University of Flensburg
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The University of Flensburg (German
Universität Flensburg ) is a university
in the city of Flensburg
, Germany
. It was founded in 1994. The University of Flensburg is the northernmost university in Germany, but it is not a "full university" (Latin: Universitas litterarum). The focus is on the training of teachers and other courses in the field of education
and social sciences
.
Among the special features include the German-Danish study courses in cooperation with the University of Southern Denmark
Sønderborg
, which involves an association with the Fachhochschule Flensburg
.
was still part of the Kingdom of Denmark
. The founding of the teacher training college
in 1946 marks the beginning of the later university. Initially setting out with a 15-month training course for 200 war returnees, the first teacher-training courses started in the winter of 1946/47 with 94 students.
Teacher-training still forms the main profile of today's university
, but the introduction of the
Business Management study programs led to the designation "educational university" and paved the way to today's University of Flensburg. Since the winter semester 2002/2003 the university has also physically relocated from the site of the old college. Uniquely in Germany
, the university's modern campus site is provided with facilities which fulfil the highest technical and multimedia requirements. As part of this, the university campus with its landscaped surroundings, refectory and lecture theatre complex are largely equipped with WLAN
-access. This means that cordless internet access is possible from every location within the university.
The University of Flensburg also offers a wide range of attractive leisure and sports activities. There is a fitness centre fitted with state-of-the-art equipment. The range of courses offered extends from indoor cycling, aerobics, karate, aikido and taekwondo to waterskiing, sailing and surfing.
In a joint assessment exercise conducted across all German universities by the Centre for University Development (CHE) and "Stern" magazine, the sports courses offered on campus by the University of Flensburg were evaluated as ”top quality”.
The University of Flensburg was founded as a teacher-training college and is responsible for special teacher training in the State of Schleswig-Holstein, with the exception of prospective Secondary school teachers who study at the University of Kiel
. Currently there are around 4,200 students enrolled at the university.
The university has 200 permanent employees and more than 400 visiting professors and lecturers. In the winter semester 2006/2007, the University received around 4,200 applications for places, but in the winter semester of the previous academic year the number was only 2,566. At the top of the applications in the winter semester 2006/2007 was the B.A. course in Teaching Science, 1977 applicants, followed by the B.A. course in International Management with 547 candidates.
, a sports and fitness center and the canteen (Mensa
), also several small cafeterias and a student pub. A water sports center and a campus chapel are currently (2009) under construction. The main railway station is about one mile from the campus, the beach about 5 miles away.
German language
German is a West Germanic language, related to and classified alongside English and Dutch. With an estimated 90 – 98 million native speakers, German is one of the world's major languages and is the most widely-spoken first language in the European Union....
Universität Flensburg ) is a university
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 the city of Flensburg
Flensburg
Flensburg is an independent town in the north of the German state of Schleswig-Holstein. Flensburg is the centre of the region of Southern Schleswig...
, 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...
. It was founded in 1994. The University of Flensburg is the northernmost university in Germany, but it is not a "full university" (Latin: Universitas litterarum). The focus is on the training of teachers and other courses in the field of education
Education
Education in its broadest, general sense is the means through which the aims and habits of a group of people lives on from one generation to the next. Generally, it occurs through any experience that has a formative effect on the way one thinks, feels, or acts...
and social sciences
Social sciences
Social science is the field of study concerned with society. "Social science" is commonly used as an umbrella term to refer to a plurality of fields outside of the natural sciences usually exclusive of the administrative or managerial sciences...
.
Among the special features include the German-Danish study courses in cooperation with the University of Southern Denmark
University of Southern Denmark
The University of Southern Denmark, with campuses located in the southwestern part of Denmark - i.e. Funen, Southern Jutland and Sealand - is a research and educational institution with deep regional roots and an international outlook. Reaching even further south, the university offers a number of...
