Leipzig University was founded in 1409 making it one of the oldest universities in Germany. It is an interdisciplinary, international comprehensive university.

On its ambitious path to becoming a European top-level university and internationally recognised seat of research and learning for young scholars the University draws on an extensive range of subject areas from natural sciences through law, human and veterinary medicine to numerous arts degrees. The University consists of 14 faculties with 28.200 students (among them around 3.300 from foreign countries) being enrolled in one of the 150 courses offered at the Alma mater.
Leipzig University has exchange programmes with over 300 Erasmus+ partner universities in some 150 European cities and with more than 60 universities outside Europe.
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Leipzig has the unique flair of a contemporary metropolis being a hotspot for up and coming cultural events and creative businesses & featuring lively residential districts and numerous sporting and leisure facilities. A survey of the European Commission indicates that Leipzig is among the three big cities in Europe where life is most worth living while the New York Times calls it one of the top ten destinations.