Education, Science & Research

The University of Freiburg is one of Germany’s renowned universities and is also internationally known. It offers many different study programmes with a wide range of subjects.

Die Katholische Hochschule Freiburg ist die größte Hochschule des Sozial- und Gesundheitswesens in Baden-Württemberg. Sie bietet Studiengänge in Soziales, Gesundheit, Management und Pastoral ist eine von sieben katholischen Hochschulen in Deutschland.

Die Evangelische Hochschule Freiburg bietet Studiengänge in Sozialer Arbeit, Religionspädagogik und Pädagogik der Kindheit. Zudem bietet sie Weiterbildungen zu Sozialmanagement und Supervision an.

Die Hochschule für Musik Freiburg ist eine vom Land Baden-Württemberg getragene Hochschule zur wissenschaftlichen Forschung und künstlerischen und pädagogischen Ausbildung im Bereich Musik. Sie ist eine der renommiertesten Hochschulen für Musik in Deutschland.

Die Pädagogische Hochschule Freiburg gliedert sich in die Fakultäten Bildungswissenschaften, Kultur- und Sozialwissenschaften sowie Mathematik, Naturwissenschaften und Technik. 
Sie ist eine von sechs Pädagogischen Hochschulen in Baden-Württemberg. 

DIA is one of the largest cross-regional further education institutes of the real estate and finance industries. It is based in Freiburg and offers part-time courses.

The Internationale Studien- und Berufsakademie focuses on training- and profession-integrating study programmes specially tailored to the needs of workers.

VWA Freiburg is an education provider whose services include part-time courses and seminars for commercial enterprises and the public administration.

The Fraunhofer Institute for Physical Measurement Techniques (IPM) develops customised measurement techniques and systems for the industry. Many years of experience with optical technologies form the basis for high-tech solutions in production control, object and shape recording, gas and process technology as well as in the field of thermal energy converters.

The Fraunhofer Institute for High-Speed Dynamics, Ernst-Mach-Institut (EMI), analyses the physics of fast-moving processes. The EMI deals with crash, impact and shock wave phenomena in experiment and simulation on a cross-domain and material basis. For society, this results in optimised systems in the areas of defence, safety and resilience, automotive, space travel, aviation and sustainability.

The Fraunhofer Institute for Mechanics of Materials (IWM) is a research and development partner for industry and for public clients.

High-frequency circuits for communication technology, energy-efficient voltage converter modules for electromobility, laser systems for spectroscopic sensors, innovative hardware for quantum computers as well as quantum sensors based on Diamant – this is just a selection of developments with which Fraunhofer IAF advances the research and development of innovative semiconductor technologies. 
Based on III/V semiconductors, the institute develops electronic and optoelectronic construction elements for a large number of applications. As one of the leading research institutions worldwide in this area, it covers the entire value chain: its core areas of expertise range from material research to design, technology and circuits as well as modules and systems.

The Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems (ISE) creates technical conditions for an environmentally friendly energy supply.

The Max Planck Institute of Immunobiology and Epigenetics is an interdisciplinary research institution in the field of immunobiology and epigenetics.

The Max Planck Institute for the Study of Crime, Security and Law (MPI-CSL) is divided into the three departments of Criminology, Public Law and Penal Law. Academics from around the world research – empirically and theoretically – topics related to penal law theory, constitutional law, security and criminology. The research is interdisciplinary and internationally orientated.