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The University of Cologne (German Universität zu Köln) is one of the oldest universities in Europe and, with over 44.000 students, the largest university in Germany. Image File history File links Seal of the University of Cologne File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ...
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The word rector (ruler, from the Latin regere) has a number of different meanings. ...
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North Rhine-Westphalia (German: Nordrhein-Westfalen, usually shortened to: NRW) is - in terms of population and economic output - the largest Federal State of Germany. ...
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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. Köln redirects here. ...
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The Holy Roman Empire and from the 16th century on also The Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation was a political conglomeration of lands in Central Europe in the Middle Ages and the early modern period. ...
The Charles University of Prague (also simply University of Prague; Czech: Univerzita Karlova; Latin: Universitas Carolina) is the oldest, largest 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. ...
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Events Foundation of the University of Vienna Births John de Ros, 6th Baron de Ros (died 1394) Thomas de Mowbray, 1st Duke of Norfolk (died 1399) Deaths May 17 - Louis VI the Roman, elector of Brandenburg (born 1328) July 27 - Duke Rudolf IV of Austria (born 1339) Categories: 1365 ...
The Ruprecht Karl University of Heidelberg (German Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg; also known as simply University of Heidelberg) is one of the most prestigious universities of Germany. ...
Events Battle of Sempach: Swiss safeguard independence from Habsburg rule End of reign of Poland by Capet-Anjou family. ...
The current Pope is Benedict XVI (born Joseph Alois Ratzinger), who was elected at the age of 78 on 19 April 2005. ...
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 defeats Albert in battle, thus becoming ruler of Denmark, Norway and Sweden June 28 - 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). ...
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 May 19, 1919, then Mayor Konrad Adenauer signed the charter of the modern university. 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 (MCMXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ...
The coat of arms of the Kingdom of Prussia, 1701-1918 The word Prussia (German: Preußen or Preussen, Polish: Prusy, Lithuanian: Prusai, Latin: Borussia) has had various (often contradictory) meanings: The land of the Baltic Prussians (in what is now parts of southern Lithuania, the Kaliningrad exclave of Russia...
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Konrad Hermann Josef Adenauer (IPA: ) (January 5, 1876 – April 19, 1967) was a conservative German statesman. ...
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. 1920 (MCMXX) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar) // Events January January 3 - Babe Ruth is traded by the Boston Red Sox to the New York Yankees for $125,000, the largest sum ever paid for a player at that time. ...
1955 (MCMLV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
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. 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday. ...
Since Winter Semester 2003/2004, an interdisciplinary environmental studies programme conducted in English known as International Master of Environmental Sciences (IMES), covering different faculties has been offered in North-Rhine Westphalia (NRW) at the University of Cologne. The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ...
North Rhine-Westphalia (German: Nordrhein-Westfalen, usually shortened to: NRW) is - in terms of population and economic output - the largest Federal State of Germany. ...
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 Ludwig Maximilians University of Munich. Download high resolution version (1632x1224, 437 KB) Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ...
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North Rhine-Westphalia (German: Nordrhein-Westfalen, usually shortened to: NRW) is - in terms of population and economic output - the largest Federal State of Germany. ...
Main building of the Ludwig Maximilians University The Ludwig-Maximilians-University of Munich (German: Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München or LMU) is with approximately 48,000 students the second largest university in Germany (surpassed only by the University of Cologne) and generally considered one of the best universities of...
The university and the affiliated university clinic are located in the Cologne neighborhood of Lindenthal/Sülz. It is a leader in the area of economics and regularly placed in the top three for law and management.
Tuition fees At the late afternoon of April 27, 2006, the university's rectorate was occupied by a group of students protesting against the introduction of tuition fees. This was the second occupation of the university's rectorate, the first since 1968 [1]. April 27 is the 117th day of the year (118th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 248 days remaining. ...
2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ...
After a demonstration prevented the senate's meeting on May 3 in which more than 1000 students of the University of Cologne, a large delegation of ver.di and several students from other universities of North-Rhine Westphalia participated, the rector ended the occupation at the late evening of May 7 with approximately 100 to 200 police officers registering the identities of and videotaping every one of the 34 occupants within the building at that time. While most of the occupants co-operated immediately and none resisted, university officials are sending mixed messages whether any charges will be filed against the occupants. The rector promised the occupants not to file any charges should they leave prompt and peacefully [2]. The occupation was part of a state-wide protest against the introduction of tuition fees after the state passed a law enabling the universities to pass them. May 3 is the 123rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (124th in leap years). ...
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North Rhine-Westphalia (German: Nordrhein-Westfalen, usually shortened to: NRW) is - in terms of population and economic output - the largest Federal State of Germany. ...
May 7 is the 127th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (128th in leap years). ...
Organization The University of Cologne is operated by the Federal State of North Rhine-Westphalia. The university is divided into seven colleges (Fakultäten), which together offer 200 fields of study. The colleges 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, usually shortened to: NRW) is - in terms of population and economic output - the largest Federal State of Germany. ...
The university maintains partnerships with sixteen universities around the world.
Rector On November 24, 2004, Axel Freimuth was elected 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.
Students and Faculty In 2005, the University enrolled 47,203 students, including 3,718 graduate students. In 2003, the number of post-doctoral students was 670. Download high resolution version (1224x1632, 335 KB) Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ...
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Albertus Magnus (1193? – November 15, 1280), also known as Saint Albert the Great and Albert of Cologne, was a Dominican friar who became famous for his comprehensive knowledge and advocacy for the peaceful coexistence of science and religion. ...
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 Ukraine (5.7%).
There are 508 professors at the university, including 70 women. In addition, the university employs 1,549 research assistants, with an additional 765 at the clinic, and 1,462 other assistants (3,736 at the clinic).
Notable Alumni One of its most illustrious graduates is Amos Grunebaum, who graduated in 1974 from the medical school. He left Germany and became one of the most famous obstetricians and gynecologists in the US. Amos Grunebaum (January 27, 1950 - present) is, according to him, one of the top US obstetricians and gynecologists. ...
Also notable is Holger Teismann, who graduated in 1997 with a Ph.D. in mathematics. Teismann also left Germany to pursue research in nonlinear optics & control theoryin Canada. Teismann is most well known for his breakthroughs in Nonlinear Schrödinger equations. Nonlinear optics is the branch of optics that describes the behaviour of light in nonlinear media, that is, media in which the polarization P responds nonlinearly to the electric field E of the light. ...
In theoretical physics, the nonlinear Schrödinger equation (NLS) is a nonlinear version of Schrödingers equation in two dimensions. ...
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
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