Leibniz University Hannover

Leibniz University Hannover
Leibniz Universität Hannover
Former names
  • Höhere Gewerbeschule (1831)
  • Polytechnische Schule (1847)
  • Königliche Technische Hochschule (1879)
  • Technische Hochschule Hannover (1921)
  • Technische Universität Hannover (1968)
  • University of Hannover (1978)[1][2][3]
MottoGlobal denken, interdisziplinär forschen: Leibniz leben![4]
Motto in English
Global thinking, interdisciplinary research: the spirit of Leibniz![5]
TypePublic
Established2 May 1831; 193 years ago (1831-05-02)[1]
Budget€614.7M[6]
PresidentVolker Epping [de]
Academic staff
3,438[6]
Administrative staff
1,838[6]
Students27,229[6]
Location
Hanover
,
Lower Saxony
,
Germany

52°22′56″N 9°43′04″E / 52.3822°N 9.7178°E / 52.3822; 9.7178 Edit this at Wikidata
Affiliations
Websiteuni-hannover.de
The Welfenschloss palace, the main building of Leibniz University Hannover; designed by Christian Heinrich Tramm

Leibniz University Hannover (German: Leibniz Universität Hannover), also known as the University of Hannover, is a public research university located in Hanover, Germany. Founded on 2 May 1831 as Higher Vocational School, the university has undergone six periods of renaming, its most recent in 2006.[7][8]

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

  1. ^ a b History, Buildings and People (PDF). Hanover: Leibniz University Hannover. 2016. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference Weg was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "Key Events in the History of the University". Leibniz Universität Hannover. Retrieved 12 December 2018.
  4. ^ Leibniz University Hannover (18 May 2021). "Leibniz leben!". Leibniz University Hannover. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  5. ^ Leibniz University Hannover (18 May 2021). "The spirit of Leibniz!". Leibniz University Hannover. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  6. ^ a b c d "Zahlen und Fakten". Leibniz University Hannover (in German). Retrieved 30 November 2023.
  7. ^ "Leibniz Universität Hannover". Leibniz Universität Hannover. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
  8. ^ "University of Hannover – U.S. News & World Report". U.S. News & World Report. Archived from the original on 17 November 2022. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
  9. ^ Profile of the TIB at Leibniz University Hannover online Archived 23 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine (English) retrieved 26 May 2012