Information on additonal funds usage

table-layout "Studienqualitätsmittel" (SQM) are additional funds that are used exclusively to ensure and improve the quality of teaching and study conditions. They are earmarked for a specific purpose and may not replace the existing funding for degree programmes. All degree programmes are solidly financed within the normal budget of the University of Göttingen. This means that they are offered without the use of "Studienqualitätsmittel".

Ideas and suggestions for new proposals
Suggestions for the use of the "Studienqualitätsmittel" may be submitted by every faculty member, including students, teachers, and administrative staff. Please use the online form (see right hand column) to submit your suggestion. Students may also provide their suggestions to the departmental student organisation. Students have an equal say on the allocation of the additional funds. The boards determining the use of these funds are therefore composed of student representatives.


What has improved at the Faculty?
Within the framework of decentralized use, already the tuition fees at the Faculty of Business and Economics were used in many different ways to improve teaching and supervision of students. The Faculty will keep these individual measures by using the "Studienqualitätsmittel" for funding them.

  • Expansion of the tutorials
  • Additional courses
  • Enhanced technical equipment
  • Enhanced student support and conditions of study
  • Other