University of Lübeck

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The University of Luebeck is a university in the Hanseatic city of Lübeck ( Germany ), which was initially established in 1964 as the second medical faculty of the University of Kiel. Courses and research activities of the University of Lübeck have their starting point in medicine.

The University of Luebeck has this name since May 2002. Was founded in 1964 as the Medical Academy of Lübeck. In 1973, she was an independent institution of higher education, first under the name Medical University of Lübeck, since 1985 Medical University of Lübeck.

General

At the University of some 3,300 students, 160 professors and 100 lecturers are active. The University Hospital of Lübeck was merged on 1 January 2003 with the University Hospital Kiel to the University Hospital of Schleswig -Holstein and becoming the second largest University Hospital in Germany. With over 5300 employees, the University and the Hospital are among the largest employers in the region Lübeck.

There are 14 institutions in the section of computer science / engineering, including basic subjects such as mathematics and theoretical computer science and new disciplines such as telematics, or the Institute for Multimedia and Interactive Systems; another eight institutions in the natural sciences section, here also the Humanities Institute of History of Medicine and Science research. The section includes 39 medical institutions. In the Lübeck university Bachelor's and Master's degree in computer science are the side compartments Medical computer science, bioinformatics / Biomathematics, robotics and automation, media computer science and IT security and reliability, as well as for Software Systems Engineering Master's students to choose from.

In addition to full degree programs, the university operates together with the Fachhochschule Lübeck by the master study program " Biomedical Engineering". The University is in cooperation with the University of Hagen, a center for distance learning and continuing education. The Studium Generale and the Sunday lectures are also directed to non - students. Founded at the initiative of Günter Grass and his support of Lübeck Literary Colloquium offers regular poetry readings and seminars on literature.

Scientifically, the university closely with the Research Center Borstel (Center for Medicine and Biosciences ) and the Institute of Cancer Epidemiology ( Registrar of the Cancer Registry Schleswig -Holstein) is connected. The research work of the Institute enjoys high reputation. Thus, the German Cancer Aid has provided a total of 161,000 euros in donations for the initiated in Schleswig- Holstein project "Quality assurance in the diagnosis of breast cancer " ( QuaMaDi ) by 2010. According to the organization found scientists led by Alexander Katalinic out now that the chances of recovery after the diagnosis of breast cancer are significantly increased by this form of care. One reason is the be ensured by the quality assurance program safe and early diagnosis of the disease. The researchers published the study results in the journal " Cancer Epidemiology "

The University was involved in the planning of the Hanseatic city of Lübeck and the Schleswig- Holstein to the university district of Lübeck on the site of the former Good Strecknitz. In particular, the urban planning concept with a model includes the establishment of a Science and Technology Park ( WTP) " Innovation Campus Lübeck " for an intensive transfer between university and business start-ups.

In addition, the University of the Association of North German Universities involved to enhance teaching and research.

Sections and courses

The University is divided into the sections medicine, computer science / technology and science and offers the following degree programs:

  • Human Medicine
  • Computer science
  • Mathematics in medicine and the life sciences, short name: MML (formerly Computational Life Science, Order Code: CLS )
  • Medical computer science, short name: MI
  • Medical Engineering Science, short name: MIW
  • Molecular Life Science, short name: MLS (formerly Molecular Biotechnology )
  • Psychology

Other courses offered are:

  • The Graduate School for Computing in Medicine and Life Sciences
  • The master program " Biomedical Engineering"
  • The master program "Infection Biology"
  • The distance learning program " Historic Town "
  • The center for distance learning and continuing education

Scientific interests

The University with the University Hospital of Lübeck is the prime initiator and scientific project partners in the "Center of Excellence in Medical Technology" ( CEMET ) Schleswig -Holstein and center for research into the genetic causes of cardiovascular diseases in the framework of the National Genome Research Network. Among the nationally and internationally recognized research focuses of the University include, in particular by the German Research Foundation (DFG) supported Collaborative Research 367 ( Molecular mechanisms of inflammatory and degenerative processes) and 470 ( Glycostructures in Biological Systems - Synthesis and effect) as well as clinical research groups to " Neuroendocrinology " and " intersexuality ".

Within the framework of the Excellence Initiative, the University on 19 October 2007 was recognized with the Graduate School for Computing in Medicine and Life Sciences and promoted sustainable future. These Lübeck Graduate School will train graduate students in the field of computer science in medicine and the life sciences.

The University of Lübeck since 2007, together with the Research Centre Borstel, Christian-Albrechts -University of Kiel, Max - Planck -Institute for Evolutionary Biology in Plön, the Bernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine and Rheumatology Clinic Bad Bramstedt of the Inflammation Research Excellence Cluster involved. By 2012, invested in the development of an infrastructure for a new inflammatory medicine from the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft total of 40 million euros. In Lübeck thereto are involved ( in alphabetical order): the Institute of Anatomy, Institute of Biochemistry, the Institute of Biology, the Institute of Chemistry, the Department of Dermatology, Allergology and Venereology, Institute of Human Genetics, the Institute of Mathematics, the Department of Internal Medicine I, Medical clinic II, the Institute for Medical Microbiology and Hygiene, Institute of Virology and Cell Biology, the Institute of Molecular Medicine, the Institute of Physics, the Institute of Physiology, the Department of Psychiatry, the Department of Rheumatology, the Institute of social Medicine, the Institute for Systemic inflammation Research.

