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  University of Heidelberg - History of the University - University of Heidelberg
The circle of outstanding university scholars such as Friedrich Creuzer and Joseph Görres was joined in the early 19th century by the writers Clemens von Brentano and Achim von Arnim.
Heidelberg jurist Anton Justus Friedrich Thibaut was the prime mover behind the creation of a new German Civil Code, while historical and philological research also played its part in enhancing the fast-growing fame of the University.
The reopening of the University after 1945 was fraught with all the birth pangs attendant upon a process of thoroughgoing internal and external renewal.
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 Ruprecht Karl University of Heidelberg - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography   (Site not responding. Last check: )
The Ruprecht Karl University of Heidelberg (German Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg; also known as simply University of Heidelberg) was established in the town of Heidelberg in the Rhineland in 1386.
Palatine Elector Ruprecht I recognized the opportunity and initiated talks with the Curia, which ultimately lead to the creation of the Papal Bull of Foundation which can be considered the establishment of the University of Heidelberg.
Thus, the University of Heidelberg is the oldest university in Germany (the first university in German-speaking world was established in Vienna in 1365).
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  Heidelberg • City of Heidelberg
Heidelberg is a city very rich in culture and international in its tastes, due to the famed Heidelberg University with a large number of foreign students, and its status as a favored international tourist destination.
The University of Heidelberg is the oldest university in Germany.
Today, the University of Heidelberg is confronted with the necessity of finding answers to the problems caused by the ongoing process of specialization of the sciences and the constantly growing student body: the "Ruperto Carola" is one of the most popular German universities.
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  Ruprecht Karl University of Heidelberg - Facts, Information, and Encyclopedia Reference article
The Ruprecht Karl University of Heidelberg (German Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg; also known as simply University of Heidelberg) was established in the town of Heidelberg in the Rhineland in 1386.
Palatine Elector Ruprecht I recognized the opportunity and initiated talks with the Curia, which ultimately lead to the creation of the Papal Bull of Foundation which can be considered the establishment of the University of Heidelberg.
Thus, the University of Heidelberg is the oldest German University (although some count Charles University in Prague instead).
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 Albert Ludwigs University Of Freiburg - Homo Digitalis
Established by papal privilege (papal bull) the University in Freiburg actually was - like all or most universities in the middle ages - a corporation of the church body and therefore belonged to the Roman Catholic Church and its hierarchy.
Indeed there were considerations by Karl Friedrich, Grand Duke of Baden and Karl, Grand Duke of Baden to close down the university in Freiburg while both of them thought that the Grand Duchy could not afford to run two universities at the same time (the Ruprecht Karl University of Heidelberg also already existed since 1386).
In the beginning of the 20th century several new university buildings were built in the centre of Freiburg, such as in 1911 the new main building.
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 DFG - Press Release No. 1, 2007 - The Second Round of the Excellence Initiative
Julius Maximilian University of Würzburg in Bavaria (1)
The universities that were invited to submit proposals for the third funding line in the second round of the call for proposals are no longer predominantly located in the south of Germany, but are also located in North Rhine-Westphalia, Lower Saxony and Berlin.
All of the universities that have successfully passed the first stage of the selection process are invited to submit full proposals by 13 April 2007.
www.dfg.de /en/news/press_releases/2007/press_release_2007_01.html   (846 words)

  
 Ruprecht_Karl_University_of_Heidelberg LANGUAGE SCHOOL EXPLORER
The Ruprecht Karl University of Heidelberg (German Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg; also known as simply University of Heidelberg) was established in the town of Heidelberg, then the seat of the Counts Palatine, Prince-Electors of the Holy Roman Empire, in 1386.
Thus, the University of Heidelberg is the oldest university in Germany (the first university in German-speaking world was established in Vienna in 1365).
In this year, the University was reestablished as a state-owned institution by Karl Friedrich, Grand Duke of Baden and since then bears his name together with the one of Ruprecht I.
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 University of Heidelberg
The University of Heidelberg was established in the town of Heidelberg in the Rhineland in 1386.
