Saarland University
Universität des Saarlandes | ||
President Manfred J. Schmitt | | |
Academic staff | 1,595[2] | |
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Administrative staff | 1,460[2] | |
Students | 16,749[3] | |
Location | Saarbrücken and Homburg , , Germany 49°15′20″N 7°2′30″E / 49.25556°N 7.04167°E | |
Campus | multiple sites | |
Website | www.uni-saarland.de |
Saarland University (German: Universität des Saarlandes, pronounced
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
Nine academics have been honored with the highest German research prize, the
History
Saarland University, the first to be established after
At the time the Saarland found itself in the special situation of being
The first president of the independent university in 1948 was Jean Barriol. In the same year the university introduced the first courses in law, philosophy and languages.
In the 1950s Saarland University joined the Association of West-German Universities and accepted a new, more centralized organizational structure, and the Europa-Institut is established as a European politics and law think tank.
Organization and administration
The university is headed by a board, which includes a president and five vice presidents, responsible for planning and strategy, research and technology transfer, education, and administration and finance, respectively.[5] The president is elected by both the senate and the council in separate votes.
The senate, consisting of nine professors, three students, three academic and two administrative staff members, acts as the legislative branch.[6] Further, the university has a council which makes strategic decisions, allocates funding, and supervises the board.[7] The council's members are representatives of private companies and academic institutions including other universities, in addition to representatives of the university's professors, staff members, and students.[8]
The university is divided into six faculties:[9]
- Faculty of Human and Business Sciences
- Faculty of Medicine
- Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science
- Faculty of Natural Sciences and Technology
- Faculty of Humanities
- Faculty of Law
Academic profile
Research
Saarland University is known for research in Computer Science, nano technology, medicine, European relations, politics and law. The university campus and the surrounding area is home to several specialized research institutes, affiliated with various high-profile independent research societies and private companies, focused on primary and applied research.
- Max Planck Institute for Computer Science
- Max Planck Institute for Software Systems
- German Research Centre for Artificial Intelligence – DFKI
- CISPA – Helmholtz Center for Information Security
- Dagstuhl, the Leibniz Center for Informatics
- Fraunhofer IZFP
- Biomedical Engineering
- Society for Environmentally Compatible Process Technology
- Institut of the society for the promotion of the applied information research
- Leibniz-Institutefor New Materials INM
- KIST – Korea Institute of Science and Technology Europe Research Society.
- Intel Visual Computing Institute
- Centre for Bioinformatics Saar
- Institute for Formal Ontology and Medical Information Science – IFOMIS
- HIPS – Helmholtz Institute for Pharmaceutical Research Saarland
The university science park provides a startup incubator and a technology/research transfer environment for companies mostly focused on IT, nanotechnology and biotechnology.
Education
With its numerous degree programmes and the variety of final qualifications offered (
Integrated degree courses, which can lead to the award of a joint degree, are organized by Saarland University and foreign partner universities in the fields of business administration, physics, chemistry, materials science and in the interdisciplinary programme 'Cross-border Franco-German Studies'. In the area of teacher training, Saarland University offers an integrated bilingual (French-German) course for prospective teachers of geography and history. A further distinctive feature of Saarland University is the fact that the university is able to award French degrees in subjects such as Droit, Allemand and Lettres modernes. Additional qualifications may also be obtained in numerous postgraduate courses.
The
The university is also responsible for conducting Computer Science related courses for students enrolled in the graduate programmes of the
Cooperation
Saarland University is part of the Software-Cluster, a local association of universities, research institutes and IT companies in Karlsruhe, Darmstadt, Kaiserslautern, Waldorf and Saarbrücken with the purpose of fostering business software development.[11][12]
Rankings
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Saarland University is recognized in several university ranking systems. In the QS World University Rankings of 2024, the institution was ranked 600th globally and 35th on a national level.[13] The university's standing was slightly higher in the ARWU World 2022 rankings, where it was positioned within the 501–600 range globally and between 32nd and 36th nationally.[14]
Notable people
Leibniz Prize winners
- Rolf Müller, Biotechnology (2021)
- Joachim Weickert, Digital image processing (2010)
- Computer Graphics(2003)
- Computational Linguistics(2000)
