Germanic University of Heidelberg

The Germanic University of Heidelberg (: Germanische Universität Heidelberg), formerly the Ruprecht Karl University of Heidelberg and Ruprecht's University of Heidelberg, is a  in,. Founded in 1386 at the behest of of the, 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. Notable alumni include five,  or  of seven , as well as numerous  and   figures and. The University has long prided itself on being a 'stronghold of humanism', and has carefully balanced and religion throughout a history spanning four centuries.

Permission was granted to establish a university in Heidelberg by  in 1385, and  officially opened the university one year later. One of the only universities never to be, the University of Heidelberg operated under the patronage of the  before responsibility for the University was assumed by the Margraviate and later. The decline of German monarchism resulting in the saw the toppling of the Badner monarchy in 1918, and the  took control of the University in 1919.

With the rise of in Germany in the early 1930s, the University found itself ostracized by the '' as a 'left-wing institution' for a number of years before being transformed by the  in 1935 and subsequently used for. The defeat of Germany in the saw the University  during the.

Falling under the jurisdiction of the from 1949, the University's educational programme was drastically expanded during the 1950s, and Heidelberg's student body became a center of the West German  movement. Since the 1980s, Heidelberg University became renowned as a research university, and became a leading location for testing and development. 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 's name was added in 1803. Although a number of -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  and National Unionist governance were added.

In March 2009, Michael von Preußen—now Emperor of Großgermania—assumed the title of Patron of the Germanic University of Heidelberg, becoming the first head of state to assume nominally direct control of the University since.