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Line 32: | colors = Sandstone red and gold<br />{{color box|#960018}} {{color box|#CFB53B}} }} '''Heidelberg University''', officially the '''Ruprecht Karl University of Heidelberg''' ({{lang-de|link=no|Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg}}; {{lang-la|Universitas Ruperto Carola Heidelbergensis}}), is a [[public university|public]] [[research university]] in [[Heidelberg]], [[Baden-Württemberg]], [[Germany]]. Founded in 1386 on instruction of [[Pope Urban VI]], Heidelberg is [[List of universities in Germany#Universities by date of establishment|Germany's oldest university]] and one of the [[List of oldest universities in continuous operation|world's oldest surviving universities]]; it was the third university established in the [[Holy Roman Empire]] after [[ Heidelberg is one of the most prestigious universities in Germany.<ref>{{cite news |url= https://www.spiegel.de/lebenundlernen/uni/elite-uni-heidelberg-der-stolz-der-alten-dame-a-512536.html |title= Elite-Uni Heidelberg: Der Stolz der alten Dame |work= Der Spiegel |date= 20 October 2007 |last1= Schönmann |first1= Jochen |access-date= 11 December 2022 |archive-date= 11 December 2022 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20221211113352/https://www.spiegel.de/lebenundlernen/uni/elite-uni-heidelberg-der-stolz-der-alten-dame-a-512536.html |url-status= live }}</ref> It is a [[German Excellence Universities|German Excellence University]], part of the [[U15 (German universities)|U15]], as well as a founding member of the [[League of European Research Universities]] and the [[Coimbra Group]]. The university consists of twelve [[Faculty (division)|faculties]] and offers degree programmes at undergraduate, [[graduate education|graduate]] and [[habilitation|postdoctoral]] levels in some 100 disciplines.<ref>The university does not include departments of [[business administration|business]], visual arts, and engineering, except for computer engineering. For a list of subjects offered see {{cite web |url=http://www.uni-heidelberg.de/studium/interesse/faecher/index.html |title=Subjects offered at Heidelberg University |access-date=2 October 2010 |work=Heidelberg University |language=de |archive-date=27 September 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170927185459/http://www.uni-heidelberg.de/studium/interesse/faecher/index.html |url-status=live }}</ref> The language of instruction is usually German, while a considerable number of graduate degrees are offered in English as well as some in French.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.uni-heidelberg.de/courses/prospective/academicprograms/index.html |title=List of courses on offer at Heidelberg University |access-date=21 July 2016 |work=Heidelberg University |archive-date=17 September 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170917220054/http://www.uni-heidelberg.de/courses/prospective/academicprograms/index.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.heipar.eu/de/uber-uns/ | title=Über uns – HEIPAR e. V | access-date=17 December 2019 | archive-date=26 September 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200926045643/https://www.heipar.eu/de/uber-uns/ | url-status=live }}</ref> | |||