The International Max Planck Research School for Astronomy and Cosmic Physics at the University of Heidelberg (IMPRS-HD) is a collaborative effort between the
Max Planck Society and the
University of Heidelberg.
Founded 1385 the University of Heidelberg is the oldest university of present-day Germany. 15 % of Heidelberg's 27,000 students come from outside Germany, over 2,400 of them from Europe and 890 from Asia (in total from 128 countries).
Regularly ranked as one of the best German universities, Heidelberg University successfully brings together old tradition and modern conceptions.
A poll published 2010 by the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) concluded that Heidelberg is Germany's
most popular university for international doctoral students.
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