1. Saarland University: European university in a global world

2. Campus university where everything is close at hand 6 faculties
Saarland-University – Facts and figures
Campus university
where everything is close at hand
6 faculties
Campus Saarbrücken
Campus Homburg (Medical Faculty and
University Teaching Hospital)
founded in 1948 with French assistance
17,000 students
3,000 international students
286 professors
around 4,500 people work at the university

3. Excellence in research
Saarland-University – Facts and figures
Excellence in research
Key disciplines
are shaping the university’s profile:
Informatics
National academic excellence initiative
Cluster of Excellence
around 400 researchers
Nanotechnology, Life Sciences
around 600 researchers
strong European focus

4. Internationally recognized research institutions
Saarland-University – Facts and figures
Internationally recognized research institutions
located in the vicinity of the university 4

5. Combining top-quality research with excellence in teaching
Saarland-University – Facts and figures
Combining top-quality research with
excellence in teaching
Quality assurance
Quality management system in teaching and learning
System accreditation - one of the first universities in Germany with quality seal
126 study programmes:
Bachelor´s degree programmes
Master´s programmes
6 post-graduate training programmes

6. Studying at Saarland University
Saarland-University – Facts and figures
Studying at Saarland University
Broad range of academic subjects
Mentoring programme
Training in effective teamwork and in
intercultural skills
Comprehensive support package for
students preparing to start their
careers or aiming to set up their own
businesses
jUNIts training scheme for young
entrepreneurs

7. European university in a global world
Saarland-University – Facts and figures
European university in a global world
"Our aim is to shape this university
into an instrument of a true European spirit"
Rector Jean Barriol, inaugural speech 1948
Early European orientation:
Europa-Institut (since 1951)
Centre juridique franco-allemand (since 1955)
Frankreichzentrum
Renowned institutions with a European focus
University of the Greater Region

8. European focus 30 international degree programmes,
Saarland-University – Facts and figures
European focus
30 international degree programmes,
20 with double- or triple-degree qualification
all faculties offer a number of degree programmes with a core French focus
CEUS
Collegium Europaeum Universitatis Saraviensis
Europaicum
a certificate, which is unique in Germany:
Supplementary qualification in European studies
broad range of cross-border academic programmes

9. Saarland-University – Facts and figures
Going global
554 teaching and research exchange programmes with universities in 52 countries
International graduate programmes
Erasmus mundus programmes
International collaborative research partnerships
DAAD-Programmes Eastern Europe

10. Knowledge transfer University´s Start-up Centre
Saarland-University – Facts and figures
Knowledge transfer
University´s Start-up Centre
more than 300 companies
Science Park located next to
Saarbrücken campus
Numerous spin-off companies
active on and around campus
Numerous externally funded
research projects across all fields
of academic study

11. Thank you for your kind attention
Thank you for your kind attention. © Saarland University, December Fotos: Luftbildcentrum, das bilderwerk, Oliver Dietze, Iris Neu, Jörg Pütz, Fotolia