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Kiel University
Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel
Siegel der CAU.svg
Seal of Kiel University
Latin: Academia Holsatorum Chiloniensis
sive
Christiana Albertina
Motto
Pax optima rerum
Motto in English
Peace is the greatest good
TypePublic
Established1665; 361 years ago (1665)
Budget€ 268.7 million (2021)[1]
Third-party funding: € 65 mio
PresidentSimone Fulda
Academic staff
433 professors (2021)[1]
Students27,455 (2021)[1]
Location
Kiel
,
Schleswig-Holstein
,
Germany
CampusUrban
ColorsPurple and white
   
Websitewww.uni-kiel.de
Logo Kiel University.svg

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Kiel University, officially the Christian-Albrecht University of Kiel, (German: Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel, abbreviated CAU) is a public university in Kiel, Germany. It was founded in 1665 as the Academia Holsatorum Chiloniensis by Christian Albert, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp and has about 27,000 students. It is the largest, oldest, and most famous university in Schleswig-Holstein.

Faculties

Kiel University has eight faculties:

  • Theology
  • Law
  • Business, Economics and Social Sciences
  • Medicine
  • Arts and Humanities
  • Mathematics and Natural Sciences
  • Agricultural Science and Nutrition
  • Engineering

Kiel University Media

  • Luftaufnahme Christian-Albrechts-Platz

  • Kiel University helped develop this radiation detector for a Mars probe.

  • "Some shine when you read them" - Aerial photograph of the University Library of the CAU on Leibniz Street

  • The Leibniz Institute for the Education in Natural Sciences and Mathematics at Olshausenstraße

  • The Center for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (ZMB) of the CAU at the Botanical Garden

  • Leibniz-Straße-based institutes, the cafeteria and the university library

  • The Otto-Hahn-Platz and the Max-Eyth-Straße with the various chemical institutes and the Anatomical Institute

  • The sports facilities and the Institute of Sports Science of the CAU

  • The grounds of the botanical garden of the CAU Kiel

  • The greenhouses of the Botanical Garden of the CAU

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Statistische Eckdaten (in de). Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel. Retrieved 5 July 2022.

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