Saarbrücken Computer Science welcomes you!

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Saarbrücken is an international research-oriented center for computer science. Researchers at Saarland University cooperate closely with the Max Planck Institute for Informatics, the Max Planck Institute for Software Systems, the German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence (DFKI), the Center for Bioinformatics and the Visual Computing Institute. These internationally renowned research institutes are co-located on the Saarbrücken University Campus, neighbours to the Computer Science Department with its 19 chairs. All in all, more than 300 researchers in Computer Science have made their academic home in Saarbrücken. Many work on common projects funded by the German Government, the European Union or industrial partners. In October 2007, Saarbrücken Computer Science was awarded two major grants in the framework of the Initiative for Excellence of the German federal and state governments: the Cluster of Excellence on Multimodal Computing and Interaction and funding for the Saarbrücken Graduate School of Computer Science, which will help us continue to build and secure our international scientific and academic standing.

Many national and international Scientific Awards have been granted to members of our faculty.

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Both undergraduate and graduate students from around the world find a stimulating computer science environment in Saarbrücken. The broad range of research areas - from computer graphics to artificial intelligence to software systems - is reflected in the rich course offerings. The close collaboration between the university and the co-located research institutes also has a positive impact on the teaching curriculum. Not only the university professors and senior scientists but also the directors and research staff of the Max-Planck and DFKI institutes are actively involved in lecturing on current research topics.  Computer science students seeking a career in industry are given the necessary theoretical background and can participate in projects supported by industry, an opportunity to forge contacts with potential employers. For those students and graduates striving for a career in research, Saarbrücken offers an ideal environment to pursue their own research topics and network with universities and research institutes all around the world.