Application as a University of Excellence
With its proposal in the Universities of Excellence funding line, ‘The Future Research University: Sparking Change That Matters’, the University of Freiburg is pursuing its goal of actively shaping change in society, the economy and higher education policy – through interdisciplinary research that provides orientation, teaching that fosters critical thinking and knowledge transfer that reaches far beyond the campus.
Studying in
Freiburg
The University of Freiburg currently has around 24,500 students. The University offers a broad interdisciplinary spectrum of high-quality research and teaching with its eleven faculties and around 240 degree programmes, as well as 453 full and 28 junior professorships.
Research
The University of Freiburg is among Europe’s strongest research universities. Its broad spectrum of academic fields provides great potential for basic research – both at the core of individual disciplines and in collaborative research.
Transfer
The University of Freiburg understands transfer as a multidirectional exchange between the University, society, industry, and politics that benefits all in equal measure.
The University at a Glance
The University of Freiburg is one of Germany’s leading research universities, which offers outstanding teaching and is fully committed to promoting the transfer of knowledge, technology and education to society. It regularly achieves top positions in prestigious rankings. In the Germany-wide comparison of the Shanghai Ranking, for example, it is ranked fifth and is listed among the 101–150 best universities worldwide. Its wide range of subjects combines in-depth academic excellence with interdisciplinary strength. Researchers from the humanities, social sciences, natural sciences, engineering and university medicine work together to find new solutions and answers to the pressing issues and challenges of our time.
more than 24500
students
more than 8400
employees
more than 240
degree programmes