The University of Regensburg (Universitat Regensburg) was founded in 1962 as a public university in Germany. It is located in the city of Regensburg, Bavaria. From Munich to Regensburg by express train takes about 1 hour and 20 minutes. The university has about 16,000 students enrolled, including 900 foreign students. The University of Regensburg has a strong focus on culture, economics, information science and life sciences. The University of Regensburg has an Institute for Eastern European Studies, a European Regional Institute and other institutions in cooperation with Eastern European universities, which provide a bridge for cultural exchange between Eastern and Western European countries.