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university
Colloquial short form for Universität (university), an institution of higher education with the right to award doctorates.
Sie studiert Medizin an der Uni in Heidelberg.
She studies medicine at the university in Heidelberg.
'Uni' (university) is the common and widely used short form of the word 'Universität' (university). In spoken language, 'Uni' is almost always used.
Meine Schwester fängt im Oktober an der Uni an.
My sister is starting university in October.
To describe the place where someone studies, you use 'an der Uni' (at the university). When entering the building, you say 'in die Uni gehen' (to go into/to the university).
Er hat seinen Master an der Uni Hamburg gemacht.
He did his master's at the University of Hamburg.
Common expressions related to 'Uni' (university) are 'an die Uni gehen' (to go to university/start studying), 'von der Uni fliegen' (to be expelled/removed from university), and 'die Uni schmeißen' (to drop out of university).
Nach dem Abitur wusste er nicht, ob er an die Uni gehen sollte.
After finishing secondary school, he didn't know whether he should go to university.
higher education institution
Uni is the colloquial short form of Universität and therefore refers to a specific higher education institution with the right to award doctorates. Hochschule is the umbrella term and can also include a Fachhochschule (university of applied sciences). Use „Uni“ when you explicitly mean a university, and „Hochschule“ when the more general term is appropriate.
Meine Schwester studiert an der Uni und möchte später promovieren.
My sister studies at a university and would like to earn a doctorate later.
Nach dem Abitur möchte er an einer Hochschule studieren.
After graduating from high school, he wants to study at a higher education institution.
