University of Leipzig

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The University of Leipzig is one of Germany’s oldest and most prestigious universities, renowned for its contributions to research and education in the humanities, natural sciences, and social sciences.


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instanceOf public research university
university
academicStaffSize over 400 professors
affiliation Arqus European University Alliance
DFG
EUA
German Rectors' Conference
German U15
Utrecht Network
city Leipzig
coordinates 51.3397°N 12.3731°E
country Germany
formerName Alma mater Lipsiensis
Karl-Marx-Universität Leipzig
founded 1409
founders Frederick I, Elector of Saxony
William II, Margrave of Meissen
foundingDate 1409-12-02
fundingType publicly funded
hasBotanicalGarden Botanischer Garten der Universität Leipzig
hasBuilding Paulinum – Aula und Universitätskirche St. Pauli
hasCampus inner-city campus in Leipzig
hasFaculty Faculty of Biosciences
Faculty of Chemistry and Mineralogy
Faculty of Economics and Management Science
Faculty of Education
Faculty of History, Art and Oriental Studies
Faculty of Law
Faculty of Life Sciences
Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science
Faculty of Medicine
Faculty of Philology
Faculty of Physics and Earth Sciences
Faculty of Social Sciences and Philosophy
Faculty of Sport Science
Faculty of Theology
Faculty of Veterinary Medicine
hasInternationalPartnershipsWith universities worldwide
hasLibrary Universitätsbibliothek Leipzig
hasMuseum Egyptian Museum of the University of Leipzig
Museum of Musical Instruments of the University of Leipzig
knownFor early development of experimental psychology
longstanding tradition in humanities
research in natural sciences
social sciences and economics research
languageOfInstruction German
locatedIn Free State of Saxony
Leipzig
eastern Germany
motto Aus Tradition Grenzen überschreiten
mottoInEnglish Crossing boundaries out of tradition
nameRestored 1991
nativeName Universität Leipzig
notableAlumnus Angela Merkel
Friedrich Nietzsche
Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Richard Wagner
Robert Schumann
Tycho Brahe
Wilhelm Wundt
offersProgramsIn humanities
law
medicine
natural sciences
social sciences
region Central Europe
renamedAsKarlMarxUniversity 1953
state Saxony
studentPopulation over 30,000 students
type public university
website https://www.uni-leipzig.de


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