Ulm University

Ulm University, known in German as Universität Ulm, is a public university in the city of Ulm in Baden-Württemberg, Germany, and it focuses on the natural sciences, medicine, engineering, mathematics, economics and computer science, making it one of the more science-focused universities in Germany.乌尔姆大学（Universität Ulm）是德国巴登-符腾堡州乌尔姆市的一所公立大学，教学与研究聚焦自然科学、医学、工程、数学、经济学与计算机科学。

Founded in 1967 as the youngest public university in Baden-Württemberg, it is the highest-altitude university in Germany, spanning four faculties on a hill called Oberer Eselsberg and educating around 10,000 students.该校创办于 1967 年，是巴登-符腾堡州最年轻的公立大学，也是全德国海拔最高的大学，四个学院位于名为上埃塞尔斯贝格（Oberer Eselsberg）的山丘上，在校学生约 10,000 人。

In the QS World University Rankings 2027 Ulm University is placed 575th globally, Times Higher Education 2027 ranks it 239th, ARWU 2026 places it in the 401-500 band and U.S. News 2026-2027 ranks it 400th.在 2027 年 QS 世界大学排名中，乌尔姆大学位列全球第 575 位，2027 年泰晤士高等教育排名列第 239 位，2026 年软科排名列于 401 至 500 区间，2026 至 2027 年美国新闻排名列第 400 位。

