What is Philipps University of Marburg?
{{Infobox_University |name=University of Marburg |native_name=Philipps-Universität Marburg |latin_name=SCHOLA MARPVRGENSIS |established=July 1, 1527 |type=Public university |president= [[Katharina Krause]] |students= ca. 21,000 |staff=ca. 7,500 (incl. hospital staff - 2005) |city=[[Marburg]] |country=Germany |campus= |affiliations= |website=http://www.uni-marburg.de |image = Marburg asv2022-02 img02 Old University.jpg |footnotes=Data {{As of|2010|lc=on}} }} The '''Philipps University of Marburg''' is the oldest [[Protestantism|Protestant]] [[university]] of the world. It was founded by [[Martin Luther]]'s friend [[Philipp of Hesse]] in 1527, during the [[reformation]]. Major areas of research at the university are [[medicine]], [[Nanotechnology|nano-science]], [[materials science]] and [[Near East|near eastern studies]]. == List of subjects == * [[Mathematics]] * [[Physics]] * [[Chemistry]] * [[Biology]] * [[Medicine]] * [[Dentistry|Dental Medicine]] * [[Pharmacology]] * [[Geography]] * [[Philosophy]] * [[History]] * Protestant (Lutheran) Religious Studies * Roman Catholic Religious Studies * Latin and Ancient Greek * [[English language|English]] * [[German language|German]] * Romance Languages and Literature (French, Italian, Spanish) * Near Eastern Studies * Social Science and Political Science * [[Economics]] (strong point is microeconomics) * [[Slavic languages|Slavic Languages]] and Literature (Polish, Russian) (well-known, but may be closed soon) * Far Eastern Studies (China, Japan) (will be closed soon) == Other websites == * [http://www.uni-marburg.de http://www.uni-marburg.de] [[Category:Colleges and universities in Hesse]] {{Europe-stub}} {{authority control}}