University Of Kiel

The University of Kiel, abbreviated as CAU, was established in 1665, and is located in Kiel, Germany. The university is also known as Christian-Albrechts-Universitat zu Kiel in German. The university started as Christiana Albertina. The first botanical garden in Germany was opened by the university. CAU's recent enrollments have been more than 21,000 students. The university offers undergraduate and graduate programs of study through the following academic divisions:

  • Faculty of Agricultural and Nutritional Science
  • Faculty of Arts and Humanities
  • Faculty of Business, Economics and Social Sciences
  • Faculty of Engineering
  • Faculty of Law
  • Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences
  • Faculty of Medicine
  • Faculty of Theology

The University’s student self-government bodies include StuPa - the Student Council, Student Union, and Departmental Student Organisation. The students of the university are involved in sports such as badminton, fencing, basketball, football, handball, chess, jazz dance, archery and acrobatics. The students are also associated with organizations like European Law Students' Association, Old Konigsberger fraternity Alemannia, Hunting horn group and Student Mission in Germany.

The university alumni include Christian Matthias Theodor Mommsen, a historian, jurist and archaeologist; Heinrich Boie, zoologist; Justus Olshausen, philologist; Hans Gustav Adolf Hellmann, theoretical physicist; and many others.

Campus Location

Christian-Albrechts-Platz 5
Kiel 24118
Germany
Main Tel: (0431) 880-3707
Web Site

More About University of Kiel

  • University of Kiel is a public school.
  • The school was founded in 1665.
  • The highest degree offered is the Doctorate degree.