Leuphana University Lüneburg is a public university in

Lüneburg Lüneburg, officially the Hanseatic City of Lüneburg and also known in English as Lunenburg, is a town in the German Bundesland (Germany), state of Lower Saxony. It is located about southeast of another Hanseatic League, Hanseatic city, Hambur ...

, Lower Saxony, Germany. Leuphana was founded in 1946 as a

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(). Leuphana has since established a unique university model within the German academic landscape that has received several awards. Leuphana University is one of the few universities in Europe to offer a liberal arts programme with their bachelor's programme . The university is designated as a "foundation under public law". The name '' Leuphana'' is derived from an ancient settlement on the

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that was mentioned in a 2nd-century geographical world atlas by

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. 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 (' in

Lower Saxony Lower Saxony is a States of Germany, German state (') in Northern Germany, northwestern Germany. It is the second-largest state by land area, with , and fourth-largest in population (8 million in 2021) among the 16 ' of the Germany, Federal Re ...

, and was renamed in May 1989 from to Lüneburg University. In 2009, the campus in Suderburg was transferred to the (Eastphalian University of Applied Studies).

Notable staff and alumni

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, 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

In the

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of 2024, the university is placed at 501-600 globally and 42-45 within the country.

References

External links

Leuphana Universität Lüneburg

AStA der Universität Lüneburg

Lehrstuhl für Gründungsmanagement (gmlg)
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