In " Inflammation Research Excellence Cluster " were established for inflammatory medicine in Lübeck and Kiel special centers. They should allow patients with chronic inflammatory diseases, such as psoriasis, rheumatoid arthritis and Crohn's disease better, faster and above all interdisciplinary care. This is important because inflammatory diseases often infect multiple organ systems, which can be completely covered by only one medical discipline is difficult.

History

In 1912, the medical and nursing home Strecknitz was opened, foundation stone was laid 1909. During the period of National Socialism were in the course of "Operation Fire " from the hospital 605 of psychiatric patients deported to Eichberg in Hesse. This was only made ​​public in 1983 by a memorial stone on the hospital grounds. The memorial stone was erected after a 1981 had made attentive by the Student Union of the University in collaboration with the Institute organized for the History of Medicine lecture series on the theme "medicine and National Socialism " on the fate of the patient. After 1945, the facility was the Municipal Hospital East.

November 3, 1964 originated from the campus of the Medical University of Lübeck ( II Medical Faculty of the Christian -Albrechts- University of Kiel), record of the year in the first 14 students graduated in the clinical portion of the program in human medicine. The seal that Lübsche town seal of 1226, the Academy was awarded in 1965 by the city of Lübeck. It is to this day in modified form, the seal of the University. The teaching was still divided at this time between hospital east and south. Since some chairs were unoccupied, students had to go for some exam to Kiel. On May 7, 1973, the Academy was renamed to Medical University of Lübeck and thus independent of Kiel.

In 1979, a Pre-Clinical and Natural Sciences added (now section MINT), the trial operation in the pre-clinical section of the medical course was taken. On 10 May 1985, the renamed Medical University of Lübeck took place. In the winter semester 1993/1994, the new course " computer science " with a minor was taken "Medical computer science ", in the following years, other wells are established. Since the winter semester 2001/2002, students can (since summer semester 2004: " Molecular Life Science" ) " Molecular Biotechnology " for the degree program to enroll. On 29 May 2002 it was renamed " University of Lübeck ". (: " Mathematics Applied in Science and Medicine" since 2010) added in the winter semester 2002/2003 the program " Computational Life Science" came.

According to plans of the State Government to merge the universities of Kiel and Lübeck, Schleswig-Holstein to the State University in the fall of 2005, it came in Lübeck protests. About 4000 Lübeck took to the streets in protest, the plans could be averted.

On 1 November 2007, the Graduate School " Computing in Medicine and Life Sciences" was established within the framework of the Excellence Initiative of the German Federal and State Governments. Since the winter semester 2007/2008 there is the new program " Medical Engineering ".

The Kieler national government planned in May 2010, for reasons of cost to close the medical school. The plan was leakage of courses from winter semester 2011/2012 and a shift to the University of Kiel. Result was an exodus of professors, especially from research. The closure of medicine degree program came in the following months with severe criticism in public, in science, in politics, and even within the CDU. It was a largely organized by the Student Union of the University of Lübeck protest struggling with numerous colleagues in the Lübeck area. Demonstrated on 16 June 2010 in Kiel 14,000 people against the closure of medical school, it was the largest demonstration in the history of Kiel in Schleswig -Holstein. On 8 July 2010, the continued existence of medical education in Lübeck could be secured by the fact that the federal government promised financial assistance as part of a carrier change the Kiel Institute for Marine Research in the amount expected at the closing of the medical faculty of Lübeck savings. These benefits are subject to the condition that the medical faculty Lübeck remains. Several of these places, here at the university administration, repeatedly suggested a transformation of the University of Lübeck in a foundation university in order to become more independent from the future state of Schleswig -Holstein.

The action " Lübeck fights " was ausgelobten in November 2010 with the policy of the journal & Communication since 2003 price " policy - Award" in the category "Campaigns of public institutions."

In the winter semester 2013/2014 Psychology is the first time offered for each 40 Bachelor 's and Master's students of the degree course. Being close to the University Hospital Schleswig- Holstein, Campus Luebeck ( UK- SH) will be the Clinical Psychology special emphasis.

Institute

The campus of the University is located south of the city center in the district of St. Juergen. Some institutions are outside the campus in the Old Town of Lübeck. The Institute for the History of Medicine and Science research has loaned over the prestigious Library of the Medical Association of Lübeck.

Associated institute International School of New Media in the Media Docks

Partnerships

The University maintains academic partnerships with:

  • University of Bergen in Bergen ( Norway)
  • Zhejiang University in Hangzhou ( People's Republic of China)
  • Semmelweis University Budapest ( Hungary)
  • University of Tartu in Tartu (Estonia)
  • University of New Mexico, Albuquerque ( United States )
German Universities Excellence Initiative Deportation Albuquerque, New Mexico Fachhochschule Flensburg
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