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Heidelberg University

Public university in Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

Heidelberg University, officially the Ruprecht Karl University of Heidelberg (German: Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg; Latin: Universitas Ruperto Carola Heidelbergensis), is a public research university in Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Founded in 1386 on instruction of Pope Urban VI, Heidelberg is Germany's oldest university and one of the world's oldest surviving universities; it was the third university established in the Holy Roman Empire after Prague (1347) and Vienna (1365).2 From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 16, 2026.

Overview

1386Founded1

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The story

Founded by Rupert I, Elector Palatine in 1386.1

Leadership

Who has led Heidelberg University, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.

Board members and other officers (1)

Subsidiaries and ownership

Subsidiaries

  • Center for Molecular Biology Heidelberg University
  • Center for Quantum Dynamics, Heidelberg University
  • Faculty of Philosophy at Heidelberg University
  • HeiGIT
  • Heidelberg Center Lateinamerika
  • Heidelberg Center for the Environment
  • Heidelberg Graduate School of Mathematical and Computational Methods for the Sciences, University of Heidelberg
  • Heidelberg University Archives
  • Heidelberg University Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science
  • Heidelberg University Faculty of Medicine in Mannheim
  • Heidelberg University Publishing (heiUP)
  • Heidelberger Institut für Radioonkologie
  • Institut für geschichtliche Rechtswissenschaft
  • Institute for Theoretical Physics
  • South Asia Institute
  • University Computing Centre Heidelberg
  • University Hospital Heidelberg
  • heiDOK – The Heidelberg Document Repository

Also owns

  • Friedrichsbau
  • Museum of Antiquities of the University of Heidelberg

From Wikidata.1

Timeline

  1. 1386Founded Founded1

Sources

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