People of
all ages from all over the world are drawn to Germany. According to the
Study.EU ranking, Germany is the most attractive European country for a semester
abroad amongst international students. Germany's major cities are particularly
popular as they offer excellent connections to other European cities,
international flair and excellent career opportunities with numerous companies
and universities. According to the new "Expat Insider" study by
InterNations, the metropolitan region of Frankfurt am Main, which also includes
Bad Homburg with accadis Hochschule Bad Homburg, is particularly popular.
10th of 51
In the
study, 13,000 people from 188 countries assessed the quality of life in 51
cities using more than 25 criteria. Worldwide, Frankfurt am Main ranks tenth
among the most popular immigration destinations. "Mainhattan“ scored
particularly well in the career sector. Countless international companies have
locations in and around Frankfurt. The financial and advertising sectors are
strongly represented, as are the long-established publishing industry and the
sports business with first division football clubs such as Eintracht Frankfurt
and sports associations such as the DFB. Frankfurt is also Germany's
"trade fair capital".
Advantages for students
The region
around Frankfurt am Main is also popular with students. accadis Hochschule is
located here. At many levels students benefit from the proximity to Hesse's
cosmopolitan city. accadis Hochschule collaborates – in some cases for decades
– with renowned companies from a wide variety of sectors. Thus students can
quickly network to apply their theory in practice during internships or as a
graduate in their first career step.
Off to „Mainhattan“
Bad Homburg
also has excellent transport connections to Frankfurt am Main – buses and trams
take you directly into the city center and the A5 as well as A661 motorways
take you downtown in less than half an hour. The shopping mile "Zeil"
and several shopping centers invite you to go shopping. The Main riverside and
many city parks invited walkers and joggers. Culturally interested visitors
will enjoy the numerous museums, theaters and the historic city center.
"Mainhattan" is also well connected to the wide world via Frankfurt
Airport.
University location Bad Homburg
Students also enjoy the high quality of life in
Bad Homburg, the Hochtaunus district town with around 52,000 inhabitants. In
the old city center there are numerous cafés, restaurants and bars. In the various
city districts you can be active in sports clubs or attend cultural events.
Since the 19th century Bad Homburg has also been one of the best-known German
health resorts. It is also worth exploring the nearby Taunus mountains by bike,
in hiking or jogging shoes.