Zeppelin University
Logo of Zeppelin University
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| Motto | Zwischen Wirtschaft Kultur und Politik |
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Motto in English
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Bridging Business Culture and Politics |
| Type | Private – Research |
| Established | 2003 |
| President | Prof. Dr. Insa Sjurts |
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Administrative staff
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217 |
| Students | 1300 |
| Location | Friedrichshafen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany |
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Lake Campus, FN ZF Campus, FN Capital Campus, Berlin |
| Professors | 47 |
| Colors | Red, white |
| Website | www.zu.de |
Zeppelin University (German: Zeppelin Universität, ZU) is a small and highly selective private research university located at Lake Constance in Friedrichshafen, Germany. It is named after the German general and airship constructor Ferdinand Graf von Zeppelin, whose foundation is the main financier of Zeppelin University. The university was established in 2003 and is known for its avant-garde character. On 10. September 2011, ZU was being bestowed the right to award doctorate and habilitation. This comes along with the right to use the title "university" (German: Universität).
Zeppelin University has the legal form of a non-profit, limited liability organization and calls itself "university bridging business, culture and politics". Thus it stresses the multi-disciplinary character of research and teaching that is an integral part of its self-image. The university is accredited nationally by the Academic Council of the Federal Republic of Germany (Wissenschaftsrat). The undergraduate major courses are accredited by ACQUIN, a German higher education accreditation agency.
Zeppelin University has two main campuses in Friedrichshafen: One right on the banks of Lake Constance (the LakeCampus or SMH) and the nearby MainCampus (or FAB3), which was built from 2013 to 2015 to create more space for the quickly growing university. Both campuses are modern, designed by well-known architects, and contain classrooms, lecture halls, offices, cafeterias, a library and a wing free to use solely by students. From 2007 to 2008 (until the closure of the airport), Zeppelin University had an additional location in the foyer of Tempelhof International Airport in Berlin, the so-called “Institute for the Art of Swimming on Air”. Since 2011, there is a campus in Berlin again (CapitalCampus).
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