Full university with ten faculties for research, teaching and knowledge transfer

Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg

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1402Founded

10Faculties

280Degree programmes

> 90.000Alumni network worldwide

5Locations

About the University of Würzburg

Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg (JMU) is a full university founded in 1402 with ten faculties and around 280 degree programmes. As a public-law corporation and state institution under Art. 4 para. 1 BayHIG, it covers a broad spectrum of disciplines from the natural sciences and medicine to the humanities and economics. Its guiding principle is “Science for Society”. The JMU enjoys international recognition in research, teaching and transfer: it ranks 202nd worldwide and 12th in Germany in the ShanghaiRanking, and is among the top 220 worldwide in the Nature Index. With the Clusters of Excellence ctd.qmat and NUCLEATE, it is pursuing its path to becoming a university of excellence. The administration is headquartered at Sanderring 2 in Würzburg; further central locations are the Hubland North, Hubland South, Röntgenring campuses and the Medicine Campus. Through its Research and Technology Transfer Service Centre (SFT), the JMU supports cooperation with companies and spin-off ventures.

Site: Würzburg
Materials: Cluster of Excellence ctd.qmat, Cluster of Excellence NUCLEATE, Center for Artificial Intelligence and Data Science, CRC 1762 BoronPro
Certificates: System accreditation
Founded: 1402
Industries: Education/Research

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Research
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Teaching
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Transfer and technology transfer
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Spin-off consultancy (SFT, ZENTRIA)
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Further education and cooperation with companies

Teaching and Research Focus Areas

ctd.qmat

Cluster of Excellence ctd.qmat

Research into quantum-based materials and technologies, funded as a continuation of the ct.qmat cluster.

NUCLEATE

Cluster of Excellence NUCLEATE

New research project within the Excellence Strategy competition.

CAIDAS

Center for Artificial Intelligence and Data Science

Central hub for artificial intelligence and data science at the Würzburg site.

BORONPro

CRC 1762 BoronPro

Collaborative Research Centre on boron as a property-defining element in synthesis, materials science and medicine.

Locations

Sanderring

Central administration and seat of the university leadership

Hubland North

Campus with natural science institutes and central facilities

Hubland South

Campus

Röntgenring

Science mile with historic institute buildings

Campus Medizin

Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital

Inside the production

Research area of the University of Würzburg

Industries

Education/Research

Quality Management

Quality in study and teaching is ensured by a university-wide quality management system with quality cycles at faculty and central level. The university holds a system accreditation and conducts annual degree programme monitoring as well as subject audits on an 8-year cycle.

Evidence	University of Würzburg
System accreditation

History

1402
Foundation of Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg
1582
Revival of the university under Prince-Bishop Julius Echter; construction of the Old University
2013
Establishment of the Presidential Commission for Quality in Study and Teaching as well as system accreditation; quality objectives elaborated
2024
Adoption of the university's sustainability strategy
2027
Opening of the Museum of University History and 625th anniversary of the founding