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The University of Freiburg (colloquially German : Uni Freiburg ), officially the Albert Ludwig University of Freiburg ( German : Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg ), is a public research university located in Freiburg im Breisgau , Baden-Württemberg , Germany.
The university was founded in 1457 by the Habsburg dynasty as the second university in Austrian -Habsburg territory after the University of Vienna . Today, Freiburg is the fifth-oldest university in Germany , with a long tradition of teaching the humanities, social sciences and natural sciences. The university is made up of 11 faculties and attracts students from across Germany as well as from over 120 other countries. Foreign students constitute about 16% of total student numbers.
Named as one of elite universities of Germany by academics, political representatives and the media, the University of Freiburg stands amongst Europe's top research and teaching institutions. With its long-standing reputation of excellence, the university looks both to the past, to maintain its historic academic and cultural heritage, and to the future, developing new methods and opportunities to meet the needs of a changing world. The University of Freiburg has been home to some of the greatest minds of th