History

• The idea of founding a university in Ulm dates to the 1950s, and in March 1961 the Ulm University working group (Arbeitskreis Universität Ulm) formally proposed its creation to the state.在乌尔姆创办大学的设想可追溯到 20 世纪 50 年代，1961 年 3 月，「乌尔姆大学工作组」（Arbeitskreis Universität Ulm）正式向州政府提出设校方案。
• Ulm and Konstanz competed to host the new university, and Ulm chose to concentrate on medicine and natural sciences because Konstanz, near the border, would struggle to supply enough medical patients for clinical training.乌尔姆与康斯坦茨曾竞争承办这所新大学，乌尔姆选择以医学与自然科学为特色，理由是地处边境的康斯坦茨难以提供足够的就医病人以支撑临床教学。
• In 1962 the Baden-Württemberg state government proposed establishing a medical school in Ulm, and in January 1966 the plan was formally approved by the state parliament.1962 年，巴登-符腾堡州政府提议在乌尔姆建立医学院，方案于 1966 年 1 月正式获批。
• On 25 February 1967 the University of Ulm, then called the Medico-Scientific University (Medizinisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Hochschule), was officially founded at a ceremony in the Kornhaus.1967 年 2 月 25 日，乌尔姆大学——当时名为乌尔姆医学与自然科学大学（Medizinisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Hochschule）——在科恩豪斯举行成立典礼。
• On 4 July 1967 it was granted the full title of university, although the name Ulm University, Medical and Natural Sciences College persisted in official use for many years.1967 年 7 月 4 日，该校获授「大学」（Universität）的正式称号，但「乌尔姆医学与自然科学大学」这一名称在官方文件中仍沿用了多年。
• Its founding idea was to place biology, chemistry, physics, mathematics and medicine under one roof, encouraging close cooperation across disciplines rather than separate institutes.其创校理念是把生物学、化学、物理学、数学与医学置于「同一屋檐下」，鼓励各学科紧密合作，而非各自独立成所。
• The first students, numbering about 60, learned in cramped temporary quarters in the Ulm city centre before the university moved to its purpose-built campus on the Eselsberg.首批学生约 60 人，最初在乌尔姆市中心的简陋临时校舍就读，其后学校才迁往埃塞尔斯贝格专门建设的校区。
• In 1977 Ulm introduced the study of economic mathematics, the first such programme in Germany, which remains closely tied to actuarial training.1977 年，乌尔姆大学开设经济数学专业，这是德国首个此类专业，至今仍与精算培训紧密相关。
• In 1985 the first associated institution, the Institute for Laser Technology in Medicine and Measurement Technique, was founded as a foundation under public law to link university and industrial research.1985 年，第一个附属机构——医学与测量技术激光技术研究所（ILM）——作为公法基金会成立，用以连接大学与产业界的研究。
• A science park grew up around the campus and attracted the research centres of companies such as Daimler, BMW and Siemens, and formerly Nokia and AEG.校园周边逐渐形成科学园区，吸引了戴姆勒、宝马与西门子等公司的研究中心，早年还有诺基亚与 AEG。
• In 1998 Ulm introduced an International Master's in Communication Technology taught in English, the first programme of its kind in Germany, which still draws students from around the world.1998 年，乌尔姆大学开设以英语授课的国际通信技术硕士项目，为德国首个此类项目，至今仍吸引着世界各地的学生。
• In 2003 the university helped found the German University in Cairo, a private university in Egypt, together with the University of Stuttgart, exporting the German model of technical education.2003 年，该校与斯图加特大学合作，协助创办了埃及开罗的私立高校——开罗德国大学，把德国式的技术教育模式输出海外。
• Third-party funding of research at the university reached 67.5 million euros in 2009, supporting a steadily extended spectrum of subjects and new research centres.2009 年，该校获得的第三方研究经费达 6,750 万欧元，支撑其不断扩展的学科领域与新建的研究中心。
• In November 2006 the university senate decided to rename the university after Albert Einstein, but the state ministry did not confirm the decision, so the name remained Ulm University.2006 年 11 月，大学评议会决定以阿尔伯特·爱因斯坦之名重新命名该校，但州教育部未予确认，故校名仍保留为乌尔姆大学。
• Because the renaming was not approved for July 2007, the street where the main buildings stand was instead named Albert-Einstein-Allee in honour of Einstein, who was born in Ulm in 1879.由于改名未能在 2007 年 7 月获批，校方改将主楼所在的街道命名为「阿尔伯特·爱因斯坦大道」，以纪念 1879 年出生于乌尔姆的爱因斯坦。
• Since 2007 the university has taken part in the German Universities Excellence Initiative through the International Graduate School in Molecular Medicine Ulm.自 2007 年起，该校通过乌尔姆分子医学国际研究生院参与德国「卓越大学计划」。
• The university is home to the POLiS cluster of excellence for battery research, the only cluster of excellence in Germany on this theme, and it works on the cluster with Karlsruhe and Giessen.该校是电池研究卓越集群 POLiS 的所在地，这是德国唯一以该主题设立的卓越集群，乌尔姆与卡尔斯鲁厄、吉森共同推进相关工作。
• Two Collaborative Research Centres continue at Ulm, SFB 1506 on aging at interfaces and SFB/Transregio 234 on light-driven molecular catalysts in structured materials.该校持续开展两个合作研究中心：研究界面老化的 SFB 1506，以及研究结构化材料中光驱动分子催化剂的 SFB/Transregio 234。
• In 2008 the Academy for Science, Industry and Technology expanded its programme with a special pain therapy course, and some 875 participants attended its offerings that year.2008 年，科学、工业与技术学院增设特别疼痛治疗课程，当年约有 875 人参加了该学院的各类课程。
• In 2008 the university also established its own foundation, open to donations, to fund research projects, childcare, student housing and scholarships for target groups.2008 年，该校还设立了自己的基金会，接受各界捐款，用于资助研究项目、儿童照护、学生宿舍以及面向特定群体的奖学金。
• The university forms part of Science City Ulm, a technology and knowledge-transfer centre that links the university, research institutes and high-tech companies in the region.该校是「科学城乌尔姆」的一部分，这一技术转移与知识转化中心把大学、研究机构与当地高科技企业联系起来。
• By 2017 the university had grown to almost 11,000 students, having begun with only about 60 when it opened in 1967, and its campus had become a major research site.到 2017 年，该校学生规模已增至近 11,000 人，而 1967 年开办时仅有约 60 名学生，其校区也已成为重要的科研基地。

