University of Konstanz
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The University of Konstanz (German: Universität Konstanz) is a university in the city of Konstanz in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Its main campus was opened on the Gießberg in 1972 after being founded in 1966. The university is Germany's southernmost university and is situated on the shore of Lake Constance just four kilometres from the Swiss border. It has been successful in the Excellence Initiative.[2][3][4][5][6]
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Universität Konstanz | |
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| Type | Public |
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| Established | 1966; 58 years ago (1966) |
| Budget | € 188.65 million (2017)[1] |
| Rector | Katharina Holzinger |
Academic staff | 1,067[1] |
Administrative staff | 850[1] |
| Students | 11,268 (WS 2018/19)[1] |
| 1,165 (WS 2018/19)[1] | |
| Location | , , Germany 47°41′24″N 9°11′17″E |
| Affiliations | German Excellence Universities, EUA, YERUN, IBH |
| Website | www.uni-konstanz.de |
The University of Konstanz cooperates with a number of institutions, such as Harvard,[7] Johns Hopkins University,[8] Yale University,[9] the University of Chicago,[10] UC Berkeley,[11] University of Zurich,[12] and the Balsillie School of International Affairs.[13]
In addition to having approximately 11,500 students from around 100 countries, the university maintains over 220 partnerships with European universities as well as numerous international exchange programmes, thereby facilitating global networking.[14] Students may choose from more than 100 degree programmes. Its library is open 24 hours a day and has more than two million books.[15]