Leibniz University Hannover
Leibniz Universität Hannover | |
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| Motto | Global denken, interdisziplinär forschen: Leibniz leben! |
Motto in English | Global thinking, interdisciplinary research: the spirit of Leibniz! |
| Type | Public |
| Established | 2 May 1831 |
| Budget | €614.7M |
| President | Volker Epping |
Academic staff | 3,438 |
Administrative staff | 1,838 |
| Students | 27,229 |
| Location | , , Germany 52°22′56″N 9°43′04″E / 52.3822°N 9.7178°E |
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| Website | uni-hannover.de |
Leibniz University Hannover (German: Leibniz Universität Hannover), also known as the University of Hannover, is a public research university located in Hanover, Germany. Founded on 2 May 1831 as Higher Vocational School, the university has undergone six periods of renaming, its most recent in 2006.
Leibniz University Hannover is a member of TU9, an association of the nine leading Institutes of Technology in Germany. It is also a member of the Conference of European Schools for Advanced Engineering Education and Research, a non-profit association of leading engineering universities in Europe. The university sponsors the German National Library of Science and Technology, the largest science and technology library in the world.