Innsbruck Medical University
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The Innsbruck Medical University (in German: Medizinische Universität Innsbruck) is a university
in Innsbruck
, Tyrol, Austria
. It used to be one of the fours historical faculties
of the Leopold-Franzens-Universität Innsbruck
but became an independent university in 2004.
in 1307. Due to the population increase over the centuries, an academic education for the medical personnel became crucial. Therefore, a medical faculty was included in the initial university, established in 1669 by emperor Leopold I, making it the first of its kind in the Alpine region.
and the Czech National Revival
. The ceremonial equipment of the University of Olomouc was then transferred to the University of Innsbruck. The original Olomouc ceremonial mace
s from the 1580s are now used as the maces of the Innsbruck Medical University and Theological faculty of University of Innsbruck, while the Olomouc Rector's Chain from the 19th century is nowadays used as the Innsbruck Medical University Rector's chain.
The ceremonial mace currently used by the Innsbruck Medical University was given by Olomouc
bishop Stanislav Pavlovský to the University of Olomouc at 1590s. It is 163 centimeters high, it is made of silver and has gold plating. It inscription S. P. E. O. (Stanislaus Pawlowski Episcopus Olomucii) and other ornaments.
University
A university is an institution of higher education and research, which grants academic degrees in a variety of subjects. A university is an organisation that provides both undergraduate education and postgraduate education...
in Innsbruck
Innsbruck
- Main sights :- Buildings :*Golden Roof*Kaiserliche Hofburg *Hofkirche with the cenotaph of Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor*Altes Landhaus...
, Tyrol, Austria
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
. It used to be one of the fours historical faculties
Faculty (university)
A faculty is a division within a university comprising one subject area, or a number of related subject areas...
of the Leopold-Franzens-Universität Innsbruck
Leopold-Franzens-Universität Innsbruck
University of Innsbruck has been a university in Austria since 1669.It is currently the largest education facility in the Austrian Bundesland of Tirol and third largest in Austria according to student population, behind Vienna University and the University of Graz.-History:In 1562 a Jesuit grammar...
but became an independent university in 2004.
History
The medical tradition dates back long before the foundation of the university, with the foundation of the first hospital in the nearby silver-mining city of SchwazSchwaz
Schwaz is a city in Tyrol, Austria. It is the administrative center of the Schwaz district . Schwaz is located in the lower Inn valley, and has a population of about 13,000....
in 1307. Due to the population increase over the centuries, an academic education for the medical personnel became crucial. Therefore, a medical faculty was included in the initial university, established in 1669 by emperor Leopold I, making it the first of its kind in the Alpine region.
Ceremonial equipment
In the 1850s Habsburgs gradually closed University of Olomouc as a consequence of the Olomouc students' and professors' participation on the 1848 revolutionsRevolutions of 1848 in the Habsburg areas
From March 1848 through July 1849, the Habsburg Austrian Empire was threatened by revolutionary movements. Much of the revolutionary activity was of a nationalist character: the empire, ruled from Vienna, included Austrian Germans, Hungarians, Slovenes, Poles, Czechs, Slovaks, Ruthenians,...
and the Czech National Revival
Czech National Revival
Czech National Revival was a cultural movement, which took part in the Czech lands during the 18th and 19th century. The purpose of this movement was to revive Czech language, culture and national identity...
. The ceremonial equipment of the University of Olomouc was then transferred to the University of Innsbruck. The original Olomouc ceremonial mace
Ceremonial mace
The ceremonial mace is a highly ornamented staff of metal or wood, carried before a sovereign or other high official in civic ceremonies by a mace-bearer, intended to represent the official's authority. The mace, as used today, derives from the original mace used as a weapon...
s from the 1580s are now used as the maces of the Innsbruck Medical University and Theological faculty of University of Innsbruck, while the Olomouc Rector's Chain from the 19th century is nowadays used as the Innsbruck Medical University Rector's chain.
The ceremonial mace currently used by the Innsbruck Medical University was given by Olomouc
Olomouc
Olomouc is a city in Moravia, in the east of the Czech Republic. The city is located on the Morava river and is the ecclesiastical metropolis and historical capital city of Moravia. Nowadays, it is an administrative centre of the Olomouc Region and sixth largest city in the Czech Republic...
bishop Stanislav Pavlovský to the University of Olomouc at 1590s. It is 163 centimeters high, it is made of silver and has gold plating. It inscription S. P. E. O. (Stanislaus Pawlowski Episcopus Olomucii) and other ornaments.
Nobel Prize laureates
- Fritz PreglFritz PreglFritz Pregl , was an Austrian chemist and physician from a mixed Slovene-German-speaking background...
, 1923 (chemistry - for his contributions to quantitative organic microanalysis) - Adolf Windhaus, 1928 (chemistry - for his work on sterols and their relation to vitamins)
- Hans FischerHans FischerHans Fischer was a German organic chemist and the recipient of the 1930 Nobel Prize for Chemistry.-Early years:...
, 1930 (chemistry - for the synthesis of haemin)