About University of Hamburg

About University of Hamburg

The University of Hamburg, established in 1919, is the largest institution for research and education in northern Germany. It offers a diverse range of degree programs and excellent research opportunities. The university boasts numerous interdisciplinary projects in a broad range of fields and an extensive partner network with leading regional, national, and international higher education and research institutions. As part of the Excellence Strategy of the Federal and State Governments, the University of Hamburg has been granted clusters of excellence for four core research areas: Advanced Imaging of Matter (photon and nanosciences), Climate, Climatic Change, and Society (CLICCS) (climate research), Understanding Written Artefacts (manuscript research), and Quantum Universe (mathematics, particle physics, astrophysics, and cosmology). An equally important core research area is Infection Research, in which researchers investigate the structure, dynamics, and mechanisms of infection processes to promote the development of new treatment methods and therapies. The university offers approximately 180 degree programs within its eight faculties: Faculty of Law, Faculty of Business, Economics and Social Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Faculty of Education, Faculty of Humanities, Faculty of Mathematics, Informatics and Natural Sciences, Faculty of Psychology and Human Movement Science, and Faculty of Business Administration (Hamburg Business School). The University of Hamburg is also home to several museums and collections, such as the Zoological Museum, the Herbarium Hamburgense, the Geological-Paleontological Museum, the Loki Schmidt Garden, and the Hamburg Observatory.