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To switch to green energy, we need new solutions for the storage of renewable energy in the form of batteries or other chemical energy carriers such as hydrogen, and to maintain our standard of living, we need environmentally friendly and efficient packaging and building materials, fertilisers, and medicines, etc. Chemistry as the science of substances and substance transformation is tailor-made to find highly innovative solutions in this regrd. Based on a broad chemical background knowledge, the bachelor's degree programme in "Sustainable Chemistry & Energy" teaches approaches to solutions for a sustainable and innovative future. These includes renewable chemical energy storage, the conversion of classic large-scale processes to "green" CO₂ -neutral alternatives, the recycling of raw materials, and many other exciting topics.

The digital revolution is challenging both our society and economy. New opportunities and risks are emerging. They are changing the business processes of small and medium-sized enterprises as well as those of large corporations. Business processes and structures are being put to the test, while personnel management and corporate culture are changing. Completely new products and services are emerging and changing our lifestyles. The new bachelor's programme in Business Informatics at the University of Bayreuth will prepare you to help shape and reflect on this digital transition at the interface of business and computer science. Moreover, the interdisciplinary basic studies offer you the chance to develop your own individual profile in business informatics. Whether you wish to found a start-up, plan a career in a company, gain a master's degree, or go into research, everything is possible!

The Master "African Studies: Critical Perspectives on Society, Politics, Culture (M.A.)"  offers students a uniquely interdisciplinary social sciences approach to the study of Africa. The programme critically engages the social, political and cultural dynamics shaping the region, its history and its entanglements in a globalized world. 

Supplying our society with sustainable, non-climate-damaging energy is one of the great challenges of the 21st century. Today we assume that by 2030, global demand for batteries for electric vehicles, stationary storage, and consumer electronics will increase at least 14-fold. This enormous demand is leading to a massive expansion of production capacities throughout Europe and urgently requires highly qualified professionals who have the necessary battery know-how along the entire value chain. The engineering-oriented Bayreuth master's programme "Battery Technology" addresses the central issues of energy storage in an interdisciplinary way, and is training top professionals in the field of battery technology.

Access to sustainable and renewable energy represents one of the great challenges in the 21st century. Therefore, electrochemical energy storage, in particular batteries, will be an essential tool for the future. The English-taught Master's degree programme "Battery Materials and Technology" will prepare its students for these future challenges. It addresses central issues of energy storage in an interdisciplinary manner, and focusses questions like efficiency and safety of new battery materials within a scientific orientation.

During the last two decades it has been proven that environmental and climate changes are related to substantial physical and mental hazards of humans. There is an increase in infectious diseases, in cardiovascular diseases, in allergies as well as a rising incidence in tumor diseases. For an appropriate management of climate-, environment and health-associated difficulties in near future, an emphasis must be given in the understanding of the correlation between environment, climate change and health from a scientific and educational point of view.  

The study programme "Electrical Engineering & Information Systems Engineering" offers a unique mixture of information technology and its applications in engineering, and is thus the perfect programme to cross the border between computer science and electrical engineering. Current engineering tasks are increasingly being shaped by information technology, and the degree programme provides coordinated expertise from both worlds.

The "Professional Education with Emphasis on Electrical Engineering" (Master of Education) degree programme lays the scientific and didactic foundations for your future teaching career. In order to prepare you for professional life in the best possible way, the degree programme is made up of a broad spectrum of different subject areas. All this in light of the constant demand for well-trained teachers, especially in the field of engineering sciences.

Are you interested in learning about contemporary religion from a global perspective? Are you looking for a programme that will help you to understand important issues concerning our shared futures? Our Master's programme in Religion and Global Futures equips you with the skills to engage with these matters in an international and supportive learning environment. 

Current environmental and climate changes pose a significant threat to our health and well-being. These impacts of climate- and environment-associated changes must be considered across all relevant sectors, such as health, transport, agriculture or energy. Joint transdisciplinary action is needed. The part-time master’s programme Environment, Climate and Health will put you in a position to shape, lead and develop the solutions that are needed to create and follow pathways of transformation.

*Note: Applicants who have a Bachelor's degree with 180 ECTS must complete a concept paper (approx. 20-30 pages) in order to be admitted to the program. This must be applied for with the binding registration for the study program. Alternatively, this can be substituted if the required 24 months of work experience in a field of activity with leadership experience and relation to Planetary Health is proven.

The aim of AfriZert is to enable participating students to perceive and get to know the African continent in all its diversity: as a multifaceted space of discourse, as a home to a wide variety of living and working environments, and in the context of global political, social and economic interdependencies.

The new International Legal Studies supplementary course of study for law students at the University of Bayreuth offers the unique opportunity to acquire a comprehensive and practice-oriented insight into international law.
 
Students are introduced to the world of international law, and encounter other countries and their legal systems. In addition, foreign language skills are strengthened, and expertise in the areas of comparative law, business and corporate law, and African perspectives and law is expanded. Legal knowledge and the ability to work with foreign languages are increasingly important criteria in the globalised world, and thereby also in the labour market.
 
According to § 37 of the Working and Examination Regulations for Lawyers (JAPO), students are granted an "exemption extension" after successful completion of the supplementary programme.