Universität Bayreuth | |
Motto | Ordo et Claritas (Order and brightness) |
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Type | Public |
Established | 1975 |
Budget | € 236 million[1] |
Chancellor | Nicole Kaiser[2] |
President | Stefan Leible[3] |
Academic staff | 274[4] |
Administrative staff | 2,617[4] |
Students | 12,516[5] |
Location | , , Germany 49°55′44″N 11°35′09″E / 49.92889°N 11.58583°E |
Campus | Urban |
Colours | Green and white |
Affiliations | Santander Network |
Website | www.uni-bayreuth.de |
The University of Bayreuth (German: Universität Bayreuth) is a public research university located in Bayreuth, Germany. It is one of the youngest German universities. It is broadly organized into seven undergraduate and graduate faculties, with each faculty defining its own admission standards and academic programs in near autonomy.
The university offers several interdisciplinary courses such as Global Change Ecology, Theatre and Media Studies, and Health Economics. It is a member of the Elite Network of Bavaria (Elitenetzwerk Bayern), an educational policy concept of Bavaria for the promotion of gifted pupils and students in the higher education sector.[6][7]