University of Hamburg
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The University of Hamburg (
German : Universität Hamburg, also referred to as UHH) is a
university in
Hamburg , Germany. It was founded on 28 March 1919 by combining the previous General Lecture System (
Allgemeines Vorlesungswesen ), the Colonial Institute of Hamburg (
Hamburgisches Kolonialinstitut ), and the Academic College (
Akademisches Gymnasium ). The main campus is located in the central district of
Rotherbaum , with affiliated institutes and research centers distributed around the city-state.
The university has been ranked in the top 200 universities worldwide by the Times Higher Education Ranking Shanghai Ranking and the CWTS Leiden Ranking , placing it among the top 1% of global universities. Six Nobel Prize Winners and one Wolf Prize Winner are affiliated with UHH. On a national scale, U.S. News & World Report QS World University Rankings
Hamburg University Medical Center in Hamburg-Eppendorf © Adams A/cc-by-sa-3.0
The University of Hamburg is made up of over 180 properties scattered throughout the city. The Main Building stands on the Moorweide opposite
Hamburg Dammtor station , not far from the main campus at Von-Melle-Park. The State and University Library Hamburg, the
Audimax (Auditorium) , the
Hamburg University Archive and several other teaching buildings are all located in that area. The second cluster of university buildings is grouped around Martin Luther King Square in the same quarter. The Geomatikum marks the western end of the campus, near
Schlump Metro Station . Several departments are located in other quarters: Physics is spread over branches at Jungiusstraße,
Bergedorf (along with the
Hamburg Observatory ) and Bahrenfeld (with the world-renowned
DESY and other facilities). Biology has locations in Flottbeck, while Computer Sciences moved to
Stellingen in 1991. The Medical School is located in the
University Hospital Hamburg-Eppendorf .
As of 2019, the total student body is over 43,000, with 7,000 freshmen recruited each year. Over 4,800 doctoral candidates are enrolled. 149 different majors are offered by six faculties with almost 700 professors engaged in teaching and research. In addition, over 3,600 academic staff and over 7,000 administrative and technical staff members are employed in the university. The University of Hamburg supports seven Collaborative Research Centers (German:
Sonderforschungsbereiche ) sponsored by the
German Research Foundation .
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