Heidelberg University

Heidelberg University

Type	Public
Established	1386 (1386)
Chancellor	Angela Kalous
President	Bernhard Eitel
Location	Heidelberg, Germany, United States
Campus	Urban
Colors	Sandstone red and gold
Website	uni-heidelberg.de
LinkedIn	https://www.linkedin.com/edu/school?id=11927

Heidelberg University (informally Heidelberg; German: Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg; Latin: Universitas Ruperto Carola Heidelbergensis) is a public research university located in the town of Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Founded in 1386 on instruction of Pope Urban VI, Heidelberg is Germany's oldest university and one of the world's oldest surviving universities. The university consists of twelve faculties and offers degree programs at undergraduate, graduate, and postdoctoral levels in some 100 disciplines. The university enrolled more than 29,500 students and ranked 68 globally among the best universities in U.S. News & World Reports 2016 rankings.

Informatics programs

Bioinformatics

The following bioinformatics-related options exist for potential students:

B.S. in Molecular Biotechnology, Bioinformatics Emphasis

~120 credit hours

Available online? No

Program URL: https://www.bio.uni-heidelberg.de/Molecularbiotechnology_BSc

M.S. in Molecular Biotechnology, Bioinformatics Emphasis

?? credit hours

Available online? No

Program URL: https://www.bio.uni-heidelberg.de/fakultaetbio/de/Mastermolecularbiotechnology

Health and clinical informatics

The following health/clinical informatics options exist for potential students:

B.S. in Medical Informatics

~120 credit hours

Available online? No

Program URL: https://www.uni-heidelberg.de/de/studium/alle-studienfaecher/medizinische-informatik

M.S. in Medical Informatics

?? credit hours

Available online? No

Program URL: https://www.uni-heidelberg.de/en/study/all-subjects/medical-informatics/medical-informatics-master

Additional external links

• Faculty of Biosciences