Franco-German University

The Franco-German University (FGU, , ) is an international organisation of universities from Germany and France with the purpose of facilitating international cooperation in higher education. The FGU is not a university in its own right, but rather enables students to study at multiple universities in both countries in a Franco-German course of study, leading to a double degree. History and organisation In a first attempt at higher education cooperation, a Franco-German College for Higher Education had existed since 1988. That organisation had similar goals, working to promote international academic cooperation and student exchanges. At the September 1997 Franco-German Summit in Weimar, the French and German governments concluded the Weimar Agreement, deciding to establish the Franco-German University with the intention of international cooperation. The agreement came into effect two years later when the Franco-German University was formally founded.