Kiel University

Kiel University

Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel
Seal of Kiel University
Latin: Academia Holsatorum Chiloniensis sive Christiana Albertina
Motto	Pax optima rerum
Motto in English	Peace is the greatest good
Type	Public
Established	1665; 359 years ago (1665)
Budget	€ 268.7 million (2021)[1] Third-party funding: € 65 mio
President	Simone Fulda
Academic staff	433 professors (2021)[1]
Total staff	3,681 (2021, not including UKSH)[1]
Students	27,455 (2021)[1]
Location	Kiel , Schleswig-Holstein , Germany 54°20′20″N 10°7′21″E / 54.33889°N 10.12250°E / 54.33889; 10.12250
Campus	Urban
Colors	Purple and white
Website	www.uni-kiel.de

Kiel University, officially the Christian-Albrecht University of Kiel, (German: Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel, abbreviated CAU, known informally as Christiana Albertina) is a public research university in the city of Kiel, Germany. It was founded in 1665 as the Academia Holsatorum Chiloniensis by Christian Albert, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp and has approximately 27,000 students today. It is the largest, oldest, and most prestigious university in the state of Schleswig-Holstein.

Until 1866, it was not only the northernmost university in Germany but at the same time the 2nd largest university of Denmark. Faculty, alumni, and researchers of Kiel University have won 12 Nobel Prizes. Kiel University has been a member of the German Universities Excellence Initiative since 2006. The Cluster of Excellence The Future Ocean, which was established in cooperation with the GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel in 2006, is internationally recognized. The second Cluster of Excellence "Inflammation at Interfaces" deals with chronic inflammatory diseases. The Kiel Institute for the World Economy is also affiliated with Kiel University. The university has a great reputation for its focus on public international law. The oldest public international law institution in Germany and Europe – the Walther Schuecking Institute for International Law – is based in Kiel.^[2]