University of Augsburg

University of Augsburg

Infobox University
name=University of Augsburg
native_name=Universität Augsburg


latin_name=
motto=Scientia et conscentia
established=1970
type=Public
staff=
rector=Wilfried Bottke
faculty=7
students=15,000
city=Augsburg
country=Germany
campus=
affiliations=
website= [http://www.uni-augsburg.de/en/ www.uni-augsburg.de/en/]

The University of Augsburg (German "Universität Augsburg") is a university located in the Universitätsviertel section of Augsburg, Germany. It was founded in 1970 and is organized in 7 Faculties.

The University of Augsburg is a relatively young campus university with approx. 15,000 students. About 20% of the German students come from outside Bavaria, and at 14% its share of foreign students is larger than at comparable universities. [ [http://www.uni-augsburg.de/allgemeines/portrait/en.html University of Augsburg ] ]

Organisation

These are the 7 faculties in which the university is divided into:

* Faculty of Economics and Business (founded 1970)
* Faculty of Law (founded 1971)
* Faculty of Catholic Theology (founded 1971)
* Faculty of Philosophy and Social Sciences (founded 1972)
* Faculty of History and Philology (founded 1972)
* Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences (founded 1981)
* Faculty of Information Technology (founded 2003)

Ideal conditions for studying

If it takes more than 15 minutes to get to the university from the main train station or Königsplatz, the central bus and tram stop, then something has gone wrong somewhere. Trams leave Königsplatz every five minutes and stop right in the middle of the campus. The university registration fee includes a “Semester Ticket” that gives students free travel on public transport within Augsburg. And living in Augsburg is almost as che

Partnerships

The University of Augsburg has cooperation agreements with over 40 universities in Europe, Asia, South Africa, North America and Latin America. Particularly close partnerships are maintained with the following 4 universities
*University of Pittsburgh (USA)
*University of Osijek (Croatia)
*University of Iaşi (Romania)
*University of Chabarowsk (Russia)

ee also

* List of colleges and universities
* Augsburg

External links

* [http://www.uni-augsburg.de/ University of Augsburg website] de icon
* [http://www.uni-augsburg.de/en/ English version of the website] en icon

References


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