Hannover at Its Best
 

Studying in an Attractive City

Over 21,000 students are currently studying at Leibniz Universität Hannover. And there is a good reason for this. Hannover is an attractive place to study, not only because of the high quality of teaching and research but also because of the city itself with its central location and its wide range of academic and cultural institutions.

Hannover’s trademark is centrality: the city is the metropolis at the crossing point of national and international traffic systems. Since the reunification of Germany the City of Hannover has greatly increased its attractiveness as a conveniently situated location. Hannover is connected by direct express train services with eleven German state capitals and 60 other large cities in Germany. It is thus the crossing point of important traffic lines not only within Germany but also within Europe.

Hannover is the economic centre of Lower Saxony. The largest and most important trade fairs in the world are organized in Hannover. By the year 2010 the metropolis - "CeBIT City" - wants to become the top city for digital technology in Germany. The largest computer fair in the world, CeBIT, as well as small and large local firms form the basis for this, and the former EXPO location has, in addition to its function as the most modern trade fair site in the world, also achieved nationwide importance and international recognition for its continued use as a location of training and development for multimedia. Institutions of higher education and vocational schools which provide training and carry out research for jobs in the field of information and communication have been established here and form the foundation for a new science centre.

The close link between business and science also point to Hannover’s being prepared for the future, since economic power strengthens research and science. Today the city has more than 300 private and public institutes with the most modern research facilities.

However, Hannover also offers an attractive choice of leisure facilities. Half the city consists of gardens, woods and water. Hannover’s inhabitants have everything close by: it takes nobody more than ten minutes on foot to be surrounded by nature. And if this is not enough, you can visit the Royal Gardens of Herrenhausen. This pearl of Baroque garden architecture, constructed as early as in the 17th century, has remained unchanged ever since. And whoever prefers animals can visit the Hannover Zoo with its wide variety of different species and thematically structured worlds of experience.

The capital of Lower Saxony offers a multi-faceted and entertaining cultural experience. In addition to the numerous galleries and museums, in which artists exhibit their works from the classical period via the avantgarde to scurrilous objects, more than two hundred additional sculptures and art objects make their mark on Hannover’s streets.

Visitors are made aware of this when they first stroll through the city: a beautiful Old Town with numerous half-timbered buildings, with the Ballhof and the Historical Museum at its centre; the imposing classical Opera House, the Kestner Society in the former Goseriede swimming pool and, of course, the Hannover Arts Association in the attractive Künstlerhaus. For modern art enthusiasts Hannover also has much to offer. The internationally recognized Sprengel Museum Hannover probably has Germany’s most important collection of modern and contemporary art. This is the home of the life’s work of the French artist Niki de Saint Phalle, an honorary citizen of the City of Hannover. Although they were originally very controversial, Hannover’s three most famous bikini beauties on the banks of the Leine, the "Nanas", have now become an integral part of the cityscape. Not far from there, the Lower Saxony State Museum and the Kestner Museum display ancient Egyptian burial objects and collections of paintings.

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