INTERNATIONAL AUGUSTUSPLATZ INSTITUTIONS CONTACT UNIVERSITY CAMPUS STEEPED IN TRADITION RECTORATE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY Leipzig University is characterised by its many international contacts, high Leipzig University cooperates with more than 420 Erasmus+ partner With its Botanical Garden, the Museum of Classical Antiquities, the Egyp- The Egyptian Museum in the Kroch tower boasts the largest university Ritterstraße 26, 04109 Leipzig Beethovenstraße 6, 04107 Leipzig levels of mobility and a global teaching network, which benefits in parti- universities within and outside Europe and has over 50 partnerships with tian Museum, the Museum of Musical Instruments, the University Library collection of its kind in Germany. The Museum of Musical Instruments Phone: +49 341 97-30000 Phone: +49 341 97-30500 cular from joint degree programmes with foreign partner institutions. other international institutions. It maintains particularly close ties with the and other collections, Leipzig University has a variety of distinctive in the Grassi Museum possesses around 5000 musical instruments. The [email protected] [email protected] Some 38 international courses of study – including 17 integrated courses universities in Stellenbosch, Athens (Ohio), Graz, Wrocław and Prague. features steeped in tradition. Bibliotheca Albertina opened in 1891 and is the main building of the and two EU-funded Erasmus Mundus master’s programmes – reflect the Leipzig University is also part of the EU-funded Arqus European Univer- The oldest botanical garden in Germany has been at its current location University Library, which is more than 450 years old and today has some OFFICE FOR UNIVERSITY LEIPZIG internationalisation of teaching at Leipzig. sity Alliance. near the Faculty of Medicine since 1877. The Museum of Classical Anti- 15 branches. It is home to five million books and 850 reading spaces. COMMUNICATIONS UNIVERSITY MUSIC Around 3500 students from over 150 countries ensure a broad mix of quities on Nikolaikirchhof houses one of the oldest collections of Greek Severely damaged during the Second World War, the Bibliotheca Albertina Ritterstraße 26, 04109 Leipzig Neumarkt 9 – 19, 04109 Leipzig cultures, enriching both academic discourse and life on campus. Leipzig SCHOLAR AND STUDENT MOBILITY and Roman artefacts of any German university. was rebuilt between 1992 and 2002. Phone: +49 341 97-35020 Phone: +49 341 97-30190 University continues to preserve its centuries-old tradition as an out- [email protected] [email protected] ward-looking institution, consolidating its role as an international centre of teaching and research. The Welcome Centre supports the integration of 179 282 The Bibliotheca Albertina’s modern, scholars scholars STUDENT SERVICE CENTRE CENTRE FOR UNIVERSITY SPORT international visiting scholars. 998 1020 well-lit reading rooms are a popular Goethestraße 6, 04109 Leipzig Jahnallee 59, 04109 Leipzig outgoing incoming place to study Phone: +49 341 97-32044 Phone: +49 341 97-30320 819 728 [email protected] [email protected] students students University partnerships INTERNATIONAL CENTRE STUDENT COUNCIL Goethestraße 6, 04109 Leipzig Universitätsstraße 1, 04109 Leipzig Phone: +49 341 97-32020 Phone: +49 341 97-37850 Finland [email protected] [email protected] Norway Russia Belarus Great Britain Poland Ukraine Canada Czech Republic France CONTINUING EDUCATION AND STUDENTENWERK LEIPZIG Moldova Mongolia Austria/Hungary DISTANCE LEARNING Goethestraße 6, 04109 Leipzig Spain Slovenia Romania/Bulgaria US Greece Syria Korea Nikolaistraße 6 – 10, 04109 Leipzig Phone: +49 341 96595 Israel Iraq PR China Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Phone: +49 341 97-30050 [email protected] Egypt Nepal The Neues Augusteum and the Paulinum, Assembly Hall and University The Paulinum – the Assembly Hall and University Church of St. Paul – is Mexico Bahrain [email protected] Cuba Church of St. Paul, are the face of the University in the heart of the city. The the intellectual and spiritual centre of the University. With the offset rose University’s Leibniz Forum – the quadrangle with the statue of Leibniz – is window, its design recalls the original church before its destruction. The Vietnam Venezuela Uganda Ethiopia Sri Lanka surrounded by the lecture hall building, the seminar building and the building ceiling design with the glass columns, the Paulineraltar, the restored EDITORIAL, CONCEPT AND DESIGN: Rwanda Malaysia of the Faculty of Economics and Management Science. epitaphs, the large Jehmlich organ and the small swallow’s nest organ Colombia The university Office for University Communications Kenya The Neues Augustuem contains the Auditorium maximum, the interpreter all lend a unique look to the space, which