Saarland University
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Saarland University (German: Universität des Saarlandes, pronounced [univɛʁziˈtɛːt dɛs ˈzaːɐ̯landəs]) is a public research university located in Saarbrücken, the capital of the German state of Saarland. It was founded in 1948 in Homburg in co-operation with France and is organized in six faculties that cover all major fields of science. In 2007, the university was recognized as an excellence center for computer science in Germany.
Universität des Saarlandes | |
Latin: Universitas Saraviensis | |
Type | Public |
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Established | 1948 |
Budget | €357 million[1] |
President | Manfred J. Schmitt |
Academic staff | 1,595[2] |
Administrative staff | 1,460[2] |
Students | 16,749[3] |
Location | Saarbrücken and Homburg , , Germany 49°15′20″N 7°2′30″E |
Campus | multiple sites |
Website | www.uni-saarland.de |
Thanks to bilingual German and French staff, the university has an international profile, which has been underlined by its proclamation as "European University" in 1950 and by establishment of Europa-Institut as its "crown and symbol" in 1951.
Nine academics have been honored with the highest German research prize, the Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prize, while working at Saarland University.