The University of Bonn was founded over 200 years ago and is considered to be one of Germany's most important institutes of research and higher education. As the home of learning to about 38,000 students, we enjoy an outstanding reputation both at home and abroad. The University of Bonn is one of the world's leading research-based universities and therefore it is no surprise that we operate on an international level. We particularly specialize in the fields of research and teaching and this has led to our evolving into the position of a truly prominent international institution.