Viadrina European University

The European University Viadrina is a university in Frankfurt ( Oder). It offers courses of study in cultural studies, law and economics.

In the summer semester 2012 6.267 students were enrolled at the university: 76 % of them are German, 12 % Polish and 12% distributed to a total of 84 more countries of origin.

The University sees itself in the tradition of 1506 and 1811 established the first closed Brandenburg State University alma mater Viadrina whose name component Viadrina it also contributes. It was refounded in 1991 as part of the rebuilding and restructuring of the university system in the new Länder after unification. The Viadrina offers a comparatively narrow, focused on the humanities and social sciences subjects taught, does not match the scope of the classical comprehensive university, but has the Ph.D. and habilitation degrees. In March 2008, the change of the legal form of a foundation Viadrina University was decided. President of the Viadrina is the former diplomat Gunter Pleuger.

  • 5.1 Main building 5.1.1 library
  • 8.1 Student Initiatives
  • 8.2 Organs of the written student body
  • 9.1 See also
  • 9.2 Literature
  • 9.3 External links
  • 9.4 Notes and references

Mission and priorities

The memorandum on the reconstitution of the Viadrina in 1991 emphasized that their have been applied four specific tasks:

  • You will act as a reform university. The New should primarily lie in its internationalism and its interdisciplinarity.
  • It should contribute to development of the region on both sides of the Oder.
  • It shall promote the German -Polish cooperation in particular in the field of science and culture.
  • It is to give the pan-European integration impulses.

With regard to the international Viadrina puts her focus on Europe, especially Poland, Central and Eastern Europe and the European Union (including the neighboring regions to central Asia ). However, the focus on Europe includes reference to non-European countries not - as the Viadrina has worldwide to approximately 200 universities contacts ( for example, after Russia, North and South America, South Africa or Australia). In the curriculum, this focus on the provision of multilingual courses, the student exchange, international courses as well as language training according to European standards ( UNIcert ) expresses.

The interdisciplinary approach is reflected in cross-faculty courses such as the Master of "European Studies" or the master " protection of European cultural heritage " and designed interdisciplinary courses and course orders. In the area of ​​research to find the interdisciplinarity in three research institutes of the Viadrina anchored: the Interdisciplinary Center for Ethics ( IBE ), the bioethical and edited primarily issues of justice in the transformation and with bioethical issues; the Frankfurt Institute for Transformation Studies ( FIT), cooperate to the members of all three faculties and just deals with transformation phenomena in border areas; and the Heinrich -von-Kleist Institute, which combines literature and politics together.

With regard to the German - Polish cooperation is first the cooperation with the partner university in Poznan ( Adam Mickiewicz University ), in the German - Polish legal education (Bachelor and Master " of German and Polish Law" ) and especially the Poznan with the University of jointly run the Collegium Polonicum to call in Słubice. In addition, the Viadrina has to a large number of other Polish universities contacts.

The establishment of a Master's program in Complementary Medicine - Cultural Studies - Dentistry at the Institute for Transcultural Health Sciences in 2010 led to controversial discussions in the Board of Trustees, ministries and media, whether esoteric content with the name of a public university should be linked and should. The time wrote " New Agers infiltrate the German universities. The difference between science and nonsense blurred ".

Faculties and Courses of Study

Faculty of Cultural Sciences

The faculty has approximately 2000 students is the largest faculty of the Viadrina. Your study include:

Undergraduate courses (Bachelor of Arts):

  • Cultural Studies
  • Intercultural German Studies

The consecutive master degree programs (Master of Arts):

  • European Cultural History
  • Socio-cultural studies
  • Culture and history of Central and Eastern Europe
  • Literature: Aesthetics - Literature - Philosophy
  • Intercultural Communication Studies, with the degree program options: Media Communication and Culture ( trilateral degree)
  • Lengua Española y Lingüística ( bilateral financial statements )

Non - consecutive master degree programs (Master of Arts):

  • European Studies ( interdisciplinary program of all three faculties)

Next Master's study courses (Master of Arts):

  • Protection of European cultural heritage
  • Cultural management and cultural tourism

Institute for Transcultural Health Sciences

The Institute for Transcultural Health Sciences at the European University Viadrina ( INTRAG ) is a company founded in 2007, the Institute of European University Viadrina in Frankfurt / Oder under the direction of Harald Walach. The INTRAG offers a master 's program " Cultural Studies - Complementary Medicine " ( KWKM ), which was accredited in 2008 and 2009 began operating. By 2012, the program " - Cultural Studies - Complementary Medicine Healing" was ( KMKH ). Will conclude the course with the academic degree of Master of Arts. The endowed chair is funded by the company Biological cure Heel GmbH, one of the financially strongest representative of the homeopathic pharmaceutical industry.

