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Leipzig University

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About Leipzig University (English version)

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Touring a German University -University of Leipzig

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International students from India talk about their stay at Leipzig University

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University of leipzig

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What it is like to study in Leipzig, Germany. | Time to move on

Leipzig University, in Leipzig in the Free State of Saxony, Germany, is one of the world's oldest universities and the second-oldest university in Germany. The university was founded on December 2, 1409 by Frederick I, Elector of Saxony and his brother William II, Margrave of Meissen, and originally comprised the four scholastic faculties. Since its inception, the university has engaged in teaching and research for over 600 years without interruption.
  • Founding and development until 1900 

  • Nazi period 

  • The university under the German Democratic Republic 

  • After the reunification of Germany 

  • Campus 

  • Library 

  • Faculties 

  • Institutes affiliated with the university 

  • Academics 

  • Student life 

  • People associated with the Leipzig University