The University of G? ttingen (also translated as the University of G? ttingen or the University of G? ttingen) is similar to the universities of Heidelberg, Freiburg and Tubingen in Germany. The University of G? ttingen belongs to the traditional university town and is a "university without gates and walls".
On June 65438+1October 65438+September 2007, the second round of "elite universities" in Germany was finally announced, and the University of G? ttingen became one of the nine elite universities in Germany.
The University of G? ttingen enjoys a good international reputation. By 20 14, there will be 47 Nobel Prize winners related to the University of G? ttingen, with German universities ranking 1 and world universities ranking 10. In the "Times Higher Education University World Ranking" of 20 10, the University of G? ttingen ranks 1 in Germany and 43rd in the world. In the "Times Higher Education University World Ranking" of 20 14, it ranks second in Germany and 67th in the world. At the same time, in the ranking of American News and World Report from 20 14 to 20 15, it ranks fifth in Germany and 93rd in the world.
The University of G? ttingen is a member of the coimbra group (coimbra group (CG), which consists of 39 oldest and most prosperous elite universities in Europe).
In the whole18th century, the University of G? ttingen occupied the central position of German universities with its extremely free spirit and atmosphere of scientific exploration. By 18 12, the school has developed into a modern university with 250,000 books and recognized at home and abroad. Napoleon studied law here, saying that "Gottingen belongs to all Europe".
The University of G? ttingen was first famous for its law. /kloc-in the 0/8th century, Peter, a famous German national law master, taught here for half a century, attracting a large number of students. Austrian Chancellor klemens metternich and william von humboldt, the founder of Berlin University, are his students. By the time 1837 and 100 were founded, the University of G? ttingen was called "Law University", because almost every year, more than half of the students registered in the law school. Therefore, the University of G? ttingen became the Mecca of German public law in the18th century.
1837, the famous "Seven Gentlemen of G? ttingen Incident" happened, and seven professors of G? ttingen were expelled for opposing the abolition of the Constitution by the King of Hanover.
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The expulsion of G? ttingen University, including the Brothers Grimm, reflects the intellectuals' love for freedom and their courage to defend the Constitution. Since then, Gustav Gustav Hugo and Eichhorn have taught here in the19th century, becoming the pioneers of German historical law school. /kloc-at the end of 0/9, Ye Lin, a famous civil jurist who founded the theory of "liability for fault in contracting", taught here.
What makes Gottingen a world-famous science center is its natural science, especially mathematics. Known as "the most important mathematician", Gauss taught here in the18th century and founded the Gottingen School. Since then, Riemann, Dirichlet and jacoby have made contributions in the fields of algebra, geometry, number theory and analysis. By the19th century, famous mathematicians Hilbert and Klein attracted a large number of mathematicians to Gottingen, thus bringing the German Gottingen school of mathematics into its heyday. By the beginning of the 20th century, G? ttingen had become the undisputed mathematical center and Mecca in the world.
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During this period, the academic status of the University of G? ttingen reached its peak in Europe and even the world. In this half century, the number of Nobel Prize winners coming out of here ranks eighth among universities in the world, creating the "Gottingen Nobel Miracle".
In addition, otto von bismarck, the "bloody prime minister" of the German Empire, Dr. Richard Karl Freiherr von Weizsack, former president of the Federal Republic of Germany and gerhard schroder, all studied law at the University of G? ttingen. Heine, a great German poet, also received his doctorate in law here. The brothers Green taught here and wrote the first German dictionary. Edmund Husserl, a master of phenomenology, once taught here, and philosophers arthur schopenhauer, sociologists Max Weber and jurgen habermas also studied in G? ttingen.
Nazi period
1933, Hitler came to power and brutally persecuted Jews. As a result, the University of G? ttingen suffered a fatal blow, and a large number of famous Jewish scientists and scholars were forced to leave G? ttingen for the United States.
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Science and engineering examination majors: agricultural science, principles of enterprise economics, biology, chemistry, Protestant theology, forestry, geography, geology/paleontology, geophysics, mathematics, mineralogy, physics, psychology, sociology, (bourgeois) political economy, economic informatics and economic education.
Liberal Arts Examination Majors: Archaeology, Assyria, Christian Archaeology, Byzantine Art History, Geography, Germanic Literature, History, Greece and Literature, Indian Germanic Comparative Linguistics, Japan and Literature, Art History/Art Studies, Latin Literature, Musicology, History of Eastern Europe and Southeast Europe, Education, Philosophy, Politics, Sinology, Sociology, Physical Education, Linguistics, (West)
National examination majors: medicine, law and dentistry.
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Students and departments
In 20 14, the University of G? ttingen registered nearly 28,000 students, including more than 700 doctoral students. There are 495 professors and more than 5000 faculty members. Its medical school has 19 centers including various clinics. Since 1980, universities have established 13 departments according to different disciplines. Including: theology, law, economics, sociology, philosophy, mathematics and information, physics, chemistry, geology, agronomy, forestry, biology and psychology, medicine.
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There are more than 170 research institutes in these departments, and the department heads are all members of academic committees.
In addition, there are four Max Planck institutes in G? ttingen (Max Planck Institute for Ethnic and Religious Diversity [formerly Institute of History] and Max Planck Institute for Biology).
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Institute of Physical Chemistry, Max Planck Institute of Experimental Medicine and Max Planck Institute of Dynamics), cooperate with the University of G? ttingen in disciplines, so that G? ttingen keeps a leading position in scientific research.
In China, the University of G? ttingen and Nanjing University jointly established the Sino-German Law School.
The library of Lower Saxony and University of G? ttingen in G? ttingen is one of the five largest libraries in Germany today, with a rich collection of more than 5 million volumes.
There is also a famous and interesting tradition in the University of G? ttingen, that is, on the day when doctoral students get their degrees through defense, they will wear doctor's hats and take a float to the Goose Girl Square in the city center to kiss the "Goose Girl Statue" accompanied by relatives and friends.
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