Trier University (TU)

With its 11,100 students Trier University embraces contrast: young, yet true to tradition; internationally oriented and regionally rooted; on the geographic edge of Germany, but in the heart of Europe. The university’s award-winning green campus . The university’s award-winning green campus comes with gorgeous views onto the city and its surrounding nature. With its modern architecture and unique atmosphere it is said to be one of Germany's most beautiful campuses. As a member of the University of the Greater Region Trier University provides students and staff the opportunity to study and do research in Metz, Nancy, Luxemburg, Liège, Kaiserslautern and Saarbrücken at the same time. we create innovation. We confidently strive for further development and are motivated to actively help shape the future. With our research, we generate knowledge and develop practical solutions for regional and global challenges in a complex world. We take responsibility by using our technical expertise to make a significant contribution to nature and society and to a sustainable future. Our research succeeds through a goal-oriented approach, the courage to reflect critically and the pursuit of excellence. Our university is a place where ideas are given room to develop and a constructive culture of error is cultivated. Our unique disciplinary diversity and the combination of different specialist perspectives encourage the development of innovative research approaches and broaden our view beyond our own discipline. ... we share knowledge. We share our expertise and findings with each other and with society. Teaching is just as important to us as research and both are closely interlinked. We qualify and support the specialists, managers and teachers of tomorrow and are aware of this special responsibility. We achieve good teaching through varied learning opportunities and the special proximity between students and teaching staff. Academics at all stages of their careers receive valuable impetus for their development from a culture of exchange. We shape social discourse in the city, the region and beyond through committed outreach and academic communication. We encourage each other to promote the values of an open democratic society with a diversity of ideas. Our practical collaborations and dialog with citizens offer us new perspectives. We support science transfer and start-ups in order to make our knowledge fruitful for society. ... we bridge borders. We want to build bridges - between societies, spaces, times and our academic disciplines. Firmly rooted in the region, we look far beyond national borders. International cooperation and the promotion of stays abroad are essential to us. At the same time, we also advocate open dialog and foster a welcoming culture. Our unique location in the Greater Region and our proximity to Belgium, France and Luxembourg gives us a key position. This enables us to work closely together in research and teaching and to benefit from each other. We also learn, teach and research in awareness of our cultural heritage in the city and region. We are convinced that bridging disciplinary boundaries opens up new perspectives on complex problems. International networking and interdisciplinary research are our strengths. ... we are a university together. Our informal campus culture is characterized by respectful and friendly interaction. Collegiality, tolerance and fairness are our central guidelines. We see our university as a place where everyone is given the opportunity and freedom to develop their full potential. Through targeted support and services, we support each other to achieve our common goals. An inclusive and diverse academic community that values all members of the university equally is of particular concern to us. We embrace cultural and academic diversity and are committed to providing access to quality education for all. Our university is more than the sum of its parts. Together, we bear responsibility for its further development, its success and its impact in the region and beyond. ...view more