Universität Freiburg Overview & Contact Data

The University of Freiburg, also known as Universität Freiburg, is a public research university in southern Germany that serves roughly 24,500 students across eleven faculties and around 240 degree programs. The institution combines a broad academic portfolio with a strong research orientation, offering opportunities in the humanities, natural sciences, medicine, engineering, and interdisciplinary fields. With more than 450 ordinary professorships and additional junior professorships, the university supports a wide range of teaching and research activities, from fundamental academic inquiry to collaborative projects that address complex societal questions. The website presents the university’s academic profile, study pathways, research strengths, and public-facing programs in a way that helps prospective students, researchers, partners, and local residents understand the institution’s role in Freiburg. Information on degree programs, application processes, counseling, and student support makes it a useful resource for people considering studying in Freiburg. The site also highlights the university’s transfer work, including technology transfer, knowledge transfer, and education transfer, showing how research findings are shared with industry, public institutions, and civil society. A notable feature of the university is its close connection to the city of Freiburg, one of the youngest cities in Germany. The university’s buildings, cultural initiatives, sustainability goals, and graduate workforce shape the local environment while maintaining international networks. The institution emphasizes internationalization, equality, diversity, inclusion, and sustainable development as part of its strategic direction. This makes the site relevant not only to applicants and faculty, but also to employers, research partners, and communities interested in how a European university contributes to education, innovation, and civic life.