The Julius Maximilian University of Würzburg ( also referred to as the University of Würzburg, in German Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg) is public research university in Würzburg, Germany. The University of Würzburg is one of the oldest institutions of higher learning in Germany, having been founded in 1402. The university initially had a brief run and was closed in 1415. It was reopened in 1582 on the initiative of Julius Echter von Mespelbrunn. The University of Würzburg is part of the U15 group of research-intensive German universities. The university is also a member of the Coimbra Group.The university’s central administration, foreign student office, and several research institutes are located within the area of the old town, while the new liberal arts campus, with its modern library, overlooks the city from the east.