It was founded at the behest of the Count Palatinate and Elector of the Holy Roman Empire, Ruprecht I, in order to provide faculties for the study of philosophy, theology, jurisprudence, and medicine.
Among the prominent thinkers to have been associated with the university are Georg Hegel, the existentialist philosopher-psychologist Karl Jaspers[?], the political theorist Hannah Arendt, the philosopher of hermeneutics Hans-Georg Gadamer, the critical theorist and philosopher Jürgen Habermas, and the philosopher of discourse ethics[?] Karl-Otto Apel[?].
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 University of Heidelberg   (Site not responding. Last check: )
He held research positions at the Universities of Heidelberg and Kiel and in a biotech startup, and was visiting scientist at the Santa Fe Institute and the ITP SantaBarbara.
The university also has the distinction of having the highest publication intensity in the district of Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue named Macdonald College, some 32 kilometres from downtown Montreal in the country for many years, and this was one of the oldest universities in Montreal, 22% of students at McGill speak French as their first language.
The university is also due in part to severe underfunding by the Quebec government has long encouraged international students from selected countries (such as some members of La Francophonie) to attend their university of heidelberg.
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 Heidelberg Germany   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Ruprecht Karl University of Heidelberg - The Ruprecht Karl University of Heidelberg (German Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg; also known as simply University of Heidelberg) is one of the most prestigious universities of Germany.
It was established in the town of Heidelberg in the Rhineland in 1386.
He held research positions at the Universities of Heidelberg bioinformatics biotech and Kiel bioinformatics biotech and in a biotech startup, bioinformatics biotech and was visiting scientist at the Santa Fe Institute bioinformatics biotech and the ITP SantaBarbara.
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 Heidelberg. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05   (Site not responding. Last check: )
The Univ. of Heidelberg (Ruprecht-Karl-Universität) was founded in 1386 by Elector Rupert I and is the oldest German-speaking university after those in Prague and Vienna.
Heidelberg is famous for its ruined castle (built mainly in the 16th and early 17th cent.), which was largely destroyed by French troops in the late 17th cent.
In the castle’s cellar is the Heidelberg Tun, a gigantic wine cask with a capacity of c.58,080 gal (2,200 hectoliters).
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 University of Cologne - SCOME Wiki
The University of Cologne was established in 1388 as the fourth university in the Holy Roman Empire after Charles University of Prague (1348), the University of Vienna (1365) and the Ruprecht Karl University of Heidelberg (1386).
At that point, the university was composed of the School of Management, Economics and Social Sciences (successor to the College of Trade and College of Community and Social Administration) and the School of Medicine (successor to the Academy of Medicine).
Nevertheless, the University of Cologne continues to be one of the largest universities in Germany with 43,679 students (Summer Semester 2005), close to the Ludwig Maximilians University of Munich.
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 Heidelberg Speedmaster
Ruprecht Karl University of Heidelberg - The Ruprecht Karl University of Heidelberg (German Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg; also known as simply University of Heidelberg) is one of the most prestigious universities of Germany.
It was established in the town of Heidelberg in the Rhineland in 1386.
Fernsehturm Heidelberg - The Fernsehturm Heidelberg is a transmission tower for FM and TV on the Königstuhl hill of Heidelberg at.
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 Akademisches Auslandsamt - Studying at the University of Heidelberg
The University of Heidelberg, the oldest university in Germany, was founded in 1386 by Elector Ruprecht I of the Palatinate.
As a result of wars in the 17th century, the University lost its collection of manuscripts, the unique "Bibliotheca Palatina", and later all of its buildings.
In 1803 Karl Friedrich of Baden endowed the University with new statutes, enabling it to develop into a seat of academic excellence by the end of the 19th century.
www.zuv.uni-heidelberg.de /AAA/english/info_hd_main.htm   (201 words)

  
 Heidelberg : Introduction | Frommers.com
Heidelberg is one of the few German cities that was not leveled by air raids in World War II and therefore still has original buildings from the later Middle Ages and early Renaissance.
