University of Tübingen
Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen | |
| Latin: Universitatis Tubingensis | |
| Motto | Attempto! |
|---|---|
Motto in English | I dare! |
| Type | Public |
| Established | 1477 |
Academic affiliation | U15, German Universities Excellence Initiative, Guild of European Research-Intensive Universities, MNU |
| Budget | € 766.5 million |
| Rector | Karla Pollmann |
Academic staff | 6,146 |
Administrative staff | 2,524 |
| Students | 28,619 (WS2023/24) |
| Undergraduates | c. 16,150 (WS2023/24 |
| Postgraduates | c. 12,469 (WS2023/24) |
| c. 2,000 (WS2023/24) | |
| Location | , Baden-Württemberg , Germany 48°31′30″N 09°03′32″E / 48.52500°N 9.05889°E |
| Campus | Urban (University town) |
| Colours | |
| Website | uni-tuebingen.de |
The University of Tübingen, officially the Eberhard Karl University of Tübingen (German: Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen; Latin: Universitas Eberhardina Carolina), is a public research university located in the city of Tübingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
The University of Tübingen is one of eleven German Excellence Universities. The University of Tübingen is especially known as a centre for the study of plant biology, medicine, law, archeology, ancient cultures, philosophy, theology, religious studies, humanities, and more recently as a center of excellence for artificial intelligence. The university's noted alumni and faculty include presidents, a pope, EU Commissioners, judges of the Federal Constitutional Court, and Johannes Kepler. The university is associated with eleven Nobel laureates, especially in the fields of medicine and chemistry.