Its roots date back to the founding of the university in the year 1456, and it is therefore one of the oldest such institutions in Europe.
In Germany, places to study medicine and dentistry are usually allocated (by high school results) on a national level by a country-wide agency.
[2] The university hospital (German: Universitätsmedizin Greifswald), was completely reconstructed at the new science campus east of the city centre up to the year 2011.
The merger was first prohibited because German antitrust authorities were worried about a dominating position of the Universitätsklinikum Greifswald in the region.
However, the decision was later revoked by a direct veto of the federal government of Germany, which is a very rare procedure.