Sønderborg
Sønderborg
Sønderborg Municipality , is a municipality in Region of Southern Denmark partially on the Jutland peninsula and partially on the island of Als in south Denmark, at the border with Germany. The municipality covers an area of , and has a total population of 76,236...
, which involves an association with the Fachhochschule Flensburg
Fachhochschule Flensburg
The Fachhochschule Flensburg , int.: Flensburg University of Applied Sciences, is a vocational university of higher education and applied research located in the city of Flensburg in the Federal State of Schleswig-Holstein...
.
History
The University of Flensburg is young, its name dating only from 1994. The first plans to found a university in the town reach back over 300 years when FlensburgFlensburg
Flensburg is an independent town in the north of the German state of Schleswig-Holstein. Flensburg is the centre of the region of Southern Schleswig...
was still part of the Kingdom of Denmark
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
. The founding of the teacher training college
Teacher training college
A teacher training college is a college of higher education that specialises in training students to be teachers.Many universities offer similar facilities, a number of which acquired their provision by taking over a teacher training college or by a teacher training college evolving into a...
in 1946 marks the beginning of the later university. Initially setting out with a 15-month training course for 200 war returnees, the first teacher-training courses started in the winter of 1946/47 with 94 students.
Teacher-training still forms the main profile of today's university
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...
, but the introduction of the
Business Management study programs led to the designation "educational university" and paved the way to today's University of Flensburg. Since the winter semester 2002/2003 the university has also physically relocated from the site of the old college. Uniquely in 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...
, the university's modern campus site is provided with facilities which fulfil the highest technical and multimedia requirements. As part of this, the university campus with its landscaped surroundings, refectory and lecture theatre complex are largely equipped with WLAN
Wireless LAN
A wireless local area network links two or more devices using some wireless distribution method , and usually providing a connection through an access point to the wider internet. This gives users the mobility to move around within a local coverage area and still be connected to the network...
-access. This means that cordless internet access is possible from every location within the university.
The University of Flensburg also offers a wide range of attractive leisure and sports activities. There is a fitness centre fitted with state-of-the-art equipment. The range of courses offered extends from indoor cycling, aerobics, karate, aikido and taekwondo to waterskiing, sailing and surfing.
In a joint assessment exercise conducted across all German universities by the Centre for University Development (CHE) and "Stern" magazine, the sports courses offered on campus by the University of Flensburg were evaluated as ”top quality”.
The University of Flensburg was founded as a teacher-training college and is responsible for special teacher training in the State of Schleswig-Holstein, with the exception of prospective Secondary school teachers who study at the University of Kiel
University of Kiel
The University of Kiel is a university in the city of Kiel, Germany. It was founded in 1665 as the Academia Holsatorum Chiloniensis by Christian Albert, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp and has approximately 23,000 students today...
. Currently there are around 4,200 students enrolled at the university.
The university has 200 permanent employees and more than 400 visiting professors and lecturers. In the winter semester 2006/2007, the University received around 4,200 applications for places, but in the winter semester of the previous academic year the number was only 2,566. At the top of the applications in the winter semester 2006/2007 was the B.A. course in Teaching Science, 1977 applicants, followed by the B.A. course in International Management with 547 candidates.
Flensburg Campus
The University of Flensburg shares a campus with the Fachhochschule. The infrastructure includes the Auditorium Maximum (called Audimax) lecture hall, the central library, a broad park area, student residences, a kindergartenKindergarten
A kindergarten is a preschool educational institution for children. The term was created by Friedrich Fröbel for the play and activity institute that he created in 1837 in Bad Blankenburg as a social experience for children for their transition from home to school...
, a sports and fitness center and the canteen (Mensa
Mensa
Mensa meaning table in Latin, may refer to:*Mensa International, an organization for people with high IQs*Mensa , a southern star constellation*Mensa , a term used by geologists to refer to an extraterrestrial mesa...
), also several small cafeterias and a student pub. A water sports center and a campus chapel are currently (2009) under construction. The main railway station is about one mile from the campus, the beach about 5 miles away.