Eberhard Karls University of Tübingen

Rankings:

141 QS World University Rankings 2014
134 QS World University Rankings 2013
223 THE World University Rankings 2013-2014
113 THE World University Rankings 2014-2015
173 The Times And Sunday Times University League Tables: UK
164 QS World University Rankings 2018

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Student population	Large (More than 10,000)
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Institution type	Public

About Eberhard Karls University of Tübingen

Eberhard Karls University, Tübingen is a public German Excellence University located in the city of Tübingen, Baden-Württemberg. It is one of Germany's most famous and oldest universities, internationally noted in medicine, natural sciences and the humanities.

Eberhard Karls University, Tübingen undertakes a broad range of research projects in various fields. Among the more prominent ones in the natural sciences are the Hertie Institute for Clinical Brain Research, which focuses on general, cognitive and cellular neurology as well as neurodegeneration, and the Centre for Interdisciplinary Clinical Research, which deals primarily with cell biology in diagnostics and therapy of organ system diseases.

In the liberal arts, the Tübingen is noteworthy for having the only faculty of rhetoric in Germany – the department was founded by Walter Jens, an important intellectual and literary critic. The university also boasts continued pre-eminence in its centuries-old traditions of research in the fields of philosophy, theology and philology.

Since at least the nineteenth century, Tübingen has been the home of world-class research in prehistoric studies and the study of antiquity, including the study of the ancient Near East; a particular focus of the research in these areas at the University of Tübingen has been Anatolia, e.g., through the continued excavations of the university at Troy.

Campus information

The University of Tübingen is not a campus university, but is spread throughout the town. There are four areas with a major concentration of university institutions.

The university uses a number of buildings in the old town of Tübingen, some of which date back to the foundation of the university. Today, these are mainly used by smaller humanities departments, as is the adjacent castle, Schloss Hohentübingen.
Northeast of the old town, the Wilhelmstraße area surrounding the street of the same name is home to larger humanities departments as well as the university's administration. The main university library and main refectory are also in this area.
A new campus for the sciences was built in the 1970s at Morgenstelle, on a hill north of the historic centre of Tübingen. Facilities include a large refectory.
The university's teaching hospitals are located between the Wilhelmstraße area and the Morgenstelle campus in an area collectively known as theKlinikum.

Accommodation provided by the Tübingen Studentenwerk is in several locations throughout the town. The largest of the eleven halls of residence are at Waldhäuser Ost (1,700 rooms) and in theFranzösisches Viertel (500 rooms).

Faculties include:

Faculty of Protestant Theology
Faculty of Catholic Theology
Faculty of Law
Faculty of Medicine
Faculty of Humanities
Faculty of Economics and Social Sciences
Faculty of Science

By air

Stuttgart Echterdingen is the closest airport. From there, the easiest way into Tübingen is the 828 Sprinter bus, which runs hourly and takes approx. 48 minutes to about an hour. Alternatively, take the train to Herrenberg, and then the S-Bahn train from there to the airport.

By train

The train from Stuttgart takes about 45min by IRE train or around 1hr by normal train. If you arrive at the main station of Tübingen, don't let the ugly and uninviting surroundings of the train station put you off. Just leave the station behind and keep going (north) and after 10min. walking you'll be right in the old town center

By car

With Tübingen's terrible traffic system, lots of one-way streets and some very eager ticket officers, it is best to park your car as soon as possible and then explore the city on foot, bus or bicycle. Finding a spot to park you car can be quite a pain, especially close to the center of the city. Almost every street there may only be used by residents at night, and during the day there are parking meters. Be sure to check the signs how long you are allowed to park there, and if you are not sure, look for another spot. Ticket officers are very quick in Tübingen. If you need to park your car near downtown, you can use parking garages, but be advised, they are not cheap.