University of Münster

Also known as University of Munster, University of Muenster, Münster University, Westphalian Wilhelms University, WWU

German university

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Type: Public
Established: Jesuiten-Kolleg Münster 1588–1780, Universität Münster 16 April 1780 ; 246 years ago ( 1780-04-16 )
Affiliation: U15
Budget: € 803.6 million (As of 2022 )
Chancellor: Matthias Schwarte
Rector: Johannes Wessels
Academic staff: 4,956
Administrative staff: 1,924
Students: 43,098 (As of 2024 )
Campus: Urban, 285 buildings (2003)
Colors: RAL 9004 & RAL 5021
Website: www.uni-muenster.de

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The University of Münster (German: Universität Münster, until 2023 German: Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, WWU) is a public research university located in the city of Münster, North Rhine-Westphalia in Germany.

With more than 43,000 students and over 120 fields of study in 15 departments, it is Germany's fifth largest university and one of the foremost centers of German intellectual life. The university offers a wide range of subjects across the sciences, social sciences and the humanities. Several courses are also taught in English, including PhD programmes as well as postgraduate courses in geoinformatics, geospational technologies or information systems.