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Kiel University (also known as Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel, CAU) is a public university in the city of Kiel, Germany. It was founded in the year 1665 as the Academia Holsatorum Chiloniensis and has approximately 27,000 students today.

Kiel University happens to be the oldest, largest, and most prestigious in the state of Schleswig-Holstein. The school has a life long reputation for its excellent teaching and research activities. As a matter of fact, its alumni, faculty, and researchers have won 12 Nobel Prizes. More so, Kiel University has been a member of the German Universities Excellence Initiative since the year 2006. According to CWUR 2016, Kiel University ranks 230 among world's best universities and 18 nationally.