Business Start-up

Goethe University and the Institute for Computer Science support students, academic staff, and alumni who wish to start their own business.

Interested parties have several points of contact:

• Goethe Unibator
• Career Services (In German)
• EXIST (In German)

Academic Studies

The computer science degree programs offer exciting insights into methods and technologies that affect our lives significantly. You get a little taste.... here (In German) and here (In German).

Having many friends on Facebook, followers on Twitter, reaching Level 85 in WoW, or living for and in front of the computer does not make a good computer scientist. Rather, being able to think logically and abstractly, having a passion for mathematics, being self-initiative and creative are important prerequisites for successful academic studies. As the Dutch computer scientist Edsger Dijkstra already put it: "Computer science is just as little about computers as astronomy is about telescopes."

You can find on the webpages of the particular study programs more information about the prerequisites you need to fulfill, what we offer you through the degree program, which professional fields we prepare you for, and how you can apply for the degree course.

Student Advising

Have questions? Consult the list of frequently asked questions (FAQ)

Academic Advising

• Academic advisors from the group of computer science professors:

Prof. Dr. Georg Schnitger (Robert-Mayer-Strasse 11-15, Room 302, 3rd floor, Tel 069-798-28326)
Office hours by appointment

• Academic advisors from the computer science research staff:

Dipl.-Inform. Andreas Beckmann (Robert-Mayer-Strasse 11-15, Room 312, 3rd floor, Tel 069-798-28823)
Office hours by appointment
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Dipl.-Inf. Andrei Negoescu (Robert-Mayer-Strasse 11-15, Room 311, 3rd floor, Tel 069-798-28810)
Office hours by appointment

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• Academic advisors from the group of computer science Lehramt:

Dr. Jürgen Poloczek (Robert-Mayer-Straße 10, Zimmer 304, 3.Stock, Tel 069-798-28241)
Sprechzeit nach Vereinbarung
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• Academic advisors from the group of computer science Bioinformatics:

Prof. Dr. Ina Koch (Robert-Mayer-Straße 11-15, Zimmer 17, Erdgeschoss, Tel 069-798-24652)
Sprechzeit nach Vereinbarung
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Other useful information

• study advice, appointments, registration, change of major, etc.: Zentrale Studienberatung der UNI

International

Unique opportunities to go abroad are available during your studies for which a variety of funding options are open. Don’t miss out on these options! See, for example, the following testimonial (In German).


Contact Person

• ERASMUS Coordinator: Prof. Ulrich Meyer (Tel 069/798-28433 or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. ). You can find information about the partner universities here.

• International Programme Coordinator of the Department, Dr. Lars Niehaus (Tel. 069/798-23720 or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. ).

More information

• Information brochure (In German) on the international study of the "Study Abroad Team".

• The International Office will be happy to help in the application process.

• The DAAD exchange program PROMOS promotes the international mobility of German and German equivalent students with scholarships for study-related short-term stays (up to six months).

• The DAAD Scholarship Database and the European Scholarship Portal provide additional information.