Content can be viewed in the study regulations. A public debate about the Institute was held by a Master Thesis from the year 2012, which deals with the so-called Kozyrev mirrors, should be possible by clairvoyance or contacts with aliens and the deceased. The work criticizes an author in the SZ as a " derailment academic standards " In June 2012, the structure of higher education commission of the state of Brandenburg recommended " strongly future waiver of the offer of the MA degree program ' Cultural Studies - Complementary Medicine .'" Furthermore, the continuation of the Institute for Transcultural Health Sciences either as an in -Institut has been advocated as an institute. Die Welt reported in November 2012, the president of the university try this quarrel "with a muzzle for his professors curb ". According to a circular of June of the same year, all press inquiries were agreed before answering with the university management.

The structure of higher education commission of the state of Brandenburg criticized in its final report submitted on 8 June 2012, the Institute for Transcultural Health Sciences at the European University Viadrina. The report states:

"Against the Institute for Transcultural Health Sciences at the EUV exist on the part of the Commission that major structural concerns. The Institute has only limited references to the main practice areas of the university. At the same time consists in its lineup and the design of the offered through the Institute continue forming MA degree program, Cultural Studies - Complementary Medicine 'where the Commission's view, a qualitative problem.

A formulated in the objectives of the Institute humanities reflection at the edges of scientific medicine is desirable in principle. Also in the medical faculties of German universities themselves ( certainly not in the desirable extent ) reflections medical actions and decisions. However, it seems highly doubtful that this reflection can take place in the framework of the Institute as appropriate. For an analysis of complementary medicine requires absolutely the close relationship with the scientific side of medicine because they can not be alone worked as a cultural studies topic scientifically and practically. Complementarity requires necessarily the interaction of two equivalent transferring components. The personnel requirements for this are, however, not given to the TEU.

The staffing of the course is on the side of scientific medicine almost exclusively on lecturers, mainly from private practices instead. A scientific background of the rank of university medicine can not find a sufficient extent. The target group of doctors, pharmacists and psychotherapists, to which the study guide, Complementary Medicine ' of the Institute particularly directed shall be supervised by a total faculty, the predominantly medical knowledge is incomplete. This is particularly true for research that should underlie the doctrine.

Overall, adequate for addressing the topic of research in the university setting is required manpower as material resources of the Institute, the Commission considers not recognizable. Also, does not reveal the value of the formulated by the Institute, Internships - based research purpose '.

Looking at the overall profile of the EUV finally finding appears stating that no evidence of internationalization of the MA program are identified. In particular, no visible connection to the international scientific medicine is available.

The structure of higher education Commission recommends that the EUV accordingly strongly future waiver of the offer of the MA degree program, Cultural Studies - Complementary Medicine '. A continuation of the Institute for Transcultural Health Sciences is neither as far as to advocate home institution nor as an institute. Appears reasonable at best, the private sector to operate the institution outside the university on. "

The Viadrina decided in February 2013 to overrule the recommendation of the Higher Education Commission structure and continue the institution. The Institute shall enter into a cooperation agreement with a previously mentioned medical school within the next 2 years.

Faculty of Law

At the Faculty of Law are enrolled in the winter semester 2010/2011 approximately 2,000 students. The Faculty of Law offers the degree program law ( First Examination in Law ) and the following master's programs:

  • Mediation ( M. A. )
  • Master of International Human Rights and Humanitarian Law (LL.M. )
  • Master 's Program "Human Rights & Genocide Studies " (MA)
  • Magister legum - degree (LL.M. )

A special feature of the addition, the German -Polish legal education, the Bachelor and Master of German and Polish Law, represents the Viadrina offers along with the Adam Mickiewicz University.

Furthermore, the Institute for Conflict Management, the Frankfurt Institute for the Law of the European Union and the Interdisciplinary Center are located on Ethics at the Faculty of Law.

Faculty of Economics

At the Faculty of Economics, more than 1,400 students are enrolled in the winter semester 2010/2011. The courses offered by the Faculty of Economics includes the study:

  • International Business Administration (Bachelor of Science, B.Sc. )
  • Business Administration ( B.Sc.)
  • Economics ( B.Sc.)
  • International Business Administration ( B.Sc. / Master of Science, M.Sc. )
  • Management for Central and Eastern Europe ( Master of Business Administration, MBA)
  • International Business Informatics ( Master of International Business Informatics, MBI).

