The University of Cologne (Universität zu Köln) is one of the oldest Universities in Europe and, with over 43,000 students, is one of the largest institutions of higher education in Germany. A university is an institution of higher education and of research, which grants academic degrees. ... World map showing location of Europe A satellite composite image of Europe Europe is geologically and geographically a peninsula, forming the westernmost part of Eurasia. ...

History

The Ancient University

The University of Cologne was established in 1388 as the fourth university in the Holy Roman Empire after Charles University of Prague (1348), the University of Vienna (1365) and the Ruprecht Karl University of Heidelberg (1386). The charter was signed by Pope Urban VI. The university began teaching on January 6, 1389. In 1798, the university was closed by the French, who invaded in 1794 under Napoleon. Map of Germany showing Cologne Cologne (German: Köln [kœln]  listen?) is, in terms of population, the fourth largest city in Germany and largest city of the state of North Rhine-Westphalia. ... Events Beginning of prosecution of Lollards in England The Battle of Otterburn between England and Scotland Births Thomas Montacute, 4th Earl of Salisbury. ... This page is about the Germanic empire. ... The Charles University of Prague (also simply University of Prague; Czech: Univerzita Karlova; Latin: Universitas Carolina) is the oldest and most prestigious Czech university and among the oldest universities in Europe, being founded in 1340s (for the exact year, see below). ... Events April 7 - Charles University is founded in Prague. ... University of Vienna Main Building The University of Vienna (German: Universität Wien) in Austria was founded in 1365 by Rudolph IV and hence named Alma mater Rudolphina. ... Events Foundation of the University of Vienna Births Christine de Pizan, noted author Deaths Duke Rudolf IV of Austria the Founder, died July 27 Office holders Holy Roman Empire - Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor (1355-1378) Austria - Rudolf IV, Duke of Austria Categories: 1365 ... The Ruprecht Karl University of Heidelberg (German Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg; also known as simply University of Heidelberg) was established in the town of Heidelberg in the Rhineland in 1386. ... Events Battle of Sempach: Swiss safeguard independence from Hapsburg rule End of reign of Poland by Capet-Anjou family. ... The Pope is the Catholic Bishop and patriarch of Rome, and head of the Roman Catholic Church and the Eastern Catholic Churches. ... Urban VI, née Bartolomeo Prignano ( 1318 – October 15, 1389), pope (1378 to 1389), was a native of Naples. ... January 6 is the 6th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Events February 24 - Margaret I seizes Albert, thus becoming ruler of Denmark, Norway and Sweden June 15 - Battle of Kosovo between Serbs and Ottomans. ... 1798 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... 1794 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... For other uses, see Napoleon (disambiguation). ...

The Modern University

In the course of the 19th Century, attempts by the city and citizens to reopen the university failed. Finally in 1919, the Prussian government was convinced. Through a decision by the Cologne City Council, the university was reestablished. On Mai 19, 1919, then Mayor Konrad Adenauer signed the charter of the modern university. The university arose from the former Cologne College of Trade, the College of Community and Social Administration, and the Academy of Medicine. Christian Eckert was named the first rector. By 1925, the University of Cologne was the second-largest Prussian university after The University unter den Linden in Berlin. Alternative meaning: Nineteenth Century (periodical) (18th century — 19th century — 20th century — more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 19th century was that century which lasted from 1801-1900 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1919 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... The national name Prussia (in Prussian: Prusa, German: Preußen, Polish: Prusy, Lithuanian Prusai, Latin: Prussia or Borussia) was used by a wide variety of political factions during the 2nd millennium. ... A mayor (from the Latin maīor, meaning larger,greater) is the politician who serves as chief executive official of some types of municipalities. ... Konrad Adenauer (January 5, 1876–April 19, 1967) was a German statesman. ... 1925 was a common year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... Alternative meaning: Humboldt State University, located in Arcata, California Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin The Humboldt University of Berlin (German Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin) is the successor to Berlins oldest university, the Friedrich Wilhelm University (Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität), founded in 1810 by the liberal Prussian educational reformer... Berlin (pronounced: , German ) is the capital of Germany and its largest city, with 3,426,000 inhabitants (as of January 2005); down from 4. ...

At that point, the university was composed of the School of Management, Economics and Social Sciences (successor to the College of Trade and College of Community and Social Administration) and the School of Medicine (successor to the Academy of Medicine). In 1920, the School of Law and the School of Philosophy were added, from which the School of Mathematics and Natural Sciences split in 1955. In 1980, both Cologne departments of the Rhineland School of Education were joined to the university as the College of Pedagogy and College of Special Education. 1920 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar) Events January January 7 - Forces of Russian White admiral Kolchak surrender in Krasnoyarsk. ... 1955 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1980 is a leap year starting on Tuesday. ...

The University Today

University of Cologne - Entrance to the Main Building

Today, the University of Cologne is, measured in terms of students, the largest university in Germany. Its highest enrollment was reached in the Winter Semester of 2001-2002, with 64,029 students. With the introduction of tuition fees for so-called "Langzeitstudenten" (long-time students) in NRW in the Summer Semester of 2004, enrollment sank abruptly by more that 20 per cent from 62,152 to 47,718. Nevertheless, the University of Cologne continues to be one of the largest universities in Germany with 43,679 students (Summer Semester 2005), close to the FernUniversität in Hagen and behind Ludwig Maximilians University of Munich. Download high resolution version (1632x1224, 437 KB) Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Download high resolution version (1632x1224, 437 KB) Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... With approximately 48,000 students, the Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich (German: Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München or LMU) is one of the largest universities in Germany. ...

The university and the affiliated university clinic are located in the Cologne neighborhood of Sülz. It is a leader in the area of economics and regularly placed in the top five for law and management.

Organization

The University of Cologne is operated by the Federal State of North Rhine-Westphalia. The university is divided into seven colleges (Fakultäten). These are the School of Management, Economics and Social Sciences, the School of Law, the School of Medicine, with the affiliated university clinic, the School of Philosophy (Humanities), the School of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, the School of Pedagogy and the School of Special Education and Rehabilitation. North Rhine-Westphalia (German: Nordrhein-Westfalen) is the largest in population (though only fourth in area) among Germanys 16 federal states. ...

Internationalization

The number of international students was 6,157 in the Summer Semester of 2005. This amounts to approximately 13% of the total students. Those from developing countries made up about 60%, representing a total of 123 nations. The largest contingents came from Bulgaria (10.5%), Russia (8.8%), Poland (7.4%), China (6.2%) and the Ukraine (5.7%). The university maintains parnerships with sixteen colleges around the world.

People

Albertus Magnus Monument in front of the main building

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Rector

On November 24, 2004, Axel Freimuth was chosen as the Rector of the University. His four-year term began on April 1, 2005. He succeeded Tassilo Küpper and is the 49th Rector since 1919. Before this, he was the dean of the School of Mathematics and Natural Sciences.

Literature

University History

• Erich Meuthen: Kölner Universitätsgeschichte, Band I: Die alte Universität,1988, ISBN 3-412-06287-1
• Bernd Heimbüchel und Klaus Pabst: Kölner Universitätsgeschichte, Band II: Das 19. und 20. Jahrhundert, 1988, ISBN 3-412-01588-1
• Erich Meuthen (Hrsg.): Kölner Universitätsgeschichte, Band III: Die neue Universität - Daten und Fakten, 1988, ISBN 3-412-06188-8

Links

• Website of the Universität zu Köln (German) (http://www.uni-koeln.de/)
• Erik Meuthen: Kleine Kölner Universitätsgeschichte (German) (http://www.uni-koeln.de/uni/ueberblick_geschichte_kurz.html)