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University of Trier
Universität Trier
Latin: S. Latin ( lingua Latīna, laˈtiːna is an Italic language, historically spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome. Almi Studii Treverensis
Established: 1970, historical: 1473-1798
Type: Public
Rector: Peter Schwenkmezger
Faculty: 7
Staff: 470
Students: 14,000 students
Location: Trier, Germany
Website: www.uni-trier.de/
Campus
Campus
Faculty building
Faculty building
Library
Library

The modern University of Trier (German: Universität Trier), in the German city of Trier, was (re-)established in the year 1970, starting with 360 students matriculated on October 15, 1970. The date of establishment or date of founding of an Institution is the date on which that institution chooses to claim as its starting point Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1798 ( MDCCXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a The term public school has two distinct (and virtually opposite meanings depending on the location of usage in the United States, Australia and The word rector ("ruler" from the Latin regere and Rector meaning "Teacher" In Latin has a number of different meanings but all of them indicate an academic A faculty is a division within a University. The concept of a university with different faculties for different subjects dates back to Al-Azhar University, which had Employment is a Contract between two parties, one being the employer and the other being the employee. The word student is etymologically derived through Middle English from the Latin second-type conjugation Verb "studēre" Trier (Trèves Luxembourgish: Tréier; Augusta Treverorum is a City in Germany on the banks of the Moselle River. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. A website (alternatively web site or Web site, a back-construction from the Proper noun World Wide Web) is a collection of Web pages The German language (de ''Deutsch'') is a West Germanic language and one of the world's major languages. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Trier (Trèves Luxembourgish: Tréier; Augusta Treverorum is a City in Germany on the banks of the Moselle River. Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 533 - Byzantine General Belisarius makes his formal entry into Carthage, having conquered it from the Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The new University campus is located on top of the Tarforst heights, an urban district on the outskirts of the town. Tarforst is a Suburban part of the city Trier in Germany with about 7000 inhabitants The University has seven faculties with around 470 members. In the year 2006 around 14,000 students had been matriculated, 43. 5% male and 56. 5% female students. The percentage of foreign students was approximately 15. 5%.

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History

Historical university

In 1455, Pope Nicholas V granted the archbishop of Trier, Jakob von Sierck to establish a university in his town. See also Antipope Nicholas V. Pope Nicholas V (Italian Niccolò V; November 15, 1397 &ndash March The University of Trier was founded March 16, 1473. Battling with financial problems for decades, the university was acquired by the Jesuits in 1560. The Society of Jesus ( Latin: Societas Iesu, SJ and SI or SJ, SI) is a Catholic religious order They emphasized the philosophical and theological faculties, while neglecting medicine and law. Philosophy is the study of general problems concerning matters such as existence knowledge truth beauty justice validity mind and language Theology is the study of a god or the gods from a religious perspective Medicine is the art and science of healing It encompasses a range of Health care practices evolved to maintain and restore Human Health by the Law is a system of rules enforced through a set of Institutions used as an instrument to underpin civil obedience politics economics and society In the 1580s Peter Binsfeld was president of the university. Peter Binsfeld (alternate spelling Peter Binsfield, lat Petrus Binsfeldius) (c In the 1730s Johann Nikolaus von Hontheim also was a faculty member. Year 1730 ( MDCCXXX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Johann Nikolaus von Hontheim ( January 27, 1701 &ndash September 2, 1790) was a German Historian and theologian After the french occupation of the rhineland, the French administration ordered the Universities of Cologne, Mainz and Bonn closed. The French Revolutionary Wars began in 1792. Preparations France declared war on Austria on 20 April 1792 Mainz (ˈmaɪ̯nʦ (Mayence is a City in Germany and the capital of the German federal state of Rhineland-Palatinate. Bonn is the 19th largest city in Germany. Located about 20 kilometres south of Cologne on the river Rhine in the Federal State of North Rhine-Westphalia The historical University of Trier was closed on April 6, 1798. Year 1798 ( MDCCXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a

Modern university

In 1970 the university was refounded as part of the twin-University Trier / Kaiserslautern, but in 1975 the partners separated and formed independent institutions. Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The University of Kaiserslautern ( German Technische Universität Kaiserslautern) is a university located in Kaiserslautern, Germany. Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. In 1977 the new university campus in Tarforst was opened. Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Tarforst is a Suburban part of the city Trier in Germany with about 7000 inhabitants During the 1990s a former hospital complex was added, and dubbed Campus II. The 1990s collectively refers to the years between and including 1990 and 1999

University seal

The modern university still uses the seal of the historical university in its corporate design [1]. It contains the Latin motto "Treveris ex urbe deus complet dona sophiae" (God completes the favors of wisdom from the city of Trier). In 2000 an alternative logo [2] incorporating that seal was introduced, but this met with resistance. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar.

Faculties

The university is subdivided into 6 faculties, called "Fachbereiche".

There is also a Faculty of (Roman Catholic) Theology, affiliated to the university but administratively independent. It is considered to have kept the city's academic tradition alive as (Episcopal) theological academy for 150 years until refounded in 1950. Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. It currently counts about 300 students.

Student demographics

Foreign Students at the university (WS 2004/05)
Country Students Percentage
Flag of Luxembourg Luxembourg 424 22. Luxembourg (Groussherzogtum Lëtzebuerg Grand-Duché de Luxembourg Großherzogtum Luxemburg is a small Landlocked country in Western Europe, bordered by 2%
Flag of the People's Republic of China China 290 15. Talk People's Republic of China) PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA ARTICLE GUIDELINES 2%
Flag of Bulgaria Bulgaria 133 7. The state of Bulgaria (България transliterated bg-Latn ''Balgaria'' The country preserves the traditions (in ethnic name language and alphabet of the First Bulgarian 0%
Flag of Poland Poland 86 4. Poland (Polska officially the Republic of Poland 5%
Flag of Romania Romania 70 3. Romania ( dated: Rumania, Roumania 7%
Flag of Turkey Turkey 56 2. Turkey (Türkiye known officially as the Republic of Turkey ( is a Eurasian Country that stretches 9%
Flag of France France 52 2. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. 7%
Flag of Italy Italy 50 2. Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest 6%
Flag of Russia Russia 48 2. Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending 5%
Flag of Ukraine Ukraine 43 2. Ukraine (Україна Ukrayina, /ukrɑˈjinɑ/ is a country in Eastern Europe. 3%

While there are many foreign students in Trier, a large majority of students hails from Rhineland-Palatinate and the adjacent states of Saarland and Northrhine-Westphalia. Rhineland-Palatinate (Rheinland-Pfalz is one of the 16 federal states (German Bundesländer) of Germany. Saarland (ˈzaːɐ̯lant in German; French: Sarre) is one of the 16 federal states (German Bundesländer) of Germany. North Rhine-Westphalia (Nordrhein-Westfalen usually shortened to NRW, official short form NW is the westernmost and - in terms of population and economic output - the

Karl-Marx-University Trier

The AStA, consisting of left-wing student-initiatives, proposed changing the name of the University to Karl-Marx-Universität Trier, honoring the city's most famous son. The General Students' Committee (German Allgemeiner Studierendenausschuss) or AStA, is the acting executive board and the external representing agency of the (constituted Although the proposal was finally rejected, the AStA still refers to the university as "Karl-Marx-Universität Trier"[1].

References

  1. ^ http://www.uni-trier.de/asta/news/2006-02-16_neuerasta.html

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