The University of Konstanz (German: Universität Konstanz) is a university in the city of Konstanz in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It was founded in 1966, and the main campus on the Gießberg was opened in 1972. The University is situated on the shore of Lake Constance and just four kilometers from the Swiss border. As one of eleven German Excellence Universities, University of Konstanz is consistently being ranked among the global top 200 by the Times Higher Education World University Rankings (194th, as of 2011).
Over 10,000 students from close to 100 countries are enrolled at the university, while over 220 links to European partner universities and numerous exchange programmes facilitate global networking. All in all students can choose from more than 100 degree programs. Moreover, Konstanz University cooperates with a large number of foreign universities such as Johns Hopkins University, Yale University, the University of Chicago and the University of Zurich. Its library is open 24 hours a day and has more than two million books.
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