Osnabrück Castle, main building of the university, view from the inner court
University on the "Westerberg", "AVZ Building", housing (among others) the Institute of Computer Science and the library of mathematics and science
In 2011 it was attended by 11,034 students; the staff of 1,858 consisted of 209 professors, 936 additional academic personnel (lecturers without professorships, post-doctoral researchers and post-graduate assistants) and 713 non-academic personnel. The university is known for its many interdisciplinary degree programmes, some of them rare or even unique among German universities, including European Studies, Migration Research, Applied Systems Science and Cognitive Science. Notably, the university is well known for its research in cognitive science, peace and conflict studies, democratic governance, European Studies, Migration studies among many others.
In addition, the university, through its Master of Arts in Democratic Governance and Civil Society graduate program, is also part of the highly prestigious DAAD , along with other reputable institutions in political science and public policy such as the Hertie School of Governance in Berlin and the Willy Brandt School of Public Policy in Erfurt.[3] The program attracts people from Asia, Latin America, and Africa to study in selected German universities for a policy-oriented Master's program.
Higher education began in 1632 in Osnabrück when the Gymnasium Carolinum was upgraded into a Jesuit university. However, the Academia Carolina Osnabrugensis was closed just one year later when Swedish troops recaptured Osnabrück for the Protestant side in the Thirty Years' War.[4]
The government of the state of Lower Saxony decided to set up a university in Osnabrück in 1970, and by 1973 had laid down the legal basis for such an institution. The university opened for the summer semester in 1974 as a successor institution to the Adolf Reichwein Teachers' College, which had occupied the former palace of the Prince-Bishopric since 1953.
Location
The main building of Osnabrück University is the baroque castle (built 1667–1675), formerly home and office to the Prince-Bishop of Osnabrück, nowadays housing mainly university administration. It is located close to the city center. In summer, the (mostly grass-covered) castle court is used for open air cinema and concerts.
Most faculty buildings are scattered in close vicinity of the castle. Sport stadium and gymnasium are a bit farther away; the mathematical and natural-scientific faculties as well as the botanical garden are located in the western part of the city in the borough "Westerberg" (the "Western Mountain", which is rather a hill than a mountain). The campus at Westerberg is in parts shared with the neighbouring University of Applied Sciences. The distance between castle and the Westerberg campus is about 1.2 miles.
Departments and Institutes
Osnabrück University consists of ten schools (Fachbereiche) and four interdisciplinary institutes. Schools are split up into subjects or institutes or both.
^MacDonald, Alasdair A.; Martels, Zweder R.W.M. von; Veenstra, Jan R., eds. (2009). Christian Humanism Essays in Honour of Arjo Vanderjagt. Leiden: Brill. p. xviii. ISBN9789047429753. Ere long the Jesuits made the Carolinum an important educational stronghold in the cause of the Counter-Reformation and in the middle of the seventeenth century, during the Thirty Years War, the Carolinum was raised to the status of Jesuit University. ... A year after its official opening, the university was closed down again, as the city, having the misfortune to be in the frontline between warring Protestants and Catholics, suffered the fate of repeated power changes.
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Osnabruck University German Universitat Osnabruck is a public research university located in the city of Osnabruck in Lower Saxony Germany Osnabruck UniversityUniversitat OsnabruckLatin Universitas OsnabrugensisTypePublicEstablished1974Budget 141 1 million 1 PresidentSusanne Menzel Riedl 2 Academic staff981 1 Administrative staff734 1 Students14 000 1 LocationOsnabruck Lower Saxony GermanyCampusUrbanAffiliationsEUAWebsitewww uni osnabrueck deOsnabruck Castle main building of the university view from the inner court University on the Westerberg AVZ Building housing among others the Institute of Computer Science and the library of mathematics and science In 2011 it was attended by 11 034 students the staff of 1 858 consisted of 209 professors 936 additional academic personnel lecturers without professorships post doctoral researchers and post graduate assistants and 713 non academic personnel The university is known for its many interdisciplinary degree programmes some of them rare or even unique among German universities including European Studies Migration Research Applied Systems Science and Cognitive Science Notably the university is well known for its research in cognitive science peace and conflict studies democratic governance European Studies Migration studies among many others In addition the university through its Master of Arts in Democratic Governance and Civil Society graduate program is also part of the highly prestigious DAAD Public Policy and Good Governance Scholarships for Developing Countries along with other reputable institutions in political science and public policy such as the Hertie School of Governance in Berlin and the Willy Brandt School of Public Policy in Erfurt 3 The program attracts people from Asia Latin America and Africa to study in selected German universities for a policy oriented Master s program Former President of Germany Christian Wulff is an alumnus of the university Contents 1 History 2 Location 3 Departments and Institutes 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksHistory EditHigher education began in 1632 in Osnabruck when the Gymnasium Carolinum was upgraded into a Jesuit university However the Academia Carolina Osnabrugensis was closed just one year later when Swedish troops recaptured Osnabruck for the Protestant side in the Thirty Years War 4 The government of the state of Lower Saxony decided to set up a university in Osnabruck in 1970 and by 1973 had laid down the legal basis for such an institution The university opened for the summer semester in 1974 as a successor institution to the Adolf Reichwein Teachers College which had occupied the former palace of the Prince Bishopric since 1953 Location EditThe main building of Osnabruck University is the baroque castle built 1667 1675 formerly home and office to the Prince Bishop of Osnabruck nowadays housing mainly university administration It is located close to the city center In summer the mostly grass covered castle court is used for open air cinema and concerts Most faculty buildings are scattered in close vicinity of the castle Sport stadium and gymnasium are a bit farther away the mathematical and natural scientific faculties as well as the botanical garden are located in the western part of the city in the borough Westerberg the Western Mountain which is rather a hill than a mountain The campus at Westerberg is in parts shared with the neighbouring University of Applied Sciences The distance between castle and the Westerberg campus is about 1 2 miles Departments and Institutes EditOsnabruck University consists of ten schools Fachbereiche and four interdisciplinary institutes Schools are split up into subjects or institutes or both The Schools and interdisciplinary institutes are School of Cultural Studies and Social Sciences School of Educational and Cultural Studies School of Physics School of Biology Chemistry School of Mathematics Computer Science School of Language and Literary Studies School of Human Sciences School of Business Administration and Economics School of Law Institute of Migration Research and Intercultural Studies Institute of Early Modern Intercultural Studies Institute of Cognitive Science Institute of Environmental Systems ResearchSee also Edit Germany portalAcademic degree Education in Germany Fachhochschule List of early modern universities in Europe List of universities in Germany OsnabruckReferences Edit a b c d Zahlen Daten Fakten Osnabruck University in German Retrieved 14 June 2017 Prasidium Universitat Osnabruck www uni osnabrueck de Retrieved 12 February 2023 DAAD de Archived 12 June 2010 at the Wayback Machine MacDonald Alasdair A Martels Zweder R W M von Veenstra Jan R eds 2009 Christian Humanism Essays in Honour of Arjo Vanderjagt Leiden Brill p xviii ISBN 9789047429753 Ere long the Jesuits made the Carolinum an important educational stronghold in the cause of the Counter Reformation and in the middle of the seventeenth century during the Thirty Years War the Carolinum was raised to the status of Jesuit University A year after its official opening the university was closed down again as the city having the misfortune to be in the frontline between warring Protestants and Catholics suffered the fate of repeated power changes External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Osnabruck University Official website Osnabruck University Homepage in German Coordinates 52 16 23 N 8 02 31 E 52 273 N 8 042 E 52 273 8 042 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Osnabruck University amp oldid 1138915508, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
