Universität Kassel

Posted on Saturday, December 3, 2011

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The Universität Kassel, founded in 1970, is one of the newer universities in the state of Hesse. The university is in Kassel, and as of September 2010 has about 18,113 students. There are more than 2,120 staff, including 327 professors, about 900 other academic staff, and about 1,100 technical and administrative staff.

International summer universities, intensive German language courses and orientation programmes for international students make Kassel an intellectually excellent place for studying. At present, students from over 115 countries are enrolled at the Universität Kassel.

Each academic year, more than 100 visiting scholars pursue research projects in co-operation with colleagues from the University of Kassel, making a valuable contribution to the academic and cultural life. The newly-built International House is located on the campus. Universität Kassel offers hostels for international guests and is available for meetings, conferences and cultural events.

Library
The library of the Universität Kassel serves as a Library of the State of Hesse (an important function in the German system of libraries). Universität Kassel was formed by merging the Landesbibliothek (founded 1580 be Landgraf Wilhelm IV. of Hesse) and the Murhardsche Bibliothek (founded 1873 by scholar Friedrich Wilhelm August Murhard 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).

Courses Offered
Undergraduate Programs
Graduate Programs

Natural Sciences
Engineering Sciences
Architecture, Urban Planning and Landscape Planning
International Agriculture and Environmental Protection
Social Sciences
Humanities
Fine Arts