Kiel University
university in Germany
Kiel University, officially the Christian-Albrecht University of Kiel, (German: Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel, abbreviated CAU) is a public university in Kiel, Germany. It was founded in 1665 as the Academia Holsatorum Chiloniensis by Christian Albert, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp and has about 27,000 students. It is the largest, oldest, and most famous university in Schleswig-Holstein.
Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel | |
 Seal of Kiel University | |
| Latin: Academia Holsatorum Chiloniensis sive Christiana Albertina | |
| Motto | Pax optima rerum |
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Motto in English | Peace is the greatest good |
| Type | Public |
| Established | 1665 |
| Budget | € 268.7 million (2021)[1] Third-party funding: € 65 mio |
| President | Simone Fulda |
Academic staff | 433 professors (2021)[1] |
Total staff | 3,681 (2021, not including UKSH) [1] |
| Students | 27,455 (2021)[1] |
| Location | , , Germany 54°20′20″N 10°7′21″E / 54.33889°N 10.12250°E |
| Campus | Urban |
| Colors | Purple and white |
| Website | www.uni-kiel.de |
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Faculties
changeKiel University has eight faculties:
- Theology
- Law
- Business, Economics and Social Sciences
- Medicine
- Arts and Humanities
- Mathematics and Natural Sciences
- Agricultural Science and Nutrition
- Engineering
References
change- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Statistische Eckdaten". Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel (in German). Retrieved 5 July 2022.
Other websites
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- Official website (in English and German)
