Founded in 1386, Heidelberg University is Germany’s oldest university and one of Europe’s leading research institutions, with strong programs in medicine, life sciences, physics, chemistry, and humanities.
Address: Grabengasse 1, 69117 Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Physics & Astronomy, Chemistry & Geosciences, Molecular Life Sciences
Domains taught:
- AI and Machine Learning, Astroscience, Bioengineering, Bioinformatics, Chemistry, Computer Vision, Data Analytics, Ecology and Sustainability, Fluid Dynamics, Geotechnics, Life Sciences, Manufacturing, Materials, Mathematics, Mechanical Engineering, Microbiology and Genetics, Nanotechnologies, Optics, Physics, Process Control, Signal Processing, Software Engineering, Statistics, Structural Engineering, Telecommunications, Thermodynamics
Diplomas*:
- Bachelor, Doctor, Master
Status:
- Public
Partnerships:
Member of LERU, Coimbra Group, German U15, 4EU+ Alliance. Numerous Nobel laureates.
Research:
Molecular biology & Cancer research, Medical physics & Biomedical engineering, Theoretical astrophysics & Cosmology, Materials chemistry & Catalysis, Environmental physics.
Famous Alumnis:
Numerous Nobel laureates including Philipp Lenard, Walther Bothe, Georg Wittig.
International recognition**:
Number of staff***:
7500
Current students***:
29000
Foreign students***:
20%
Cumulative former students***:
Pros
Germany’s oldest university, excellence in research (especially life sciences and physics), beautiful historic city, strong international reputation.
Cons
Traditional academic environment, engineering faculties are less prominent.
Best For
Oldest German university, renowned for research in physics, chemistry, and life sciences.
- Chemistry, Innovation, Life Cycle Assessment (LCA), Physics
*: without any judgment of the quality, readers are strongly encouraged to check the official status of the exact diploma envisioned as many universities have a mix of recognized diplomas, not recognized, “co-delivered,” “equivalent to”, “some pathways” (…), can change over time, and can be named differently from one country to another.
**: international reputation: is based on some criteria that do not mean much in some domains or specialties (number of researchers, of scientific publications, on budget ….). Our approximate 1-4 scale:
- known locally
- known locally and internationally
- is listed in some of the world university’s classifications
- is listed among the 20 firsts in some of world university’s classifications
***: estimated numbers, based on online sources and/or feedbacks. The numbers can vary greatly depending on school organisation (ex.: school is part of a group, it employs internal staff or external consultants or has public staff without employing them …). Refer to all the links provided to have accurate and updated numbers.
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