The University of Erfurt is one of the oldest universities in Germany.

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History

The University of Erfurt was founded in 1392 as the third university in the territory which is now Germany; for some time it was the largest university in the country. When the town of Erfurt became part of Prussia in 1816 the university was closed. Events December 16 - Emperor Go-Kameyama of Japan abdicates in favor of rival claimant Go-Komatsu, ending the nanboku-cho period of competing imperial courts James of Jülich is boiled alive for pretending to be a bishop and ordaining his own priests Korean founder of the Joseon Dynasty General... The coat of arms of the Kingdom of Prussia, 1701-1918 The word Prussia (Old Prussian: Prūsa, German: Preußen, Polish: Prusy, Lithuanian: Prūsai, Latin: Borussia) has had various (often contradictory) meanings: The land of the Baltic Prussians (in what is now parts of southern Lithuania, the Kaliningrad... 1816 was a leap year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ...

In December 1993 the Thuringian state parliament voted to reestablish the university, at the same time as dissolving the nearby Suhl university which had been opened only in 1985. The university was officially refounded on January 1, 1994. Lectures began in the winter term from 1999 to 2000. Shortly afterwards, the rector who had overseen the founding, Peter Glotz, a politician in the SPD party, left the university. The position was taken over by Wolfgang Bergsdorf, a friend of Bernhard Vogel, Thuringia's Minister-president. 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... The Free State of Thuringia (German: Freistaat Thüringen) lies in central Germany and is among the smaller of the countrys sixteen Bundesländer (federal states), being eleventh in size with an area of 16,200 km² and twelfth most populous with 2. ... Suhl is a city in Thuringia, Germany. ... This article is about the year. ... January 1 is the first day of the calendar year in both the Julian and Gregorian calendars. ... 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... This article is about the year 2000. ... The word rector (ruler, from the Latin regere) has a number of different meanings. ... Peter Glotz Prof. ... SPD redirects here. ... Bernhard Vogel (born December 19, 1932 in Göttingen) is a German politician (CDU). ... A minister-president (Ministerpräsident) is the head of government of a German federal state; the office corresponds to the governorship of a state in the United States. ...

In 2001, the Erfurt University of Pedagogy (Pädagogische Hochschule Erfurt) became part of the university. This had been founded in 1969 and had trained teachers since 1990. 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... 1969 (MCMLXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1969 calendar). ... This article is about the year. ...

On January 1, 2003 a fourth faculty was added to the university in the form of the Catholic Theological Faculty, previously the Erfurt Philosophical and Theological Centre, Philosophisch-Theologisches Studium Erfurt. January 1 is the first day of the calendar year in both the Julian and Gregorian calendars. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

In 2003 a chronic lack of financing meant that there were many redundancies and that vacancies were left unfilled: this led to student protests all over Thuringia. The university management and committees were reformed and the situation was stabilised. 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Institutions of particular note are the Max Weber College for Cultural and Social Sciences and the Erfurt School of Public Policy, which is externally financed. The Erfurt-Gotha Research Library houses the famous Amploniana collection of scripts from the Middle Ages. The Middle Ages formed the middle period in a traditional schematic division of European history into three ages: the classical civilization of Antiquity, the Middle Ages, and modern times, beginning with the Renaissance. ...

University maxim

The University of Erfurt is thought of as a reformist university. Martin Luther once attended it in 1502, receiving his bachelor's degree. Its main focuses are multidisciplinarity, internationality and a strong mentoring system. All new courses lead to a modern Bachelor of Arts or Master's degree rather than the traditional German Diplom. This makes Erfurt one of the first German universities to completely implement the Bologna process. Look up Mentor in Wiktionary, the free dictionary In Greek mythology, Mentor (sometimes Mentês) was the son of Alcumus and, in his old age, a friend of Odysseus. ... A Bachelor of Arts (B.A. or A.B., from the Latin Artium Baccalaureus) is an undergraduate academic degree awarded for a course or program in the arts and/or sciences. ... A masters degree is an academic degree usually awarded for completion of a postgraduate or graduate course of one to three years in duration. ... The purpose of the Bologna process is to create the European higher education area by harmonising academic degree standards and quality assurance standards throughout Europe for each faculty and its development. ...

An especially important faculty is that of Staatswissenschaften (Government Studies), the only one in Germany to offer integrated courses in economics, social sciences and law. Buyers bargain for good prices while sellers put forth their best front in Chichicastenango Market, Guatemala. ... The social sciences are a group of academic disciplines that study the human aspects of the world. ... Law (from the late Old English lagu of probable North Germanic origin) in politics and jurisprudence, is a set of rules or norms of conduct which mandate, proscribe or permit specified relationships among people and organizations, intended to provide methods for ensuring the impartial treatment of such people, and provide...

Courses

Diplom courses

• Catholic Theology
• Pedagogy (now closed)

B.A. and Masters courses

• Science of history
• Communication studies
• Literature
• Philosophy
• Religious studies
• Linguistics
• English language and literature
• German language and literature
• French language and literature
• Slavic languages and literature
• Law
• Social Sciences
• Economics
• Master of Public Policy
• Pedagogy
• Psychology of teaching and training
• Movement pedagogy
• Evangelic religious studies
• Art
• Mathematics for primary and secondary school teachers
• Music teaching
• Pedagogy of childhood
• Catholic religious studies
• Education management
• Psychology
• Primary school teaching
• Secondary school teaching for the Regelschule

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Projects

In the summer semester of 2003, a project grop was formed at the university to take part in the Model United Nations (MUN) in New York City in April 2004. 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Model United Nations (also known as Model UN or simply MUN) allows students to do the same with social science, civics, communications, sociology and psychology, as scientific laboratories allow students to experience, practice and experiment with the theories and ideas in biology, chemistry and physics. ... Nickname: The Big Apple Official website: City of New York Government Counties (Boroughs) Bronx (The Bronx) New York (Manhattan) Queens (Queens) Kings (Brooklyn) Richmond (Staten Island) Mayor Michael Bloomberg (R) Geographical characteristics Area Total 468. ... It has been designated the: International Year of Rice (by the United Nations) International Year to Commemorate the Struggle against Slavery and its Abolition (by UNESCO) 2004 World Health Day topic was Road Safety (by World Health Organization) Year of the Monkey (by the Chinese calendar) See the world in...

Well-known alumni

• Martin Luther
• Ulrich von Hutten

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See also

• List of universities in Germany
• Education in Germany

There are 331 universities and colleges in Germany: 158 Fachhochschulen (Universities of Applied Science), 95 non-state institutions (of these 51 privately-, 44 church-operated), and 56 which teach arts or music only. ... The education system in Germany has a long tradition of compulsory state schools. ...

External links

• Official website
• Official website of the MUN project