Strengthening cooperation
The Franco-German University (UFA-DFH) is an international law institution with its own legal personality, founded in 1997 by Germany and France and financed on a parity basis. Its mission is primarily to initiate, evaluate and financially support Franco-German study programs. A wide range of disciplines are represented, from engineering, humanities and social sciences to natural sciences, law, economics and teacher education.
The programs are offered by a network of 208 universities, universities of applied sciences and grandes écoles in more than 130 cities from Germany, France and third countries. Currently, some 6,400 students and 300 doctoral students participate in the UFA-DFH-sponsored collaborations. There is no comparable binational project in the world.