Lund University

The University of Lund ( Lunds universitet Swedish, Latin Universitas Lundensis ) is a university in the southern Swedish city of Lund. It was founded in 1666, but existed already in 1425 the studium generale, a predecessor of today's University. The university is nicknamed Academia Carolina and is one of the largest in Scandinavia. She is a member of the League of European Research Universities. Branches consist Campus Helsingborg with 3,000 students and with the Teaterhögskolan Campus Malmö.

History

After following the Treaty of Roskilde regions Skåne, Blekinge and Halland in Denmark were ceded to Sweden in 1658, planning for the establishment of a university in Lund started. This should serve the purpose of pushing back the Danish influence in the region. This is also evident in the seal of the University: The term ad Utrumque (about: " [ ready ] to both " ) and the lion with sword and book symbolizes the alternatives " education or struggle." Predecessor of the University of Lund was a priest College ( founded in 1438 ), which was the first higher education institution in Scandinavia. After its founding in 1666, the University was inaugurated in 1668. This is according to the Lund University Uppsala University ( founded in 1477 ), the second oldest university in Sweden.

The branch was founded in 1967 in Växjö in 1977 an independent university. In 1999 she received university status since 2010, she is part of the Linnaeus University.

Faculties

For a long time the Lund University only four faculties: medicine, law, theology and philosophy. From the end of the 19th century this changed by splitting and adding acquisitions. Today, the university itself is one of eight faculties:

  • Natural sciences
  • Law
  • Social Sciences
  • Medicine
  • Humanities / theology
  • The Institute of Technology ( LTH )
  • The Higher School of Economics
  • The Faculty of Arts with art, music and theater school in Malmö

In addition, also belong to the University:

  • Campus Helsingborg and
  • The traffic flight high school Ljungbyhed

Student Life

"Student Nationer "

A special feature of the Swedish university life not only in Lund are the fraternities ( Swedish: "Student Nationer " or " Nationer "). These associations are not to be confused with the students compounds known in Germany, since the founding years of the University they had the actual purpose to teach students from different parts of the country of Sweden an environment known to them. In the nations Lunds as the medieval traditions of Nationes live on. Today in Lund are 13 so-called "nations": Östgöta, Västgöta, Småland, Lund, Malmö, Helsingkrona, Sydskånska, Krischansta, Blekingska, Gothenburg, Halland, Kalmar and Wermlands nation. Students nations occupy a large place in the student Lund. They conduct their own cafes, restaurants and clubs ( discos ) and offer social and sporting activities. Membership in one of the nations was - also for exchange students - to July 2010 mandatory. Since membership is voluntary.

Radio AF

With AF Radio since 1982, the university has its own radio channel - be received via live stream on the Internet and two FM broadcast frequencies (FM 91.1 MHz and 99.1 MHz FM ). The Swedish university radio station produced in the House of Akademiska Föreningen, the "AF - castle " ( AF borrow ) in the old town Lunder, programs about student life in the city. The radio station, in which around 130 students work, it is the largest student stations in Sweden and the second largest in Europe.

Known students (excerpt)

  • Amelia Andersdotter (* 1987), politician
  • Leif Erland Andersson (1944-1979), Astronomer
  • Ingvar Carlsson ( born 1934 ), Prime Minister
  • Vilhelm Ekelund (1880-1949), poet
  • Tage Erlander (1901-1985), Prime Minister
  • Elias Magnus Fries (1794-1878), botanist
  • Hjalmar Gullberg (1898-1961), poet
  • Ola Hansson (1860-1925), writer
  • Lars Valter Hörmander ( born 1931 ), mathematician
  • Gert Hummel (1933-2004), theologian
  • Otto Lindblad (1809-1864), composer
  • Carl Linnaeus (1707-1778), scientist, founder of modern taxonomy
  • Anders Osterling (1884-1981), poet
  • Arvid Posse (1820-1901), Prime Minister
  • Johannes Rydberg (1854-1919), Physicist
  • Henric Schartau (1757-1825), priest
  • Göran Sonnevi ( b. 1939 ), poet
  • Carl Wilhelm August beach Berg (1818-1877), journalist
  • Carl Jacob Sundevall (1801-1875), zoologist
  • Esaias Tegnér (1782-1846), poet
  • Easts Undén (1886-1974), Foreign Minister
  • Jimmie Åkesson ( born 1979 ), chairman of the party Sweden Democrats

Pictures

Kungshuset ( " Royalty " ), the oldest building of the university

Akademiska Förening building of the Academic Association

Building of Helsingborg Campus, formerly the rubber factory production building Tretorn.

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