The University of Bamberg () in

Bamberg Bamberg (, , ; East Franconian German, East Franconian: ''Bambärch'') is a town in Upper Franconia district in Bavaria, Germany, on the river Regnitz close to its confluence with the river Main (river), Main. Bamberg had 79,000 inhabitants in ...

, Germany, specializes in the humanities, cultural studies, social sciences, economics, and applied computer science.

Campus

The university is partly housed in historical buildings in Bamberg's Old Town. These include the former Jesuit college (Theology), the former Hochzeitshaus (History), the old slaughterhouse (Earth Science), and the former fire station (Oriental Studies). The departments of Languages and Literature are partly housed in buildings which once belonged to the Kaiser-Heinrich High School. The Social Sciences and Economics department, which accommodates a large proportion of the students, are in Feldkirchenstrasse. The former ERBA cotton mill, on an island in the

Regnitz The Regnitz () is a river in Franconia, Germany. It is a left tributary of the Main and is in length. The river is formed by the confluence of the rivers Rednitz and Pegnitz, which meet in the city of Fürth. From there the Regnitz runs nort ...

, has been acquired to create student apartments in the red-brick building, as well as in an adjoining new 14,000m² building.

Organization

The university today has four faculties: *Faculty of

Humanities Humanities are academic disciplines that study aspects of human society and culture, including Philosophy, certain fundamental questions asked by humans. During the Renaissance, the term "humanities" referred to the study of classical literature a ...

*Faculty of

Social Sciences Social science (often rendered in the plural as the social sciences) is one of the branches of science, devoted to the study of society, societies and the Social relation, relationships among members within those societies. The term was former ...

, Economics and

Business Administration Business administration is the administration of a commercial enterprise. It includes all aspects of overseeing and supervising the business operations of an organization. Overview The administration of a business includes the performance o ...

*Faculty of

Human Sciences Human science (or human sciences in the plural) studies the philosophical, biological, social, justice, and cultural aspects of human life. Human science aims to expand the understanding of the human world through a broad interdisciplinary appro ...

and Education *Faculty of

Information Systems An information system (IS) is a formal, sociotechnical, organizational system designed to collect, process, store, and distribute information. From a sociotechnical perspective, information systems comprise four components: task, people, structu ...

and Applied

Computer Science Computer science is the study of computation, information, and automation. Computer science spans Theoretical computer science, theoretical disciplines (such as algorithms, theory of computation, and information theory) to Applied science, ...

An agreement between Bavaria and the Vatican saw the faculty of Catholic Theology restructured as an institute which places a greater emphasis on teacher training. In 2005, the Social Work course transferred to

Coburg University of Applied Sciences Coburg University of Applied Sciences (, abbreviated Coburg University), re-established in 1971, is an engineering university in Coburg, Germany, Coburg, Northern Bavaria, with more than 5,000 students (as of WS 2021/22) It offers a broad scope o ...

Academics

Disciplines

*Language-based area studies, including

Oriental Studies Oriental studies is the academic field that studies Near Eastern and Far Eastern societies and cultures, languages, peoples, history and archaeology. In recent years, the subject has often been turned into the newer terms of Middle Eastern studie ...

and

Slavonic Studies Slavic (American English) or Slavonic (British English) studies, also known as Slavistics, is the academic field of area studies concerned with Slavic peoples, languages, literature, history, and culture. Originally, a Slavist or Slavicist was ...

Medieval Studies Medieval studies is the academic interdisciplinary study of the Middle Ages. A historian who studies medieval studies is called a medievalist. Institutional development The term 'medieval studies' began to be adopted by academics in the opening ...

;

Archaeology Archaeology or archeology is the study of human activity through the recovery and analysis of material culture. The archaeological record consists of Artifact (archaeology), artifacts, architecture, biofact (archaeology), biofacts or ecofacts, ...

