Heidelberger University of Jewish Studies

The Heidelberg University of Jewish Studies (HfJS), founded in 1979, supported by the Central Council of Jews in Germany and financed by the federal and state governments, is a small, state-recognized university with a large programme: with ten professorships, it offers, among other things In cooperation with the University of Heidelberg, it offers a range of Bachelor's and Master's degree courses in the field of Jewish Studies, an independent discipline with a cultural studies focus in the field of humanities and social sciences: whether the B.A. Jewish Studies, the M.A. Middle Eastern Studies or the Heidelberg Medieval Master - nowhere else in Europe can Jewish Studies be studied in comparable breadth. The aim of the university is to inspire students of all denominations for the diversity of Jewish life and to train them for tasks in research, education, cultural mediation and other professional fields.