University of Osnabrück

Instead of a fully equipped library, the department initially made do with the reference books held by individual professors. However, the school was soon able to implement an extensive reference acquisition program, and 10 years later there were over 100,000 books on the shelves.

One feature of research at Osnabrück University is the linking of different academic disciplines. In addition, scholars at Osnabrück University excel at generating national and European third-party funding. Four interdisciplinary institutes characterize the University’s research profile:

• The Institute of Migration Research and Intercultural Studies

• The Institute of Cognitive Science

• The Institute of Environmental Systems Research

• The Institute of Early Modern Intercultural Studies