University of Münster
The University of Münster (German: Universität Münster, until 2023 German: Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, WWU) is a public research university located in the city of Münster, North Rhine-Westphalia in Germany.
Universität Münster | |
The seal of University of Münster | |
| Latin: Universitas Monasteriensis | |
| Type | Public |
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| Established | 16 April 1780 |
| Budget | € 766,7 million (2021) |
| Chancellor | Matthias Schwarte |
| Rector | Johannes Wessels |
Academic staff | 5,726 |
Administrative staff | 2,174 |
| Students | 43,790 (As of 2016) |
| Location | , , Germany 51°57′49″N 07°36′49″E |
| Campus | Urban, 285 buildings (2003), yearly expenses ~ 559 million Euro |
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| Affiliations | U15 |
| Website | www.uni-muenster.de |
With more than 43,000 students and over 120 fields of study in 15 departments, it is Germany's fifth largest university and one of the foremost centers of German intellectual life. The university offers a wide range of subjects across the sciences, social sciences and the humanities. Several courses are also taught in English, including PhD programmes as well as postgraduate courses in geoinformatics, geospational technologies or information systems.
Professors and former students have won ten Leibniz Prizes, the most prestigious as well as the best-funded prize in Europe, one Fields Medal and two Nobel Prizes. The University of Münster has also been successful in the German government's Excellence Initiative.