The University of Freiburg

University of Freiburg

Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg
Latin: Alma Mater Alberto-Ludoviciana
Motto	Die Wahrheit wird euch frei machen
Motto in English	The Truth Will Set You Free
Type	Public
Established	1457
Budget	€ 339.8 million
Rector	Hans-Jochen Schiewer[]
Academic staff	2,657
Administrative staff	2,033
Students	25,439
Location	Freiburg im Breisgau, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Campus	University town
Colors	Blue, Red, White
Affiliations	U15 EUA IFPU EUCOR LERU
Website	www.uni-freiburg.de

The University of Freiburg (colloquially German: Uni Freiburg), officially the Albert Ludwig University of Freiburg (German: Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg), is a public research university located in Freiburg im Breisgau, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. The university was founded in 1457 by the Habsburg dynasty as the second university in Austrian-Habsburg territory after the University of Vienna. Today, Freiburg is the fifth-oldest university in Germany, with a long tradition of teaching the humanities, social sciences and natural sciences. The university is made up of 11 faculties and attracts students from across Germany as well as from over 120 other countries. Foreign students constitute about 16% of total student numbers.

Named as one of elite universities of Germany by academics, political representatives and the media, the University of Freiburg stands amongst Europe's top research and teaching institutions.

The University of Freiburg has been associated with figures such as Martin Heidegger, Hannah Arendt, Rudolf Carnap, David Daube, Johann Eck, Hans-Georg Gadamer, Friedrich Hayek, Edmund Husserl, Friedrich Meinecke, Max Weber, Paul Uhlenhuth and Ernst Zermelo. In addition, 19 Nobel laureates are affiliated with the University of Freiburg and 15 academics have been honored with the highest German research prize, the Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prize, while working at the university.