Goethe University

The university was founded in 1914 through private funding. Thus, the university owes its establishment to the link between dynamic research and the conscious commitment of the citizens of Frankfurt to the fundamentals of international trade and industry. Today, Goethe University is one of the largest public institutions of higher learning in Germany. It is under the jurisdiction of the State of Hessen, and is funded primarily through the State of Hessen. Around 600 professors and 2,000 other research staff members do carry out research here, as well as teach a total of 35,000 students, of whom around 4,000 are international students from more than 100 countries. Scholars and scientists at Frankfurt University have been awarded many prestigious scientific prizes, including the Nobel Prize.

The University in its total has 16 schools. These are:

• Law
• Economics and Business Administration
• Social Sciences
• Educational Sciences
• Psychology and Sports Sciences
• Protestant Theology
• Roman Catholic Theology
• Philosophy and History
• Linguistics, Cultural and Civilization Studies, Art Studies
• Modern Languages
• Geosciences and Geography
• Computer Science and Mathematics
• Physics
• Biochemistry, Chemistry and Pharmacy
• Life Sciences
• Medical Science