University in Germany
Ludwigsburg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
University profile
The Pädagogische Hochschule Ludwigsburg (PH Ludwigsburg) is a public university of education in Ludwigsburg, Baden-Württemberg, and the largest of the six Pädagogische Hochschulen in the state. It was founded in 1962 and has been based on its Ludwigsburg campus since 1966. Like the other Pädagogische Hochschulen it sees itself as an educational-sciences university: it holds the right to award doctorates and habilitations and concentrates teaching and research on education. It is a body under public law supervised by the Baden-Württemberg Ministry of Science, Research and the Arts.
Teaching is organised in three faculties: Faculty I, Erziehungs- und Gesellschaftswissenschaften (Institutes of Educational Management, Educational Science, Economic Education, Philosophy, Psychology, Social Sciences and Theology); Faculty II, Kultur- und Naturwissenschaften (Biology, Chemistry, Physics and Technology, German Language and Literature, English, French, Computer Science, Cultural Management, Art, Music and Sport, and Mathematics); and Faculty III, Teilhabewissenschaften (General Special Needs Education and Special Educational Focus Areas).
The profile has four linked areas: school education, child and youth education, adult and continuing education, and education in the cultural and social sector. Teacher-training degrees for primary school, lower secondary (Sekundarstufe I), the bilingual Europalehramt Sekundarstufe I and special needs education (B.A. and M.Ed.) form the core, together with an M.Sc. in vocational education and engineering. Bachelor programmes in Early Childhood Education, Educational Science and Culture and Media Education form a second pillar. In all there are 20 degree programmes (7 Bachelor and 13 Master), including part-time Master programmes in Educational Management and the English-taught International Education Management (INEMA).
The university has 5,700 students (winter semester 2025/26) and 552 staff members (October 2026), and works with 95 partner universities in 40 countries. Since 2016 the Professional School of Education Stuttgart-Ludwigsburg has linked it with the Stuttgart universities in the teacher-training Master programmes.
Student life centres on a campus university next to the Favoritepark, with the Studiengalerie, Literatur-Café, university theatre, choir, orchestra and university sport, plus student groups such as the AStA and Fachschaften. The campus is a short walk from the Favoritepark S-Bahn stop on line S4, and Stuttgart city centre is a few minutes away by S-Bahn. The university is a member of HRK, DAAD, ETEN and the Pädagogische Hochschulen BW network, and its Educational Management Master has been accredited by ACQUIN since 2005.
Most students pay no tuition, only the Semesterbeitrag (semester contribution, not tuition) of 198.50 euros per semester, made up of the Studierendenwerk contribution (96.50 euros), administration costs (80 euros) and the student body contribution (22 euros). It is paid at enrolment and at each re-registration.
Tuition fees apply in these cases: 1,500 euros per semester for international students outside the EU/EEA in a first degree (not for EU/EEA nationals, German-qualified Bildungsinländer or doctoral students); 650 euros per semester for a second degree in a non-teaching Bachelor or consecutive Master; and 2,200 euros per semester for the part-time Master programmes Bildungsmanagement and International Education Management (INEMA). Teaching-degree programmes carry no tuition fees, and teacher-training second degrees have been free since summer semester 2025.
The university awards Deutschlandstipendien of 300 euros per month, granted for one year from 1 October. Applications for 2026/27 run from 1 September to 31 October 2026. Enrolled first-degree students within the standard period of study may apply, as may first-year students with an entrance grade of 1.2 or better; 6 scholarships are reserved for teaching students (4 for Sekundarstufe I students with STEM subjects) and 6 are open to all programmes. Selection considers grades, achievements, social engagement and personal circumstances. Applicants submit a form, a motivation letter and a CV of up to two pages each to the Studienabteilung. See Stipendienprogramme.
The Landesgraduiertenförderungsgesetz (LGFG) doctoral completion scholarship is awarded by the university under its statute; further funding comes through the Begabtenförderungswerke or DAAD scholarships. Doctorates are only occasionally linked to a post.
