| Leibniz University of Hannover (LUH) |
| Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Universität Hannover |
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| Latin: Satius Est Supervacua Scire Quam Nihil |
| Motto |
Mit Wissen Zukunft gestalten[1] |
| Motto in English |
Shaping the Future of Knowledge |
| Established |
1831 |
| Budget |
€ 383.8 million (2012) |
| President |
Erich Barke |
| Academic staff |
2,690 (2012)[2] |
| Admin. staff |
1,600 (2012)[2] |
| Students |
22,236 (2011/12)[3] |
| Location |
Hannover, Lower Saxony, Germany |
| Former names |
Höhere Gewerbeschule Schule
Königliche Technische Hochschule
Technische Universität Hannover |
| Nickname |
Uni Hannover |
| Affiliations |
TU9
CESAER Association |
| Website |
www.uni-hannover.de/ |
Main building Leibniz Universität Hannover
The University of Hanover[nb 1], officially the Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Universität Hannover or LUH, is a public university located in Hannover, Germany. Founded in 1831, it is one of the largest and oldest science and technology universities in Germany. [6] In the 2011/12 school year it enrolled 22,236 students, of which 3,138 were from foreign countries. It has nine faculties which offer 190 full and part degree programs in 38 fields of study.[3] The University is named after Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz, the 18th century mathematician and philosopher.
The Leibniz Universität Hannover is part of Niedersachsen Institutes of Technology (NTH) and a member of TU9, an association of the nine leading Institutes of Technology in Germany. It is also a member of the Conference of European Schools for Advanced Engineering Education and Research (CESAER), a non-profit association of leading engineering universities in Europe. The university also sponsors the German National Library of Science and Technology (TIB), the largest science and technology library in the world.[7]
The Königliche Technische Hochschule, around 1900
The roots of the Leibniz Universität Hannover begin in the Higher Vocational College/Polytechnic Institute (German: Höhere Gewerbeschule/Polytechnische Schule) founded in 1831. In 1879 the Higher Vocational School moved into the historic Guelph Palace, the Welfenschloss, which was specially converted for the purpose. Later, the Higher Vocational School became the Royal College of Technology (German: Königliche Technische Hochschule). In 1899 Kaiser Wilhelm II granted the College of Technology a status equal to that of universities and the right to confer doctorates. The College was reconstructed in 1921 with the financial support of the College Patrons’ Association. There were three faculties: Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Civil Engineering, Mechanical Engineering.[8]
In 1968 the Faculty of Humanities and Political Science were founded and the "College of Technology" became the "Technical University". Between 1973 and 1980 the faculties of Law, Business and Economics, the formerly independent Teachers Training College were added to the University and the "Technical University" is given the name "University of Hannover." Student numbers exceeded 30,000 for the first time in 1991. On the 175th anniversary of the institution in 2006, the "University of Hannover" was given the name "Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Universität Hannover." While 64 pupils first attended the Vocational School, today the university now has around 21.000 students, more than 2.300 academics and scientists, and 160 departments and institutes.[8]
The Senate of the University voted in April 2006 to rename the University of Hannover to "Leibniz University". Following agreement by the Leibniz Academy on the use of the name, the "Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz University of Hannover" received its name on the 360th anniversary of Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz's birth. The brand of the university is "Leibniz University of Hannover."
The old logo of the University was inspired by the the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The current logo is a stylized excerpt from a letter to Duke Rudolf August of Wolfenbüttel, in which Leibniz presented binary numbers for the first time.[9]
Nine faculties with more than 190 first-degree full-time and part-time degree courses make the university the second largest institution of higher education in Lower Saxony. The university staff comprises 2690 research and teaching staff of whome 314 professors. It has 1,600 additional employees in administrative functions, 94 apprentices and some 900 additional staff funded by third-parties.[2]
The Conti-Tower on the Königsworther Platz, home to the law, economics and linguistics faculties
The university campus is spread over 170 buildings occupying 299,000 m2 of floor space.[2]
The University's overall budget was approximately 386 million Euros in 2012, broken down as follows:[2]
- Income of 222.3 million according to the annual report
- External funding amounting to 78.6 million euros
- Special funds from the State of Lower Saxony amounting to 37 million euros
- 32.5 million euros from other income
- 13.4 million euros from student contributions
The German National Library of Science and Technology in Welfengarten
The library was established on the founding of the Höhere Gewerbeschule/Polytechnische Schule in 1831. It expanded into an important collection as the institution evolved from a vocational/technical college into the full University. The removal of the books into storage during the Second World War secured valuable old stocks that became a unique national collection of scientific and technical literature in postwar Germany. This was the basis on which the library of the Institute of Technology (German: Technische Informationsbibliothek) was established in 1959. Today the collection forms the heart of the German National Library of Science and Technology, which is the largest institution of its kind in the world.[7]
- Friedrich Bergius (1884–1949), German chemist, Nobel Prize in Chemistry (1931)
- Constantin Carathéodory (1873–1950), Greek mathematician, Professor
- Horst Dreier (* 1954), German lawyer
- Gerhard Ertl (* 1936), German physicist and chemist, Nobel Prize in Chemistry (2007)
- J. Hans D. Jensen (1907–1973), German physicist, Nobel Prize in Physics (1963)
- Karl Karmarsch (1803–1879), German technologist
- Theodor Lessing (1872–1933), German-Jewish philosopher
- Oskar Negt (* 1934), German social philosopher
- Eduard Pestel (1914–1988), German scientist and politician
- Klaus Töpfer (* 1938), German politicians (CDU)
Leibniz Universität Hannover (main building). On the right the International Office: a facility to contact for advice and guidance connected with international matters
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- ^ Hanover is the traditional English spelling. The German spelling (with a double n) is becoming more popular in English; recent editions of encyclopedias prefer the German spelling[4][5] and the University uses the German spelling on its English website. The traditional English spelling should always be used in historical contexts, especially when referring to the British House of Hanover.
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Coordinates: 52°22′55.97″N 9°43′03.82″E / 52.3822139°N 9.7177278°E / 52.3822139; 9.7177278
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