# Westfalische Wilhelms-Universität Münster Institut für Erziehungswissenschaft

> research institute

**Wikidata**: [Q101393162](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q101393162)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/westfalische-wilhelms-universitat-munster-institut-fur-erziehungswissenschaft

## Summary
Westfalische Wilhelms-Universität Münster Institut für Erziehungswissenschaft is a research institute (Institut für Erziehungswissenschaft) based in Münster, Germany. It is an organizational unit that is part of the University of Münster and is classified as a research institute (Ringgold ID 249785).

## Key Facts
- Classified as a research institute (instance_of: research institute).
- Part of the University of Münster.
- Country: Germany.
- Headquarters: Münster.
- Ringgold ID: 249785.
- Wikidata description: research institute.

## FAQs
### Q: What is Westfalische Wilhelms-Universität Münster Institut für Erziehungswissenschaft?
A: It is a research institute (Institut für Erziehungswissenschaft) affiliated with the University of Münster that conducts work under the classification of a research institute.

### Q: Where is the institute located?
A: The institute is headquartered in Münster, Germany.

### Q: Is the institute part of a larger university?
A: Yes. It is part of the University of Münster.

### Q: Does the institute have an institutional identifier?
A: Yes. Its Ringgold identifier is 249785.

## Why It Matters
As an institute designated for Erziehungswissenschaft (educational science) within the University of Münster, this entity represents the university’s organized research capacity in that academic area. Its classification as a research institute signals a primary organizational purpose of conducting scholarly research. Being based in Münster and formally integrated into a major German university situates the institute within regional, national, and international academic networks, and its Ringgold identifier (249785) enables standardized identification in library, publishing, and research-management systems. For researchers, students, funders, and administrative systems, the institute functions as the identifiable unit at which education-science research activities, collaborations, and related outputs are concentrated and managed.

## Notable For
- Being the Institute for Erziehungswissenschaft (educational science) within the University of Münster.
- Headquartered in Münster, Germany.
- Officially classified as a research institute.
- Registered with Ringgold under ID 249785.

## Body

### Overview
- Name: Westfalische Wilhelms-Universität Münster Institut für Erziehungswissenschaft.
- Type: Research institute (organizational instance classified as research institute).
- Affiliation: Part of the University of Münster.
- Primary location: Münster, Germany.

### Classification and identifiers
- Instance of: research institute.
- Ringgold ID: 249785.
- Wikidata description: research institute.

### Location and organization
- Country: Germany.
- Headquarters: Münster.
- Organizational relationship: Constituent institute of the University of Münster.

### Function
- Primary purpose: Research (as indicated by the institute classification and the institution’s name, which denotes a focus on Erziehungswissenschaft / educational science).

### References
- Structured property sources indicate country, instance_of, part_of, Ringgold ID, and headquarters as provided in the institute’s recorded metadata.

## References

1. Aligned ISNI and Ringgold identifiers for institutions