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What university can boast of having its own mine? And where do students study 150 meters below ground? That might be in Freiberg, a small city in Germany's Erzgebirge region. The mining industry has been leaving its mark on the area for more than 800 years. In recent years Freiberg University has helped transform the city into a center for high-tech companies.
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