University of Augsburg

What University of Augsburg does

The University of Augsburg is a public state university (Landesuniversität) in Bavaria, Germany, with 307 professors, approximately 19,057 students, and 93 degree programmes across 8 faculties: Catholic Theology, Business and Economics, Law, Philosophy and Social Sciences, Philology and History, Mathematics/Natural Sciences and Engineering, Applied Computer Science, and Medicine. Established as a modern comprehensive university in 1970, it operates a parkland main campus on Universitätsstraße in Augsburg and is governed under Bavarian Higher Education Law with a University President (Prof. Dr. Sabine Doering-Manteuffel), five Vice Presidents, and a Universitätsrat. Revenue is derived primarily from appropriations by the Bavarian State Ministry for Science and the Arts, regulated tuition fees, and third-party research funding from federal, DFG, BMBF, and EU sources — most notably a €4.9 million Horizon Europe grant for the PUREPOLIS urban pollution management project (January 2026) and participation in the €20 million DigiMed Bayern cardiovascular personalised medicine consortium.

The university maintains research centres, institutes, and named programmes across 10 structured profile areas including Data and AI, Environment and Climate, Health and Medicine, Physics and Life Sciences, Economy and Law, and Peace and Conflict Research. Notable research assets include the KI-Produktionsnetzwerk Augsburg (AI Production Network), the Center for Responsible AI Technologies, the Centre for Advanced Analytics and Predictive Sciences (CAAPS), the Forschungsstelle für E-Health-Recht (FEHR), the Augsburg Center for Global Economic Law and Regulation (ACELR), the Institut für Software & Systems Engineering (ISSE), and the Bavarian Center for Peace and Conflict Research (BZeFK). In April 2026 the institution published a Neural Quantum States framework using convolutional neural networks to simulate 3D quantum systems of up to 1,000 qubits, representing an order-of-magnitude extension over prior 1D simulation limits. Distribution channels are primarily institutional: state-regulated domestic enrollment through centralized German admission systems, an international office for non-EU admissions, and academic consortia for research output dissemination.

Name

University of Augsburg

Legal name

Universität Augsburg

Website

https://uni-augsburg.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1970

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

The University of Augsburg is a public Bavarian state university with 307 professors, roughly 19,057 students, and 93 degree programmes across 8 faculties, funded by the State of Bavaria, regulated tuition, and EU/national research grants, serving domestic and international students and collaborating research institutions.

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Higher Education and Research

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Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (611310)

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Public Research Universities with Comprehensive Graduate & Professional Schools (EDAHAAAF)

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Public Research Universities with Major Extension & Outreach Missions (EDAHAAAG)

Keywords

• Higher education
• Academic research
• Degree programmes
• Doctoral studies
• Scientific research

Headquarters

HQ city

Augsburg

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

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B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Others, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Public Higher Education Funding: As a public university in Bavaria, Germany, the University of Augsburg receives primary funding from the Bavarian State Ministry for Science and the Arts. Revenue is derived from government appropriations, tuition fees (regulated by German state law), and third-party research funding from national and European sources.
2. Research Grants and Project Funding: EU Horizon Europe funding including PUREPOLIS project (€4.9 million). The university receives third-party funding from DFG, BMBF, EU programmes, and other research sponsors for specific research projects and graduate programmes.

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Core offering

University of Augsburg is a public research university delivering 93 degree programmes across eight faculties to approximately 19,057 students, supported by 307 professors. It conducts fundamental and applied research through interdisciplinary centres covering Data and AI, Health and Medicine, Physics, Environment and Climate, Society and History, Economy and Law, and Languages and Literature, while providing structured doctoral training via its Graduate Centre.

Product overview

University of Augsburg is a medium-sized public university with 307 professors, 19,057 students, and 93 degree programmes across 8 faculties. The university operates a multi-layered portfolio of research centers and institutes focusing on interdisciplinary research areas including Data and Artificial Intelligence, Health and Medicine, Physics and Life Sciences, Environment and Climate, and Society and History. Key AI-related offerings include the KI-Produktionsnetzwerk (AI Production Network), Center for Responsible AI Technologies, and Centre for Advanced Analytics and Predictive Sciences (CAAPS). The university also houses specialized research centers such as the Forschungsstelle für E-Health-Recht (FEHR) for digital health law, and the Augsburg Center for Global Economic Law and Regulation (ACELR). Research spans neural quantum states for quantum computing, AI security research on prompt injection attacks, and various AI applications in manufacturing, medicine, and education.

