Studying in Reutlingen

The city with its approximately 115,000 inhabitants is a location for modern service providers and industry. Today, the most important sectors are electrical engineering and electronics, mechanical engineering and automation, trade, logistics and services. Traditionally, however, the textile industry was the most important sector in the city and even today Reutlingen still innovates in this area: in 2023 the Texoversum was inaugurated. This is not only a new architectural landmark for the city but also hoped to push for innovative ideas. Behind the futuristic complex in the shape of a honeycomb made of carbon and glass fibres are workshops, laboratories and think-tank areas for the textile industry, where trainees, students, investors, founders and researchers can come together. Innovations for technology sectors such as automotive, aerospace, IT or medical technology are also to spring from here.

The Texoversum is located on the campus of the largest higher education institution in town, Reutlingen University, with about 5,000 students in the fields of business, computer science, life sciences, technology, textiles and design. There is also the Reutlingen School of Theology and a campus of the Protestant University of Applied Sciences Ludwigsburg, both of which have considerably fewer students. The housing market in Reutlingen is, therefore, more relaxed than in the better-known student cities in Baden-Württemberg, such as Heidelberg, Freiburg or Stuttgart. But if you would like to stay in one of the inexpensive student halls close to the campus of Reutlingen University, for example, you should still apply as quickly as possible.

Many students prefer to go out in the evening in Tübingen or Stuttgart. There are cool cocktail bars in Reutlingen, sure, but there are not many inexpensive, laid-back pubs. Still, you can spend relaxed evenings in Reutlingen, and the city presents a lot of ideas: Some bars host parties, especially for students, which are planned together with the student councils. And for one month in summer, the Reutlingen Citybeach spreads vacation vibes. The square at the Marienkirche is transformed into a beach location with sand and deckchairs.

After an intense day in lectures, you can also relax in the “Pomologie”. This used to be a training school for horticulture, but today the Pomologie is the locals' favourite park. Here you can stroll through the orchards or the rose garden and have a fantastic view of the Achalm.