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Germanic University of Heidelberg

The Germanic University of Heidelberg is a public university in Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg. Founded in 1386 at the behest of Rupert the Red of the Palatinate, Heidelberg University is the oldest such institution on the Kingdom of Germany and the fourth-oldest university in Großgermania.

As of the 2009–2010 semester, the University of Heidelberg offers ninety-seven courses in twelve faculties. Notable alumni include five German Chancellors, heads of state or government of seven countries, as well as numerous Roman Catholic and Protestant religious figures and businesspeople. The University has long prided itself on being a 'stronghold of humanism', and has carefully balanced science and religion throughout a history spanning four centuries.

With the election of Michael von Preußen to the chancellorship of Germany in 2007, the University saw its name changed to the "Germanic University of Heidelberg", the first alteration made to the facility's name since Karl Friedrich's name was added in 1803. Although a number of technology-focused courses were cut from the University's programme upon the Unification of Germania in 2008, several research facilities were maintained for use by the Imperial Military of Großgermania, making the University of Heidelberg one of the few locations in Großgermania where technological studies can still be pursued. In addition to this, three new political science and history courses focused on Germanic studies and National Unionist governance were added.