University of Münster (Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster)

As a research-oriented university, the University of Münster has made pioneering progress in numerous areas. Two Excellence Clusters, ten collaborative research centres (SFB), several research training groups and 30 research centres collectively advance inter- and transdisciplinary collaborative research and individual disciplinary research projects. The University of Münster actively supports its junior researchers as part of its academic personnel development strategy. Career counselling and funding opportunities, structured doctoral programmes and qualification measures provide candidates with a more transparent and plannable career path into academia. The University of Münster is well-known for its large and distinguished faculties, such as Law and Medicine, but also for its so-called exotic subjects like Scandinavian Studies. The diverse and research-oriented course offerings attract several thousand students to Münster each year. As a university, the University of Münster forms an important space for experience in sustainable action and the transfer of sustainability skills to future generations. Numerous disciplinary as well as inter- and transdisciplinary research projects contribute to addressing the major societal challenge, and Münster University itself also strives to implement sustainability in its own area of responsibility. The University of Münster sees equal opportunity and diversity as a strength that impacts all areas of university development and management. The University of Münster is strongly committed to ensuring that all staff members and students are treated equally with respect and consideration regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, handicap, sexual orientation or religious affiliation. The University of Münster has concluded more than 550 partnership agreements with universities and academic institutes worldwide – from nearby Enschede in the Netherlands to Beijing, China. Some 3,600 foreign students and 700 distinguished visiting researchers currently study and research at the University of Münster.