▁Hannover ▁( reg ional ▁center ) ▁ ▁Other ▁countries ▁ ▁Austria ▁ ▁B reg enz ▁( oper ated ▁by ▁Johannes ▁Ke pler ▁University ▁Lin z ) ▁ ▁Lin z ▁ ▁Ste yr ▁ ▁Vienna ▁ ▁Sa alf el den ▁ ▁Villa ch ▁Switzerland ▁ ▁Zur ich ▁( oper ated ▁by ▁University ▁of ▁Zur ich ) ▁ ▁Russia ▁ ▁Sm ol ensk ▁Hung ary ▁ ▁Budapest ▁Lat via ▁ ▁R iga ▁ ▁Academ ics ▁▁ ▁The ▁University ▁of ▁H agen ▁provides ▁the ▁opportunity ▁to ▁study ▁for ▁a ▁Ph . D ▁on ▁a ▁part - time ▁as ▁distance ▁option , ▁or ▁a ▁full - time ▁on - C amp us ▁basis ▁in ▁all ▁of ▁its ▁discipl ines ▁offered . ▁The ▁university ▁also ▁offers ▁a ▁range ▁of ▁Master ' s ▁levels ▁modules ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁M BA , ▁M . Sc ▁and ▁M . A ., ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁German ▁Staat sex amen ▁for ▁its ▁law ▁degree . ▁ ▁Un like ▁German ▁campus ▁univers ities , ▁degree ▁award ing ▁cer emon ies ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁H agen ▁are ▁not ▁gradu ation ▁cer emon ies ▁as ▁such , ▁but ▁instead ▁University ▁of ▁H agen ▁gradu ates ▁normally ▁gradu ate ▁in ▁absent ia ▁at ▁a ▁joint ▁meeting ▁of ▁the ▁university ' s ▁Council ▁and ▁Senate ▁(" C ong reg ation ") ▁which ▁takes ▁place ▁at ▁a ▁meeting ▁entirely ▁separate ▁from ▁the ▁degree ▁ceremony . ▁ ▁Organisation ▁and ▁length ▁of ▁courses ▁ ▁The ▁academic ▁year ▁is ▁divided ▁into ▁two ▁sem esters . ▁The ▁winter ▁sem ester ▁runs