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Education for everyone: Visiting studies at the University of Marburg start!
Citizens can attend courses as guest auditors at the University of Marburg from the winter semester 2025/26. Registration from October 1st.
Education for everyone: Visiting studies at the University of Marburg start!
In the winter semester of 2025/26, the Philipps University of Marburg will once again open its doors to citizens who would like to attend courses as guest students. This offer is particularly popular with seniors. How uni-marburg.de reports, those interested can take advantage of a varied program this season.
The information event, which offers interested participants a first insight into the guest auditor studies, will take place on Friday, September 26, 2025, from 9:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. in the seminar building, Pilgrimstein 12. It is explained here that no formal entry requirements are required, so that even citizens without a high school diploma can take part in the courses. For a fee of 100 euros per semester, participants can access a wide range of courses.
Diverse teaching offerings
The offer includes, among other things, the lecture “Fundamentals of Social Anthropology – Human Ways of Life and Culture” in the Department of Social Sciences and Philosophy. In addition, exclusive events such as the “Philosophical Study Group” and the seminar “Fundamentals of digitally supported learning in guest and senior studies” are planned specifically for guest students.
Together with the Marburger Seniors' College e.V., special lectures are offered for seniors that specifically address the interests of this target group. For the summer semester of 2025, for example, the lecture “Social and Population Geography” was already planned in the Geography department, which underlines the broad spectrum of offerings. This information comes from an early report das-marburger.de.
Registration and advice
Registration for guest and senior studies takes place from October 1st to 31st, 2025. To help interested participants with questions, the university offers personal advice and office hours. These take place on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. in the “Stud-i-point”, Foyer, Biegenstraße 10, 35037 Marburg. A complete study program is published on the Philipps University Marburg website: www.uni-marburg.de/gaststudium.
The guest student program attracts around 400 participants every semester who sit in the courses together with regular students. This promotes exchange and networking across generations, which makes the concept particularly attractive. According to market analyses, such as those carried out by, among others uni-mannheim.de are confirmed, the guest student program also serves as a valuable orientation aid for those who are considering taking up a regular course of study.
The guest auditor course not only offers an opportunity for academic further training, but also opens up new fields of activity for people of advanced age who would like to explore new paths after a professional or family commitment.