Acronym USAAR Email info@uni-saarland.de Country Germany Website USAAR website Address International Relations DivisionCampus Center, Building A4 4D-66123 Saarbruecken Telephone +49 681 302 71100 Founded in 1948, Saarland University is a Campus university with six faculties and 17.000 students. It has earned an international reputation for its research in computer science/informatics and for work in the life sciences/nanosciences. The university is distinguished by its close ties to France and its strong European and international focus. A distinctive feature of Saarland University is the broad range of cross-border academic programmes that lead to a double-degree qualification.Many of the university departments collaborate closely with one another in both teaching and research. Close cooperative ties also connect Saarland University's scientists and researchers with universities around the world as well as with the many external research institutes located on and around the Saarbrücken campus. All of the major German scientific organizations are represented on campus, including two institutes of the Max Planck Society, two institutes within the Leibniz Association, two Fraunhofer institutes of applied research, a Helmholtz research centre and a Helmholtz institute. IRO The International Office is managing all aspects of Saarland University's international relations and activities as a central coordination and service unit. It manages the international exchange programmes and the university's academic partnerships. 550 higher education institutions in 52 countries around the world are our partners. 20% of our students come from abroad. It is also the main contact whenever university management or the faculties and departments require information on international issues. IRO contact international@uni-saarland.de