Osnabrück University

Osnabrück University () is a public research university located in the city of Osnabrück in Lower Saxony, Germany.

In 2011 it was attended by 11,034 students; the staff of 1,858 consisted of 209 professors, 936 additional academic personnel (lecturers without professorships, post-doctoral researchers and post-graduate assistants) and 713 non-academic personnel. The university is known for its many interdisciplinary degree programmes, some of them rare or even unique among German universities, including European Studies, Migration Research, Applied Systems Science and Cognitive Science. Notably, the university is well known for its research in Artificial Intelligence, Computational Linguistics , Cognitive Science, Peace and Conflict Studies, Democratic Governance, European Studies , and Migration studies among many other subjects.

In addition, the university, through its [http://www.politik.uni-osnabrueck.de/Teaching/MA_DRZG.htm Master of Arts in Democratic Governance and Civil Society] graduate program, is also part of the highly prestigious DAAD [https://web.archive.org/web/20110814145130/http://www.daad.de/deutschland/foerderung/ausschreibungen/16930.en.html Public Policy and Good Governance Scholarships for Developing Countries], along with other reputable institutions in political science and public policy such as the Hertie School of Governance in Berlin and the Willy Brandt School of Public Policy in Erfurt. The program attracts people from Asia, Latin America, and Africa to study in selected German universities for a policy-oriented Master's program.

Former President of Germany, Christian Wulff, is an alumnus of the university. Provided by Wikipedia