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Sep 1, 2005 · The university was founded in Berlin in 1810, and the foundation concept which Wilhelm von Humboldt had put forward made it the "mother of all modern universities". This concept envisaged a "Universitas litterarum" which would achieve a unity of teaching and research and provide students with an all-round humanist education.
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The Universities of Oxford and Cambridge emphasized the importance of research, arguably more authentically implementing Humboldt's idea of a university than even German universities, which were subject to state authority. Overall, science became the focus of universities in the 19th and 20th centuries.
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The university was founded in Berlin in 1810, and the founding concept by Wilhelm von Humboldt was the vision to be the "Mother of all modern universities". This concept envisaged a "Universitas litterarum", a vision to unit teaching and research and to provide students with an all-round humanist education. This concept spread throughout the ...
Jun 22, 2017 · Humboldt also invented the modern research university when, in 1811, he founded Berlin University (now Humboldt University).
May 28, 2020 · Abstract. This chapter discusses the history of the modern German university and the topicality of Wilhelm von Humboldt’s ideas. A key issue is how the Humboldtian tradition, with its origin in Prussia around the year 1800, was transformed and has informed debates about research, higher education and academic freedom ever since.
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Feb 5, 2010 · In 1949, the university parted with its old name, Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität, and was renamed after the Humboldt brothers Wilhelm and Alexander. Under the influence of the higher education reforms in the GDR, the content and structure of degree courses as well as the conditions under which research was conducted altered increasingly and ...
Jan 1, 2020 · Robert D. Anderson. 222 Accesses. 4 Citations. Download reference work entry PDF. Definition. The German university tradition formed in the early 19th century and internationally influential thereafter. Introduction.
