University of Tubingen

The Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen (University of Tübingen) is a comprehensive university in Tübingen, in the German state of Baden-Württemberg, with a history of some 550 years. Around 28,600 students from Germany and abroad are enrolled, and more than 5,600 researchers work at the university, which reports about 280 million euros in external research funding. Research priorities on the university's website include the Excellence Strategy, innovation and transfer, and internationalisation.

Tübingen offers more than 200 degree programmes, from Egyptology to Dentistry, with an emphasis on research-based learning and cross-disciplinary skills. A central student advisory service (Zentrale Studienberatung) advises prospective and current students, and there is a dedicated advisory service for international students. The university also runs equal-opportunity programmes, such as the Athene programme for women in academia, and public lecture series under its Studium Generale.