University of Regensburg
Universität Regensburg | ||
President Udo Hebel | | |
Academic staff | 1,612[1] | |
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Administrative staff | 2,098[1] | |
Students | 21,088[2] | |
Location | , , Germany 48°59′57″N 12°05′35″E / 48.99923°N 12.09317°E | |
Campus | Urban | |
Website | www |
The University of Regensburg (German: Universität Regensburg) is a public research university located in the city of Regensburg, Germany. The university was founded on 18 July 1962 by the Landtag of Bavaria as the fourth full-fledged university in Bavaria. Following groundbreaking in 1965, the university officially opened to students during the 1967–1968 winter semester, initially housing faculties in Law and Business Sciences and Philosophy. During the summer semester of 1968 the faculty of Theology was created. Currently, the University of Regensburg houses eleven faculties.
The university actively participates in the
History
Attempts to establish a university in Regensburg had been advocated since the late 15th century. In 1487,
Construction began with the official groundbreaking ceremony on 20 November 1965.
The university's most famous faculty member is Pope Benedict XVI, who taught from 1969 until he was appointed
Another famous former faculty member, Karl Stetter, worked as head of the Archaea Center and the Department of Microbiology between 1980 and 2002. Among his discoveries were Pyrococcus furiosus in 1986, Aquifex aeolicus, Aquifex pyrophilus, and Nanoarchaeum equitans, discovered in 2002.
Location and staff
Situated almost entirely on one central campus, the university is located south of Regensburg's inner city on a small incline south of the
Including the affiliated university hospital, the University of Regensburg has approximately 4,200 employees including 312 professors, and teaches more than 20,000 students (summer term 2015). The university's reputation and attractiveness is enhanced by the 2,000-year-old town of Regensburg, its scenic countryside, the Donautal (Danube Valley), a high density of bars and the nearby heights of the Bavarian Forest. Brisk cultural life both in the city and on campus provide great recreational opportunities, enhanced by a number of nearby lakes.
Faculties
The university is structured into eleven faculties:
- Faculty of Catholic Theology
- Faculty of Law
- Faculty of Business and Economics
- Faculty of Medicine
- Faculty of Informatics and Data Science
- Faculty of Philosophy, Art History, History, and Humanities
- Faculty of Psychology, Education, and Sport Science
- Faculty of Languages, Literature, and Cultures
- Faculty of Mathematics
- Faculty of Physics
- Faculty of Biology and Pre-Clinical Medicine
- Faculty of Chemistry and Pharmacy
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The campus in 2009
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The old administration
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University canteen
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A student protest occupies a lecture theater, December 2009
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Library Philosophicum 2
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Library entrance hall
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Athletics track and stand
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Ball sculpture
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Vielberth building, faculty of business
Degree Courses
With its twelve faculties, the university employs a wide variety of traditional programmes of study. The university was one of the first German universities to introduce modularized study programs following the Bologna model.
Cross-disciplinary co-operation, the strengthening of key competences, project orientation, and a flexible study programme are the hallmarks of these new degree programmes, preparing students for many modern career options. For international students of law, the university offers an LL.M. course in
Research
Key fields of activity include the Natural Sciences (Mathematics, Physics, Bio-Sciences, Chemistry and Pharmacy), the Humanities (History, Philologies) and Medicine. The
In detail: according to a recent documentation of the DFG, the physics faculty of the university in 2009 held the first place in Bavaria, and the third one in Germany, concerning the financial support. Moreover, the high-energy physicists of the faculty form the center of a large international cooperation on a basic theory in the field, the
Due to its geographical location near the former
Rankings
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The University of Regensburg has been featured in various international university rankings. According to the QS World University Rankings of 2024, it is ranked in the 741–750 range globally and holds the 38th position within Germany.[9] Additionally, in the Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU) of 2023, the University of Regensburg placed in the 401–500 category worldwide, and secured a position between 25 and 31 in the national rankings.[10]
The
Service
On campus, students are provided with a large central cafeteria (Mensa) and several smaller ones, a pizzeria, a bank, a bookshop as well as various other shops. The open-access
Student residences, a number of which cater to students with special needs, are located in close proximity to the campus as well as in the city centre itself.
In addition to its academic function, the University of Regensburg encourages numerous extracurricular activities on campus. Various choirs, musical ensembles and art exhibitions (drawings, prints, sculpture and photography) testify to a dynamic cultural life on campus. Every year, more than ten student drama groups stage their productions in the theatre on campus. Well equipped audiovisual studios cater to students with an interest in film and music production.
The Sports Centre provides recreational courses for students. The choice of courses ranges from aikido to capoeira, and from kayaking to volleyball.
The university's International Office offers international students well developed orientation and integration programmes.
Points of interest
- Botanischer Garten der Universität Regensburg, the university's botanical garden
Partner Universities
The university currently maintains links with over 130 European academic institutions. The number of partner universities in countries of
, Mexico, provide several university places.Notable people
- Benjamin Appl (born 1982), German-British lyric baritone
- May Ayim, alumna: psychology and education, 1986
- Pope Benedict XVI, faculty member, theology, 1969–1977
- Markus Brunnermeier, alumnus, economics, 1993
- Felix Brych, alumus, public law 2004
- Elli Erl, alumna, sports and medicine, 2005
- Wolfgang A. Herrmann, alumnus, chemistry, 1973
- Archbishop Ieronymos II of Athens, alumnus, theology, 1978
- Werner Jeanrond, alumnus, theology, 1979
- Theophilos Kuriakose, Bishop of Jacobite Syrian Christian Church, alumnus, theology, 2001
- Hans Joachim Schellnhuber, alumnus, theoretical physics, 1980
- Sarah Straub, alumna, psychology (also for her work as a singer, songwriter, and musician), 2011
- Udo Steiner, faculty member, public law
- Karl Stetter, faculty member, microbiology, 2002
- Edmund Stoiber, alumnus, criminal law, 1971
- Wolfgang Wiegard, faculty, economics, 1999
- Thomas F.A. Whitfield, scientist, inventor
- Otto S. Wolfbeis, faculty member, chemistry
- Micael Kalu Ukpong, Auxiliary Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Roman Catholic Diocese of Umua
See also
References
- ^ a b c "Jahresbericht 2016" (PDF) (in German). University of Regensburg. pp. 262–265. Retrieved 21 June 2017.
- ^ "Zahlen, Daten und Fakten zur Universität Regensburg". University of Regensburg (in German). Retrieved 21 June 2017.
- ^ a b c Koschmal, Walter (September 2006). "Regensburg and its University". Retrieved 19 May 2009.[permanent dead link]
- ^ a b c Universität Regensburg (2000). "The University of Regensburg in the 30th Year of Its Existence". Retrieved 19 May 2009.
- ^ Universität Regensburg (2001). "University of Regensburg". Retrieved 20 May 2009.
- ^ Report on first Bachelor's degrees awarded in 2000, http://www.uni-protokolle.de/nachrichten/id/66689/
- ^ As for the "QPACE" project, see the following video-representation[dead link]
- ^ The bridge function of the university is also expressed by the above-mentioned seal
- ^ a b "QS World University Rankings 2024". QS World University Rankings. Retrieved 16 July 2023.
- ^ a b "2023 Academic Ranking of World Universities". Academic Ranking of World Universities. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
- ^ "Handelsblatt BWL-Ranking 2014 – die forschungsstrksten BWL-Fakultten in Deutschland, sterreich und der Schweiz – Handelsblatt Online". Retrieved 22 July 2015.