Leipzig University
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Leipzig University (German: Universität Leipzig), in Leipzig in Saxony, Germany, is one of the world's oldest universities and the second-oldest university (by consecutive years of existence) in Germany. The university was founded on 2 December 1409 by Frederick I, Elector of Saxony and his brother William II, Margrave of Meissen, and originally comprised the four scholastic faculties. Since its inception, the university has engaged in teaching and research for over 600 years without interruption.
Universität Leipzig | |
Latin: Universitas Lipsiensis | |
Motto | Aus Tradition Grenzen überschreiten (German) |
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Motto in English | Crossing boundaries out of tradition |
Type | Public research university |
Established | 2 December 1409; 614 years ago (1409-12-02) |
Budget | € 408.9 million[1] |
Rector | Eva Inés Obergfell |
Academic staff | 3,234[1] |
Administrative staff | 1,962[1] |
Students | 29,459[2] |
Location | , , Germany 51°20′20″N 12°22′43″E |
Campus | Urban |
Colours | Red Light Blue |
Affiliations | Utrecht Network German U15 |
Website | uni-leipzig.de |
Famous alumni include Angela Merkel, Gottfried Wilhelm von Leibniz, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Leopold von Ranke, Friedrich Nietzsche, Robert Schumann, Richard Wagner, Tycho Brahe, Georgius Agricola. The university is associated with ten Nobel laureates, most recently with Svante Pääbo who won the Nobel Prize for Medicine in 2022.