(Prehistoric, Roman Provinces, Medieval);

Cultural Heritage Conservation Culture ( ) is a concept that encompasses the social behavior, institutions, and norms found in human societies, as well as the knowledge, beliefs, arts, laws, customs, capabilities, attitudes, and habits of the individuals in these groups ...

Behavioural sciences Behavioural science is the branch of science concerned with human behaviour.Hallsworth, M. (2023). A manifesto for applying behavioural science. ''Nature Human Behaviour'', ''7''(3), 310-322. While the term can technically be applied to the st ...

: Sociology,

Political Science Political science is the scientific study of politics. It is a social science dealing with systems of governance and Power (social and political), power, and the analysis of political activities, political philosophy, political thought, polit ...

Psychology Psychology is the scientific study of mind and behavior. Its subject matter includes the behavior of humans and nonhumans, both consciousness, conscious and Unconscious mind, unconscious phenomena, and mental processes such as thoughts, feel ...

*Economics and Business Administration, with an emphasis on European Economics * Applied Computer Science The main areas of curricular focus, to which subjects across faculties contribute, are: *Education and Life Planning *The Individual and Society *Languages and Cultures *Business and Markets

Rankings and reputation

In the 2012 ''

Wirtschaftswoche ''Wirtschaftswoche'' is a German weekly business news magazine published in Germany. ''Wirtschaft'' means “economy” (including business), and ''Woche'' is “week”. History and profile For many years, ''Wirtschaftswoche'' was published ...

'' ranking, the Faculty of Social Sciences, Economics, and Business Administration is ranked 20th in business administration (''Betriebswirtschaftslehre'') and 11th in economics (''Volkswirtschaftslehre'').

Partner universities

The University of Bamberg currently has cooperation agreements with approximately 300 academic institutions in more than 60 countries (March 2018). The European network includes the

University of Cambridge The University of Cambridge is a Public university, public collegiate university, collegiate research university in Cambridge, England. Founded in 1209, the University of Cambridge is the List of oldest universities in continuous operation, wo ...

and the

University of Oxford The University of Oxford is a collegiate university, collegiate research university in Oxford, England. There is evidence of teaching as early as 1096, making it the oldest university in the English-speaking world and the List of oldest un ...

. The University holds partnerships in Australia with the

University of Sydney The University of Sydney (USYD) is a public university, public research university in Sydney, Australia. Founded in 1850, it is the oldest university in both Australia and Oceania. One of Australia's six sandstone universities, it was one of the ...

, in the US with

Harvard University Harvard University is a Private university, private Ivy League research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States. Founded in 1636 and named for its first benefactor, the History of the Puritans in North America, Puritan clergyma ...

, as well as in Asia with the Chinese

Xi'an Jiaotong University Xi'an Jiaotong University (XJTU; zh, p=, c=西安交通大学, labels=no) is a public university in Xi'an, Shaanxi, China. It is affiliated with and funded by the Ministry of Education of China. The university is part of Project 211, Project 9 ...

, the

Korea University Korea University (KU, ) is a Private university, private research university in Seoul, South Korea. Established in 1905 by Yi Yong-ik, Lee Yong-Ik, a prominent official of the Korean Empire, Korea University is among South Korea's oldest List of ...

, and the Japanese

Sophia University Sophia University (Japanese language, Japanese: 上智大学, ''Jōchi Daigaku''; Latin: ''Universitas Sedis Sapientiae'') is a private List of Jesuit educational institutions, Jesuit research university in Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan. Founded in 1913 by ...

Johann Baptist von Spix International Professorship

The University of Bamberg created the

Johann Baptist von Spix Johann Baptist Ritter von Spix (9 February 1781 – 13 March 1826) was a German natural history, biologist. From his expedition to Brazil, he brought to Germany a large variety of specimens of plants, insects, mammals, birds, amphibians and fish. ...

professorship in 2015. The professorship is named for an alumnus of the university and eminent biologist and ethnographer. The professorship was created in an effort to increase the institution's international scholarly collaboration. Recipients of the professorship teach a class, conduct research, provide professional development opportunities to graduate students, and offer public presentations.

