Goethe University Frankfurt

Goethe University
Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität Frankfurt am Main
Former name
Königliche Universität zu Frankfurt am Main[1]
TypePublic
Established18 October 1914 (1914-10-18)[1] The Goethe University has roots dating back to 1484, the year in which the current "Johann Christian Senckenberg University Library" was founded.
Budget€ 715.3 Mio. (2020)[2]
ChancellorAlbrecht Fester[3]
PresidentEnrico Schleiff[4]
Vice-presidentBernhard Brüne, Michael Huth, Christiane Thompson, Ulrich Schielein[5]
Academic staff
3.631,8 (FTE, 2020)[2]
Administrative staff
2,082,9 (FTE, 2020)[2]
Students42,355 (2022)[6]
Undergraduates19,329 (2022)[6]
Postgraduates6,816 (2022)[6]
1,213 (2022)[6]
Other students
5,940 (teacher education) (2022)[6]
Address
Campus Westend:
Theodor-W.-Adorno-Platz 1
,
Frankfurt am Main
,
Hessen
,
60323
,
Germany

50°7′40″N 8°40′00″E / 50.12778°N 8.66667°E / 50.12778; 8.66667
CampusMultiple sites
LanguageGerman
Colours  Blue
AffiliationsU15
Websitewww.goethe-university-frankfurt.de

Goethe University Frankfurt (German: Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität Frankfurt am Main[7]) is a public research university located in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. It was founded in 1914 as a citizens' university, which means it was founded and funded by the wealthy and active liberal citizenry of Frankfurt. The original name in German was Universität Frankfurt am Main.[8] In 1932, the university's name was extended in honour of one of the most famous native sons of Frankfurt, the poet, philosopher and writer/dramatist Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. The university currently has around 48,000 students,[9] distributed across four major campuses within the city.

The university celebrated its 100th anniversary in 2014. The first female president of the university, Birgitta Wolff, was sworn into office in 2015,[10] and was succeeded by Enrico Schleiff in 2021.[11] 20 Nobel Prize winners have been affiliated with the university, including Max von Laue and Max Born.[12][13] The university is also affiliated with 18 winners of the Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prize.[14]

Goethe University is part of the IT cluster Rhine-Main-Neckar. The Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, the Goethe University Frankfurt and the Technische Universität Darmstadt together form the Rhine-Main-Universities (RMU).

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  2. ^ a b c "Zahlen, Daten, Fakten 2020. Berichtswesen gem. § 14 (5) sowie § 34 (10) HHG" (PDF) (in German). Retrieved 17 September 2022.
  3. ^ "Goethe-Universität hat neuen Kanzler: Dr. Albrecht Fester übernimmt das Amt an Hessens größter Universität" (in German). 16 March 2018. Archived from the original on 21 March 2018. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
  4. ^ "Stabwechsel an der Goethe-Universität" (in German). 18 December 2020. Archived from the original on 25 January 2021. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
  5. ^ "Vizepräsident*innen der Goethe-Universität" (in German). Archived from the original on 22 April 2023. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
  6. ^ a b c d e "Studierendenstatistik (Daten pro Semester)" (in German). Retrieved 17 September 2022.
  7. ^ "Viertes Gesetz zur Änderung des Hessischen Hochschulgesetzes" (PDF) (in German). Hessische Staatskanzlei. 8 October 2007. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 November 2021. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
  8. ^ "UniReport" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 28 September 2022. Retrieved 26 September 2022.
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  11. ^ Zoske, Sascha (17 December 2020). "Neuer Uni-Präsident: Lieber ohne Amtskette". Archived from the original on 19 August 2024. Retrieved 25 May 2021 – via www.faz.net.
  12. ^ "Nobel prize Physics laureates". Archived from the original on 5 November 2012. Retrieved 13 June 2017.
  13. ^ "Goethe-Universität — Nobelpreisträger an der Goethe Universität". www.uni-frankfurt.de. Archived from the original on 19 August 2024. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
  14. ^ "Goethe-Universität — Leibnizpreisträger an der Goethe-Universität". www.uni-frankfurt.de. Archived from the original on 19 August 2024. Retrieved 12 October 2019.