Lüneburg University
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The Leuphana University Lüneburg in Lüneburg
, Germany
, was founded in the year 1946 as a college of education (Pädagogische Hochschule or PH) and, since 2007, has offered a unique, Germany-wide, study and university model. It is designated as a 'foundation under public law'.
The name Leuphana is derived from an ancient settlement on the Elbe
river, that was mentioned in the geographical world atlas by Ptolemy
in the 2nd century.
The Leuphana College concentrates its bachelor degree studies into eight departments and two teacher training courses. In 2008 a graduate college was opened that integrates master degree and doctorate programmes. In addition there is a pan-departmental research centre and a professional school for advanced study courses like business cooperation.
, and was renamed in May 1989 from Pädagogische Hochschule Lower Saxony, Abteilung Lüneburg to Lüneburg University.
In 2009, the campus in Suderburg
was transferred to the Fachhochschule Braunschweig/Wolfenbüttel
.
Lüneburg
Lüneburg is a town in the German state of Lower Saxony. It is located about southeast of fellow Hanseatic city Hamburg. It is part of the Hamburg Metropolitan Region, and one of Hamburg's inner suburbs...
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
, was founded in the year 1946 as a college of education (Pädagogische Hochschule or PH) and, since 2007, has offered a unique, Germany-wide, study and university model. It is designated as a 'foundation under public law'.
The name Leuphana is derived from an ancient settlement on the Elbe
Elbe
The Elbe is one of the major rivers of Central Europe. It rises in the Krkonoše Mountains of the northwestern Czech Republic before traversing much of Bohemia , then Germany and flowing into the North Sea at Cuxhaven, 110 km northwest of Hamburg...
river, that was mentioned in the geographical world atlas by Ptolemy
Ptolemy
Claudius Ptolemy , was a Roman citizen of Egypt who wrote in Greek. He was a mathematician, astronomer, geographer, astrologer, and poet of a single epigram in the Greek Anthology. He lived in Egypt under Roman rule, and is believed to have been born in the town of Ptolemais Hermiou in the...
in the 2nd century.
The Leuphana College concentrates its bachelor degree studies into eight departments and two teacher training courses. In 2008 a graduate college was opened that integrates master degree and doctorate programmes. In addition there is a pan-departmental research centre and a professional school for advanced study courses like business cooperation.
History
It was founded in May 1946 as one of eight pädagogische Hochschule in Lower SaxonyLower Saxony
Lower Saxony is a German state situated in north-western Germany and is second in area and fourth in population among the sixteen states of Germany...
, and was renamed in May 1989 from Pädagogische Hochschule Lower Saxony, Abteilung Lüneburg to Lüneburg University.
In 2009, the campus in Suderburg
Suderburg
Suderburg is a municipality in the district of Uelzen, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated approx. 11 km southwest of Uelzen.Suderburg is also the seat of the Samtgemeinde Suderburg.- Municipal divisions :...
was transferred to the Fachhochschule Braunschweig/Wolfenbüttel
Fachhochschule Braunschweig/Wolfenbüttel
Fachhochschule Braunschweig/Wolfenbüttel , also known as Ostfalia, is a German Fachhochschule established in 1971....
.