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Heidelberg University, officially the Ruprecht Karl University of Heidelberg (German: Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg; Latin: Universitas Ruperto Carola Heidelbergensis), is a public research university in Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
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In 1457 the Freiburg Cathedral was the site of the foundation of a university. The financier and figure after whom the institution was named was Archduke Albert VI, of whose dominion, Western Austria, Freiburg was then a part. The “Albertina” was founded as a comprehensive university, including all important faculties of...
A number of well-known humanists studied and taught at Freiburg’s university. They were dedicated to the ideals of education and tolerance and understood the invention of the printing press as a signal. One of them was Martin Waldseemüller, the first person ever to use the name “America” for the recently discovered conti...
The 17th century was marked by the rivalry between the confessions. In 1620 the Catholic rulers introduced the Jesuit Order at the faculties of theology and humanities. Although the order was regarded as modern and strong in education, its influence also led to severe restrictions in the curriculum. The Jesuits introd...
The enlightened government administration had an ever increasing need for civil servants with practical skills, and the upper classes demanded a professional education. In 1768 Maria Theresa thus introduced an extensive reform which curtailed the financial independence of educational institutions in the empire, ...
As a result of the Napoleonic Wars, the Breisgau region fell to the Grand Duchy of Baden in 1805. At the same time, the University of Freiburg lost all of its possessions west of the Rhine, and with them a large portion of its income. Louis I, Grand Duke of Baden, arranged an endowment for the university in 1820, thus ensuring its co...
In 1900 the University of Freiburg began admitting women to studies – as the first university in Germany. In 1902 the new University Library was opened (in what is today university building IV), and in 1911 the new main university building(today university building I) was dedicated, providing space for the 3000 students now...
In 2007 the University of Freiburg became one of nine top universities in Germany to be honored in the Excellence Initiative for their research. The University of Freiburg was among the winners of the nationwide “Excellent Teaching” competition in 2009. Organized by the Standing Conference of the Ministers of Educa...
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- Heidelberg University - Germany. Heidelberg. #1 in Germany. #7 in Europe. Acceptance Rate. 45% Enrollment. 28,413. Male:Female. 45:55. Founded. 1386. Statistics Rankings.
- University of Tubingen. Tubingen. #7 in Germany. #41 in Europe. Enrollment. 27,770. Male:Female. 41:59. Founded. 1477. Statistics Rankings.
- University of Freiburg. Freiburg im Breisgau. #9 in Germany. #49 in Europe. Acceptance Rate. 33% Enrollment. 23,938. Founded. 1457. Statistics Rankings.
- Karlsruhe Institute of Technology. Karlsruhe. #15 in Germany. #64 in Europe. Acceptance Rate. 26% Enrollment. 23,321. Founded. 2009. Statistics Rankings.
Website. www .uni-freiburg .de. The University of Freiburg (colloquially German: Uni Freiburg ), officially the Albert Ludwig University of Freiburg (German: Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg ), is a public research university located in Freiburg im Breisgau, Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
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The University of Tübingen is especially known as a centre for the study of plant biology, medicine, law, archeology, ancient cultures, philosophy, theology, religious studies, humanities, and more recently as a center of excellence for artificial intelligence.
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In addition to the Universities of Heidelberg and Tübingen and the Albert Ludwig University of Freiburg, all of which date from the Middle Ages, there are technical universities at Stuttgart and Karlsruhe, an agricultural university in Stuttgart-Hohenheim, and a university in Mannheim that specializes in economics.
Baden-Baden was founded by the Romans at the location of a former Celtic settlement. It was named ‘Citavis Aurelia Aquensis’ (the city of Aurelia of the waters) in honour of Aurelius Severus and Baden-Baden’s hot springs. Roman garrisons were stationed here from the second century BC onwards, and used the healing waters, above all, to ...
