MBA programme.

SAE Institute offers courses to take your career in the media to the next level.

iba’s study programmes are delivered jointly with approved companies/organisations that employ the students as trainees for the duration of their studies.

The College doesn’t just deal with students at degree level but also pre-degree and school going students can benefit from the unique educational model through shorter taster weekend courses and foundation programmes after they leave school but before they join University.

Deepen your rational capacities and develop your own personality through engaging with 2500 years of philosophy.

MDH offers five Bachelor's degree programs and two Master's degree programs, as well as a number of online courses.

At MIPLC you can study in-depth global legal perspectives on Intellectual Property Law, Data Economy Law, Digital Competition Law, Platform Economy Regulation, and AI Law and Policy.

The Munich Business School is a well-established institution offering various business degrees, starting out with a Bachelor, as well as a number of Master degrees.

Academic perspectives

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