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ThinkTank "happy morning sun mine"

learning area on floor 1 with furniture, desks and decoration

Cover image for the “Universities Take a Stand” campaign

Hegel Archive Bust

ThinkTank "happy morning sun mine"

Redesign of Group Rooms: Learning in spaces with symbolic meaning

Read more … Redesign of Group Rooms: Learning in spaces with symbolic meaning

learning area on floor 1 with furniture, desks and decoration

Learning Space on Level 1/2 partially reopened

Read more … Learning Space on Level 1/2 partially reopened

Cover image for the “Universities Take a Stand” campaign

Lunch Talk: “Democracy and Loneliness” on June 16

Read more … Lunch Talk: “Democracy and Loneliness” on June 16

University Library Areas 2/2 and 3/2 reopen after construction phase

Read more … University Library Areas 2/2 and 3/2 reopen after construction phase

Hegel Archive Bust

Opening of the new Library of the Research Center for Classical German Philosophy / Hegel Archive

Read more … Opening of the new Library of the Research Center for Classical German Philosophy / Hegel Archive

Latest News

ThinkTank "happy morning sun mine"

Tuesday, 7. July 2026

Redesign of Group Rooms: Learning in spaces with symbolic meaning

Read more … Redesign of Group Rooms: Learning in spaces with symbolic meaning

learning area on floor 1 with furniture, desks and decoration

Tuesday, 30. June 2026

Learning Space on Level 1/2 partially reopened

Read more … Learning Space on Level 1/2 partially reopened

Cover image for the “Universities Take a Stand” campaign

Monday, 1. June 2026

Lunch Talk: “Democracy and Loneliness” on June 16

Read more … Lunch Talk: “Democracy and Loneliness” on June 16

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July 2026

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Some Figures

1.755.462

Books

1.411

Study places

450

Courses & Consultations
(2025)

310

Funded OA publications (2025)

2.990.915

Number of accesses to
electronic resources

1.017.151

Visits
(2025)

4.206

Course participants
(2025)

230.000

Publications in the University Bibliography