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Universität Hamburg | |
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Latin: Universitas Hamburgensis | |
Motto | Der Forschung, der Lehre, der Bildung |
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Motto in English | For research, for teaching, for education |
Type | Public |
Established | 1919 |
Budget | € 700 million[1] |
Chancellor | Martin Hecht |
President | Hauke Heekeren [de] |
Academic staff | 5,382[1] |
Administrative staff | 7,441[1] |
Students | 44,185[1] |
5,491[1] | |
Location | , Germany |
Campus | Urban |
Colours | Red and white |
Affiliations | EUA, Campus Europae, German U15 |
Website | www.uni-hamburg.de |
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The University of Hamburg (German: Universität Hamburg, also called UHH) is a public research university in Hamburg, Germany.
It was made on March 28, 1919 by mixing the previous General Lecture System (Allgemeines Vorlesungswesen), the Hamburg Colonial Institute (Hamburgisches Kolonialinstitut), and the Academic College (Akademisches Gymnasium). The main campus is found in the central district of Rotherbaum, with cooperative institutes and research centers distributed around the city-state.