Philipps-Universität Marburg

Lecturers and students cherish Marburg mainly because of its attractive historic town center, its delightful landscape and its wide range of cultural activities. In the city of Marburg, which is located on the banks of the Lahn river and has a population of almost 80,000 inhabitants, practically everything revolves around the university with its almost 19,500 students and 3,20 employees. Those studying at Marburg can complete their studies in many subjects much quicker (saving up to two and a half terms) than is possible at other German universities. This was recently confirmed by the latest survey of the German Research Council. The city in the country offers students good working conditions. The university buildings are located at two different sites. While the humanities and arts are concentrated in the town center, most of the science departments and the Department of Mathematics are located in the Lahn Hills, six kilometers from the city center. This is also where the university hospital and the new building of the Max Planck Institute for Terrestrial Microbiology as well as the biomedical research centre have been based for the last two decades.