The University of Ulm is chronologically the ninth in Baden-
Wuerttemberg. The first ideas of founding a university in Ulm go
back to the 50's. In 1959, the research group "University of
Ulm" was formed, which produced a memorandum on founding a
university in March of 1961. Due to competition between the
cities of Constance and Ulm in the early stages, the idea of
establishing a university in each of the two cities gained
popularity. A critical factor leading to this decision was the
fact that Constance is situated near a federal border. The
opportunities for employment in the field of medicine would not
be sufficient due to the lack of a patient catchment area at the
border. The idea of founding a university in Ulm therefore
became more concrete - it would be a university shaped by
medicine and natural sciences.