Leibniz University Hannover

Leibniz University Hannover (German: Leibniz Universität Hannover), also known as the University of Hannover, is a public research university located in Hanover, Germany. Founded on 2 May 1831 as Higher Vocational School, the university has undergone six periods of renaming, its most recent in 2006. Leibniz University Hannover is a member of TU9, an association of the nine leading Institutes of Technology in Germany. It is also a member of the Conference of European Schools for Advanced Engineering Education and Research, a non-profit association of leading engineering universities in Europe. The university sponsors the German National Library of Science and Technology, the largest science and technology library in the world.

Type

Public university, Comprehensive university

Founded

1831

Students

28,018

Also known as

Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz University Hanover, Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Universität, Leibniz Uni Hannover, Leibniz University of Hannover