Leipzig University
Europe. It was founded in the early 15th century and was originally
comprised of four faculties. In DDR-times, it was called Karl-Marx-university (KMU). Today it has grown to 14 faculties and with
over 29.000 students Leipzig hosts Saxony's second largest
university. Since its inception the university enjoyed almost 600 years of
uninterrupted teaching and research. There are now more than 150 institutes and the university offers 190 study
programs leading to a diplomas, Master's degrees and teaching
qualifications. Arguably, the Faculty of Medicine is the university's most renowned faculty.
It was founded in 1415.
History
The 'Alma mater Lipsiensis' opened on 2 December 1409 after it had
been officially endorsed by Pope Alexander V in his Bull of Acknowledgment on 9 September 1409. Its first rector was
Main entrance to the University of Leipzig with relief of Karl Marx
and the memorial to the demolished university church
The University of Leipzig in the past has attracted a number of renowned
scholars. Among the great minds that shaped the profile of the university
are:
