Leibniz University of Hannover

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University of Hanover
Universität Hannover
Established	1831
Type	Public
Rector	Erich Barke
Faculty	9
Staff	350
Students	24,000
Location	Hannover, Germany
Website	www.uni-hannover.de/

For other uses or meanings of Unihan, see Unihan (disambiguation)

The University of Hanover (German Universität Hannover) (also known as, UNIHAN) is a university located in Hanover, Germany. It was founded in 1831 and is organized in 9 Faculties.

1 History
2 Faculties
3 See also
4 External link

[edit] History

The university was founded in 1831 as a Higher Trade School. In 1879 it was upgraded to a Royal College of Technology; in 1898 it was given the right to confer doctorates. In 1968 it was renamed a Technical University, and in 1978 a University.

The university's profile, from its beginning, centered on science and technology. In the course of the 20th century faculties for arts and humanities were added, and the formerly independent Teachers Training College was made an integral part of the university.

[edit] Faculties

Nine faculties with more than 150 first-degree full-time and part-time degree courses make the University of Hannover one of the largest higher education institutions in Lower Saxony. The University is united under the mutual goal of providing top quality in research and teaching. The joint goal the 1,300 academic employees and more than 350 professors is that of top quality in research and teaching.