Christian-Albrechts-University Kiel

When Duke Christian Albrecht of Holstein-Gottorp decided to found a university in 1665, the Thirty Years' War was over. The State required well-educated young men for service to government, who were to graduate from the new university. 140 students enrolled in the initially established faculties of Theology, Law, Medicine and Philosophy.

The University currently teaches over 22,000 women and men and the range of subjects on offer is spread over eight faculties. In addition to the original faculties, the faculties of Agricultural and Nutritional Science, Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Business, Economics and Social Sciences and, the newest faculty, the Faculty of Engineering are integrated into the university. Where once Max Planck and Heinrich Hertz worked, around 700 academics now pass on their knowledge to students from Germany and across the Globe.

Kiel University's situation is special, as it is the university of the federal state of Schleswig-Holstein: On the one hand, it offers a broad spectrum of subjects so that secondary school graduates from Schleswig-Holstein can study in their region. On the other hand the clear academic profile and distinctive areas of specialization reflect the determination of Kiel University to rise to the challenge of national and international competition among universities. The transition to Bachelor and Master degree courses that are recognised throughout Europe contributes to these endeavours. Regular examinations during the degree courses permit a constant assessment of performance levels and structure the time spent at university. The university places particular attention on good supervision of doctoral students, for whom a graduate centre is being set up.

CAU views itself as a "University consortium of scientific cultures", in which interdisciplinary research and teaching is encouraged. Core areas arise from this goal, which contribute substantially towards the competitive edge of the University. Furthermore, the creation of university core areas facilitates the setting up of research teams focusing on specific topics and graduate schools, under inclusion of regional and super-regional partners.

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