The colorful atmosphere that university life imparts to the town is felt especially in the old student quarter, with its narrow streets and lively inns.
The so-called Old University was built in the early 18th century; the New University was constructed nearby from 1930 to 1932.
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 Heidelberg University Student Exchange Partner, University of Otago, New Zealand
The University of Heidelberg, the oldest university in Germany, was founded in 1386 by Elector Ruprecht I of the Palatinate.
In 1803 Karl Friedrich of Baden endowed the University with new statutes enabling it to develop into a seat of academic excellence by the end of the 19th century.
When the University of Heidelberg celebrated its 600th anniversary in 1986, the motto chosen to mark the occasion was "A Tradition for the Future".
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The oldest University is Ruprecht Karl University of Heidelberg.
Palatine Elector Ruprecht I recognized the opportunity and initiated talks with the Curia, which ultimately lead to the creation of the Papal Bull of Foundation which can be considered the establishment of the University of Heidelberg.
The crucible of the student revolt was the Free University of Berlin inaugruated on 12 December 1948.
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 Goethe-Institut - Towns Cities and Regions - City Portraits
Heidelberg's Ruprecht Karl University – Germany's oldest university – has always had a high proportion of foreign students, who currently comprise more than 20% of the 25 000 students registered in its twelve faculties.
The University was founded by Count Palatine and Elector Ruprecht I in 1386 and was the third German-speaking university after Prague and Vienna.
One Heidelberg company has played a major part, at least indirectly, in promoting knowledge and research for the last 153 years: Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG is the world's number one company in the printing machinery sector.
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 Heidelberg, Germany
Heidelberg was every bit as captivating as I had imagined it would be.
Home to Germany's oldest university (founded in 1386) and less than an hour south of Frankfurt, Heidelberg seemed to have everything a romanticized German town required: narrow, cobblestone streets flanked with intricate Baroque architecture; market squares edged with outdoor cafes; densely wooded mountains threaded with trails; and picturesque castle ruins overlooking it all.
Heidelberg, and have not been there in several years now, so please don't ask me to help you find a favorite bar or a nice hotel.
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 Otto A. Zipf Scholarship (Heidelberg)
All foreign students must pass a proficiency exam in German for admission to the university as a regular student.
A scholar who does not pass the language exam will be attached to the university as a special student, auditing university courses and studying the language intensively in order to pass the German proficiency exam.
The Otto A. Zipf Scholarship covers textbooks, university fees and other expenses incident to academic support, and provides grants for overseas language training and educational travel for the Zipf Scholar and his/her legally married spouse.
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 NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Hans Delbrück   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Hans Delbrück (November 11, 1848 - July 14, 1929), German historian, was born at Bergen on the island of Rügen, and studied at the universities of Heidelberg and Bonn.
As a soldier he fought in the Franco-German War, after which he was for some years tutor to one of the princes of the German imperial family.
In 1885 he became professor of modern history in the university of Berlin, and he was a member of the German Reichstag from 1884 to 1890.
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 Heidelberg University of - Search Results - MSN Encarta
Heidelberg, University of, officially Ruprecht-Karls-Universität, institution of higher learning, in Heidelberg, Germany, the oldest in the country....
Ziegler, Karl (1898-1973), German chemist and Nobel laureate, born near Kassel.
He was educated at the University of Marburg and taught at the...
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 Omnipelagos.com ~ article "Ruprecht Karl University of Heidelberg"
Thus, the University of Heidelberg is the oldest University in Germany (although the University of Vienna is older and the first German-speaking university is the Charles University in Prague).
In this year, the University was reestablished as a state-owned institution by Karl Friedrich, Grand Duke of Baden and since then bears his name together with the one of Ruprecht I. The most influential student at that time was Karl Drais, inventor of the two-wheeler principle that started mechanized and later motorized personal transport.
Although political actions of Heidelberg students have seldom occurred since then, the city still has one of the highest ratios of police per capita in Germany and the student body has kept a rather left-wing orientation.
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