University of Tübingen

Officially known as the Eberhard Karl Institution of Tübingen (German: Eberhard Karls Universitat Tübingen; Latin: Universitas Eberhardina Carolina), the University of Tübingen is a public research university that may be found in the city of Tübingen in the state of Baden-Württemberg, Germany.

One of the eleven universities that have been designated as German Excellence Universities is the University of Tübingen. In particular, the University of Tübingen is well-known for being a leading research institution in the fields of plant biology, medicine, law, archaeology, ancient cultures, philosophy, theology, and religious studies. More recently, the university has also established itself as a leading research institution in the field of artificial intelligence. Notable individuals who graduated from this institution include presidents, members of the European Union Commission, and justices on the Federal Constitutional Court. Eleven people who won the Nobel Prize worked at or were affiliated with the institution. This was notably true in the departments of medicine and chemistry.

In 1477, Count Eberhard V (Eberhard im Bart, 1445–1496), who would later become the first Duke of Württemberg, established the University of Tübingen. Count Eberhard V was a civic and ecclesiastic reformer who established the school after becoming enamoured with the Renaissance revival of learning during his travels to Italy. The university is named after Count Eberhard V. Johannes Nauclerus was the institution's first ever rector.

In 1769, Duke Karl Eugen bestowed upon the organisation the name we know it by today, appending his first name to the one of the company's founder. In succeeding years, the university rose to prominence, eventually becoming Württemberg's flagship institution. Today, the German federal state of Baden-Württemberg provides funding for a total of nine state universities, including this one.