The University of Bayreuth is a public research university founded in 1975 as a campus university situated in Bayreuth, Germany. It is broadly divided into seven undergraduate and graduate faculties, each of which establishes its own entrance requirements and academic offerings with a high degree of autonomy.
In thier more than 160 degree programs, which are offered in seven faculties in the scientific sciences, food sciences, engineering, law, and economics as well as language, literature, and cultural studies, are primarily comprised of interdisciplinary research and teaching. On its campuses in Bayreuth and Kulmbach, the University of Bayreuth employs approximately 13,000 students, 1,647 academic staff—including 259 professors—and 1024 non-academic workers. As a result, it ranks among the biggest employers in the area.
This university is currently one of Germany's most prosperous new universities. According to the "Times Higher Education (THE) Young University Ranking," the University of Bayreuth is placed 45th out of the top 475 universities in the world for students under the age of 50.
Over 300 comprehensive strategic bilateral alliances are now maintained by the University of Bayreuth in the fields of research and education. Strategic partnerships, high-priority partnerships, and regular partnerships are the three types of partnerships.
The University of Bayreuth is also making a name for itself in the field of research: the Africa Multiple Cluster of Excellence conducts cutting-edge research on a global scale, the Bavarian Research Institute of Experimental Geochemistry & Geophysics - BGI is renowned for its excellence, and polymer and colloid research is a key driver of innovation for materials of the future.