Philipps–Universität is not only a German university steeped in tradition, it is also the oldest university in the world that was founded 1527 as a Protestant institution. It has been a place of research and teaching for nearly five centuries.

Nowadays there are nearly 20,000 students studying in Marburg – 12 percent from all over the world.Almost all scientific disciplines, with the exception of the engineering sciences, are represented at Philipps–Universität Marburg.

• Fachbereich Mathematik und Informatik, Philipps–Universität Marburg