Type Public university Administrative staff ca. 2,120 Website www.uni-kassel.de Total enrollment 23,696 (2014) Founded 1971 | Established 1971 Location Kassel, Germany Phone +49 561 8040 President Rolf Dieter Postlep | |
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Students 24,385 (as of September 2016) Address Mönchebergstraße 19, 34125 Kassel, Germany Notable alumni Ines Mergel, André Schubert, Torsten Warmuth, Jürgen Osterhammel, Werner Stengel Similar University of Marburg, University of Göttingen, Leibniz University of Hanover, University of Giessen, Fulda University of Applie Profiles | ||
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The University of Kassel (German: Universität Kassel) is a university founded in 1971 located in Kassel, Hesse, in Germany. As of October 2013 it had about 23,000 students and more than 2,600 staff, including 307 professors.
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- Unc charlotte study abroad summer program at the university of kassel short version
- Schools
- Interdisciplinary research
- Library
- Scholars
- Alumni
- References
International summer universities, intensive German language courses and orientation programmes for international students and students come from over 115 countries.
Each academic year, more than 100 visiting scholars pursue research projects in cooperation with colleagues from the University of Kassel, making a valuable contribution to the academic and cultural life. The newly established International House is located on the campus. It offers hostels for international guests and is available for meetings, conferences, and cultural events.
Schools
A wide range of undergraduate and postgraduate study programmes is offered in the following fields of study. All study programmes are open to German and international students alike. A range of degrees can be obtained, including the traditional German Diplom degrees, bachelor's and master's degrees, the Artistic Examination, or a Doctorate:
Two Academy Awards (or Oscar) in the area of animation films, plus three nominations, have so far been won by graduates from the Kassel School of Arts.
Interdisciplinary research
Interdisciplinary research is a priority for the University of Kassel. This includes research cooperation and dialogue with international research institutions, such as the Fraunhofer Society. The interdisciplinary research centres and institutes include:
Scientists at the Centre for Environmental Systems Research at the University of Kassel have been investigating how Germany can power itself entirely by renewable energy.
Library
The library of the University of Kassel serves as a Library of the State of Hesse (an important function in the German system of libraries). It was formed by merging the Landesbibliothek (founded 1580 be Landgraf Wilhelm IV of Hesse) and the Murhardsche Bibliothek (founded 1845 by the testament of scholar Friedrich Wilhelm August Murhard and his brother Friedrich Wilhelm August Murhard and opened 1905 as a city library).
A special focus of the library is the collection of early medieval manuscripts (over 10,000 in the collection) and early prints (mainly from the personal library of the Landgrafen, who devoted themselves to natural history, natural philosophy, astronomy, astrology, and alchemy). A few of the most important items have been digitized.
The two most impressive items of the collection are the Hildebrandslied (from c. 830) and the proof copy of the Children's and Household Tales, the famous fairy tales of the Brothers Grimm (the Kinder - und Hausmärchen der Gebrüder Grimm) (1812/1815), an annotated copy that was chosen as part of the UNESCO Memory of the World in 2005.
The library holds an early medieval text preserved in a manuscript from c. 810 known as the Kassel conversations (in German: Kasseler Gespräche).