The University of Kassel is a public higher education institution located in the city of Kassel in the state of Hesse in the centre of Germany. It was founded in 1971 with the ambition to drive innovative concepts for practice-oriented teaching and learning as well as interdisciplinary work. As of the winter semester 2016/17, the University has 25,000 students. With ten departments plus the School of Fine Arts Kassel, the University of Kassel offers an extraordinarily broad spectrum of study opportunities.