The University of Geneva (French: Université de Genè ve) is a public university located in the French-speaking area of Geneva, Switzerland, ranking second in Switzerland after the University of Zurich. Its predecessor was the Geneva Institute (Latin: Schola Genevensis) established by john calvin in 1559.
As a theological seminary, it mainly teaches rhetoric, dialectics, Hebrew and classical Greek, and gained a wide reputation during the European Reformation. After the Enlightenment, its disciplines gradually expanded. 1873 after the establishment of the medical department, it was officially renamed as a university.
As one of the top 100 universities in the world, the University of Geneva enjoys an international reputation and is a member of the European Union of Research Universities (LERU) and coimbra group, which brings together 65,438+02 best research universities in Europe. In addition, the University of Geneva has one of the oldest and highest-level translation schools in the world's advanced Geneva Translation Institute (ETI).
In the 20 1 1-20 15 ranking of academic ranking of world universities and QS world universities, this university has been ranked in the top of the world 100. In the ranking of USNEWS world universities in 20 15, the university ranked 102 first in the world and fourth in Switzerland.