Leuphana University of Lüneburg explained

Motto:	Academic freedom and social responsibility for the common good
Established:	1946 (as a college of education)
City:	Lüneburg
State:	Lower Saxony
Country:	Germany
Students:	9,888
Academic Staff:	710^[1]
Administrative Staff:	450
Budget:	€103.2 million
Native Name:	Leuphana Universität Lüneburg
Native Name Lang:	de
President:	Sascha Spoun
Type:	Public

Leuphana University Lüneburg^[2] is a public university in Lüneburg, Lower Saxony, Germany. Leuphana was founded in 1946 as a college of education (German: Pädagogische Hochschule). Leuphana established a unique university model within the German academic landscape that has received several awards.^[3] Leuphana University is one of the few universities in Europe to offer a liberal arts programme with their bachelor's programme German: Studium Individuale. The university is designated as a "foundation under public law".

The name Leuphana is derived from an ancient settlement on the Elbe that was mentioned in a 2nd-century geographical world atlas by Ptolemy.

Leuphana College concentrates its bachelor's degree studies into eight departments and two teacher training courses. In 2008, a graduate college was opened that integrates master's degree and doctorate programmes. In addition are a pan-departmental research centre and a professional school for advanced study courses, like business co-operation.

History

Leuphana was founded in May 1946 as one of eight colleges of education (German: pädagogische Hochschule' in Lower Saxony, and was renamed in May 1989 from German: Pädagogische Hochschule Niedersachsen, Abteilung Lüneburg to Lüneburg University.

In 2009, the campus in Suderburg was transferred to the German: [[Fachhochschule Braunschweig/Wolfenbüttel]]|italic=no (Eastphalian University of Applied Studies).

Notable staff and alumni

• Daniel Libeskind, visiting professor
• Richard David Precht, visiting professor
• Britt Reinecke, television talk show host
• Thomas Schomerus, professor of public law
• Jörg Philipp Terhechte, professor and dean
• Tine Wittler, writer, TV presenter and actress

Rankings

The:	501-600
The N:	42-45
The Year:	2024
The Ref:	^[4]

In the Times Higher Education World University Rankings of 2024, the university is placed at 501-600 globally and 42-45 within the country.^[4]

External links

• Leuphana Universität Lüneburg
• AStA der Universität Lüneburg
• Kunstraum of Leuphana University Lüneburg
• Lehrstuhl für Gründungsmanagement (gmlg)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Die Universität in Zahlen, Daten, Fakten . de . Leuphana University of Lüneburg . 14 June 2017.
2. Web site: The Name Leuphana. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20190326003918/https://www.leuphana.de/en/university/name.html. 26 March 2019.
3. Web site: www.leuphana.de/about_us . 9 February 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151027034126/http://www.leuphana.de/en/about-us.html . 27 October 2015 . dead .
4. Web site: World University Rankings 2024. 27 September 2023. Times Higher Education World University Rankings. 27 September 2023 .