Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg (JMU)
Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg (JMU) is a public institution in Würzburg, Germany, accredited by German Accreditation Council (Akkreditierungsrat) and accrediting agencies (AQAS, ASIIN, ACQUIN, FIBAA, evalag, ZEvA); Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF); Länder ministries; European Higher Education Area (EHEA / Bologna Process since 1999). Primary language: German. AlmiStudy lists 5 canonical subject areas, all verified against German Accreditation Council (Akkreditierungsrat) and accrediting agencies (AQAS, ASIIN, ACQUIN, FIBAA, evalag, ZEvA); Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF); Länder ministries; European Higher Education Area (EHEA / Bologna Process since 1999).
- Country
- Germany (DE)
- City
- Würzburg
- Control
- public
- Language
- German
- Accreditation
- German Accreditation Council (Akkreditierungsrat) and accrediting agencies (AQAS, ASIIN, ACQUIN, FIBAA, evalag, ZEvA); Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF); Länder ministries; European Higher Education Area (EHEA / Bologna Process since 1999). Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-05-16.
- Source
- Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg (JMU) Official Website · tier: tier_1_official
- Website
- https://www.uni-wuerzburg.de/en/home/
Subjects offered
Show all 10 listed subjects (raw)
Catholic Theology · Law · Medicine · Arts and Humanities · Humanities · Human Sciences · Biology · Chemistry and Pharmacy · Mathematics and Computer Science · Physics and Astronomy
Founded in 1402 by Bishop Johann von Egloffstein (closed shortly after), refounded definitively in 1582 by Bishop Julius Echter — making Würzburg one of Germany's oldest universities. Approximately 28,000 students. **14 Nobel laureates** affiliated, an extraordinary concentration including: **Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen (Physics 1901) — discovered X-rays at Würzburg on 8 November 1895** while professor of physics here; Klaus von Klitzing (Physics 1985, quantum Hall effect); Harald zur Hausen (Medicine 2008, HPV-cancer link).
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