University of Freiburg
universityPublic university
| University of Freiburg link () Website | |
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| Motto | Die Wahrheit wird euch frei machen |
| Formation | 1457 |
| Headquarters | Baden-Württemberg,Germany |
| Type | Public university |
| Enjoys a high academic reputation both in Germany and internationally. | |
The University of Freiburg is a public research university located in Freiburg im Breisgau, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. The university was founded in 1457 by the Habsburg dynasty as the second university in Austrian-Habsburg territory after the University of Vienna. Today, Freiburg is the fifth-oldest university in Germany, with a long tradition of teaching the humanities, social sciences and natural sciences and technology and enjoys a high academic reputation both nationally and internationally.