Students can use BAföG through the Studierendenwerk Stuttgart, the Studienstarthilfe (a one-off 1,000 euros for first-year students from low-income households), the federal Bildungskredit, student jobs on campus and scholarships from foundations, as outlined on Studienfinanzierung/Stipendien. International students are pointed to the DAAD scholarship database and foundations such as the Heinrich Böll, Friedrich Naumann and Friedrich Ebert foundations, the Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes and the Evangelisches Studierendenwerk scholarship for refugees.
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View scholarships for Pädagogische Hochschule Ludwigsburg →Applicants need the Abitur (allgemeine Hochschulreife) or a Fachhochschulreife together with the Deltaprüfung of the University of Mannheim. Several programmes are admission-restricted (Auswahlverfahren), with the grade of the school-leaving certificate converted to points in the online portal. A study orientation test is required: the CCT test (bw-cct.de) for teacher-training degrees and the test at was-studiere-ich.de for other Bachelor programmes. Art and Sport require a passed entrance examination submitted with the application; Music requires a motivation letter. Education and Upbringing in Childhood may require a pre-placement. German or English as a teaching subject (Sekundarstufe I and special needs) requires foreign-language knowledge, which can be submitted by the end of the fourth semester. Europalehramt Sekundarstufe I requires an average of 10 points in four upper-school English courses, or an English certificate such as TOEFL, IELTS, CAE or CPE.
Applications go directly to the university through the online portal eCampus (campus.ph-ludwigsburg.de). Up to three programmes can be chosen, and documents are uploaded as PDF files of up to 1.5 MB. Bachelor deadlines: winter semester from early June to 15 July, summer semester from early December to 15 January. Teaching-degree Master deadlines are in May (winter semester) and November (summer semester); the Master Education and Upbringing in Childhood runs 1 June to 15 July. Applications to a higher semester need a credit-recognition decision from the examination office, requested 15 April to 15 May for winter and 15 October to 15 November for summer.
Foreign school certificates must be equivalent to the German Abitur; the university checks equivalence against the recommendations of the Kultusministerkonferenz / Zentralstelle für das ausländische Bildungswesen. Documents not in German, English or French need an officially certified translation. Applicants submit proof of subject advising from the Studienabteilung, and non-EU applicants with foreign certificates enter a selection procedure when applications exceed the places for international applicants, with the certificate grade as the main criterion. For immigration, proof of financing is required by the Ausländerbehörde, and a monthly living budget of 992 euros has applied since October 2024. Health insurance is required for enrolment.
German at C1 level is required before the start of studies: DSH-2, TestDaF 4, telc C1 Hochschule, or a comparable certificate (Goethe C1, Sprachdiplom of the KMK second level, Zentrale Oberstufenprüfung). The certificate must be attached to the application. The International Education Management Master is taught in English and asks for a good command of English.
Teaching-degree Masters require a completed or ongoing teacher-training Bachelor (at least 144 ECTS for transition applications), the subject requirements of the relevant Zulassungsordnung, and completed school-practice modules (OEP, and ISP depending on the programme). Non-teaching Masters such as Education and Upbringing in Childhood require a relevant first degree (for example Kindheitspädagogik, Social Work or teacher training) and use a selection procedure. Educational Management requires a first degree and at least 1 year of relevant work experience, with applications from 2 May to 22 June. International Education Management requires a Bachelor degree, at least 2 years of relevant professional experience and a reference letter from the employer. International Master applicants need German at C1 for the German-taught programmes.
The university holds the right to award doctorates. Candidates need a suitable university degree, find a supervisor among the professors, junior or tenure-track professors, agree an exposé and a supervision agreement, and apply for acceptance as a doctoral candidate with the faculty through the examination office under the Promotionsordnung. The typical route is the individual doctorate; structured programmes are available when offered. Candidates should have their degree checked in advance by the Prüfungsamt.
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