University of Hanover

Leibniz University of Hanover
Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Universität Hannover
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Former names
 Königliche Technische Hochschule
Technische Hochschule Hannover
Technische Universität Hannover
Universität Hannover
Motto Mit Wissen Zukunft gestalten[1]
Motto in English
 Shaping the future with knowledge
Type Public
Established 1831
Budget € 447.2 million[2]
President Volker Epping
Academic staff
 3,046[3]
Administrative staff
 1,739[3]
Students 26,035[4]
Location Hannover, Lower Saxony, Germany
Affiliations TU9
CESAER Association
Website www.uni-hannover.de
Main building Leibniz Universität Hannover

The University of Hannover[nb 1], officially the Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Universität Hannover, short Leibniz Universität Hannover, is a public university located in Hannover, Germany. Founded in 1831, it is one of the largest and oldest science and technology universities in Germany.[7] In the 2014/15 school year it enrolled 25,688 students, of which 2,121 were from foreign countries. It has nine faculties which offer 190 full and part degree programs in 38 fields of study.[8] The University is named after Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz, the 18th century mathematician and philosopher.

Leibniz Universität 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 (CESAER), a non-profit association of leading engineering universities in Europe. The university sponsors the German National Library of Science and Technology (TIB), the largest science and technology library in the world.[9]

History

The Königliche Technische Hochschule, around 1900

The roots of the University of Hanover begin in the Higher Vocational College/Polytechnic Institute (German: Höhere Gewerbeschule/Polytechnische Schule), founded in 1831. In 1879 the Higher Vocational School moved into the historic Guelph Palace, the Welfenschloss, which was specially converted for the purpose. Later, the Higher Vocational School became the Royal College of Technology (German: Königliche Technische Hochschule). In 1899 Kaiser Wilhelm II granted the College of Technology a status equal to that of universities and the right to confer doctorates. The College was reconstructed in 1921 with the financial support of the College Patrons’ Association. There were three faculties: Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Civil Engineering, Mechanical Engineering.[10]

In 1968 the Faculty of Humanities and Political Science were founded and the "College of Technology" became the "Technische Hochschule" ("Technical University"). Between 1973 and 1980 the faculties of Law, Business and Economics, the formerly independent Teachers Training College were added to the University and the "Technical University" was renamed "University of Hannover." Student numbers exceeded 30,000 for the first time in 1991. On the 175th anniversary of the institution in 2006, the "University of Hannover" was given the name "Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Universität Hannover." While 64 students first attended the Vocational School, today the university has around 25.700 students, more than 2.900 academics and scientists, and 160 departments and institutes.[11]

Namesake

Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz

The Senate of the University voted in April 2006 to rename the University of Hannover to "Leibniz Universität Hannover". Following agreement by the Leibniz Academy on the use of the name, the "Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Universität Hannover" received its name on the 360th anniversary of Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz's birth. The brand of the university is "Leibniz Universität Hannover."

The old logo of the University was inspired by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The current logo is a stylized excerpt from a letter to Duke Rudolf August of Wolfenbüttel, in which Leibniz presented binary numbers for the first time.[12]

Faculties and staff

Nine faculties with more than 190 first-degree full-time and part-time degree courses make the university the second-largest institution of higher education in Lower Saxony. The university staff comprises 2930 research and teaching staff, of whom 321 are professors. It has 1810 additional employees in administrative functions, 90 apprentices and some 1400 staff funded by third parties.[11]

Facilities

The Conti-Tower on the Königsworther Platz, home to the law, economics and linguistics faculties

The campus of the university is spread over 160 buildings occupying 322,700 m2 of floor space.[11]

Rankings

University rankings
Global
ARWU[13] 401-500
Times[14] 351-400
QS[15] =400

Budget

The University's overall budget was approximately 441.8 million euros in 2013, broken down as follows:[11]

University library and TIB

The German National Library of Science and Technology in Welfengarten

The library was established on the founding of the Höhere Gewerbeschule/Polytechnische Schule in 1831. It expanded into an important collection as the institution evolved from a vocational/technical college into the full University. The removal of the books into storage during the Second World War secured valuable old stocks that became a unique national collection of scientific and technical literature in postwar Germany. This was the basis on which the library of the Institute of Technology (German: Technische Informationsbibliothek) was established in 1959. Today the collection forms the heart of the German National Library of Science and Technology, which is the largest institution of its kind in the world.[9]

GISMA School of Business

GISMA Business School in Hannover, Germany, was launched in 1999 as a joint initiative by the state of Lower Saxony and visionary private-sector enterprises. The school was closely affiliated with the Krannert School of Management at Purdue University (Indiana, USA) until 2011 when the Leibniz University Hannover briefly became its parent. In 2013 the association with Leibniz ended, and GISMA became part the for-profit education company Global University Systems.

Notable people

Professors

Alumni

Panorama

Leibniz Universität Hannover (main building). On the right the International Office: a facility to contact for advice and guidance connected with international matters

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Hanover is the traditional English spelling. The German spelling (with a double n) is becoming more popular in English; recent editions of encyclopedias prefer the German spelling[5][6] and the University uses the German spelling on its English website. The traditional English spelling should always be used in historical contexts, especially when referring to the British House of Hanover.

References

  1. ↑ uni-hannover.de: Leitbild der Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Universität Hannover. Stand: 1. Februar 2012
  2. ↑ "Zahlenspiegel 2016" (PDF). University of Hanover (in German). p. 57. Retrieved 2017-06-10.
  3. 1 2 "Zahlenspiegel 2016" (PDF). University of Hanover (in German). pp. 46–48. Retrieved 2017-06-10.
  4. ↑ "Studierendenstatistik SS 2017" (PDF). University of Hanover (in German). Retrieved 2017-06-10.
  5. ↑ Encyclopædia Britannica uses "Hannover". It says "English Hanover" but uses "Hannover" in the prose.
  6. ↑ Microsoft Encarta gives the primary spelling as "Hannover".
  7. ↑ uni-hannover.de: Studium, Stand: 15. April 2009
  8. ↑ Studierendenzahlen für das Wintersemester 2014/15. Retrieved, December 2014
  9. 1 2 Profile of the TIB at the University of Hanover online (English) retrieved 26-May-2012
  10. ↑ History of the University, http://www.uni-hannover.de/en/universitaet/geschichte
  11. 1 2 3 4 uni-hannover.de: Die Leibniz Universität Hannover in Stichworten; retrieved, 18 December 2014
  12. ↑ uni-hannover.de. "Neues Corporate Design der Leibniz Universität Hannover entsteht". Retrieved 27 March 2008.
  13. ↑ "Academic Ranking of World Universities 2017". Institute of Higher Education, Shanghai Jiao Tong University. 2017. Retrieved August 17, 2017.
  14. ↑ "World University Rankings 2016-2017". Times Higher Education. 2016. Retrieved October 22, 2016.
  15. ↑ "QS World University Rankings 2018". Quacquarelli Symonds Limited. 2017. Retrieved June 21, 2017.
  16. ↑ http://www.spiegel.de/spiegel/print/d-43067968.html "Der Bastler", Der Spiegel 51/1960

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