The University of Gothenburg was founded by social donations in 1887, and was originally named "Gothenburg Institute of Higher Education". In 189 1 year, the class system was formally established. At that time, there were only 2/kloc-0 students (including 4 girls) and 7 professors. 1907, the school was established as the third national university in Sweden. From 65438 to 0954, medical schools merged and began to develop rapidly, and the number of students soared. Today, Gothenburg University has become a comprehensive university with complete courses in Sweden, with 8 colleges, 57 departments, 24,900 full-time students and more than 4,000 faculty members. With the expansion of the city, the new buildings in the suburbs echo the old brick buildings in the city center, and Gothenburg University has become a veritable university city.