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The university city has an astounding 17 colleges – the largest and most famous being the Universität Hamburg with the University Hospital Hamburg-Eppendorf, founded in 1919.
On January, 2006, the HafenCity University Hamburg opened, a university for architecture and the development of cities of the future that is unique in Europe.
In total, about 70,000 students study at Hamburg´s universities and colleges.