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Goethe University is proud to be a member of the DCA (Data Centre Alliance). The University is deeply interested in all questions concerning the planning and operating scientific data centers and the provisioning of educational courses in this field. The EDP Department is in the process of planning and realizing a new data center including colocation areas for university instituts with the focus of redundancy, energy efficiency and stability. Several Departments are cooperating with the Center for Scientific Computing that already operates three Linux-based computer clusters to support numerically intensive studies in a variety of research fields. In daily operation one focus of innovation is the energy-efficiency of the cluster. In addition, there is current scientific work on a decentralized, fault tolerant tool-set for autonomous management for data center.
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Goethe University Frankfurt, positioned among the top international research universities, offers a wide variety of academic programmes, a diverse group of research institutes, and a focus on interdisciplinary approaches to solving complex problems. The university is named after Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, the Frankfurt-born polymath renowned for his exceptional contributions to literature, science, and philosophy.
Founded in 1914 with private funding and inspired by the legacy of the European Enlightenment, Goethe University stands out as a pioneering “citizens’ university”—and the history of the university is one of openness and public participation.
Today, Goethe University is one of the only universities in Germany that enjoys significant public funding alongside administrative autonomy and the ability to create a private endowment.
Facts and Figures
• 41,000 students ( winter semester 2011/12)
• 6,500 international students
• 558 professors
• 58 endowed professorships and visiting professorships
• Since 1914, 19 Nobel laureates have worked or studied at Goethe University
• Endowment: €145.5 million (including firm pledges)
• €136 million in third-party funding, plus €333 million from the state of Hessen
• More than 8 million items in the university library
