Within the month, the parliament of Lower Saxony approved plans to establish a state medical university here.

On April 1, 1963, the government of Lower Saxony issued an order to establish the Medical Academy of Hanover, which would become the MHH.

He was succeeded by the first elected rector, Professor Fritz Hartmann, who played a decisive role in both the concept and physical form of the MHH.

The close proximity of the clinics and institutes guarantees intense integration of patient care, research and teaching.

[4] As the MHH is both an academic and a clinical institution, the following watchword was chosen to express its commitment to its ideals and goals:[5] Unitas in necessariis, Unity in what is necessary,Libertas in dubiis, Liberty in case of doubt,Caritas in omnibus, Charity in all things.PhD students and scientists from all over the world are involved in a variety of research projects at the MHH and partner institutes.