Academics

• In 2008 the university measured its energy consumption to build an energy map of the campus, using the data to plan sustainability measures and offset rising energy prices.2008 年，该校测量了自身的能耗，绘制出校园「能源地图」，并据此规划节能措施，以应对不断上涨的能源价格。
• Ulm University is divided into four faculties, namely Engineering, Computer Science and Psychology, Mathematics and Economics, Natural Sciences, and Medicine.乌尔姆大学分为四个学院，即工程学、计算机科学与心理学学院，数学与经济学学院，自然科学学院，以及医学院。
• A university hospital, the Universitätsklinikum Ulm, is associated with the medical faculty and provides clinical teaching and research across several sites in the city.大学附属医院（Universitätsklinikum Ulm）隶属于医学院，在全市多个院区承担临床教学与研究。
• The four faculties offer more than 60 study programmes taught in German and English, providing a custom-made range of courses for tomorrow's professionals with a strong emphasis on interdisciplinary projects.四个学院开设 60 多个以德语和英语授课的专业，为未来的专业人才提供量身定制的课程体系。
• The university is dedicated to medicine and STEM subjects and educates around 10,000 students, making it a mid-sized but research-intensive institution.该校专注医学与理工（STEM）学科，以最高水准培养约 10,000 名学生，使其成为一所中等规模但研究密集的高校。
• Its founding idea of interdisciplinary cooperation under one roof still shapes the appointment of professors and the structure of research centres.其「同一屋檐下」的跨学科合作理念至今仍影响着教授聘任与研究中心的架构。
• The university has defined four research profile areas, namely Green Energy, Quantum Science and Technology, Life Long Health, and Interdisciplinary Data Sciences and Artificial Intelligence.该校确立了四个研究重点领域，即绿色能源、量子科学与技术、终身健康，以及跨学科数据科学与人工智能。
• Ulm holds two continued Collaborative Research Centres, SFB 1506 on aging at interfaces and SFB/Transregio 234 on light-driven molecular catalysts.乌尔姆大学持续开展两个合作研究中心：研究界面老化的 SFB 1506，以及研究光驱动分子催化剂的 SFB/Transregio 234。
• The POLiS cluster of excellence, the only cluster of excellence for battery research in Germany, is run from the Green Energy Campus together with Karlsruhe and Giessen.德国唯一以电池研究为主题的卓越集群 POLiS，由该校与卡尔斯鲁厄、吉森合作在绿色能源校区运作。
• The university's economics programmes emphasise quantitative methods for finance, insurance and accounting, building on the economic mathematics degree introduced in 1977.该校的经济学课程重视金融、保险与会计的定量方法，建立于 1977 年开设的经济数学专业之上。
• Ulm is the only German university offering courses of the German Actuarial Association (DAV), and its economic mathematics programme was the first in the country.乌尔姆大学是德国唯一开设德国精算协会（DAV）课程的大学，其经济数学专业也是德国首个。
• English-taught master's programmes include communication technology, molecular medicine, advanced materials, energy science and technology and finance.以英语授课的硕士项目包括通信技术、分子医学、先进材料、能源科学与技术以及金融。
• The university holds 101 bilateral agreements with 79 partner universities in 19 European countries, according to a 2008 record of its international network.据 2008 年的记录，该校与 19 个欧洲国家的 79 所伙伴大学签订了 101 项双边协议。
• The International Graduate School in Molecular Medicine Ulm trains doctoral researchers in medicine and was created for the German Excellence Initiative.乌尔姆分子医学国际研究生院培养医学方向的研究者，是为德国「卓越计划」而设立的。
• As a modern research university Ulm conducts excellent basic research alongside application-oriented research carried out with industrial partners.作为一所现代研究型大学，乌尔姆大学既开展出色的基础研究，也与产业伙伴开展应用导向的研究。
• The university is a partner of the German University in Cairo together with the University of Stuttgart, helping deliver German-style degrees in Egypt.该校与斯图加特大学合作，是开罗德国大学的伙伴院校，在埃及提供德式学位教育。
• Ulm's medical research spans three collaborative research centres and an interdisciplinary centre for clinical research, including work on biomaterials and hospital-acquired pneumonia.该校的医学研究涵盖三个合作研究中心与一个临床研究跨学科中心，包括生物材料与院内获得性肺炎方面的研究。
• Beyond Europe, Ulm maintains partnerships in Asia, with exchange programmes involving Southeast University and Shandong University in China and National Taiwan University.在欧洲之外，乌尔姆大学在亚洲也保持合作，与中国东南大学、山东大学以及台湾大学开展交流项目。

