U15 (German universities)

German U15 e.V. is an association of fifteen major research-intensive and leading medical universities in Germany with a full disciplinary spectrum, excluding any defining engineering sciences.

The governing body is the University of Bonn, represented by Rector Michael Hoch; the deputy governing body are the Leipzig University, represented by Rector Eva Inés Obergfell, the University of Tübingen, represented by Rector Karla Pollmann, and the Freie Universität Berlin, represented by President Günter M. Ziegler. The managing director is Jan Wöpking. The association's headquarters are in Berlin.

U15 has been a member of the Global Network of Research Universities since November 2014. The network includes the Russell Group (Great Britain, headquartered in London), Association of American Universities (United States of America, headquartered in Washington D.C.), League of European Research Universities (Europe, headquartered in Leuven/Belgium), Association of East Asian Research Universities (China, Japan, South Korea, Hong Kong and Taiwan), C9 League (China), Group of Eight (Australia, headquartered in Canberra), RU11 (Japan), and the U15 Group of Canadian Research Universities (Canada, headquartered in Ottawa).

Members

University Location State Est.
Free University of Berlin Berlin Berlin 1948
Goethe University Frankfurt Frankfurt Hesse 1914
Heidelberg University Heidelberg Baden-Württemberg 1386
Humboldt University of Berlin Berlin Berlin 1810
Leipzig University Leipzig Saxony 1409
LMU Munich Munich Bavaria 1472
University of Bonn Bonn North Rhine-Westphalia 1818
University of Cologne Cologne North Rhine-Westphalia 1388
University of Freiburg Freiburg Baden-Württemberg 1457
University of Göttingen Göttingen Lower Saxony 1737
University of Hamburg Hamburg Hamburg 1919
University of Mainz Mainz Rhineland-Palatinate 1477
University of Münster Münster North Rhine-Westphalia 1780
University of Tübingen Tübingen Baden-Württemberg 1477
University of Würzburg Würzburg Bavaria 1402

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