Residents Study in Hamburg

Hamburg is a great city for higher education. See this quick guide to Hamburg's universities, entry requirements, visas and funding.

Academic Libraries

Frank Eberhard / GIGA Hamburg

GIGA Institute is home to the largest non-university information centre for area studies and comparative area studies in Germany.

ZBW

Leibniz Information Centre for Economics is the world's largest infrastructure for economic literature – online as well as offline.

Paula Markert / HAW

The five libraries of HAW University offer access to more than 200,000 print and electronic media to anyone who wishes to make use of them.

Sonja Mueck / HCU

HafenCity University was established in 2006. The modern library focuses on topics concerning the urban environment.

HFBK Hamburg / Klaus Frahm

The HfbK focuses mainly on art and art theory of the last two centuries. The collection is open to the public.

TUHH / Geringer

The library at the Hamburg University of Technology offers information on the current status of science and technology.

UHH / Sukhina

Founded in 1479 and located directly on campus, Hamburg State and University Library is the largest academic library in the region.

Antje Frohmueller / Buecherhallen

Hamburg has 260 public libraries that range greatly in size and focus. Become a member and find a library near you.