University of Greifswald

University of Greifswald
Universität Greifswald
Latin: Universitas Gryphiswaldensis[1]
MottoWissen lockt. Seit 1456 (The Draw of Knowledge. Since 1456)[2]
TypePublic
Established1456, Holy Roman Empire
(teaching since 1436)[3]
AffiliationCBUR, DAAD, DFG, EUA, HRK
Budget€81.3 million[4]
RectorKatharina Riedel (353rd)
Academic staff
2949[4]
Administrative staff
3343[4]
Students10,291[5]
Location
Greifswald
,
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
,
Germany

54°5′41″N 13°22′29″E / 54.09472°N 13.37472°E / 54.09472; 13.37472
CampusUrban
Websiteuni-greifswald.de/en
The Hauptgebäude (main building) was constructed between 1747 and 1750. Today it houses the rector's office and some parts of the university administration as well as a baroque assembly hall.
Greifswald's red town hall, the seat of the lord mayor, is situated in the historic city centre. As Greifswald is a small, coastal student town, the relationship between the university and the town has mostly been close. For instance, it was Heinrich Rubenow, then lord mayor of the city, who pushed for the establishment of a university in his town, and who became the university's first rector in the year 1456.

The University of Greifswald (German pronunciation: [ˈɡʁaɪfsvalt]; German: Universität Greifswald), formerly known as "Ernst-Moritz-Arndt University of Greifswald", is a public research university located in Greifswald, Germany, in the state of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania.

Founded in 1456,[3] it is one of the oldest universities in Europe, with generations of notable alumni and staff having studied or worked in Greifswald. As the fourth oldest university in present Germany, it was temporarily also the oldest university of the Kingdoms of Sweden (1648–1815) and Prussia (1815–1945), respectively. Approximately two-thirds of the 10,179[5] students are from outside the state, including international students from 90 countries all over the world.

  1. ^ "Search". Internet Archive.
  2. ^ "Startseite – Universität Greifswald". www.uni-greifswald.de. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
  3. ^ a b Catholic Encyclopedia (1913) article
  4. ^ a b c "Staff Statistics of the University of Greifswald 01/12/2015". www.uni-greifswald.de. University of Greifswald. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
  5. ^ a b "The Students in Numbers Winter Semester 18/19". www.uni-greifswald.de (in German). University of Greifswald. Retrieved 24 October 2019.