A university with vision and responsibility

We see ourselves as a university where openness, initiative, interdisciplinary and unconventional thinking are desired and encouraged. As an open, democratic university, we create knowledge today for responsible action tomorrow. Our aim is to develop, review and implement ideas - even if they are not yet mainstream. We see ourselves as a source of inspiration. The challenges of sustainable development are at the heart of everything we do. In research, teaching and transfer, we look to the future: we stand for a socially just, ecologically and economically sustainable future.

More than 300 professorships are organized in eleven Faculties - the growing university is currently establishing numerous additional professorships, not least for the Kassel Institute for Sustainability. In this new scientific center, students and researchers are working on the sustainability goals of the United Nations. Around a dozen new degree programmes have recently been created in this area of sustainable transformations. Materials of the future are another focus of research and teaching. Around a fifth of all enrolled students are studying to become teachers.

The diversity of our courses is also reflected in the composition of our students. They come from different countries, families and educational backgrounds; we offer them support and personal freedom.

We are aware of the international relevance of our research, teaching and transfer. At the same time, we do not forget where we come from: We see ourselves as a driving force in the North Hesse region and have an impact on the city of Kassel and the surrounding area. Knowledge transfer, spin-offs, but also cultural initiatives and urban development contributions are all part of our mission. Not least thanks to our university, the documenta and world heritage city of Kassel has developed into an up-and-coming and optimistic city in the heart of Germany.