So many 'freshers' have started their studies in Thuringia - Thuringia’s universities see record growth and international diversity in new enrollments
Thuringia's universities have welcomed a total of 7,039 new students for the winter semester, with varying trends across institutions. IU International University of Applied Sciences, the largest in Thuringia with over 100,000 students nationwide, enrolled 4,981 first-year students this semester. Meanwhile, Erfurt University of Applied Sciences saw a 15% jump, enrolling 1,389 news students. Ernst Abbe University of Applied Sciences Jena recorded a significant rise with 950 first-year students, a 20% increase. University of Erfurt saw nearly stable figures with 1,046 freshmen starting their degrees, an increase of 94 compared to the previous year. Friedrich Schiller University Jena enrolled 2,200 first-year students, slightly fewer than last year's 2,305.
Ilmenau Technical University stands out for its exceptionally high proportion of international students, with over 60% of new enrollments holding foreign citizenship. Franz Liszt School of Music Weimar has roughly half of its 171 new students coming from abroad. Bauhaus-Universität Weimar reported that 29% of its 851 first-years are international.
Nordhausen University of Applied Sciences saw the most dramatic growth with 671 new enrollments, more than doubling last year's figure. The university in Thuringia with the highest number of foreign first-year students in the winter semester 2022/23 is not explicitly stated in the search results.
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