Heidelberg University
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Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg | |
 Seal of the Ruperto Carola Heidelbergensis | |
| Motto | Semper apertus (Latin)[1] |
|---|---|
Motto in English | Always open |
| Type | Public |
| Established | 18 October 1386 |
| Budget | €764.9 million (2018)[2] |
| Chancellor | Holger Schroeter |
| President | Bernhard Eitel |
Administrative staff | 8,397[3] |
| Students | 28,653 (WS2019/20)[4] |
| Undergraduates | 15,289[5] |
| Postgraduates | 11,871[5] |
| 3,024[5] | |
| Location | , , |
| Campus | Urban/University town and Suburban |
| Colors | Sandstone red and gold |
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| Data as of 2013[update] | |
Heidelberg University is a public research university in Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
It was founded in 1386 on the instructions of Pope Urban VI.[6] Heidelberg is Germany's oldest university, and is one of the world's oldest surviving universities. It was the third university established in the Holy Roman Empire. Prague (1348) and Vienna (1365) were at that time also German-speaking universities. The University of Vienna still is. Irrespective of the shared language of instruction, Heidelberg is the oldest university in modern Germany.
At the beginning, there were only the four traditional faculties. In 1890, the natural science got their own faculty.[6] Later after a re-organisation, the university has 12 faculties.
The University of Heidelberg is also known as Ruprecht Karl University of Heidelberg, after the German prince Rupert I.[7]
Heidelberg University Media
A Solemn Mass was offered in the Heiliggeistkirche in 1386 to mark and bless the establishment of the university.
The Old Assembly Hall or "Great Hall" was redesigned in 1886 in celebration of the university's quincentenary.
The main entrance of the New University building in 1988, showing the bronze bust of Athena, the Greek goddess of wisdom
The New University of 1931 as seen from the Old University
The Bergheim Campus houses Economics and the Social Sciences.
The main building of the University Library, built in 1905
The University Library's collection includes the Codex Manesse, an important German song manuscript of the Middle Ages.
References
- ↑ "Mission Statement". uni-heidelberg.de. Retrieved 13 April 2017.
- ↑ "Daten und Fakten – Finanzen". Universität Heidelberg. Retrieved March 26, 2020.
- ↑ "Daten und Fakten - Personal". Universität Heidelberg. Retrieved March 26, 2020.
- ↑ "Kennzahlen Studium – Studierende und Wissenschaftlicher Nachwuchs". Universität Heidelberg. Retrieved March 26, 2020.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 "Studierendenstatistik WS 2012/2013" (PDF). www.uni-heidelberg.de (in Deutsch).
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 "History of the Heidelberg University" (in German). University of Heidelberg. Retrieved 2009-11-13.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ↑ German: Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg Latin: Universitas Ruperto Carola Heidelbergensis
