Lancaster University Leipzig
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| Established | January, 2020 |
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| Affiliation | Lancaster University |
| Students | 400 (2023) |
| Address | Nikolaistraße 10, 04109 , Leipzig , Germany |
| Campus | Urban |
| Language | English |
| Website | www |
Lancaster University Leipzig is a branch campus of Lancaster University in Leipzig, Germany. Established in 2020, it is the first public UK university with a campus in Germany.[1] Lancaster University Leipzig has been approved by the Saxon State Ministry for Higher Education, Research, and the Arts.[2]
Courses offered at the university include undergraduate degrees in management, finance, computing and IT fields, a postgraduate degree in logistics and supply chain management, and pre-master’s in business and computer science.[3]
The programme portfolio is tailored to the key industries in Leipzig and the Leipzig Region, such as digital technology and logistics.[4]
Students who study and graduate in Leipzig receive their degree from Lancaster University in the United Kingdom.[5]
Lancaster University decided on Leipzig for its new campus location after evaluating numerous European cities, partially because of its high economic growth, growing student population, and touristic appeal.[6] This became the fourth campus overseas for the British university, which already had institutions in China, Ghana and Malaysia.[1]
The first students enrolled in January 2020, just before the COVID-19 pandemic. The university had to quickly transition to a hybrid mode that lasts until today, allowing students to join online if their visas are not approved by the time the course starts.[7]
Lancaster University Leipzig has a diverse international student body with more than 90 nationalities on campus. 60% of the students are originally from non-EU countries, 30% from other EU countries and 10% from Germany.[citation needed]