Otto-Friedrich-University Bamberg a brief portrayal

The Team that heads the University  Prof. Dr. Dr. Godehard Ruppert, president  Prof. Dr. Rainer Drewello, vice-president  Prof. Dr. Reinhard Zintl, vice-president  Martina Petermann, chancellor

A brief history 1647: Prince Bishop of Bamberg, Melchior Otto Voit von Salzburg, issued the deed of foundation for an “Academia”. Teaching began one year later Faculty of Law 1749 Faculty of Medicine 1773 Universitas Ottoniana-Fridericiana  1803 deed repealed, only theological and philosophical studies continued  1939 closed by government  1945 teaching began again in Theology and Philosophy and also in Law, political and natural Sciences

Foundation in the 17 th Century 1647: Prince Bishop of Bamberg, Melchior Otto Voit von Salzburg, issued the deed of foundation for an “Academia”. 1648: Teaching began one year later. Melchior Otto Voit von Salzburg

Expansion in the 18 th Century Prince Bishop Friedrich Karl von Schönborn: 1735 Faculty of Law 1749 Faculty of Medicine 1773 Universitas Ottoniana-Fridericiana Friedrich Karl von Schönborn

A history of change  1803 deed repealed, only theological and philosophical studies continued  1939 closed by government  1945 teaching began again in Theology and Philosophy and also in Law, political and natural Sciences  1954 ???

Second Foundation  1972 Second Foundation  1988 Given the old name: Otto-Friedrich-University The Reorganisation and Reconstruction of the University took place based on the concept of a University in the town - listed by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site.

Faculty of Catholic Theology in the building of the former Jesuit-College Old Testament New Testament Church History Dogmatics Fundamental Theology Social and Individual Ethics Church Law Pastoral Theology, Liturgy Religious Education

Faculty of Education Science, Philosophy and Psychology in the building of the former gynacological Clinic Philosophy Psychology Education Science Teacher Training (and Educational Theory) in several subjects

Faculty of Language an Literature i.a. in the building of the former Jesuit School GermanLanguage and Literature English Language and Literature Roman Laguages and Literature Latin / Greek Slavic Studies Oriental Studies Communications Science

Faculty of History and Geography in the so called Weddinghouse and the former Slaughterhouse History Art History Heritage Conservation Archaeology European Ethnology Geography

Faculty of Social and Economic Sciences in the building of the former Teacher Training Centre Sociology Political Science Economics Business Administration Economics and Business Education Law Statistics

Faculty of Applied Computer Sciences Information Systems Applied Computer Sciences - in Media Studies - in the Humanities - in Cultural Sciences - in Communications Theory Principles of Information Technology in the building of the former Teaching-Trainer Centre

School for Social Work in the building of a former leather manufacturer In accordance with the regulations that apply to a Polytechnic: Social Work and several subjects

Centres of Excellence  Centre for Medieval Studies  Centre for Interreligious Studies  Centre for European Studies  Centre for Interdisciplinary Computing  Centre for Research and Teaching in Didactics/Teaching methodology

Facts and Numbers  138 (Full-) Professors  300 Academic staff  260 Staff (administration, library, etc.)  8850 Students

Graduate Schools  Science of Art – Heritage conservation  Common anthropological elements in Christianity and Islam  Markets and social systems in Europe  Consciousness and conflicts between generations in antiquity and the middle ages  High-technology entrepreneurship

Focus 1 Language based cultural Area-Studies  Orientalism: Arabic, Iranic and Turkish Language, Literature, Culture and History; Islamic / Religious Studies  Slavic Language, Literature, Culture and History

Focus 2 Medieval Studies incl. applied Science of Art and protection of Cultural Assets  History, Languages, Literature, Art History and Philosophy of Middle Ages  Archaeology, Heritage Conservation

Focus 3 Social and Behavioural Studies  Sociology (incl. Demography)  Political Science (incl. Public Administration)  Psychology

Focus 4 Economic Studies with a focus on Europe and the international area  European Business Administration  European Economic Studies

Focus 5 Applied Computer Science  Information Systems  Applied Computer Science in the Media Studies  Applied Computer Science in the Humanities and in Cultural Studies  Cognitive Systems

Rankings (Spiegel, 2004)

International Relations  Student exchanges with 137 institutions worldwide  27 of them are partner universities  More than 30 % of the students per year complete part of their studies abroad  Non-German students represent 10 % of the current student body

International Office  Introduction and welcome weeks  German courses (Tandem program)  Student´s residences  Student organisations  Sports and cultural events

University with a new profile in an old town

Problems? uNuNot at the University of Bamberg! Extremely limited resources Bachelor/Master degrees Internationalization of faculty

Program for our next 2 days MondayTuesday 09:00 Welcome and presentation of Bamberg University 09:30 – 10:30 International Entrepre- neurship: Joint seminars/projects bet-ween ASU & Bamberg, ASU & Alicante and UNF & Alicante 10: :00 Coffee break 11:00 – 12:00 International Entrepreneurship at the U Bamberg: Two examples 12:00 – 13:00 Lunch 13:00 – 18:00 Groupwork (2 groups) 19:00 Dinner at Palais Schrottenberg 09:00 – 09:30 Bamberg as a business region 09:30 – 10:00 Student experiences in the U.S. 10:15 – 11:30 AIESEC: How students support student exchange 11:30 Quick Lunch 12:15 – 14:00 Presentation of Prof. Michael Mirow, former head of business development at Siemens AG 14:30 – 15:30 Presentation of the North Bavarian Business Plan Competition (Dr. Carsten Rudolph) 16:00 – 17:00 Guided tour: Bamberg’s cribs 17:00 – 20:00 Free time (Visit of Bamberg’s Christmas market)?? Evening: t.b.a.