The University of Regensburg is a contemporary university on the outskirts of a historic city. Aside from Regensburg's beauty, the university's status as a campus university gives it a distinct advantage over other German institutions. The university offers a wide range of degree programs and a desirable student-teacher ratio, and state-of-the-art facilities. It has grown into a distinguished teaching and research center with a long history of international collaboration. Academic freedom in study and teaching is a priority at the university. The university's primary responsibility is research, which serves as the foundation for expert teaching. The university encourages the growth of professional skills and is committed to developing inspired and critical thinkers among its students. The university established FUTUR, an integrative and multidisciplinary service center, to increase knowledge and technology transfer between university research and private industry. The university's primary goals of technology transfer are distributing information and assisting students in gaining practical experience.