Leibniz Universität Hannover | |
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Motto | Global denken, interdisziplinär forschen: Leibniz leben![4] |
Motto in English | Global thinking, interdisciplinary research: the spirit of Leibniz![5] |
Type | Public |
Established | 2 May 1831[1] |
Budget | € 614.7 million[6] |
President | Volker Epping |
Academic staff | 3,438[6] |
Administrative staff | 1,838[6] |
Students | 27,229[6] |
Location | , , Germany 52°22′56″N 9°43′04″E / 52.3822°N 9.7178°E |
Affiliations | TU9 TIME CESAER Association |
Website | uni-hannover.de |
Leibniz University Hannover (German: Leibniz Universität Hannover), also known as the University of Hannover, is a public research university located in Hanover, Germany. Founded on 2 May 1831 as Higher Vocational School, the university has undergone six periods of renaming, its most recent in 2006.[7][8]
Leibniz University Hannover is a member of TU9, an association of the nine leading Institutes of Technology in Germany. It is also a member of the Conference of European Schools for Advanced Engineering Education and Research, a non-profit association of leading engineering universities in Europe. The university sponsors the German National Library of Science and Technology, the largest science and technology library in the world.[9]
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