Notable faculty

* Thomas Weißer, ethics * Gerhard Vinken, heritage conservation

Notable alumni

Lisa Badum Lisa Hildegard Badum (born 2 October 1983) is a German politician of Alliance 90/The Greens. She has been a member of the Bundestag since the 2017 German federal election, after two failed attempts. Early life and education From 2003 to 2010, Ba ...

, member of the

Bundestag The Bundestag (, "Federal Diet (assembly), Diet") is the lower house of the Germany, German Federalism in Germany, federal parliament. It is the only constitutional body of the federation directly elected by the German people. The Bundestag wa ...

* Nabila Espanioly, Palestinian-Israeli clinical psychologist and activist *

Alexander Filipović Alexander Filipović (born 8 January 1975) is a German ethicist, Media_ethics, media ethicist and theologian. He has been Professor of Social Ethics at the Faculty of Catholic Theology at the University of Vienna since February 2021. Filipović s ...

, German ethicist, focusing on media and the digital transformation *

Meinolf Finke Meinolf Finke (born 14 August 1963 in Arnsberg) is a German writer and poet. Life and career Meinolf Finke was born 1963 in Arnsberg (Westphalia). After obtaining the Abitur at ''Gymnasium Laurentianum Arnsberg'', military service and a trainin ...

, German writer and poet *

Nora-Eugenie Gomringer Nora-Eugenie Gomringer, known as Nora Gomringer (born 26 January 1980), is a German and Swiss poet and writer. She has won a number of awards, including the 2013 Literaturpreis des Kulturkreises der deutschen Wirtschaft, the 2015 Festival of Ge ...

, German and Swiss poet and writer *

Brigitte Mohn Brigitte Mohn (née Scholz, born June 28, 1964) is a German businesswoman and a member of the Mohn family that has a significant influence on Bertelsmann group and the Bertelsmann Stiftung. Mohn is also chair of the 's executive board. Life Br ...

, German businesswoman and entrepreneur *

Wolf-Dieter Montag Wolf-Dieter Montag (10 December 1924 – 21 July 2018) was a German physician, sports medicine specialist, mountain rescue doctor, and international sports administrator. His medical career spanned 50 years in his native Bavaria, and included b ...

, German physician, sports medicine specialist, mountain rescue doctor, and international sports administrator *

Franz Naegele Franz Karl Naegele (7 December 1778 – 21 January 1851) was a German obstetrician born in Düsseldorf. His son, Hermann Franz Naegele (1801–1851), was also a noted obstetrician. He earned his medical degree from the University of Bamberg, ...

, German obstetrician *

Ursula Reutner Ursula Reutner (born 6 October 1975 in Bayreuth) is a German linguist. She holds the Chair of Romance Languages and Cultures at the University of Passau. Reutner is an internationally renowned expert in Romance Studies and Intercultural Communi ...

, German linguist *

Andreas Röschlaub Andreas Röschlaub (21 October 1768 – 7 July 1835) was a German physician born in Lichtenfels, Bavaria. He studied medicine at the Universities of Würzburg and Bamberg, gaining his doctorate at the latter institution in 1795. In 1798 he became ...

, German physician *

Corine Schleif Corine Schleif (February 20, 1949-December 8, 2023) was a professor and art historian who researched, taught and wrote about Medieval art, Renaissance art, feminist art theory, and the motivations behind the creating and destroying of art. She was ...

, professor and art historian *

You Xie You Xie (; born October 1, 1958, in Hainan, China) is a German politician, candidate in the 2019 European Parliament election, journalist, and author of Chinese origin. Life When Xie was born, there was a famine in China. He grew up during ...

, Chinese-German politician, journalist and author

References

External links

University of Bamberg

International Office (Akademisches Auslandsamt)

Student website with information on degree programs, extra-curricula activities, etc.DAAD CHE University Ranking
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