Leipzig University

Leipzig University

Universität Leipzig
Seal of the university
Latin: Alma Mater Lipsiensis
Motto	Aus Tradition Grenzen überschreiten (German)
Motto in English	Crossing boundaries out of tradition
Type	Public research university
Established	2 December 1409 (1409-12-02)
Affiliations	Utrecht Network German U15
Budget	EUR 408.9 million
Rector	Eva Inés Obergfell
Academic staff	3,234
Administrative staff	1,962
Students	29,459
Location	Leipzig , Saxony , Germany
Campus	Urban
Colours	Red   Light Blue
Website	uni-leipzig.de
Location within Germany Location within Saxony

Leipzig University (German: Universität Leipzig), in Leipzig in Saxony, Germany, is one of the world's oldest universities and Germany's second-oldest university (by consecutive years of existence). The university was founded on 2 December 1409 by Frederick I, Elector of Saxony and his brother William II, Margrave of Meissen, and originally comprised the four scholastic faculties. Since its inception, the university has engaged in teaching and research for over 600 years without interruption.

The university's alumni include 55 prime ministers and presidents, notably Angela Merkel who served as Chancellor of Germany from 2005 to 2021. The university is also associated with 19 Nobel laureates, most recently with Leipzig faculty professor Svante Pääbo who won the Nobel Prize for Medicine in 2022. Other alumni include Gottfried Wilhelm von Leibniz, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Werner Heisenberg, Friedrich Nietzsche, Robert Schumann, Richard Wagner, Theodor Mommsen, Wilhelm Ostwald, Cai Yuanpei, Edward Teller, Gustav Stresemann, Tycho Brahe, Georgius Agricola.