The Department of Geography at the University of Bonn (abbreviated: GIUB) is part of the Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences. It covers almost the entire spectrum of the subject of geography, which guarantees the necessary breadth in an interdisciplinary degree program. It is also one of the largest Geography Departments in the German-speaking world and one of the few at a university of excellence.

The GIUB is spread over several buildings and can therefore be somewhat confusing for new students. This page is therefore intended to provide an overview of the most important buildings and facilities/rooms of GIUB.

You can find overview/room plans for all buildings on the GIUB website! If you can’t find a room, you can ask in the library or in our Student Council room.

The main building (Meckenheimer Allee 166)

The main building of the GIUB is home to the Department of Microbiology in the front part, but the entire rear part belongs to Geography Department. There are no accessible connections between the two units for students. The same applies to the tower, which belongs to the Geography Department but is only accessible via the rear of the building.

In addition to the department library (first floor), the main building also houses the computer room (C-POOL on the first floor), the mail room (first floor) and the equipment pool (basement). Further information on these facilities can be found via the links. Most of the seminar and practice rooms are also located in the main building. There are nine seminar rooms in total, and only ÜVIII, ÜVIII and ÜIX are not located in the GIUB main building (but in the Geozentrum).

You will also find the Student Council room (Room U.003) and the Cafete (a student-organized cafeteria) in the basement of the GIUB main building.

Geozentrum (Meckenheimer Allee 177)

The Geozentrum is another geography building where events also take place. In addition to two lecture halls and another computer room, you will also find three seminar rooms (ÜVII, Ü VIII and ÜIX) as well as a group study room for working and studying together there.

Branch Office Hydrology and Water Management (Meckenheimer Allee 172)

Another branch of the department is located between the GIUB main building and the Geozentrum. Here, you will mainly find the offices of professors and research assistants who work on hydrology and water management. Events or seminars rarely take place in this building.