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The number of students in the University of Hildesheim reached 8.574 in the winter semester 2021/22. The Department of Education has the highest number of students in the University of Hildesheim, teaching approximately 3.200 students (from which about 19 percent come from different federal states), while the Department of Cultural Studies comes second teaching approximately 1.100 students (from which about 34 percent come from different federal states).<ref>[https://www.uni-hildesheim.de/media/presse/Presse_Imagematerial/Praesentation_Uni_Hildesheim.pdf Universität Hildesheim]</ref>
Female students make up about 69 percent of the student body in the university.<ref>Universität{{Cite Hildesheim:web|last=Pressestelle|first=Dr [Jörg Diederich|date=2016-09-12|title=Stabsstelle Hochschulentwicklung/Bereich Controlling|url=https://www.uni-hildesheim.de/stabsstelle-hochschulentwicklungbereich-controlling/ Daten und Fakten der Universität Hildesheim 2021/22]|access-date=2023-02-12|website=www.uni-hildesheim.de|language=no}}</ref> Furthermore, the number of female professors reaches up to 40 percent exceeding the national average. Equality between women and men, as well as between people of different social, ethnic and religious backgrounds, is an important principle of the University of Hildesheim.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Pressestelle|first=Dr Jörg Diederich|date=2010-09-15|title=Leitbild der Stiftung Universität Hildesheim: [|url=https://www.uni-hildesheim.de/profil/leitbild/ Leitbild]|access-date=2023-02-12|website=www.uni-hildesheim.de|language=no}}</ref> Its equality concept was positively reviewed in both rounds of the third phase of the Program for Female Professors,<ref>[http://www.bmbf.de/foerderungen/20980.php Professorinnenprogramm]</ref> initiated by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) and the other federal states (2008, 2013).<ref>BMBF: {{WebarchiveCite web|date=2015-09-23|title=Wayback Machine|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923223313/http://www.bmbf.de/pubRD/Uebersicht_erfolgreiche_HS_PM_PPII_1.Ausschreibungsrunde_11.07.2013.pdf |titleaccess-date=Professorinnenprogramm II – im 12023-02-12|website=web. Einreichungstermin erfolgreiche Hochschulenarchive.org}}</ref>
===Rectors and Presidents===
The four different departments of the University of Hildesheim provide many different courses of studies. The first department teaches psychology, educational science and social pedagogy and the courses mainly take place in the main campus. The second department is associated with cultural studies, creative writing and scenic arts and the courses take place on the cultural campus of Domäne Marienburg. The third department focuses on languages and communication. An example of this department is the study program "International Communication and Translation". Furthermore, the fourth department offers IT and environmental science courses. Teacher education for elementary, secondary and intermediate schools can be studied in all four departments and its range of studies includes 18 subjects. In total, the University of Hildesheim offers more than 40 Bachelor's and Master's programs, including the English-speaking Master's program "Data Analytics".
According to the winter semester 2021/22 student records, 69 percent of the total 8,574 students of the University of Hildesheim are female, a number exceeding significantly the national average for universities in Germany (52 percent).<ref>[{{Cite web|title=Frauenanteile nach akademischer Laufbahn|url=https://www.destatis.de/DE/Themen/Gesellschaft-Umwelt/Bildung-Forschung-Kultur/Hochschulen/Tabellen/frauenanteile-akademischelaufbahn.html|access-date=2023-02-12|website=Statistisches Zahlen des Statistischen Bundesamts], retrieved 16 February 2021.Bundesamt|language=de}}</ref> [11] 3.214 students are registered in the Department of Education, from which 2.188 students are female (68%). The Department of Cultural studies comprises 13 percent of the total students of the University of Hildesheim, of which 819 are female. The IT department offering the study programs of "Applied Computer Science", "Data Analytics" and "Business Informatics" comprises 6 percent of the total students, with 505 students enrolled, of which 34 percent are women (171 female students). In 2021, 1.664 students graduated from the University of Hildesheim, and 50 doctoral programs were successfully completed.<ref>[{{Cite web|last=Pressestelle|first=Dr Jörg Diederich|date=2016-09-12|title=Stabsstelle Hochschulentwicklung/Bereich Controlling|url=https://www.uni-hildesheim.de/stabsstelle-hochschulentwicklungbereich-controlling/ Stabsstelle Hochschulentwicklung/Bereich Controlling der Universität Hildesheim], retrieved 16 February 2021|access-date=2023-02-12|website=www.uni-hildesheim.de|language=no}}</ref>
==Notable Professors==
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