Campus university means nothing other than that all of the university's facilities are united on one large site, the campus. Our campus is divided into a university area with teaching buildings, the Audimax, canteen, most of the university's departments and research facilities, and a peripheral area with research and administrative buildings for industry and other institutions, such as the Fraunhofer Centre. The advantages of a campus university are therefore obvious: the distances are short and everything is within easy walking distance, in contrast to other universities where the buildings are spread all over the city and it can take 30 minutes to get from one lecture to another. In addition, all the students are together in one place, so you can socialise quickly. Our faculty (Building 46) is particularly central. Whether to the large lecture halls, the canteen, the Audimax, the library, the computer centre (large PC pool and printer output), the sports hall or various bus stops, everything can be reached on foot in a maximum of 5 minutes. In addition, our campus is located directly next to the Palatinate Forest and the many "green" areas on the grounds invite you to relax and linger outside the buildings, especially in summer.

As there are no representative surveys, we can only share our subjective experiences here, but they are (almost) all positive. We have a very pleasant study environment, you know a lot of people (even across disciplines). The study conditions are ideal, we hardly ever experience overcrowded lecture theatres and there is also a lot on offer in terms of subjects. There is a very good student-to-staff ratio here and, in keeping with our motto "open-door university", contact persons are always easy to reach. The cafeteria food is usually delicious, including vegetarian and vegan options. The university sports centre offers a very wide range of free activities so that you can train your body and not just your mind. There are halls of residence in the immediate vicinity of the university as well as in the old town with good bus connections. Most places in the city can also be easily reached by bike and bikes can be borrowed free of charge with the semester ticket. The city centre offers a wide range of options for night owls, from typical beer pubs to karaoke bars and cocktail bars.

The catering here is very good. Our canteen serves pretty good food and the waiting times are short. During the lecture period, five different dishes are offered at lunchtime, including vegetarian and vegan food. In addition to the classic menu, where there is always a choice of soup and salad, and meals in the cosy atrium, there is a daily choice between grilled dishes, a buffet or the healthy "Feel Good" offer, each with an accompanying fresh salad buffet. The daily changing dessert menu is also tempting and there is an extra helping if you are really hungry. The atrium also serves fresh rolls, snacks and drinks such as coffee, hot chocolate and juices throughout the day. Another hot dish is also served here in the evening. So your physical well-being is well catered for.

Well, that depends on your preferences and interests. What's difficult is what you can't do, and what's easy is what you're passionate about. Let's try to be as objective as possible: We consider our physics degree programme to be quite demanding. If you intend to study on the side, you will find it difficult to keep up. In the first courses (especially the first and second semesters), you already attend maths lectures at a high level alongside physics. However, if you approach the programme with interest and a little hard work, the study programme is easy to master. The degree is not given to you for free, but hard work is rewarded, as the predominantly very good final grades show.

Very good overall. Everyone here is very interested in the learning success of us students. If you have a problem, you can always ask professors personally (without an appointment as at other universities) or staff members. The secretaries are also always ready to help and are usually very patient with you. If you have a problem, it's not unusual for us to find a solution in the student council with the support of higher semester students.

The advantages of our university clearly lie in its size and technical orientation. As the RPTU in Kaiserslautern ranks in the lower third of German universities in terms of size, individual student support and sufficient peripheral facilities (books in the library, PC workstations, a seat in the lecture theatre, etc.) are guaranteed. In addition, the queues at the canteen are shorter. Due to the purely technical orientation, there is a great deal of co-operation between the departments, which keeps bureaucracy to a minimum. Another plus point for Kaiserslautern is the amount of third-party funding that is acquired (approx. €5-6 million per year). In the Department of Physics in particular, all working groups are equipped with the latest technology and the PC pool is also well-equipped and modern. Furthermore, due to the young age of the university (founded in 1970/71), all buildings are in good condition and there is a modern and young atmosphere on the entire campus. Only lovers of historic buildings will not get their money's worth here. One disadvantage is the remote location from the centre of Kaiserslautern. Unfortunately, you can't just walk into the city centre. However, there is a good bus and train network and our students can use public bicycles free of charge. The nightlife offers choice and a certain variety, but lags somewhat behind in comparison to pure student cities. In conclusion, we can probably say that Kaiserslautern is ideal in terms of study-related things and only leaves a little to be desired when it comes to organising leisure time

At the beginning of the semester, the Physics student council offers two weeks of introductory events to accompany the recommended pre-semester maths course, so that most students are already on site together and can get to know each other more easily. There will be a guided tour of the campus, information lectures, games evenings and a pub crawl through the old town. At the beginning of the winter semester, there is also a very popular three-day get-to-know-you event with a social programme in a hostel in the surrounding area. There we give you the most important information about university life (where to go if you have problems, study organisation, timetable, minor subjects, etc.) and you can get to know your future fellow students outside of lectures. Some of the professors and other students also come round one evening. At the beginning of the summer semester, we replace the stay in the hostel with a cosy barbecue evening at the university. In addition to the excellent mentoring relationship between professors and students, we have various voluntary mentoring programmes in which you can either be supervised in small groups by a lecturer or have an older student at your side as an advisor and contact person. Of course, you can also contact the professors directly and/or drop by our student council.

Yes, we offer an interdisciplinary degree programme in Biophysics in cooperation with the Departments of Biology and Chemistry on the one hand, and the TechnoPhysics degree programme in cooperation with the Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering on the other. Here you can find out more about the Biophysics and TechnoPhysics programmes.

With us, you can choose your minor in physics from the range of subjects offered by the university. Typical subjects are, for example, biology, chemistry, electrical engineering, computer science or mechanical engineering, but subjects such as philosophy or economics are also possible. What is recommended always depends on your personal inclination and aptitude, so it is best to clarify this in a discussion with the student advisory service or with us in the student council.

It is not a problem to listen to several things at the same time for a few weeks and only then decide, even if you have to specify a particular minor subject when you enrol for administrative reasons. You can change your minor subject during your studies as long as you have not yet taken an exam in the minor subject. When registering for the Bachelor's examination, the current minor subject must be noted on the master data sheet.

The housing situation here is very good. Prices average €8.28 basic rent per square metre, which is very affordable compared to other university cities. The average rent for rooms is between €190 and €275 and for flats between €200 and €350 warm. If you apply in good time, you can often get a place in a hall of residence, but there is also plenty of private accommodation available at the above prices. Just have a look at the notice board in the canteen and ask the Studierendenwerk.