Saarland University is a campus university located in Saarbrücken, Germany that was founded in 1948 with assistance from France. It has over 18,000 students and 280 professors across its eight faculties. Key research areas include informatics, nanotechnology, and life sciences. Saarland University emphasizes excellence in both research and teaching. It has strong European and international focuses, with many cross-border academic programs and over 3,000 international students from 365 partner universities worldwide. The university contributes to knowledge transfer through its start-up center and science park.

1. Saarland University:
European university
in a global world
Dr. Johannes Abele
Director of the International Office
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Campus university
 where everything is close at hand
 Eight faculties
– Law and Economics,
– Medicine and
Saarland University Medical Center
(located in Homburg),
– Humanities and Social Sciences,
– Computer Science and
Mathematics
– Natural Sciences and Technology
 Founded in 1948 with French
assistance
 More than 18,000 students
 280 professors
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Excellence in research
Key disciplines
are shaping the university’s profile:
 Informatics
– National academic
excellence initiative
– Cluster of Excellence
– around 400 researchers
 Nanotechnology, Life Sciences
– around 600 researchers
 Strong European focus
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Internationally recognized research institutions
located in the vicinity of the university
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Combining top-quality research with
excellence in teaching
 Quality assurance: Quality
management system in teaching and
learning
 System accreditation - one of the first
universities in Germany with quality
seal
 120 study programmes:
Bachelor´s degree programmes and
Master´s programmes
 6 post-graduate training programmes
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Studying at Saarland University
 Broad range of academic subjects
 Mentoring programme
 Training in effective teamwork and in
intercultural skills
 Comprehensive support package for
students preparing to start their careers
or aiming to set up their own businesses
 jUNIts training scheme for young
entrepreneurs
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European Focus
 Founded in 1948 with French
assistance
 Early European orientation:
– Europa-Institut founded in 1951
– Centre juridique franco-allemand
established in 1955
– Frankreichzentrum
– Renowned institutions with a
European focus
 CEUS (Collegium Europaeum
Universitatis Saraviensis)
 Europaicum – a certificate, which is
unique in Germany: Supplementary
qualification in European studies
 Broad range of cross-border academic
programmes
 University of the Greater Region
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International focus
 365 international partner universities
 Around 3,000 international students
 25 international degree programmes
with double-degree qualification
 International graduate programmes
 Erasmus mundus programmes
 International collaborative research
partnerships
 DAAD-Programmes Eastern Europe
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Knowledge Transfer
 University´s Start-up Centre
252 companies, more than 1454
employees
 Science Park located next to
Saarbrücken campus
 Numerous spin-off companies active
on and around campus
 Numerous externally funded research
projects across all fields of academic
study
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10. Thank you for your kind attention.
Saarland University
Campus A4 4
66123 Saarbrücken
Germany
international@io.uni-saarland.de
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