Value proposition

Wissenschaft für die Gesellschaft - Science for Society

History /// The Julius Maximilian University of Würzburg (JMU), founded in 1402, is one of the universities in the German-speaking world that have a long and rich tradition. Numerous famous scholars and scientists have made their mark here, such as Carl Siebold, Rudolf Virchow, Wilhelm C. Röntgen and Franz Brentano.

Outlook /// New study programs and the influx of new students are continuing to stimulate growth. New buildings for the Rudolf Virchow Center for Experimental Biomedicine and the University Hospital, a new central lecture hall and seminar building for all faculties show that the University of Würzburg is moving forward.

Facts and figures /// Almost 28,000 students, including 2,100 young people from abroad, are registered with ten faculties. These can be divided into four main areas: Humanities, Law and Economics, Life- and Natural Sciences and Technology. The university and its hospital provide employment for 10,000 people. 3,000 are on the academic staff, more than 400 as professors.

Alumni der Universität Würzburg, Science, Forschung, Universität, Rechtswissenschaft, Wirtschaftswisschenschaft, Biologie, Medizin, Shanghai-Ranking, THE-Ranking, Nobel Prize, Chemie, MINT, Informatik, Physik, Lehramt, Exzellenz-Cluster, Theologie, Humanwissenschaften, Philosophie, Geographie, and Nachhaltigkeit