MyGermanUniversity

MyGermanUniversity is a German education-technology and study-abroad services company operating one of the country's largest databases of degree programs. Its platform lets prospective international students search and filter thousands of Bachelor's and Master's programs offered by German universities, compare universities and cities, and find programs with no tuition fees. According to its own homepage, the database covers 24,030 degree programs across 537 universities in 334 cities, with 83% of listed programs carrying no tuition fees. Users can browse by field of study, by city (Berlin, Munich, Hamburg, Heidelberg, Frankfurt, Cologne, Düsseldorf, Stuttgart, Dresden, Karlsruhe, Aachen and more), and by institution, from large research universities such as Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin and Technische Universität München to applied-sciences institutions and business schools. Beyond the search database, MyGermanUniversity positions itself as a full guidance service for the "Study in Germany" journey. Its team is deliberately international and is described as having experience studying abroad and consulting for organizations such as the DAAD, German embassies and the Goethe-Institut. The company also runs a B2B side: it markets German higher-education institutions to prospective students, offering strategic program marketing, access to target regions in Germany, Europe and worldwide, better-matched applicants, reduced counselling workload on topics such as scholarships, uni-assist, Hochschulstart and visas, and webinars in which universities can present their programs. The company behind the platform is MyGU GmbH, founded in 2019 and based in Hamburg. It grew out of an EXIST start-up grant from the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWi) for "MyGermanUniversity" at Freie Universität Berlin in 2018/19, followed by InnoRampUP funding from IFB Innovationsstarter GmbH Hamburg in 2020/21 and funding under the Innovationsprogramm für Geschäftsmodelle und Pionierlösungen (IGP) from the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy in 2021–23. It was founded by two former DAAD office directors: Tobias Bargmann, who until 2016 headed the DAAD Information Centre in Italy, and Stephan Paulini, who until 2017 headed the DAAD Information Centre in Peru. MyGermanUniversity therefore sits at the intersection of study-abroad services, higher-education marketing and education technology. It serves two audiences: international students seeking free, structured information about studying in Germany, and German universities seeking qualified international applicants. Its stated vision is to guide international students through their "Study in Germany" journey.

MyGermanUniversity emerged from an EXIST start-up grant awarded by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWi) for the project "MyGermanUniversity" at Freie Universität Berlin in 2018/19. The company itself, MyGU GmbH, was founded in 2019 and is based in Hamburg. It was established by two former DAAD office directors: Tobias Bargmann, who until 2016 led the DAAD Information Centre in Italy, and Stephan Paulini, who until 2017 led the DAAD Information Centre in Peru. Their experience running DAAD information centres abroad shaped the platform's focus on advising international students about studying in Germany. In 2020/21 the company received InnoRampUP funding from IFB Innovationsstarter GmbH Hamburg, and from 2021 to 2023 it was funded under the Innovationsprogramm für Geschäftsmodelle und Pionierlösungen (IGP) of the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy. These public innovation grants supported the development of the platform and its business model. The core product is a searchable database of German degree programs. By the time of the evidence, the platform listed 24,030 degree programs at 537 universities in 334 cities, with 83% of programs offered without tuition fees. Users can browse by field of study (Arts & Design; Business, Economics & Law; Engineering; Humanities; and others), by city, and by university, with dedicated pages for major study destinations such as Berlin, Munich, Hamburg, Heidelberg, Frankfurt am Main, Cologne, Düsseldorf, Stuttgart, Dresden, Karlsruhe and Aachen. The database includes both large research universities and applied-sciences institutions and business schools. Alongside the student-facing database, MyGermanUniversity built a B2B offering for German higher-education institutions. Under the banner of strategic program marketing, it helps universities recruit better-matched international students, reach target regions within Germany, Europe and worldwide, reduce counselling workload on topics such as scholarships, uni-assist, Hochschulstart and visas, and present programs in webinars. The company describes itself as "Germany's largest study program database" and as a multiple-award-winning company. Its team is presented as international, professional and passionate, with members who have studied abroad and gained consulting experience for the DAAD, a German embassy or the Goethe-Institut. The stated vision is to guide international students through their "Study in Germany" journey.

• 2021

  Funding under the Innovationsprogramm für Geschäftsmodelle und Pionierlösungen (IGP) from the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (2021–23).

• 2020

  InnoRampUP funding from IFB Innovationsstarter GmbH Hamburg (2020/21).

• 2019

  MyGU GmbH founded; company based in Hamburg.

• 2018

  EXIST start-up grant from the BMWi for "MyGermanUniversity" at Freie Universität Berlin (2018/19).

Germany's largest study program database and a full-service guide for international students, combined with strategic marketing solutions for German universities.

• Study program database

  Searchable database of 24,030 Bachelor's and Master's programs at 537 German universities in 334 cities, with 83% of programs tuition-free.

• University and city directories

  Dedicated pages for universities and study destinations such as Berlin, Munich, Hamburg, Heidelberg, Frankfurt, Cologne, Düsseldorf, Stuttgart, Dresden, Karlsruhe and Aachen.

• University marketing services

  B2B strategic program marketing for German universities, including targeting regions, better-matched applicants, reduced counselling workload and webinars.

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