The University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover Foundation (TiHo) fosters a welcoming culture for international scientists, students, and staff, and is committed to further strengthening it. Its focus spans the areas of academic study, teaching and continuing education, research, knowledge and technology transfer, as well as organizational development and service.
You can find TiHo’s internationalization strategy here.
The TiHo is highly committed to the international development of veterinary sciences. The university also maintains scientifically oriented contacts and official partnerships with numerous foreign universities. These relationships and international exchange programs enable a lively exchange of students and scientists as well as diverse joint research projects.
Events 2026
- International TiHo Night OUT! on January 23 and February 27 at Brauhaus Ernst August
- Limmern and Chaharshanbe Suri on March 18
- Guided tour through the old town of Hannover on April 26
- CSD Hannover demonstration on May 23
- TiHo Summer Festival on June 4
Services we offer
- Individual support and advice for foreign students and guests
- Organization of regular consultation hours
- Cultural support for foreign students and guests, e.g. excursions and cultural evening events
- Advice and support for German scientists in projects abroad
- Arrangement of internships and study places for German students abroad
- Information about funding opportunities
- Advice and organization of internships abroad within the framework of the partnerships that the TiHo maintains with numerous educational institutions abroad, for example Budapest, Lyon or Ankara
- Maintenance of partnerships in cooperation with the partnership officers
- Organization of information events
- Provision of user-friendly information materials for Germans and foreigners
- Advice and support for the ERASMUS+ program
- Advice for refugees interested in studying
- language course for international TiHo students or employees
Online language course
The International Academic Office offers students and employees of the TiHo the possibility to learn German via the platform Babbel.
There you have the possibility to learn the language in self-study via the app as well as via live online courses with a teacher or to intensify it for a stay abroad. If you are interested, please contact the International Academic Office directly.
Address
University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover Foundation
International Academic Office
Bünteweg 2
1st floor
30559 Hannover
Directions International Academic Office
Arrival by public transport
From the main station, take underground line 1 (direction Laatzen/Sarstedt), 2 (direction Rethen) or 8 (direction Messe/Nord) two stops to Aegidientorplatz. Change at Aegidientorplatz and take line 6 (towards Messe/Ost) to the Bünteweg/Tierärztliche Hochschule stop. The stop is directly in front of the university's administration building (TiHo Tower, Bünteweg 2).
Arrival by car
From the north/west/east
Take the Messeschnellweg (A37) southbound (Messe) and leave the expressway at the Bult exit. Then turn left and follow the road towards Bemerode. Bünteweg branches off to the left after the railway subway. The TiHo Tower is on the corner of Bemeroder Straße and Bünteweg.
From the south
On the Messeschnellweg (A37) towards Celle, turn right towards Bemerode at the Bult exit. Bünteweg branches off to the left after the railway subway. The TiHo Tower is on the corner of Bemeroder Straße/Bünteweg.
