Freiburg University (official name: Albert Ludwig University of Freiburg) is a public research university in Freiburg im Breisgau, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Today, the university is the fifth oldest university in Germany with a long tradition of teaching the Humanities, Social Sciences and Natural Sciences. The University has 11 faculties and attracts students from all over Germany as well as over 120 other countries. International students make up 16% of the total student population.
Freiburg University has been collaborating with a number of scientists such as Martin Heidegger, Hannah Arendt, Rudolf Carnap, David Daube, Johann Eck, Hans-Georg Gadamer, Friedrich Hayek, Edmund Husserl, Friedrich Meinecke, Max Weber, Paul Uhlenhuth and Ernst Zermelo. In addition, the university collaborates with 19 Nobel Prize-winning individuals and 15 faculty members who have been awarded the highest award for research in Germany – the Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prize – while working at the university.
Founded in 1457 by the Habsburg Dynasty, it is the second university in Austria-Habsburg territory after the University of Vienna. The school starts with 4 faculties (Theology, Psychology, Medicine and Law). When established, the school was named after King Albert VI of Austria.
From about 1559 onwards, the University set up its headquarters at Altes Collegium, today called the “new town hall”. The school’s influence declined when the Anti-Reformation movement broke out. To counteract the trend of reform, the administration of the two faculties of the school was transferred to the Roman Catholic Church of the Jesuit (a large religious order of Catholics) in 1620.
In 1679 Freiburg was temporarily in French territory. From 1686 to 1698, the faculties moved to Konstanz (southwestern Germany). After Freiburg was recaptured and appointed as the capital of Further Austria, a new era opened for the school under the reform of Austrian Queen Maria Theresa.
When Freiburg became part of the newly created Grand Duchy of Baden in 1805, a crisis broke out at the school. The Duke of Baden considered closing the school. The school received enough support and contributions to survive until the Grand Duke Baden Ludwig I regent in 1818. Finally, in 1820, he decided to operate the school with an annual contribution. Since then, the school has been renamed to Albert Ludwigs University of Freiburg as a way of expressing gratitude to the school and its citizens.
By the 1880s, the number of students and faculties was increasing rapidly. In 1900 Freiburg became the first German university to allow female students to enroll.
In the early 20th century, many of the school’s buildings were built in the center of Freiburg as the main building in 1911. Before World War I, the school had 3,000 students. During the time of the Third Reich, the school went through the “political spectrum” process as other Universities in Germany.
By the end of the 20th century, the school became part of a rapidly expanding and expanding education campaign. The number of students reached 10,000 before the 1960s and doubled to 20,000 before 1980. In 2002, the number of faculties decreased to 11.
In 2006, Freiburg University joined the Union of European Research Universities (LERU). A year later, the school was selected as one of nine excellent German universities.
Freiburg University has been collaborating with a number of scientists such as Martin Heidegger, Hannah Arendt, Rudolf Carnap, David Daube, Johann Eck, Hans-Georg Gadamer, Friedrich Hayek, Edmund Husserl, Friedrich Meinecke, Max Weber, Paul Uhlenhuth and Ernst Zermelo. In addition, the university collaborates with 19 Nobel Prize-winning individuals and 15 faculty members who have been awarded the highest award for research in Germany – the Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prize – while working at the university.
Founded in 1457 by the Habsburg Dynasty, it is the second university in Austria-Habsburg territory after the University of Vienna. The school starts with 4 faculties (Theology, Psychology, Medicine and Law). When established, the school was named after King Albert VI of Austria.
From about 1559 onwards, the University set up its headquarters at Altes Collegium, today called the “new town hall”. The school’s influence declined when the Anti-Reformation movement broke out. To counteract the trend of reform, the administration of the two faculties of the school was transferred to the Roman Catholic Church of the Jesuit (a large religious order of Catholics) in 1620.
In 1679 Freiburg was temporarily in French territory. From 1686 to 1698, the faculties moved to Konstanz (southwestern Germany). After Freiburg was recaptured and appointed as the capital of Further Austria, a new era opened for the school under the reform of Austrian Queen Maria Theresa.
When Freiburg became part of the newly created Grand Duchy of Baden in 1805, a crisis broke out at the school. The Duke of Baden considered closing the school. The school received enough support and contributions to survive until the Grand Duke Baden Ludwig I regent in 1818. Finally, in 1820, he decided to operate the school with an annual contribution. Since then, the school has been renamed to Albert Ludwigs University of Freiburg as a way of expressing gratitude to the school and its citizens.
By the 1880s, the number of students and faculties was increasing rapidly. In 1900 Freiburg became the first German university to allow female students to enroll.
In the early 20th century, many of the school’s buildings were built in the center of Freiburg as the main building in 1911. Before World War I, the school had 3,000 students. During the time of the Third Reich, the school went through the “political spectrum” process as other Universities in Germany.
By the end of the 20th century, the school became part of a rapidly expanding and expanding education campaign. The number of students reached 10,000 before the 1960s and doubled to 20,000 before 1980. In 2002, the number of faculties decreased to 11.
In 2006, Freiburg University joined the Union of European Research Universities (LERU). A year later, the school was selected as one of nine excellent German universities.