Leipzig University

Leipzig University

Universität Leipzig
Seal of Leipzig University
Latin: Universitas Lipsiensis
Motto	Aus Tradition Grenzen überschreiten (German)
Motto in English	Crossing boundaries out of tradition
Type	Public research university
Established	2 December 1409; 614 years ago (1409-12-02)
Budget	€ 408.9 million[1]
Rector	Eva Inés Obergfell
Academic staff	3,234[1]
Administrative staff	1,962[1]
Students	29,459[2]
Location	Leipzig , Saxony , Germany 51°20′20″N 12°22′43″E / 51.33889°N 12.37861°E / 51.33889; 12.37861
Campus	Urban
Colours	Red   Light Blue
Affiliations	Utrecht Network German U15
Website	uni-leipzig.de

Leipzig University (German: Universität Leipzig), in Leipzig in Saxony, Germany, is one of the world's oldest universities and the second-oldest university (by consecutive years of existence) in Germany. The university was founded on 2 December 1409 by Frederick I, Elector of Saxony and his brother William II, Margrave of Meissen, and originally comprised the four scholastic faculties. Since its inception, the university has engaged in teaching and research for over 600 years without interruption.

Famous alumni include Angela Merkel, Gottfried Wilhelm von Leibniz, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Leopold von Ranke, Friedrich Nietzsche, Robert Schumann, Richard Wagner, Tycho Brahe, Georgius Agricola. The university is associated with ten Nobel laureates, most recently with Svante Pääbo who won the Nobel Prize for Medicine in 2022.