University of Hildesheim
E267891
The University of Hildesheim is a German public university known for its strong programs in education, cultural studies, and information sciences.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hildesheim University | 1 |
| Pädagogische Hochschule Alfeld/Hildesheim | 1 |
| Stiftung Universität Hildesheim | 1 |
| University of Hildesheim canonical | 1 |
| Universität Hildesheim | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T871209 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: University of Hildesheim Context triple: [Sebastian Thrun, educatedAt, University of Hildesheim]
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A.
University of Hamburg
The University of Hamburg is a major public research university in Hamburg, Germany, known for its wide range of academic disciplines and significant contributions to science and scholarship.
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B.
University of Kassel
The University of Kassel is a public research university in Kassel, Germany, known for its interdisciplinary programs and strengths in environmental, engineering, and social sciences.
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C.
University of Potsdam
The University of Potsdam is a public research university in Potsdam, Germany, known for its strong programs in humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences and its close collaboration with nearby research institutes in the Berlin-Brandenburg region.
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D.
Leibniz University Hannover
Leibniz University Hannover is a major public research university in Hanover, Germany, known for its strong engineering, natural sciences, and interdisciplinary programs.
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E.
University of Oldenburg
The University of Oldenburg is a public research university in the city of Oldenburg, Germany, known for its strengths in education, sustainability, and interdisciplinary studies.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: University of Hildesheim Target entity description: The University of Hildesheim is a German public university known for its strong programs in education, cultural studies, and information sciences.
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A.
University of Hamburg
The University of Hamburg is a major public research university in Hamburg, Germany, known for its wide range of academic disciplines and significant contributions to science and scholarship.
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B.
University of Kassel
The University of Kassel is a public research university in Kassel, Germany, known for its interdisciplinary programs and strengths in environmental, engineering, and social sciences.
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C.
University of Potsdam
The University of Potsdam is a public research university in Potsdam, Germany, known for its strong programs in humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences and its close collaboration with nearby research institutes in the Berlin-Brandenburg region.
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D.
Leibniz University Hannover
Leibniz University Hannover is a major public research university in Hanover, Germany, known for its strong engineering, natural sciences, and interdisciplinary programs.
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E.
University of Oldenburg
The University of Oldenburg is a public research university in the city of Oldenburg, Germany, known for its strengths in education, sustainability, and interdisciplinary studies.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
public university
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research university ⓘ |
| affiliation | state of Lower Saxony ⓘ |
| campusType | urban campus ⓘ |
| city | Hildesheim ⓘ |
| country | Germany ⓘ |
| formerName |
University of Hildesheim
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Pädagogische Hochschule Alfeld/Hildesheim
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| foundingDate | 1978 ⓘ |
| funding | publicly funded ⓘ |
| governance | foundation under public law ⓘ |
| grantsDegree |
bachelor's degrees
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doctoral degrees ⓘ master's degrees ⓘ |
| hasCampus |
Hildesheim city center campus
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Marienburger Höhe campus ⓘ |
| hasFaculty |
Faculty of Cultural Studies and Aesthetic Communication
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Faculty of Educational and Social Sciences ⓘ Faculty of Linguistics and Information Science ⓘ Faculty of Mathematics, Natural Sciences, Economics and Computer Science ⓘ |
| hasFocus |
cultural policy research
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information and communication technologies ⓘ interdisciplinary research ⓘ teacher education research ⓘ |
| knownFor |
cultural studies programs
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information science programs ⓘ teacher training ⓘ |
| languageOfInstruction | German ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Hildesheim
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Lower Saxony ⓘ Northern Germany ⓘ |
| memberOf |
German Rectors' Conference
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Lower Saxony university system ⓘ
surface form:
Niedersächsische Hochschulkonferenz
|
| nativeName |
University of Hildesheim
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Stiftung Universität Hildesheim
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| offersProgramsIn |
cultural studies
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education ⓘ information management ⓘ information science ⓘ linguistics ⓘ literary studies ⓘ mathematics ⓘ natural sciences ⓘ social sciences ⓘ teacher education ⓘ translation studies ⓘ |
| region | Germany ⓘ |
| shortName |
University of Hildesheim
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Universität Hildesheim
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| state | Lower Saxony ⓘ |
| type | Stiftung des öffentlichen Rechts ⓘ |
| website | https://www.uni-hildesheim.de/ ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: University of Hildesheim Description of subject: The University of Hildesheim is a German public university known for its strong programs in education, cultural studies, and information sciences.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Hildesheim University
this entity surface form:
Stiftung Universität Hildesheim
this entity surface form:
Universität Hildesheim
this entity surface form:
Pädagogische Hochschule Alfeld/Hildesheim