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Brands

• Forschungsstelle für E-Health-Recht (FEHR): Research center for E-Health Law, focusing on digital health and connected healthcare legal questions
• KI-Produktionsnetzwerk Augsburg
• Center for Responsible AI Technologies
• Centre for Advanced Analytics and Predictive Sciences (CAAPS)
• DigiMed Bayern
• Bayerisches Zentrum für Friedens- und Konfliktforschung
• Augsburg Center for Global Economic Law and Regulation (ACELR)
• Forschungsstelle für Medizinprodukterecht (FMPR)
• Jakob-Fugger-Zentrum
• Institut für Europäische Kulturgeschichte

Products and services

• Degree Programmes (Undergraduate, Graduate, Doctoral) 93 degree programmes across eight faculties (Catholic Theology; Business and Economics; Law; Philosophy and Social Sciences; Philology and History; Mathematics, Natural Sciences and Engineering; Applied Computer Science; Medicine) for prospective undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral students, structured through a Graduate Centre for doctoral training.
• KI-Produktionsnetzwerk Augsburg (AI Production Network) Research network focused on AI applications in production and manufacturing environments, exploring human-robot interaction and AI-assisted design.
• Center for Responsible AI Technologies Research center dedicated to developing and promoting responsible AI technologies with focus on ethical AI deployment.
• Centre for Advanced Analytics and Predictive Sciences (CAAPS) Research center focusing on advanced analytics methods and predictive modelling for large-scale data processing and smart data applications.
• Institute for Software & Systems Engineering (ISSE) Institute researching swarm intelligence and its application to drones and robots, AI-assisted component design, and human-robot interaction.
• Forschungsstelle für E-Health-Recht (FEHR) Independent research institution focused on dogmatically grounded research and development of national, European, and international E-Health law, addressing digital health, connected healthcare, telematics infrastructure, and Health 4.0 applications.
• Augsburg Center for Global Economic Law and Regulation (ACELR) Research center conducting inter- and intra-disciplinary research into legal frameworks and governance mechanisms of economic processes since 2004, hosted at the Faculty of Law.
• Bayerisches Zentrum für Friedens- und Konfliktforschung (BZeFK) Bavarian Center for Peace and Conflict Research - research consortium funded by BMFTR bringing together researchers from universities of Augsburg, Bayreuth, Erlangen-Nürnberg and Institut für Zeitgeschichte for peace and conflict studies.

Quantifiable outcome

• 3D quantum simulations up to 1000 qubits achieved, exceeding previous 1D limits by order of magnitude
• +2 more outcomes

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Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• PUREPOLIS ConsortiumcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026Horizon Europe funded project (€4.9 million, January 2026) bringing together 19 consortium partners including research institutions, technology companies, public authorities, and civil society organisations. Core cities Nantes and Valencia as case studies; follower cities Berlin, Rybnik, and Augsburg evaluating transferability of pollution management strategies.
• Bavarian Center for Peace and Conflict Research (Bayerisches Zentrum für Friedens- und Konfliktforschung)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 April 2022BMFTR-funded regional cluster (April 2022, four years) bringing together scientists from University of Augsburg, University of Bayreuth, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, and Institut für Zeitgeschichte München-Berlin for peace and conflict research.
• University of BayreuthcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 April 2022Partner in BZeFK research consortium focusing on peace and conflict research with eight social and historical science projects.
• Institut für Zeitgeschichte München-BerlincoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 April 2022Partner in BZeFK research consortium contributing to interdisciplinary peace and conflict research in Bavaria.
• DigiMed Bayern ConsortiumcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBavarian flagship project funded with €20 million by the Bavarian Health Ministry for personalized medicine research in cardiovascular diseases. University of Augsburg's Forschungsstelle für E-Health-Recht (FEHR) serves as consortium partner handling legal questions including data protection and medical law.

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Direct peers

• University of Würzburg: Bavarian public research university with a long-established medical faculty, natural sciences, and humanities. Similar public funding model and competitive positioning for Horizon Europe grants and DFG funding.
• University of Regensburg: Public Bavarian research university with a similar comprehensive faculty structure (including a medical faculty) and comparable enrollment scale. Faces the same funding and competitive dynamics within the Bavarian higher education system.
• University of Konstanz: Public German research university with a similar focus on interdisciplinary research, graduate programmes, and competitive federal research funding. Comparable in size, research intensity, and structure.
• University of Bayreuth: Another Bavarian public research university of comparable size and profile, and a direct consortium partner in the BZeFK peace and conflict research center. Comparable in faculty breadth, student population, and funding model.
• University of Trier: German public research university of similar size and profile, with a comparable mix of humanities, social sciences, and law. Competes for similar DFG and federal research funding streams.
• University of Passau: Medium-sized Bavarian public university with a focus on law, business, and humanities. Comparable in enrollment, funding model, and competition for the same student and faculty pool in Bavaria.
• University of Bamberg: Another Bavarian public university of similar size, with overlapping strengths in humanities, social sciences, and applied computer science. Direct competitor for the same state funding allocations and student demographics.
• Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg: Bavarian public research university and direct BZeFK consortium partner. Comparable in comprehensive faculty breadth, public funding model, and competition for the same research funding pool.
• University of Paderborn: Medium-sized North Rhine-Westphalian public research university with comparable enrollment and strong computer science / engineering faculties. Similar funding model and competitive dynamics in DFG and BMBF programs.

Regional players

• Otto-Friedrich-Universität Bamberg: Smaller Bavarian public university; less directly comparable but operates in the same state funding pool and competes for the same faculty and student pool in Bavaria.

Market position

Strengths4 records

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Competitive moat5 records

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Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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