Goethe University Frankfurt
Higher EducationHesse, Germany5001-10000 Employees
Goethe University Frankfurt is a research-oriented higher education institution located in Frankfurt, Hesse, Germany. It was founded in 1914 through private funding, with substantial support from Jewish sponsors, and has built a broad research profile across the social sciences, sociology and economics, medicine, quantum physics, brain research, and labor law. The university serves a large student body and offers a wide array of degree programs, ranking among Germany’s larger institutions; it participates in the Strategic Alliance of Rhine-Main-Universities with the Technical University of Darmstadt and Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz. In 2026 the university launched a new master's program, AI and Digital Technology in Learning and Instruction, for the 2026/27 winter semester, reflecting ongoing program development and expansion. Recent research activity includes the development of genESOM, a generative AI system aimed at reducing animal use in early-stage drug testing, created in collaboration with partner institutions.