Philipps University of Marburg

The Philipps-University Marburg is the oldest Protestant university of the world, and was founded by Martin Luther's friend Philipp of Hesse in the time of the reformation.

University of Marburg

Philipps-Universität Marburg
Latin: SCHOLA MARPVRGENSIS
Type	Public university
Established	July 1, 1527
President	Katharina Krause
Administrative staff	ca. 7,500 (incl. hospital staff - 2005)
Students	ca. 21,000
Location	Marburg , Germany
Website	http://www.uni-marburg.de
Data as of 2010

Major areas of research are medicine, nano-science, materials science, and near eastern studies.

List of subjects

• Mathematics
• Physics
• Chemistry
• Biology
• Medicine
• Dental Medicine
• Pharmacology
• Geography
• Philosophy
• History
• Protestant (Lutheran) Religious Studies
• Roman Catholic Religious Studies
• Latin and Ancient Greek
• English
• German
• Romance Languages and Literature (French, Italian, Spanish)
• Near Eastern Studies
• Social Science and Political Science
• Economics (strong point is microeconomics)
• Slavic Languages and Literature (Polish, Russian) (well-known, but may be closed soon)
• Far Eastern Studies (China, Japan) (will be closed soon)

Other websites

• http://www.uni-marburg.de