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University of Greifswald

The University of Greifswald (German pronunciation: [ˈɡʁaɪfsvalt]; German: Universität Greifswald), formerly known as "Ernst-Moritz-Arndt University of Greifswald", is a public research university located in Greifswald, Germany, in the state of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania.

Motto

Wissen lockt. Seit 1456 (The Draw of Knowledge. Since 1456)[1]

Public

1456, Holy Roman Empire
(teaching since 1436)[2]

CBUR, DAAD, DFG, EUA, HRK

€81.3 million[3]

Katharina Riedel (353rd)

2949[3]

3343[3]

10,291[4]

Greifswald
,
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
,
Germany

54°5′41″N 13°22′29″E / 54.09472°N 13.37472°E / 54.09472; 13.37472

Urban

uni-greifswald.de/en

Founded in 1456 (teaching existed since 1436[2]), it is one of the oldest universities in Europe, with generations of notable alumni and staff having studied or worked in Greifswald. As the fourth oldest university in present Germany, it was temporarily also the oldest university of the Kingdoms of Sweden (1648–1815) and Prussia (1815–1945), respectively. Approximately two-thirds of the 10,179[4] students are from outside the state, including international students from 90 countries all over the world.

Sacred Music and Music

Fine Art

German

History

Modern Languages (including English, Baltic Languages, Scandinavian Languages and Slavic Languages)

Philosophy

and Communication Science

Political

Education

Institute of Advanced Study (Krupp-Kolleg)

Alfried Krupp

Biotechnikum Greifswald

(National Research Institute of Animal Diseases), Riems Island (FLI)

Friedrich Loeffler Institute

Institute of Plasma Research and Technology (LIPT)

Leibniz

Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics

Nuclear fusion research reactor

Wendelstein 7-X

Diabetes Research Centre, Karlsburg (near Greifswald)

Public Networks, Greifswald

Siemens

Technology Centre Vorpommern

Technologiepark (under construction)

chamber choir

cathedral choir

university big band

[53]

university choir

university symphonic orchestra

If I look at the development of some of the universities [in the former eastern part] – for instance Greifswald, , and Jena – then we have achieved quite a lot. (German: Wenn ich mir die Entwicklung einiger Universitäten anschaue – etwa Greifswald, Dresden und Jena – dann sind wir da schon ein ganzes Stück weiter.)
– Bundespräsident Johannes Rau on the development and education in the former GDR, 2004[67]

Dresden

Strong and self-confident universities are fountains of fortitude for a whole region, a whole country even, just as everyone can see it happen here in Greifswald. (German: Starke, selbstbewusste Hochschulen sind Kraftquellen für eine ganze Region, ein ganzes Land. Hier in Greifswald lässt sich das sehr genau studieren.)
– Bundespräsident in 2006[68]

Horst Köhler

List of medieval universities

List of universities in Germany

List of oldest universities in continuous operation

Medieval university

Greifswald objectivism

& Karl-Heinz Spieß (eds.): Quellen zur Verfassungsgeschichte der Universität Greifswald 1456 – 1815. 3 vols. Stuttgart: Steiner 2011 – 2014.

Dirk Alvermann

Dirk Alvermann, & Jens Olesen (eds.): Die Universität Greifswald in der Bildungslandschaft des Ostseeraums. Berlin: LIT 2007

Nils Jörn

Dirk Alvermann & Karl-Heinz Spieß (eds.): Universität und Gesellschaft: Festschrift zur 550-Jahrfeier der Universität Greifswald 1456 – 2006. 2 Vols. Rostock: Hinstorff 2006

Werner Buchholz: Lexikon Greifswalder Hochschullehrer 1775 bis 2006. Vol. 1. Bad Honnef: Bock 2004

Johann Gottfried Ludwig Kosegarten: Geschichte der Universität Greifswald mit urkundlichen Beilagen. 2 Vols. Greifswald: Koch 1856–57.

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