Leibniz University Hannover, also known as the University of Hannover, is a public research university located in Hanover, Germany. Founded on 2 May 1831 as Higher Vocational School, the university has undergone six periods of renaming, its most recent in 2006.
Former names: Höhere Gewerbeschule (1831) · Polytechnische Schule (1847) · Königliche Technische Hochschule (1879) · Technische Hochschule Hannover (1921) · Technische Universität Hannover (1968) · University of Hannover (1978)
Motto: Global denken, interdisziplinär forschen: Leibniz leben!
Motto in English: Global thinking, interdisciplinary research: the spirit of Leibniz!