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Kiel University
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Kiel University, officially the Christian-Albrecht University of Kiel, (German: Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel, abbreviated CAU) is a public university in Kiel, Germany. It was founded in 1665 as the Academia Holsatorum Chiloniensis by Christian Albert, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp and has about 27,000 students. It is the largest, oldest, and most famous university in Schleswig-Holstein.
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Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel | |
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Latin: Academia Holsatorum Chiloniensis sive Christiana Albertina | |
Motto | Pax optima rerum |
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Motto in English | Peace is the greatest good |
Type | Public |
Established | 1665; 359 years ago (1665) |
Budget | € 268.7 million (2021)[1] Third-party funding: € 65 mio |
President | Simone Fulda |
Academic staff | 433 professors (2021)[1] |
Total staff | 3,681 (2021, not including UKSH) [1] |
Students | 27,455 (2021)[1] |
Location | , , Germany 54°20′20″N 10°7′21″E |
Campus | Urban |
Colors | Purple and white |
Website | www.uni-kiel.de |
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