Some 7000 new students commence studies at Leipzig University

Photo: Kirsten Nijhof, Leipzig University - Leipzig University will welcome its new students tomorrow (Wednesday, 12 October) at the enrolment ceremony in the Gewandhaus. Around 7000 first-semester students started the winter semester on 1 October. This number will increase in the next few weeks as the clearing procedure continues, with some new students not yet enrolled. The University received about 38,000 applications in recent months. Both figures are slight increases on the previous year. -I am very excited to welcome our new students for the first time as Rector of Leipzig University at the enrolment ceremony in the Gewandhaus. The continuing high number of applicants and first-semester students shows that our Alma mater Lipsiensis is a sought-after place to study.