- Johannes Buchmann, Information Theory (1993)
- Michael Veith, Inorganic Chemistry(1991)
- Material Science(1989)
- Computer Science(1987)
Alumni
- David Bardens (born 1984), Physician
- Susanne Albers (born 1965), Scientist
- Peter Altmaier (born 1958), Politician (CDU)
- Karl-Otto Apel (born 1922), Philosopher
- Hans Hermann Hoppe(born 1949), Philosopher and Economist
- Peter Bofinger (born 1954), Economist
- F. Thomas Bruss(born 1949), Mathematician
- Ralf Dahrendorf (1929–2009), Politician
- Lars Feld (born 1966), Economist
- Jürgen W. Falter (born 1944), Political Scientist
- Winfried Hassemer (born 1940), Scientist
- Philip Hall (born 1967), British diplomat
- Jürgen Hescheler (born 1959), physician, researcher and university professor
- Werner Jeanrond (born 1955), Theologian
- Alexandra Kertz-Welzel (born 1970), Professor of Music Education at LMU Munich
- Reinhard Klimmt (born 1942), Politician (SPD)
- Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer (born 1962), Politician (CDU)
- Christian Graf von Krockow (1927–2002), Political Scientist and Author
- Daniel Kroening, computer scientist[15]
- Oskar Lafontaine (born 1943), Politician (Linkspartei)
- Wilfried Loth (born 1948), Historian
- Heiko Maas (born 1966), Politician (SPD)
- Werner Maihofer (1918–2009), Lawyer and Politician (FDP)
- Matthias Maurer (born 1980), Materials Scientist and Astronaut
- Bernhard Nebel (born 1956), Scientist
- Anke Rehlinger (born 1976), Politician (SPD)
- August-Wilhelm Scheer (born 1941), Scientist and Entrepreneur
- Claus-Peter Schnorr(born 1943), Scientist
- Ottmar Schreiner (born 1942), Politician (SPD)
- Diana Stöcker (born 1970), Politician (CDU)
- Christina Weiss(born 1953), Journalist and Politician
- Michael Wolffsohn (born 1947), Historian
- Johanna Narten (1930–2019), historical linguist and first woman member of the Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities
Points of interest
The main campus in Saarbrücken is just outside the city, set between picturesque hills. Cycling from the university to the city or short wander in the forest close to campus is a favorite of students and faculty.
- Botanischer Garten der Universität des Saarlandes, the university's botanical garden
- Olympic Training Centerfor Rheinland-Pfalz and Saarland.
- There is also a recreation center called Uni-Fit.[17]
University hospital
The University Hospital of the Saarland (in German: Universitätsklinikum des Saarlandes or UKS) is the hospital of Saarland University in Homburg, Saarland, Germany.[18][19]
It is concentrated on a campus south of the city center, with more than 100 clinic buildings scattered across more than 200 hectares of forest. In the course of the project UKS Projekt Zukunft, which was started in 2009, numerous new buildings are being built and the clinics for internal medicine are being combined in a large building complex. Affiliated are the medical faculty of the Saarland University with about 2000 medical students, and a school center with eleven schools for health professions.
See also
- BALL
- Europa-Institut of Saarland University
- Hochschule für Musik Saar
- Homburg
References
- ^ "Jahresbericht des Präsidiums 2015" (PDF) (in German). Saarland University. p. 70. Retrieved 19 June 2017.
- ^ a b "Facts and figures". Saarland University. Retrieved 8 December 2022.
- ^ "Studierendenstatistik WS 2022/23" (PDF). Saarland University (in German). Retrieved 8 December 2022.
- ^ "Sarrland". uniklinikum.saarland.de. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
- ^ "Saarland University board". Saarland University. Archived from the original on 9 July 2015. Retrieved 18 October 2017.
- ^ "Mitglieder des Senats der XXII. Wahlperiode". Saarland University (in German). Archived from the original on 18 October 2017. Retrieved 18 October 2017.
- ^ "Hochschulrat". Saarland University (in German). Archived from the original on 30 January 2017. Retrieved 18 October 2017.
- ^ "Mitglieder des Hochschulrats". Saarland University (in German). Archived from the original on 14 September 2017. Retrieved 18 October 2017.
- ^ "Faculties". Saarland University. Archived from the original on 6 October 2009. Retrieved 18 October 2017.
- ^ "Willkommen am Saarland Informatics Campus in Saarbrücken".
- ^ "Competence Center". Saarland Informatics Campus. Retrieved 11 October 2019.
- ^ "Software-Cluster | Europas leistungsstärkstes Netzwerk von Unternehmen, Ausbildungs- und Forschungseinrichtungen im Bereich der Software-Entwicklung" (in German). Retrieved 8 October 2019.
- ^ a b "QS World University Rankings 2024". QS World University Rankings. Retrieved 16 July 2023.
- ^ a b "2023 Academic Ranking of World Universities". Academic Ranking of World Universities. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
- ^ "Professor Daniel Kroening | Magdalen College Oxford". Magd.ox.ac.uk. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
- ^ "Hermann-Neuberger-Sportschule". Landessportverband für das Saarland (in German). Retrieved 5 February 2023.
- ^ "Hochschulsport". Universität des Saarlandes. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
- OCLC 863862999.
- ^ Maack, Christine (16 July 2018). "Unwetter trifft Uniklinik Homburg". Saarbrücker Zeitung. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
External links
- Official website (in German, French, and English)