Campus

• The University's Faculty of Engineering, Computer Science and Psychology hosts institutes for microelectronics, communications technology and artificial intelligence.该校的工程学、计算机科学与心理学学院下设微电子、通信技术与人工智能等研究所。
• The campus is located north of the city of Ulm on a hill called Oberer Eselsberg, making Ulm the highest-altitude university in Germany.校园位于乌尔姆市以北、名为上埃塞尔斯贝格（Oberer Eselsberg）的山丘上，使乌尔姆大学成为全德国海拔最高的大学。
• The university hospital has additional sites across the city beyond the main campus, supporting clinical teaching in several hospitals.大学附属医院在主校区之外，还在全市各处设有多个院区，为多家医院的临床教学提供支撑。
• The main buildings of the university stand on Albert-Einstein-Allee, named in honour of Albert Einstein, who was born in Ulm in 1879.该校主楼所在的阿尔伯特·爱因斯坦大道，是以 1879 年出生于乌尔姆的爱因斯坦之名命名的。
• The campus forms part of Science City Ulm, a centre of technology and knowledge transfer linking the university, research institutes and high-tech companies.校园是「科学城乌尔姆」的一部分，这一技术转移与知识转化中心连接大学、研究机构与高科技企业。
• The Ulm Science Park around the campus brings together the university's associated institutions, the University Hospital, the University of Applied Sciences and industry.校园周边的乌尔姆科学园区，汇聚了该校的附属机构、大学医院、应用科学大学与产业界。
• The first associated institution, the Institute for Laser Technology in Medicine and Measurement Technique, was founded in 1985 as a foundation under public law.第一个附属机构——医学与测量技术激光技术研究所，于 1985 年作为公法基金会成立。
• Ulm lies on the Danube in Baden-Württemberg, close to the Bavarian border, about 140 kilometres from Stuttgart and 170 kilometres from Munich.乌尔姆位于巴登-符腾堡州的多瑙河畔，靠近巴伐利亚边界，距斯图加特约 140 公里、距慕尼黑约 170 公里。
• Plans for Oberer Eselsberg included enhancing Albert-Einstein-Allee as its central axis and stabilising the Science City cable car as a major transport project.上埃塞尔斯贝格的总体规划包括把阿尔伯特·爱因斯坦大道作为中轴加以提升，并以稳定科学城缆车作为一个主要交通项目。

