Phillips-Universität Marburg

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Located in Marburg, Germany, Phillips-Universität Marburg is best known for its rich research heritage and world-class life sciences, particularly medicine, psychology, and biology. As one of the country's oldest Protestant-founded universities, it offers a distinct collegiate atmosphere where historic academic buildings are seamlessly integrated into a picturesque medieval hillside town. While the majority of undergraduate degrees are taught in German, the university provides an expanding selection of English-taught master's programs designed to attract a diverse global cohort. International students benefit from the dedicated International Office, which offers comprehensive arrival support, orientation weeks, and German language courses to ease the transition into academic and local life. A particularly distinctive feature of the university is its traditional "campus in the city" concept, where academic departments are woven directly into the daily life of Marburg rather than sequestered on a distant suburban plot.

Background

Marburg University (German: Philipps-Universität Marburg) is a public research university located in Marburg, Germany. It was founded in 1527 by Philip I, Landgrave of Hesse, which makes it one of Germany's oldest universities and the oldest still operating Protestant university in the world. It is now a public university of the state of Hesse, without religious affiliation. Marburg University has 21,162 students (2024/25) and is located in Marburg. It offers an International summer university programme and offers student exchanges through the Erasmus programme.

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