Research institutes

  • Frankfurt Institute for Transformation Studies
  • Heinrich von Kleist Institute for Literature and Politics
  • Interdisciplinary Center for Ethics
  • Institute for Transcultural Health Sciences
  • Institute for Conflict Management
  • Frankfurt Institute for the Law of the European Union

History

The University was founded in July 1991 and launched in October 1992 in its first academic year. Founding rector of the university was Knut Ipsen ( 1991-1993). From 1993 to 1999 followed Rector Hans Weiler, and 1999 President Gesine Schwan took office a year.

In 2004, the European University gained additional fame by nominating her for President Gesine Schwan candidate for the office of President by the Social Democrats and the Alliance 90/The Greens.

In the summer semester of 2006, the celebrations of the 500th anniversary of the University were at the Viadrina committed, in which reference was made ​​to the University in 1811 closed the Alma Mater Viadrina, and celebrated the 15th anniversary of the university, founded in 1991 at the same time.

Locations

Most of the buildings and dormitories Viadrina are directly located in the heart of the city on the river and near the border bridge. In addition to the five student residences in the city itself, is given to the students at the Viadrina the ways to relate dormitories in the neighboring Polish Słubice. The dormitories in Frankfurt Oder are connected by the tram system directly to the university.

Main building

In over a hundred years old, the former government building in the city center offers the university library, seminar rooms, and the offices of the president, many chairs and large parts of the university administration.

Library

The University Library was built in terraces in the courtyard of the main building. The conventional media holdings of the library contains about 523,000 volumes and nearly 1,200 current periodicals. Furthermore, it provides 408 user workstations. The library has the status of a European Documentation Centre and is a member of the Cooperative Library Network Berlin -Brandenburg ( KOBV ).

Countess Dönhoff building

The Countess Dönhoff building, named after Marion Dönhoff, is a new building. This is where the majority of the lecture halls and seminar rooms and the main dining hall.

Auditorium Maximum

In the Auditorium Maximum, the Students' Office, several seminar rooms, chairs, the International Office of the University, administrative units and the largest lecture hall of the university are others ( space for 600 students).

Seminargebäude August- Bebel-Straße

In the western part of the city is located in the former barracks in the August -Bebel -Straße situated close by- campus ( Language Centre ). This is where most language courses at the University are held.

Viadrina Price

Every year, awards the European University Viadrina the prize to those who made ​​outstanding contributions to the German - Polish understanding. Previous winners include Charles Dedecius, Adam Michnik, Günter Grass, Janusz Reiter, Markus Meckel, Włodzimierz Borodziej, Rudolf von Thadden, Adam Krzeminski, Copernicus Group and Tadeusz Mazowiecki.

University President

  • Knut Ipsen (1991-1993)
  • Hans Weiler (1993-1999)
  • Gesine Schwan (1999-2008)

Student Organizations

The student organizations and initiatives Viadrina had its headquarters since June 29, 2006 in Studentenloge, short even lodge. Through the conversion of the lodge house the project students Mile, where the student union of the Viadrina abandoned building rents in the area Great Scharrnstraße and makes available for the initiatives originated from 2011.

Student Initiatives

  • Graduates network Viadrin @ lumni
  • Active Portfolio Management
  • Academic Choir
  • Amnesty International
  • Basswood 7 ( student club )
  • Federal Association of German economics and business administration
  • Your student
  • ELSA Frankfurt ( Oder) e.V.
  • GFPS
  • Institute for Applied History
  • Interstudis
  • Artifice: Sieć kulturalna - Network for Cultural eV
  • Rotaract Club Frankfurt (Oder) - Slubice
  • Students in Free Entreprises ( SIFE )
  • Viadrina Working Group Security Policy ( VIAS )
  • Viadrina Consulting Group eV ( VCG )
  • ViaFunk (University Radio )
  • Viamun - Viadrina Model United Nations
  • Viasion Media & Art - Unifernsehen, Photography, Musical
  • Viaphoniker
  • Vivadrina - Student Magazine

With Parties student organizations (sometimes not sure to what extent the organizations mentioned only guided by the parties, or at least officially belong ):

  • LiCa ( liberal campus) - Liberal University Group
  • Young Socialist university group
  • Green university group (green- close, but not alliance green)
  • The Linke.SDS - Viadrina

Fraternities and sororities:

  • Corps Silesia Breslau in KSCV

Organs of the written student body

  • Student Parliament
  • Student Council Jura
  • Student Council Economics
  • Student Council Cultural Studies
  • Language Advisory Board

References

Legal science Esotericism Heel (corporation) Federal Association of Liberal Students Groups Fachhochschule Integrated Authority File
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