Founded in 1966 as a reform university, the University of Konstanz is a public research university known for its excellence in research, interdisciplinary collaboration, and its unique campus on Lake Constance. Strong in sciences, humanities, and social sciences.
Domains taught:
AI and Machine Learning, Astroscience, Bioengineering, Bioinformatics, Chemistry, Computer Vision, Data Analytics, Ecology and Sustainability, Electrical and Electronics, Fluid Dynamics, 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:
One of Germany’s Universities of Excellence. Strong interdisciplinary research focus.
Research:
Chemical biology and materials science, Nanoscience and condensed matter physics, Collective behavior and decision sciences, Data science and information processing.
Famous Alumnis:
Wolfgang Iser
International recognition**:
Number of staff***:
2000
Current students***:
11000
Foreign students***:
10%
Cumulative former students***:
N/A
Pros
Excellence Initiative university, strong research in specific science areas, beautiful campus location.
Cons
Less focused on traditional engineering disciplines.
Best For
Research university strong in chemistry, physics, computer science, and collective behavior.
*: 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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