The Ubbo-Emmius-Gymnasium (UEG) is a Gymnasium

Gymnasium (school)

A gymnasium is a type of school providing secondary education in some parts of Europe, comparable to English grammar schools or sixth form colleges and U.S. college preparatory high schools. The word γυμνάσιον was used in Ancient Greece, meaning a locality for both physical and intellectual...

 in the town of Leer

Leer

Leer is a town in the district of Leer, the northwestern part of Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated at the river Ems, near the border with the Netherlands....

 in Lower Saxony

Lower 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...

, Germany

Germany

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.

History

The UEG was founded in 1584 as a High School for boys only and girls were not accepted before 1972. It was named after Ubbo Emmius

Ubbo Emmius

Ubbo Emmius was a German historian and geographer.-Early life:Ubbo Emmius was born on 5 December 1557 in Greetsiel, East Frisia, Germany. From the ages of 9 to 18 Emmius studied in a Latin school, before having to leave on the death of his father, a Lutheran preacher...

, who was principal at the former Latin school from 1588 to 1596, today being the Ubbo-Emmius-Gymnasium.

Current situation

With about 1400 students, the school is one of the largest of the area and is known for its good quality and special support for their students in many educational branches, e.g.:

• Foreign languages (e.g. general subjects taught in foreign languages are available)
• Music
• Mathematics
• Student exchange (especially to the US - Topeka/Kansas
  Kansas
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   and to France
  France
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   - Evreux
  Évreux
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  )

External links

• The website of the Ubbo-Emmius-Gymnasium