Reputation

• The campus was planned as a compact, walkable site, with the university hospital, research institutes and student housing clustered on the Oberer Eselsberg hill.校区被规划为一个紧凑、便于步行的场地，大学医院、研究机构与学生宿舍都集中在埃塞尔斯贝格山丘上。
• In the QS World University Rankings 2027 Ulm University is placed 575th in the world.在 2027 年 QS 世界大学排名中，乌尔姆大学位列全球第 575 位。
• The Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2027 place Ulm 239th in the world, a strong position for a young institution.2027 年泰晤士高等教育世界大学排名将乌尔姆大学列为全球第 239 位，对一所年轻高校而言是相当靠前的位置。
• The Academic Ranking of World Universities 2026 places the university in the 401-500 band.2026 年软科世界大学学术排名将该校列入 401 至 500 区间。
• The U.S. News Best Global Universities edition of 2026-2027 ranks Ulm 400th in the world.在 2026 至 2027 年版美国新闻最佳全球大学排名中，乌尔姆大学位列世界第 400 位。
• In the 2024 QS World University Rankings the university was placed 542nd globally and 34th nationally in Germany, and it stood in the 19th to 21st range nationally in the 2024 Times Higher Education ranking.在 2024 年 QS 世界大学排名中，该校位列全球第 542 位、德国国内第 34 位。
• In a 1999 Spiegel magazine ranking of German universities Ulm placed tenth overall.在 1999 年《明镜》周刊的德国大学评比中，乌尔姆大学总分排名第十。
• Ulm is strong in photonics, integrated circuit design and microelectronics, fields in which it is counted among the world's leading universities.乌尔姆大学在光子学、集成电路设计与微电子领域实力强劲，被视为这些领域全球领先的大学之一。
• The university's engineering and computer science programmes are ranked among the top five in Germany, and its graduates enjoy strong job prospects.该校的工程与计算机科学专业在德国排名前五，其毕业生也拥有良好的就业前景。
• Ulm attracts international researchers as one of Germany's best places for research, following the Technical University of Munich in one such assessment.在一项相关评估中，乌尔姆大学作为德国最适合科研的地点之一吸引着国际研究者，排名仅次于慕尼黑工业大学。

Student life

• In the CHE university ranking Ulm's electrical engineering, computer science and economics programmes have repeatedly been rated among the strongest in Germany.在 CHE 大学排名中，乌尔姆大学的电子工程、计算机科学与经济学专业多次被评为德国最强之列。
• The university's motto is Sciendo Docendo Curando, Latin for through knowing, teaching and healing, reflecting its combined scientific and medical mission, and it appears on the university logo alongside the staff of Asclepius.该校的校训是「Sciendo Docendo Curando」，拉丁文意为「以知、以教、以医」，体现其科学与医学并重的使命。
• Ulm University was founded in 1967 and remains the youngest public university in the state of Baden-Württemberg.乌尔姆大学创办于 1967 年，至今仍是巴登-符腾堡州最年轻的公立大学。
• The Institute for Science, Industry and Technology runs continuing-education courses, including an 80-hour special pain therapy course following the German Medical Association curriculum.科学、工业与技术学院开设继续教育课程，其中包括依德国医学协会课程设置的 80 学时特别疼痛治疗课程。
• The academy also offers a three-semester programme in commercial mediation and organisational development plus intercultural training to ease study abroad.该学院还开设为期三个学期的商业调解与组织发展课程，以及帮助学生适应海外学习的跨文化培训。
• In 2008 some 875 participants attended the academy's course offerings, the most popular being the compact seminar on emergency medicine, followed by the actuarial distance courses.2008 年，约有 875 人参加了该学院的课程，其中最受欢迎的是急诊医学精修研讨课，其次是精算远程课程。
• The university's language centre provides foreign-language training for students in all subject areas, reflecting its international student body.该校语言中心为各专业的学生提供外语培训，与其国际化的学生群体相呼应。
• Students come from China, India, France, Sweden, Iran, Pakistan, Turkey, Italy and Spain, among other countries, many enrolling in the English master's programmes.学生来自中国、印度、法国、瑞典、伊朗、巴基斯坦、土耳其、意大利与西班牙等国，其中许多人就读英语授课的硕士项目。
• The Ulm University Foundation, established in 2008, funds research projects, childcare, student housing and scholarships for targeted student groups.2008 年设立的乌尔姆大学基金会，资助研究项目、儿童照护、学生宿舍以及面向特定群体的奖学金。
• Graduates of Ulm's master's programmes enjoy strong job prospects, and many continue to leading research institutions for further study.乌尔姆硕士项目的毕业生就业前景良好，许多人继续前往知名研究机构深造。

