University of Cologne
With approximately 63,000 students, the
University of Cologne (German
Universität zu Köln) is the largest
university in
Germany, followed by
Munich University and
University of Münster.
Faculties exist for
economics and
social science,
law,
medicine,
philosophy,
mathematics and
natural science, educational science, and
adult education.
History
The university originally existed from
1388 (foundation grant from
Pope Urban VI) to
1789 (dissolved by the
French Government) and was re-established in
1919 by means of a treaty with the
Prussian Government.
Contact
- University of Cologne
- Albertus-Magnus-Platz
- 50923 Cologne
- tel: (02 21) 4 70-0
- fax: (02 21) 4 70-51 53
- Homepage: http://www.uni-koeln.de/index.e.html