is used for University events, Tanzania Indonesia in the heart of the city IMAGES: Peru Brazil training lab, a computer pool, the gallery of the Kustodie (Art Collection) as concerts and church services. The upper part of the Paulinum houses Federal Press Office, Gaby Gerster, Mario Hoppmann, Christian Hüller, Mozambique well as valuable artefacts from the history of the University. Medieval fres- the Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science and the University Thomas Müller, Swen Reichhold, Jan Woitas, © Klassik Stiftung Weimar Australia coes from the former Dominican monastery, grave slabs from the cloister of Computing Centre. the University Church of St. Paul which was demolished in 1968, a gallery of The other buildings, with their modern lecture theatres and seminar rooms, Chile South Africa ALMA This leaflet is co-financed by PUBLISHED: SEPTEMBER 2019 public taxes from the budget Argentina baroque portraits of professors, the four Royal Virtues from the old assembly offer ideal study conditions, helped by the 24-hour Campus Library, the approved by the Saxon State MATER WWW.UNI-LEIPZIG.DE Parliament. hall, and three colossal busts of Leibniz, Lessing and Goethe, all reflect the modern Mensa am Park refectory and two underground bicycle parks with New Zealand University’s significance through the ages. space for 2200 bikes. LIPSIENSIS UNISHOP-LEIPZIG.DE UNIVERSITAS LITTERARUM STUDYING RESEARCH Leipzig University has a broad research spectrum in the life sciences, the humanities and social sciences, and the natural sciences. Conducting 5500 1219 3655 Total staff interdisciplinary basic and applied research, it is an important partner for Externally funded staff Externally funded projects the transfer of knowledge and technology at regional, national and interna- tional level. Particular strengths lie in the areas of global interactions, (bio) medicine, intelligent materials, biotechnology, mathematical sciences and biodiversity. In the coming years, Leipzig aims to evolve into a leading 4 616 538 436 European research university and an internationally recognised centre of Academic Doctorates Annual budget (in € M) training for junior researchers. publications 40 (€ 145 M external funding) Leipzig University’s research profile is characterised by three strategic Habilitations Central Institutions such as the Centre for Biotechnology and Biomedicine With over 150 degree programmes, Leipzig University offers a variety 159 COURSES OF STUDY AT 14 FACULTIES research fields comprising nine research profile areas: (BBZ), the German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) of subjects that is unrivalled in Saxony. Alongside programmes with The University enhances its profile further by partnering with non-uni- and the Saxon Incubator for Clinical Translation (SIKT), the University is bachelor’s and master’s degrees – such as American Studies, Computer Student numbers versity research institutions in Leipzig – including three Max Planck, setting new standards in the life sciences. Science, and Economics and Management Science – Leipzig offers State Faculty of Theology 695 two Fraunhofer and four Leibniz Institutes, the Helmholtz Centre for Within traditional courses of study, new specialisations such as Banking Examination qualifications in teaching as well as in Medicine, Pharmacy, Faculty of Law 2 732 Environmental Research, the Helmholtz Institute for Metabolic, Adiposity Modern Diseases and Stock Market Law, Book Studies, Bioinformatics and Medical Infor- Veterinary Medicine and Law. Leipzig University is an important centre Faculty of History, Arts and Oriental Studies 2 958 and Vascular Research, and BioCity Leipzig – and as a member of the matics are an important driving force for the booming city of Leipzig as for teacher training in Central Germany and the most respected institution Faculty of Philology 4 421 Molecular and Halle-Jena-Leipzig Central German University Alliance. International Cellular Communication Faculty of Education 2 958 a hub for trade fairs and commerce, media and publishing, but also the for German as a foreign and second language in any German-speaking Language and Culture partnerships, for example with Vanderbilt University (US) and Stellen- Brain Dynamics health industry and biotechnology. country. Faculty of Social Sciences and Philosophy 2 709 in a Digital Age bosch University (South Africa), are testament to Leipzig’s global research With the centuries-old University Library, the university archives, the art The University has responded to the challenges of lifelong learning with Faculty of Economics and Management Science 2 121 Complex Matter Sustainable Systems links. At the Research Academy Leipzig, doctoral candidates can earn a and Biodiversity