The University of Munich was founded on 1573. There are 265,438+05 university headquarters and branches of colleges and research departments. The collection of the University General Library consists of basic books, daily books and related professional books, with about 6.5438+0.4 million kinds. The collections of various research institutes total more than 4.4 million volumes, which is equivalent to the collection of Bavarian state library, and it is increasing at a rate of about 50,000 volumes every year.