The University of Copenhagen was founded in June 1479 and was approved by King Christian 1. Like other early universities in Europe, the University of Copenhagen was originally founded by the Catholic Church, under its jurisdiction, and its responsibility was to train priests and spread Christian ideas. In addition to theology, the majors of early Copenhagen University included law, medicine and philosophy. 1482, the university library was established. From 1533 to 1536, the school experienced three years of Danish civil war.
1537 after Martin Luther's Protestant reform, the University of Copenhagen was transferred to the Danish Lutheran National Church and rebuilt, and changed from a Catholic university to a Protestant university. The figure on the new school emblem is King Christian III who approved and supported the reconstruction. From 65438 to 0569, Frederick II of Denmark established a scholarship fund for the teachers and students of this school. 1642, the school is in the round tower (Rundet? Rn) observatory. 1654, the university library moved to the vicinity of the round tower. 166 1 year, Frederik Iii began to build the royal library.
From 1675 to 1788, the university of Copenhagen introduced the degree examination system, which was first applied to theological seminaries and then extended to other colleges. There are more and more courses, especially medicine and law, which have developed very rapidly and colleges have gradually taken shape. Important projects such as the library and teaching hospital of Copenhagen University have also been built one after another, becoming the higher education and scientific research center of Denmark. The 1788 charter clarifies the functions and powers of universities and promotes the transformation of universities from European classical universities to modern academic institutions. Students of all majors must take the degree examination to get the degree certificate, and the school began to shift its focus from teaching to research.
Between 1842 and 1850, the University of Copenhagen carried out a large-scale department adjustment. The former medical college and the Institute of Surgical Medicine merged into the School of Health Sciences. 1848 law school has also been adjusted to include emerging political disciplines in the law school. 1850, mathematics and natural sciences were separated from the school of philosophy and became independent colleges.
1877, the first female student was admitted to the University of Copenhagen. In the first half of the 20th century, the academic debate between Copenhagen School, which originated from the fifth Solvey Conference, and Einstein, Planck, Schrodinger, Max von Laue and De Broglie was considered as the greatest confrontation in the history of physics. The rich and fresh air of academic freedom permeates here, which makes this ancient university last forever.
The period from 1960 to 1980 is the golden age for the development of the University of Copenhagen. During this period, the number of students increased from 6,000 to 26,000, and the number of teachers also increased on a large scale. In addition, a new animal museum and a research institute named after Oster and August Crowe were also built during this period. The University of Copenhagen promulgated the school regulations of 1970, which stipulated the democratic management of the university. In 1973, this provision was amended and soon adopted by all higher education institutions in Denmark. The reform during the period from 1990 to 1993 made all majors offered by universities eligible for awarding bachelor's degrees.
1993, the law major was separated from the School of Social Sciences and became an independent law school. From 65438 to 0994, the University of Copenhagen opened new majors such as environmental science, North-South relations and biotechnology, and gave preferential policies to meet its long-term development needs. Since 1996, the University of Copenhagen has successively built some new buildings, including the Biotechnology Center and the Humanities College Building (now the South Campus) located in Amag Island.
From 65438 to 0997, the University of Copenhagen strengthened its ties with other Danish universities on the island of Xilan and Swedish higher education institutions on the other side of the Oresund Strait, forming an academic body of information exchange and resource sharing. Resund University), Copenhagen University and Lund University have established secretariats. With the opening of the Oresund Bridge, cross-strait exchanges have become increasingly frequent, making it the most dynamic region for scientific research and innovation in Northern Europe. Resource Science Zone).
At the beginning of the 20th century, the school had more than 37,000 students and 7,000 employees, making it the largest teaching institution in China. In 2006, the school announced that it began to gradually evacuate the ancient teaching building with a history of more than 500 years in the inner city of Copenhagen, and concentrated more and more departments to form a larger and more modern campus and strengthen interdisciplinary cooperation.
In 2007, due to the merger of Royal Danish Veterinary and Agricultural University and Royal Medical University, the University of Copenhagen was merged into two new colleges: School of Life Sciences and School of Medical Sciences. The combination of life science, pharmaceutical science and health science in the College of Life Science and the College of Medical Science has made it one of the largest health and life science centers in Northern Europe. In 20 12, one-third of the Academy of Medical Sciences, the Academy of Health Sciences and the Academy of Life Sciences merged into the Academy of Medical and Health Sciences, and the remaining two-thirds merged into the Academy of Natural Sciences. So far, six departments have been formed.
On April 20 13, the Royal College of Library and Information Science was formally merged into the College of Humanities.