University of Salzburg (Paris Lodron Universität Salzburg)
University of Salzburg (Paris Lodron Universität Salzburg) is a public institution in Salzburg, Austria, accredited by Austrian Federal Ministry of Education, Science and Research (BMBWF); Agency for Quality Assurance and Accreditation Austria (AQ Austria); European Higher Education Area (EHEA / Bologna Process). Primary language: German. AlmiStudy lists 5 canonical subject areas, all verified against Austrian Federal Ministry of Education, Science and Research (BMBWF); Agency for Quality Assurance and Accreditation Austria (AQ Austria); European Higher Education Area (EHEA / Bologna Process).
- Country
- Austria (AT)
- City
- Salzburg
- Control
- public
- Language
- German
- Accreditation
- Austrian Federal Ministry of Education, Science and Research (BMBWF); Agency for Quality Assurance and Accreditation Austria (AQ Austria); European Higher Education Area (EHEA / Bologna Process). Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-05-16.
- Source
- Paris Lodron University Salzburg Official Website · tier: tier_1_official
- Website
- https://www.plus.ac.at/
Subjects offered
Show all 7 listed subjects (raw)
Humanities · Social Sciences · Law · Natural Sciences · Theology · Education · Digital Sciences
Originally founded in 1622 by Prince-Archbishop Paris Lodron as a Benedictine university, dissolved in 1810 under Bavarian rule, and re-founded as a state university in 1962. The University of Salzburg today serves approximately 18,000 students across four faculties. Located in Mozart's birth city and a UNESCO World Heritage site, the university benefits from Salzburg's cultural infrastructure including the famous summer festival. Particular strengths in Catholic theology, Romance languages, law, and an emerging Digital and Analytical Sciences faculty (2018). The Theological Faculty has educated Catholic clergy for four centuries.
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