Leipzig University was founded in 1409 and is one of the oldest universities in Germany. It is an interdisciplinary educational institution with international status, dynamic, diverse, modern and at the same time devoted to tradition.
On its ambitious path to become one of the best European universities, it has relied mainly on a wide range of subject areas, the combination of traditional academic disciplines with new ones, active cooperation at the international level, as well as work with various research laboratories. Over the years, Friedrich Nietzsche, H. E. Gellert, Angela Merkel, Johanna Vanka and others received diplomas from the University of Leipzig.
Currently, the University of Leipzig (address: Ritterstrabe 26, 04109 Leipzig) has 14 faculties and 128 departments (institutes). More than 35,000 people are being trained, while about 4,500 work in the hospital at the educational institution. The most popular and oldest are the following faculties.
Faculty of Theology
He has existed for exactly as long ashow much the university itself is in Leipzig, which is quite natural. In medieval Europe, the doctrine of faith and religion was given almost paramount importance. The faculty is characterized by a large internal diversity of sub-disciplines. They are like branches of the crown of a tree diverge in different directions, but at the same time they have one starting point.
Law Faculty
This faculty was opened a few years after the University of Leipzig itself was formed, and is one of the oldest in the educational institution. It should be noted the commercial orientation of his programs. Here, special emphasis is placed on the study of the law of the banking market and capital, corporate and tax law, and insolvency (bankruptcy) legislation. The faculty includes eleven institutions, including the Bar, Broadcasting Law, German and International Private Law, Banking and Capital Markets, Environmental and Planning Law, Public and Administrative Law.
Faculty of History, Arts and Oriental Studies
One of the most prestigious and voluminous faculties of all that the Leipzig University of Applied Sciences has. It was founded in 1993 and includes 15 institutes. The faculty is based on three so-called pillars: the study of history, art, music, theater and regional studies (including ethnology and religious studies). It is characterized by a wide variety of disciplines, and also has important museumcollections. Institutes: Egyptology, African Studies, Religious Studies, Oriental Studies, Arts Education, Theater Studies, Art History, etc.
Faculty of Philology
Having not the largest number of institutes, the Faculty of Philology of the University has become, meanwhile, the most numerous in terms of the number of students studying. It is highly regarded not only in Germany, but also abroad. The idea of the faculty is the unity of education and scientific research, it is based both on the traditions of the institution and on new promising areas, the functioning of the system of interdisciplinary centers of the university is being implemented. Innovation programs are developed in cooperation with research centers in Germany. The University of Leipzig (see photo in the article) has the following institutes at the Faculty of Philology: American Studies, Applied Linguistics, British Studies, German Language and Literature, Classical Studies and Comparative Literature, Linguistics, Romance Studies, Slavic Studies, Herder Institute.
Faculty of Education
It is based on the principle of "teaching through research" and is defined by three central themes: knowledge development, professionalization and internationalization. The faculty has numerous international connections, including those in Eastern and Central Europe, Latin America, and Asia. Learning objectives are realized through student and teacher exchange programs. Institutes: education, pedagogical sciences, preschool and primary, special and inclusiveeducation.
Faculty of Philosophy and Social Sciences
This faculty was also opened by the University of Leipzig relatively recently - in 1994. At the moment, about 3,500 students study at it, and it is one of the largest in the educational institution. Institutes (Communications and Media, Cultural Studies, Philosophy, Political Science, Regional Studies and Sociology) offer several programs of study, including European Studies and World Studies.
Faculty of Economics and Management
One of the most prestigious and sought-after faculties of the university prepares specialists in the field of management science, economics, business information systems and business education. In addition, advanced training programs are offered in urban management, insurance and small business development. The faculty has extensive contacts with leading European universities and successfully participates in the EU ERASMUS program. Institutes: Empirical Economic Research, Public Finance and Management, Theoretical Economics, Accounting, Finance and Taxation, Banking and Trade, Relationship and Service Management, Information Systems, Economic Policy, Management Training and Business Education, etc.
Faculty of Medicine
In July 2015, the University of Leipzig, or rather its medical faculty and the city hospital attached to it, celebrated a jointbig anniversary - 600 years from the moment of formation. Currently, more than 3,000 people are being trained. The university hospital is one of the largest he althcare institutions in Saxony. The faculty has 22 institutes, including clinical pharmacology, forensic medicine, physics and biophysics, biochemistry, anatomy, brain research, etc.
Faculty of Chemistry and Mineralogy
The history of the faculty began more than 300 years ago, and now among its graduates are outstanding European scientists. The training conditions, equipment and educational program were brought to the most modern world standards in 1999. The oldest are the institutes of organic, inorganic, analytical, physical chemistry.
Faculty of Physics and Geosciences
The oldest faculty was opened one of the first in 1409. And since then, research and scientific experiments within the walls of its classrooms have not stopped. The era of prosperity of the Institute of Physics can be called the 20th century, when Ludwig Boltzmann, Gustav Hertz, Otto Wiener, Werner Heisenberg conducted their research in it. Currently, the educational process is conducted in German and English, about 1200 students from 38 countries of the world are studying.
Not all the departments that the University of Leipzig has are described above. Faculties are distinguished by their abundance and cover a wide variety of industries. This makes it possible to study sciences from the point of view of close internal and extensive interdisciplinary connections. Relatively young, but promising is the facultysports sciences, mathematics and computer science, pharmacy and psychology.
Reviews of students who spend most of their lives within its walls will help to understand a lot about the University of Leipzig. They are provided with everything necessary for organizing high-quality education, developing intellectual potential and creative abilities. The university is rightfully proud of its library, which has a huge fund of publications. Not only students, but also other residents of Leipzig have access to it.
