The University of Tübingen ...

The Eberhard Karls University Tübingen is one of the oldest universities in Europe. Here was written for several centuries history of humanities and science.

The story began in 1477, when Count Eberhard founded the University of Tübingen "in the beard" of Württemberg. In the old town there is hardly a house or a place that would not be associated with a famous scholar: including Hegel, Hölderlin and Schelling, Mörike and Uhland, Johannes Kepler and Wilhelm Schickard.

Accordingly, Tübingen is a city of research and teaching. Some 28,300 students from Germany and abroad come to the approximately 85,500 inhabitants. Around 450 professors and 4,400 scientists teach and research at the university's seven faculties.

The latest stage in the development of the university is determined by the success in the excellence competition of the federal and state governments: The University of Tübingen was able to assert itself with a graduate school, an excellence cluster and its future concept and is thus among the eleven German universities that have been awarded excellent marks , In addition, six Collaborative Research Centers, five Collaborative Research Centers Transregio and five Research Training Groups are currently located at the University of Tübingen. Special research interests include Integrative Neuroscience, Medical Imaging, Translational Immunology and Cancer Research, Microbiology and Infection Research, Plant Molecular Biology, Geo and Environmental Research, Astro-, Elementary Particle and Quantum Physics, Archeology and Anthropology, Language and Cognition, Education and Media. Excellence in research offers students from the University of Tübingen optimal conditions for their studies. At the same time, research-oriented learning is a special Tübingen strength thanks to a very close integration of research and teaching.

The teaching at the University of Tübingen reflects the broad and interdisciplinary spectrum of research: more than 280 degree programs are offered, from Egyptology to Cellular Neuroscience. The University of Tübingen is open for the worldwide exchange of scientists and students.

The University maintains close relationships with more than 150 educational institutions in 62 countries, most notably North America, Asia, Latin America and all European countries. About 18.9 percent of the students of the University of Tübingen come from abroad, and almost all German students spend part of their studies abroad.

"International since 1477" - this is how you could summarize the history of the University of Tübingen shortly.