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The Paris Lodron University of Salzburg (PLUS), with over 18,000 students and 2,800 employees in research, teaching, and administration, is the largest educational institution in Salzburg. As an integral part of Salzburg's cultural and economic life, it is a meeting place between teachers and students, scientists, and the public. The name of our university reflects its founding by Prince Archbishop Paris Lodron in 1622. Since the re-establishment of the University of Salzburg in 1962, it has developed into a modern and lively university that meets the highest requirements with its four faculties in teaching and research. The Paris Lodron University of Salzburg is the largest educational institution in the Salzburg region. Presently, over 18,000 students are enrolled, and it employs approximately 2,800 staff members in research, teaching, and administration. As an integral part of both cultural and educational life, the university serves as a meeting place for teaching staff, students, and academics, as well as the general public. Since our re-establishment in 1962, the university has developed into a modern, vibrant institution whose four Faculties—Theology, Law, Cultural and Social Sciences, and Natural Sciences—meet the highest standards of teaching and research. The origin of the University of Salzburg dates back to the Baroque period: the Alma mater, Paridiana, was founded in 1622 by Archbishop Paris Lodron: the year 2022 will celebrate its 400th anniversary. Support of the University was provided by a confederation of 33 Benedictine abbeys of South Germany, Austria, Switzerland, and Salzburg. Until its dissolution in the wake of the annexation of Salzburg to Bavaria in 1810, theological and philosophical, as well as juridical and medical lectures were held at the university. The University of Salzburg was re-established in 1962. The resumption of the operation of the Faculty of Philosophy, as well as the inauguration of the first Rector, occurred in the year 1964. Only later was the university expanded to include a Faculty of Law. Today, the University of Salzburg is divided into Catholic Theology, Law, Cultural and Social Sciences, Natural Sciences, and the Interdisciplinary departments. The development plan is a university-wide strategy paper where the major projects are scheduled for the next few years. The plan is used not only to convey the university's profile but also to demonstrate how the university seeks to achieve high-quality studies, internationally received research, and an attractive staff-to-student ratio the promotion of young scientists, and ensure the realization of social objectives. The Intellectual Capital Reports of the Austrian Universities serve as "the holistic representation, evaluation, and communication of the university's intangible assets and performance processes and its effects. They should be used as qualitative and quantitative bases to prepare the performance agreement for the enactment and implementation of the goals and objectives of the performance agreement. The intellectual capital is - based on predefined indicators - an inventory of available knowledge. The University of Salzburg continuously produces excellent results in both basic and applied research, documented by the growing number of publications and third-party funded projects. The University's University's different departments, research clusters, centers, and Christian Doppler laboratories work on many research projects, many of them with an interdisciplinary approach. For the benefit of both students and young scientists, our university is guided by research-oriented teaching principles. View full university