Otto-Friedrich-UniversityBamberg
a brief portrayal
A brief history1647: Prince Bishop of Bamberg, Melchior Otto Voit von Salzburg, issued the deed of foundation for an “Academia”. Teaching began one year later.1735 Faculty of Law1749 Faculty of Medicine 1773 Universitas Ottoniana-Fridericiana
1803 deed repealed, only theological and philosophical studies continued
1939 closed by government 1945 teaching began again in Theology and
Philosophy and also in Law, political and natural Sciences
Second Foundation 1972 Second Foundation 1988 Given the old name:
Otto-Friedrich-UniversityThe Reorganisation and Reconstruction of the University took place based on the concept of a University in the town- listed by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site.
Faculty ofCatholic Theology
in the building of the former Jesuit-College
Old Testament
New Testament
Church History
Dogmatics
Fundamental Theology
Social and Individual Ethics
Church Law
Pastoral Theology, Liturgy
Religious Education
Faculty of Education Science, Philosophy and
Psychology
in the building of the former gynacological Clinic
Philosophy
Psychology
Education Science
Teacher Training (and Educational Theory) in several subjects
Faculty of Language an Literature
i.a. in the building of the former Jesuit School
GermanLanguage and Literature
English Language and Literature
Roman Laguages and Literature
Latin / Greek
Slavic Studies
Oriental Studies
Communications Science
Faculty of Historyand Geography
in the so called Weddinghouse and the former Slaughterhouse
History
Art History
Heritage Conservation
Archaeology
European Ethnology
Geography
Faculty of Social and Economic Sciences
in the building of the former Teacher Training Centre
Sociology
Political Science
Economics
Business Administration
Economics and Business Education
Law
Statistics
Faculty of Applied Computer Sciences
Information Systems Applied Computer Sciences - in Media Studies
- in the Humanities - in Cultural Sciences - in Communications Theory
Principles of Information Technology
in the building of the former Teaching-Trainer Centre
School for Social Work
in the building of a former leather manufacturer
In accordance with the regulations that apply to a Polytechnic:
Social Work and several subjects
Centres of Excellence
Centre for Medieval Studies Centre for Interreligious Studies Centre for European Studies Centre for Interdisciplinary
Computing Centre for Research and Teaching
in Didactics/Teaching methodology
Facts and Numbers
138 (Full-) Professors 300 Academic staff 260 Staff (administration, library, etc.) 8850 Students
Graduate Schools
Science of Art – Heritage conservation Common anthropological elements in
Christianity and Islam Markets and social systems in Europe Consciousness and conflicts between
generations in antiquity and the middle ages
High-technology entrepreneurship
Focus 1Language based cultural Area-
Studies Orientalism: Arabic, Iranic and Turkish
Language, Literature, Culture and History; Islamic / Religious Studies
Slavic Language, Literature, Culture and History
Focus 2
Medieval Studies incl. applied Science of Art and protection of
Cultural Assets History, Languages, Literature, Art
History and Philosophy of Middle Ages Archaeology, Heritage Conservation
Focus 3
Social and Behavioural Studies Sociology (incl. Demography) Political Science (incl. Public
Administration) Psychology
Focus 4
Economic Studies with a focus on Europe and the international area
European Business Administration European Economic Studies
Focus 5
Applied Computer Science Information Systems Applied Computer Science in the Media
Studies Applied Computer Science in the
Humanities and in Cultural Studies Cognitive Systems
Rankings (Spiegel, 2004)
Rankings (Spiegel, 2004)
International Relations
Student exchanges with 137 institutions worldwide
27 of them are partner universities More than 30 % of the students per year
complete part of their studies abroad Non-German students represent 10 % of the
current student body
International Office Introduction and welcome weeks German courses (Tandem program) Student´s residences Student organisations Sports and cultural events
University with a new profile in an old town
Problems?
Not at the University of Bamberg!• Extremely limited resources
• Bachelor/Master degrees
• Internationalization of faculty
Program for our next 2 daysMonday Tuesday
09:00 Welcome and presentation of Bamberg University 09:30 – 10:30 International Entrepre-neurship: Joint seminars/projects bet-ween ASU & Bamberg, ASU & Alicante and UNF & Alicante10:30 - 11:00 Coffee break11:00 – 12:00 International Entrepreneurship at the U Bamberg: Two examples12:00 – 13:00 Lunch13:00 – 18:00 Groupwork (2 groups)19:00 Dinner at Palais Schrottenberg
09:00 – 09:30 Bamberg as a business region09:30 – 10:00 Student experiences in the U.S.10:15 – 11:30 AIESEC: How students support student exchange 11:30 Quick Lunch12:15 – 14:00 Presentation of Prof. Michael Mirow, former head of business development at Siemens AG 14:30 – 15:30 Presentation of the North Bavarian Business Plan Competition (Dr. Carsten Rudolph)16:00 – 17:00 Guided tour: Bamberg’s cribs17:00 – 20:00 Free time (Visit of Bamberg’s Christmas market)?? Evening: t.b.a.