The University of Würzburg, founded in 1402, is one of the oldest German universities with a long tradition in research and teaching excellence. So far, 14 Nobel laureates have worked here during different stages of their careers, including Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen, who discovered X-rays in Würzburg, and Harald zur Hausen. The latter received the Nobel Prize in Medicine in 2008 for discovering that viruses trigger cervical cancer.
More than 29,000 students, including 2,700 young people from abroad, are enrolled at ten faculties. There are 10,000 people who work at the university and its hospital, among them 2,400 academic staff members and 400 professors.
In order to provide optimum conditions for interdisciplinary research, the university started to implement research centres in the fields of medicine, science, and the humanities as well as a graduate school in the 1990s. A considerable number of these research centres, graduate schools, and research groups are funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG).
Academic rankings continue to confirm the top position of the University of Würzburg. With respect to life and natural sciences, the university is among the top 100 universities in the world and among the top 30 universities in Europe.
The university welcomes highly qualified students from all nations for graduate studies. As an important element in the career of young scientists, the University of Würzburg awards doctoral degrees in all study areas. It provides supervision by leading scientists, intensive tutoring, interdisciplinary courses, and advice.
The university hospital provides both excellent medical care and top-level research.
The university maintains numerous international partnerships with universities in Africa, America, Asia, Australia, and Europe. Exchange agreements allow our students to explore the world for some time during their studies. In return, exchange students from abroad can experience German culture and student life while spending some time in Würzburg. As they contribute to a multicultural atmosphere on campus and inside the classroom, international students are always very welcome to study at the University of Würzburg.