University of Hamburg 

University of Hamburg
Universität Hamburg
Administrative building
Administrative building

Established: 1919
Type: Public university
Chancellor: Katrin Vernau
President: Monika Auweter-Kurtz
Staff: --
Students: 38,000
Location: Hamburg, Germany
Campus: Urban
Affiliations: EUA
Website: http://www.uni-hamburg.de
Seal of the University of Hamburg
Data as of 2006

The University of Hamburg (German: Universität Hamburg) is a university in Hamburg, Germany. It was founded on 1 April 1919 by Wilhelm Stern and others. It grew out of the previous Allgemeines Vorlesungswesen and the Kolonialinstitut (Colonial Institute) as well as the Akademisches Gymnasium. Today there are around 38,000 students (as of the start of 2006).

The annual recruitment of about 7,000 freshmen contributes to the current total of 38,000 students, of which every year 3,500 graduate and 900 receive doctoral degrees. Students can choose from a 120 different majors which are offered by six faculties.citation needed

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History

In 1919 at the University of Hamburg there were 1,729 students. The number increased by about 600 in the 50s, by 12,600 in the 60s and to 19,200 in the 70s. Currently the University of Hamburg counts people 38,000 as students with 2,200 of those international students. From the late 50s to the middle of the 60s the Von-Melle-Park campus in the heart of the city close to the Aussenalster lake was renewed. New, modern buildings were built in 1974 and 1975. The "Geomatikum" for the Faculties of Mathematics and Earth Sciences which is located in Eimsbüttel was also built.citation needed

Campus

The main campus is in the Rotherbaum quarter in the center of Hamburg. Other additional institutes of the University of Hamburg are located in other regions:

Faculties

Buildings at the University of Hamburg

As of 2006, the University of Hamburg supports 6 Collaborative Research Centres (German: Sonderforschungsbereiche (SFB)), 6 Research Groups, 7 Research Training Groups (all funded by the DFG), 2 Max Planck Inter-national Research Schools, 13 Young Scientist Groups (Emmy-Noether-Programme, BMBF, etc.) as well as numerous large research projects funded by the BMBF, DFG, EU, Volkswagen Foundation and other grant-awarding institutions.citation needed

Faculty member

With almost 850 professors engaged in teaching and research, the University of Hamburg reigns as the largest in Hamburg. There are 1,800 academic staff members and 6,650 administrative staff members spread throughout 270 buildings in Hamburg, the second largest city in Germany.citation needed

See also: Category:University of Hamburg faculty

List of institutes

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External links

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Coordinates: 53°34′01″N 9°59′02″E / 53.56694, 9.98389

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