2. Insights

3. Campus Haarentor

5. Campus Wechloy Natural Sciences

6. Campus Wechloy

7. Facts About 11,200 students About 1,800 employees (including 850 scientists) All courses will be taught as Bachelor- or Master degrees with the beginning at the fall term 2005/06 Teacher education for all school types

8. Data 1793Foundation of one of Germany’s earliest teachers training institutes 1973Foundation of the university and integration of the Teachers Training College 1974The university starts its initial curriculum with 2,400 students 1991The official name is adopted: Carl von Ossietzky Universität Oldenburg

9. Name Giver Carl von Ossietzky (1889 – 1938) Editor of the journal “Weltbühne“ Pacifist and opponent of the National Socialism Nobel Peace Prize 1936 Prisoner in the concentration camp Esterwegen (close to Oldenburg)

10. Inscription of the memorial Science and technology had not been there to help. They have created tools of destruction, tools of the most horrible killing. We must make science humane again. Carl von Ossietzky 1889 – 1938 Nobel Peace Prize-Holder and prisoner in the concentration camp Esterwegen

11. Faculty I Education Institute for Education Institute for Special Needs Education Faculties

12. Faculty II Computer Science, Business Administration, Economics and Law Institute for Business Administration and Education Institute for Economics and Statistics Institute for Law Institute for Economic Education and Technical Education Department of Computer Science

13. Faculty III Linguistics and Cultural Studies Institute for German Studies Institute for Cultural Studies : Art, Textiles and Dress, and Media Institute for Music Institute for Modern Languages

14. Faculty IV School of Humanities and Social Sciences Institute for Theology and Religious Education Institute for History Institute for Philosophy Institute for Political Science Institute for Psychology Institute for Sociology Institute for Sports Science

15. Faculty V Mathematics and Sciences Institute for Biology and Environmental Sciences Institute for Pure and Applied Chemistry Institute for Chemistry and Biology of the Marine Environment (ICBM) Institute for Mathematics Institute for Physics

17. Fields of Research Psychoacoustics and Neurosensory Science Neurocognition Information Technology (complex and integrated systems, economy, media, health care) Marine Biology

18. Energy- and Semiconductors Environmental Research Chemical Process Development Educational Research Gender Studies

19. Acoustics Soundproof Room

20. Lifelong Learning Center for Lifelong Learning (C3L) Center for Continuing Education

21. International Co-operation Official co-operations with over 130 universities in 42 countries About 950 international students from more than 50 countries

23. University Library 1.3 million books 4,000 journals 4,000 films 40,000 video tapes 60,000 CDs and LPs digital information systems

24. Mediathek Library

25. Media Center

26. Living and Eating 1,330 single bedrooms and apartments in student residences with phone- and internet-access Refectory: One million meals served annually using organic products from selected regional farmers 1999 EU-Eco-Award for promoting ecological efforts on and around the campus

27. Refectory

28. Halls of Residence

29. University Sports Focal point: casual and mass sports Modern sports facilities with gymnasium, small and large playing-fields, running tracks, tennis courts, indoor pool, sauna, etc. Sports opportunities for students and the general public in more than 90 courses

31. Campus Culture University Theatre OUT University Orchestra University Choir Jazz Choir Big Band Cabaret-Stage UNIKUM

32. Uni-Theatre OUT

33. Oldenburg The Green City Over 158,000 inhabitants Bikes as the number one form of transportation First pedestrian zone in Germany Culture: Oldenburg State Theatre, Horst-Janssen- Museum, Kulturetage and more Close by: North Sea, Zwischenahner Meer, Bremen, Groningen

34. Impressions of Oldenburg

35. „City of Bikes“

36. Further Information: University Press Office Central Student Advisory Center International Students Office www.uni-oldenburg.de Public Relations Department Carl von Ossietzky Universität Oldenburg Design: Katja Brandt – February 2006