Outstanding Personalities
The heart of Leibniz University Hannover beats in the idyllic Welfenschloss, the Guelph Palace. The year 1879 saw the Higher Vocational School, originally founded in 1831, move into the palace. Later, the Higher Vocational School became the Königliche Technische Hochschule, the Royal College of Technology. While 64 pupils first attended the Vocational School, the university now has around 30.000 students. More than 3.100 academics and scientists work at the university in 9 faculties with around 150 departments and institutes.
Illustrations: Universitätsarchiv, Historisches Museum Hannover, Technische Informationsbibliothek, Dr. Rita Seidel.
