Everything about The University Of Rostock totally explained
The
University of Rostock is the
university of the city
Rostock, in the
German state of
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern.
Founded in
1419, it's the oldest and largest university in continental
northern Europe and the
Baltic Sea area as well as the second oldest in northern Europe after the
University of St Andrews. It is
the third oldest university in
Germany in continuous operation.
History
It was founded in
1419 by confirmation of
Pope Martin V and thus is the oldest university in continental
Northern Europe.
Throughout the
15th century, the University of Rostock had about 400 to 500 students each year, a large number at that time. Rostock was among the largest universities in
Germany at the time and many of its students also came from
Holland,
Scandinavia or other states bordering the
Baltic Sea.
In the course of political struggles and pressure from the church, the university moved to
Greifswald in
1437 and remained there until
1443. From
1487 to
1488 teaching took place in
Lübeck.
A few years later the city of Rostock, its university also became
Protestant in
1542.
Humanism and
Lutheranism were defining characteristics of the university. After the
Thirty Years' War (1618-1648), the University of Rostock played only a regional role. When the "ownerhsip" of the university moved from the city to the state (Grand Duchy
Mecklenburg-Schwerin) in
1827, however, things changed for the better. The end of the
19th century saw generous building activity in Rostock's
alma mater and the university soon regained its old reputation amongst German universities.
On the occasion of the 500th anniversary of the university,
Albert Einstein and
Max Planck received
honorary doctorates on
12 November 1919. This made the University of Rostock the world's first institute of higher learning to award this honour to Einstein. Interestingly enough, the doctorate wasn't revoked during the
Nazi rule in Germany (1933-1945), despite such orders by the Nazis. The reason for this remains unknown.
The end of the
Second World War in
1945 brought many changes. The university, now finding itself in the Soviet Zone of Germany (the later
German Democratic Republic), was re-opened on
24 February 1946. The
Faculty of Law was closed in
1951, a
Faculty of Agriculture was introduced in
1950 and in
1951 saw the opening of a
Department of Shipbuilding (renamed
Faculty of Technology in 1963). The University of Rostock was the first traditional university in Germany to open a technical faculty. In
1952, the
Faculty of Aviation was opened, but eventually relocated to
Dresden.
The university was named after
Wilhelm Pieck in 1976. This was annulled after the
German reunification.
In
Germany, there are only five older universities:
Heidelberg (1386),
Cologne (1388),
Erfurt (1392/1994),
Würzburg (1402/1582) and
Leipzig (1409).
People
In nearly six centuries numerous notable students and professors have had ties with the university, for instance:
- Tycho Brahe, Danish astronomer
- Karl von Frisch, ethologist and Nobel Prize laureate
- Walter Kempowski, writer
- Carl Friedrich Wilhelm Brockmann, philosopher (PhD in 1848)
- Walter Hallstein (1901–1982), first President of the European Commission
- Heinrich Schliemann, archeologist (PhD in 1869)
- Moritz Schlick, philosopher
- Rudolf Steiner, anthroposophist (PhD in 1891)
- Otto Stern, physicist
- Albert Einstein, Einstein's first honorary doctorate in 1919
- Max Planck, honorary doctorate, 1919
Structure
Like many continental
European universities, the University of Rostock is divided into academic faculties (German:
Fakultät). Those can be sub-divided into academic departments (German:
Institut) and chairs (German:
Lehrstuhl).
Faculties/Schools
It is divided into the following nine faculties:
evangelical theology
philosophy (and arts)
mathematics and natural sciences
law
engineering
agriculture and environmental sciences
medicine
economic and social sciences
electrical engineering and informatics
Research
The university co-operates with several independent research centres. Among those:
Leibniz Institute for Atmospheric Physics at Kühlungsborn
Leibniz Institute for Baltic Sea Research at Warnemünde
Leibniz Institute for the Biology of Farm Animals at Dummerstorf, in co-operation with the German federal government
Leibniz-Institut for Catalysis
Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research
Fraunhofer-Institut for Graphic Data Processing
Partner Universities
Although cooperation and student exchanges are possible with many more institutions, the university has signed cooperation agreements with the following international universities:
Europe
Charles University in Prague, Czech Republic
University of Zagreb, Croatia
University of Copenhagen, Denmark
University of Turku, Finland
University of Nantes, France
University of Latvia, Latvia
Gdańsk University, Poland
Saint Petersburg State University, Russia
University of Kristianstad, Sweden
University of Newcastle, UK
World
National University of La Plata, Argentina
University of Saskatchewan, Canada
University of Guelph, Canada
Science University of Tokio, Japan
North-West University, South Africa
University of Georgia, United States
Brown University, United States
University of Utah, United States
University of Wyoming, United StatesFurther Information
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