U15 (German universities)
German U15 e.V. is an association of fifteen major research-intensive and leading medical universities in Germany with a full disciplinary spectrum, excluding any defining engineering sciences.
The governing body is the University of Bonn, represented by Rector Michael Hoch; the deputy governing body are the Leipzig University, represented by Rector Eva Inés Obergfell, the University of Tübingen, represented by Rector Karla Pollmann, and the Freie Universität Berlin, represented by President Günter M. Ziegler. The managing director is Jan Wöpking. The association's headquarters are in Berlin.
U15 has been a member of the Global Network of Research Universities since November 2014. The network includes the Russell Group, Association of American Universities, League of European Research Universities, Association of East Asian Research Universities, C9 League, Group of Eight, RU11, and the U15 Group of Canadian Research Universities.
Members
- Free University of Berlin
- Humboldt University of Berlin
- University of Bonn
- Goethe University of Frankfurt
- University of Freiburg
- University of Göttingen
- University of Hamburg
- Heidelberg University
- University of Cologne
- University of Leipzig
- University of Mainz
- Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich
- University of Münster
- University of Tübingen
- University of Würzburg