University of Kiel

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public research university university

The University of Kiel is a major German public research university in the city of Kiel, known for its contributions to the natural sciences, humanities, and marine research.

Aliases (4)

CAU Kiel ×1
Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel ×1
Cluster of Excellence "The Future Ocean" (former) ×1
Kiel University ×1

Statements (52)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	public research university → university →
academicStaff	over 400 professors →
campusType	urban campus →
country	Germany →
founder	Christian Albert, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp →
foundingDate	1665 →
fundingType	public →
hasFaculty	Faculty of Agricultural and Nutritional Sciences → Faculty of Arts and Humanities → Faculty of Business, Economics and Social Sciences → Faculty of Engineering → Faculty of Law → Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences → Faculty of Medicine → Faculty of Theology →
hasNotableAlumni	Gerhard Domagk → Max Planck → Otto Jahn → Peter Grünberg → Theodor Mommsen →
hasResearchCenter	Cluster of Excellence "The Future Ocean" (former) → Kiel Life Science (KLS) → Kiel Marine Science (KMS) → Kiel Nano, Surface and Interface Science (KiNSIS) →
knownFor	climate research → geosciences → humanities → marine research → natural sciences → oceanography →
languageOfInstruction	English → German →
locatedIn	Germany → Kiel → Schleswig-Holstein →
memberOf	Baltic Sea Region University Network → European University Association → German U15 (historically associated research-intensive universities) → German Universities Excellence Initiative (past cluster participation) →
motto	Pax optima rerum →
mottoEnglish	Peace is the greatest good →
mottoLanguage	Latin →
namedAfter	Christian Albert, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp →
nativeName	Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel →
numberOfFaculties	8 →
offersDegree	bachelor's degrees → doctoral degrees → master's degrees →
shortName	CAU Kiel →
studentEnrollment	over 27000 students →
type	public university →

Referenced by (9)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Franz Boas → Heinrich Hertz → Theodor Mommsen →	educatedAt
Heinrich Hertz → Moritz Schlick →	employer
University of Kiel ("Cluster of Excellence "The Future Ocean" (former)") →	hasResearchCenter
Schleswig-Holstein ("Kiel University") →	hasUniversity
University of Kiel ("Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel") →	nativeName
University of Kiel ("CAU Kiel") →	shortName