UNIVERSITY of STRASBOURG
BASIC INFORMATION:
BRIEF HISTORY:
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A public research university
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Located in Strasbourg, France
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The number of lecturers is 2814
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The number of students is around 57 000
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International students make up 20% of the student population
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Has 2388 administrative, technical, and health staff
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35 education and research departments and faculties
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Founded in the 16th century by Johannes Sturm
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Was first established as a Lutheran German Gymnasium
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It became an academy and then was turned into a university in 1621
COURSES AND PROGRAMMES
UNDERGRADUATE COURSES:
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Offers 36 disciplines at Bachelors level
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Disciplines range from engineering to science, humanities, medicine, and arts
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Offers 8 engineering degrees
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Students can join in the first, second, or third year of their undergraduate degree program
MASTERS AND PhD COURSES:
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Proposes 87 disciplines at the Masters level and 33 PhD disciplines
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10 doctoral schools
RESEARCH PROGRAMS:
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Research partners include CNRS and Inserm
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Founding member of the League of European Research Universities (LERU)
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70 research units
ALUMNI:
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4 Nobel prizes
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1 Kavli prize
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1 Fields medal
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4 CNRS Gold Medal
SOME FAMOUS ALUMNI:
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Jean-Pierre Sauvage, Nobel prize in Chemistry
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Jules Hoffman, Nobel prize in Physiology
CAMPUS INFO:
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The university is established on 6 campuses
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The campuses hold 22 libraries
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The libraries host 1.6 million books and thousands of other online resources