Notable people

• The university magazine u-topics is published twice a year and reports on research and campus life, with each issue focusing on a different theme.该校校刊《u-topics》每年出版两期，报道科研与校园生活，每期聚焦一个不同主题。
• Albert Einstein, the physicist born in Ulm in 1879, is the city's most famous son and gave his name to the street on which the university's main buildings stand, though he spent only his first months in Ulm before his family moved to Munich.1879 年出生于乌尔姆的物理学家阿尔伯特·爱因斯坦是该市最著名的人物，该校主楼所在的街道即以他命名。
• Reiner Knizia, one of the world's most prolific German-style board game designers, is an alumnus of the university and a trained mathematician.莱纳·克尼齐亚（Reiner Knizia）是全球最多产的德式桌游设计师之一，是该校校友，也是一位受过训练的数学家。
• Sarah Straub, who earned a doctorate in psychology in 2015, is a musician, songwriter and pianist and an alumna of the university.2015 年取得心理学博士学位的萨拉·施特劳布（Sarah Straub），是音乐人、词曲作家与钢琴家，也是该校校友。
• Erich Sackmann, an experimental physicist born in 1934, was a professor at Ulm and a pioneer of biophysics and membrane research.1934 年出生的实验物理学家埃里希·扎克曼（Erich Sackmann）曾任乌尔姆大学教授，是生物物理学与膜研究的先驱。
• Franz Josef Radermacher, a mathematician and economist born in 1950, is a professor at Ulm and an advocate of global economic balance.1950 年出生的数学家兼经济学家弗朗茨·约瑟夫·拉德马赫（Franz Josef Radermacher）是乌尔姆大学教授，也是全球经济平衡的倡导者。
• Wolfgang P. Schleich, a theoretical physicist born in 1957, is a professor and a leading researcher in quantum optics and quantum technology.1957 年出生的理论物理学家沃尔夫冈·施莱希（Wolfgang P. Schleich）是该校教授，也是量子光学与量子技术领域的领军研究者。
• Martin Bodo Plenio, a physicist born in 1968, is a professor known for research in quantum information and quantum biology.1968 年出生的物理学家马丁·普莱尼奥（Martin Bodo Plenio），以量子信息与量子生物学研究著称。
• Helmut Maier, a mathematician born in 1953, and Elisabeth Kalko, a tropical ecologist who lived from 1962 to 2011, were professors at the university.1953 年出生的数学家赫尔穆特·迈尔（Helmut Maier）与 1962 至 2011 年在世的热带生态学家伊丽莎白·卡尔科（Elisabeth Kalko），都曾任该校教授。
• Heiner Fangerau, born in 1972, is a professor of the history of medicine and medical ethics at Ulm and a member of several national academies.1972 年出生的海纳·范格劳（Heiner Fangerau）是该校医学史与医学伦理学教授，也是多个国家学术机构的成员。
• The founding initiative of the university was driven by the Ulm University working group, formed in 1961, which secured the establishment of a medical and natural-sciences university.该校的创办倡议由 1961 年成立的「乌尔姆大学工作组」推动，最终促成了这所以医学与自然科学为特色的大学成立。
• The university is led today by its president, Michael Weber, and its chancellor, Wiltrud Christine Radau, who took office in the 2020s.该校目前由校长米夏埃尔·韦伯（Michael Weber）与校务长维尔楚德·克里斯蒂娜·拉道（Wiltrud Christine Radau）领导。
• Dieter Grossmann, born in 1926, was a professor of painting at the university, and Helmut Maier is a number theorist known for his work on prime gaps.1926 年出生的迪特·格罗斯曼（Dieter Grossmann）曾任该校绘画教授，赫尔穆特·迈尔则是以素数间隙研究著称的数论学家。