University of Halle-Wittenberg

Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg (MLU) is a public, research-oriented university in the cities of Halle and Wittenberg in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. MLU offers German and international (English) courses leading to academic degrees such as B.A, B.Sc, M.A, M.Sc, doctoral degrees and Habilitation.

Overview

Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg (MLU) is a renowned education and research centre in Germany. Its faculties span a wide range of disciplines in the humanities, social sciences, natural and medical sciences. The university was re-founded in 1817 as a merger of the University of Wittenberg (1502) and the University of Halle (1694). Being one of the oldest universities in Germany, it cements its historical tradition through a strong focus on research-led teaching. The university offers a distinctively wide variety of disciplines and a high degree of interdisciplinarity. MLU's main areas of focus in research are life sciences (including agricultural sciences), health (in particular concussion research), matter (from materials research to quantum physics), and historical dynamics (from the impact of religion on society to the effects of contemporary history).