Career
Career opportunities in Hamburg
Hamburg has been an important financial, information, media and industry centre in Germany. Local economy is supported by highly specialized industries, like medical technology and biotechnology and is one of the world centres for aircraft construction. Over 120,000 enterprises from around the world have settled in Hamburg.
One of the world’s oldest bank, Berenberg Bank has its headquarters in Hamburg. Other companies with local offices include: M.M.Warburg & CO, HSH Nordbank. Airbus, Blohm+Voss, CaptainTravel GmbH, Warner Bros. Records Germany, Adobe Systems, Google, Air Hamburg, Otto, Praktiker, Signal Iduna, Steinway &Sons, Tchibo, Tom Tailor.
Students have plenty of internship opportunities to choose from, in various industries, as universities are constantly focusing to combine lessons with practical activities, these include collaborations with local companies.
Life
Hamburg city life
Hamburg has a thriving rich cultural heritage and a vibrant night life so anyone can find pleasant leisure activities.
An emblematic monument is the Speicherstadt (‘City of Warehouses’), which was declared a World Heritage Site by the UNESCO.
Many parks are distributed over the whole city, the biggest ones are the Stadtpark, the Ohlsdorf Cemetery and Planten un Blomen.
If you are interested in theatre, you can watch a play at the state-owned Deutsches Schauspielhaus, the Thalia Theatre, or the English Theatre of Hamburg.
Out of many museums and galleries, you can visit:
- The Kunsthalle Hamburg – contemporary art gallery (Galerie der Gegenwart)
- The Museum for Art and Industry (Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe)
- The Deichtorhallen/House of Photography
- The Internationales Maritimes Museum Hamburg
- Miniatur Wunderland –the world's largest model railway museum
Hamburg hosts several festivals and events, such as the Alster fair, the Hamburger DOM – Germany's biggest fun fair, or Hafengeburtstag – a funfair to honour the birthday of the port of Hamburg .
Hamburg is Northern Germany's shopping metropolis, so you can satisfy your shopping hobby in numerous fashion stores.
Don’t miss out on the opportunity to take a ferry trip on river Elbe or admire the architecture of HafenCity, a long-derelict port area. Hamburg has a rich night scene, offering plenty options of entertainment in clubs, pubs or bars.
International atmosphere in Hamburg
Hamburg is an important tourist destination for both domestic and international visitors and also a huge trade and transport metropolis. Hamburg is home to over eighty consulates and embassies and hundreds of companies from Asia have set their headquarters or local offices here.
As far as the immigrant population, several ethnic communities coming from over 150 countries live in Hamburg, making up almost 30 % of the total population. A significant crowd comes from Asian countries, Turkey, UK, U.S., Poland and Afghanistan, as Hamburg hosts the largest Afghan community in Germany and Europe.
Weather Hamburg
Hamburg is characterized by an oceanic climate, due to its proximity to the coast and marine air coming from the Atlantic Ocean. Abundant masses of snowfalls are rare, generally occurring once or twice a year. During summer, the highest temperatures range from 20.1 to 22.5 °C (68.2 to 72.5 °F). For the cold season, during December – February, average low temperatures are around -0.3 to 1.0 °C (31.5 to 33.8 °F).
Universities in Hamburg
KLU is a leading, state-recognized, and highly ranked international university dedicated to empowering the next generation of leaders with a strong operations mindset. Our students benefit from exceptional individual support through small class sizes, cutting-edge education delivered by professors who are actively researching, and a strong professional network with top employers.
The HSBA Hamburg School of Business Administration is the university of choice for the Hamburg business community. We offer future executives a scientifically and internationally oriented course of study characterized by a practical approach and enhanced career opportunities.
Creating added value through brands – that is what the Brand University of Applied Sciences training courses are designed to achieve. And it is precisely that which makes the Brand University of Applied Sciences a university which enables its graduates to start successfully in their careers and go far in them.
Universität Hamburg is the largest institution for research and education in the north of Germany. As one of the country's largest universities, we offer a diverse course spectrum and excellent research opportunities.