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Universität LeipzigA Tradition of Crossing Boundaries

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Campus on Augustusplatz at the start of the 20th century and the 21st century: “...in Leipzig something new is evolving which at the same time clearly brings our own history to mind.” (Prof. Dr. Frank Zöllner)

A Tradition of Crossing Boundaries

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The second oldest

• 1409: founding of Universität Leipzig by masters graduates and professors from Prague

• 600th anniversary year in 2009 with more than 30 events

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The University today

Study • Classic complete university, 150 courses from African Studies to Zoology• Course reform: change to bachelor/master

Research• six profile-enhancing research areas• successful in the national and regional Excellence Initiative (BuildMoNa, LIFE)

Campus• Campus at Augustusplatz redesigned

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Faculties

Faculty of TheologyFaculty of LawFaculty of History, Art and Oriental StudiesFaculty of PhilologyFaculty of EducationFaculty of Social Sciences and PhilosophyFaculty of Economics and Management (incl. Civil engineering)Faculty of Sports ScienceFaculty of MedicineFaculty of Mathematics and Computer ScienceFaculty of Biosciences, Pharmacy and PsychologyFaculty of Physics and Earth ScienceFaculty of Chemistry and MineralogyFaculty of Veterinary Medicine

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Students, Finance, Personnel

Students in the 2009/10 winter semester• 28,333 students, of whom ten percent were from abroad

Finances 2009• Higher education: 218,871 T€• Faculty of Medicine: 50,740 T€• External Funds: 98,615.7 T€

Personnel 2009• 2,031 budget headings in higher education, of which 347 are lecturers• 648 jobs in the Faculty of Medicine

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Encouraging research – Six profile-enhancing research areas

From Molecules and Nano-Objects to Multifunctional Materials and Processes Mathematics and its Applications in the Natural Sciences Molecular and Cellular Communication: Biotechnology, Bioinformatics and Biomedicine in Therapy and Diagnostics Brain, Cognition and Language Contested Orders Environmental Changes and Diseases

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Regional cooperation in research

Universität LeipzigAffiliatedinstitutes

Institutes of theFraunhofer Society

Max-PlanckInstitutes

Leibniz Institutes

Non-universityresearch institutes

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International – open to the whole world

2,800 international students (10%) from 131 countries

23 international courses

320 ERASMUS partners

80 agreements at university and faculty level worldwide

Student mobility: 3rd place worldwide in ERASMUS “outgoings”

in contact with 2,000 international alumni from more than 110 countries

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Central facilitiesCentre for Biotechnology and BiomedicineCareer CenterCentre for Didactics in Higher Education German Literary Institute LeipzigKustodieResearch Academy LeipzigLanguage CentreSaxony Preparatory CoursesTranslational Centre for Regenerative Medicine LeipzigUniversity ArchiveUniversity LibraryLeipzig University of MusicUniversity Computer CentreCentre for University SportCentre for Advanced StudyCentre for Teacher Training and Research into SchoolsCentre for Media and Communication

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A university in the heart of the city

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Sports

City Centre,

Economics and Management

Medicine/Natural Sciences

Veterinary Medicine

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Significant alumni from Universität Leipzig

Wundt – Heisenberg – Ostwald – Hertz – Litt – Leibniz – Müntzer – Lessing – Goethe – Wagner – Nietzsche – Kästner ...

Today more than 150,000 alumni from Universität Leipzig live all over the world, including:•Hans-Dietrich Genscher, 1946-1949, studied Law•Angela Merkel, 1973-1978, studied Physics•Maybrit Illner, 1984-1988, studied Journalism

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The University is one of the oldest of Leipzig’s cultural institutions.

The cultural life of the University is closely linked with the University Choir (founded 1926) and the Leipzig University Orchestra (founded 2003).

Culture, Museums and Collections

There are valuable exhibits by world-famous artists in the more than twenty University museums and collections.

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Trading centre since 1165 – “the mother of all trade fairs”

New potential in the automotive and supply industry, biotechnology, and media and life sciences

Leipzig is the cradle of the 1989 Peaceful Revolution

Diverse cultural and student life: 40,000 students among 500,000 inhabitants

Very reasonable accommodation and good quality of life

A flavour of Leipzig