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瑞士苏黎世大学基本概况
瑞士苏黎世大学基本概况
瑞士的苏黎世大学创立于1883年,经过几代人的拼搏和努力,已经成为瑞士最顶级的综合性大学,跟着一起来了解下瑞士苏黎世大学基本概况吧,欢迎阅读。
一、关于苏黎世大学
Withits26,000enrolledstudents,theUniversityofZurich(UZH)isSwitzerlandslargestuniversity.Foundedintheyear1833,UZHwasEuropesfirstuniversitytobeestablishedbyademocraticpoliticalsystem;today,UZHisoneoftheforemostuniversitiesintheGerman-speakingworld.Madeupofsevenfacultiescoveringsome100differentsubjectareas,theUniversityoffersawidevarietyofBachelors,MastersandPhDprograms.Inaddition,UZHscontinuingeducationprogramsofferexcellentlearningopportunities.AsamemberoftheLeagueofEuropeanResearchUniversities(LERU),theUniversityofZurichbelongstoEuropesmostprestigiousresearchinstitutions.NumerousdistinctionshighlighttheUniversitysinternationalrenowninthefieldsofmedicine,immunology,genetics,neuroscienceandstructuralbiologyaswellasineconomics.Todate,theNobelPrizehasbeenconferredontwelveUZHscholars.TheacademicexcellenceoftheUniversityofZurichbringsbenefitstoboththepublicandtheprivatesectorsnotonlyintheCantonofZurich,butthroughoutSwitzerland.Knowledgeissharedinavarietyofways:
inadditiontograntingthegeneralpublicaccesstoitstwelvemuseumsandmanyofitslibraries,theUniversitymakesfindingsfromcutting-edgeresearchavailabletothepublicinaccessibleandengaginglectureseriesandpaneldiscussions.
苏黎世大学(UZH)拥有26,000名入学学生,是瑞士最大的大学。
苏黎世大学成立于1833年是欧洲第一所由民主政治制度建立的大学。
如今,苏黎世大学是德语世界中最重要的大学之一。
该大学由涵盖约100个不同学科领域的七个学院组成,拥有各种各样的学士,硕士和博士课程。
此外,苏黎世大学的继续教育课程提供了极好的学习机会。
作为“欧洲研究大学联盟”(LERU)的成员,苏黎世大学属于欧洲最负盛名的研究机构。
许多区别突显了大学在医学,免疫学,遗传学,神经科学和结构生物学以及经济学领域的国际知名度。
迄今为止,诺贝尔奖已被授予十二位苏黎世大学的学者。
苏黎世大学的学术卓越不仅在苏黎世州,而且在瑞士也为公共和私营部门带来了好处。
知识以各种方式分享:
除了让一般公众获得十二个博物馆和许多图书馆使用权外,大学还通过无障碍和有吸引力的讲座系列和小组讨论向公众提供前沿研究的调查结果
二、历史沿革
1833:
UniversitasTuricensisfounded.TheCantonofZurichcombineditsexistingcollegesoftheology,jurisprudence,andmedicineintotheUniversitasTuricensisandsupplementedthesethreeareasofstudywithafacultyofarts.ItwasthefirstuniversityinEuropetobefoundedbyademocraticstateratherthanbyamonarchyortheChurch.
161students,55instructors.Inthefirstyear,16theologystudents,26lawstudents,98medicinestudents,and21artsstudentsenrolled.ThecoursecataloguewaspublishedinGermanandLatin.Greathopesforthefuture.ThefoundershopedtoturnthecantonaluniversityintoanationalSwissuniversity.Inalettertoafriend,thespiritualfatheroftheZurichUniversity,JohannCasparvonOrelli,wrote:
WefoundedtheZurichinstitutionasafirststep.Butitcan,itmustbecometheuniversityforthewholeofSwitzerland.Thedreamnevercametrue.
1855:
PolytechnicalSchoolasrenter.ThenewlycreatedFederalPolytechnicalSchoolwastemporarilyacceptedasaguestoftheUniversityintheHinteramtinZurichsAugustinergasse.
1867:
ARussianisfirstwomanstudent.TheRussianNadeshdaSuslowa,whowasadmittedtomedicalstudiesasanauditstudentin1865,wasretrospectivelyenrolledforthewintersemester1866/67and,attheendoftheyear,becamethefirstwomanintheGerman-speakingworldtobeawardedadoctorate.
1901:
Second-oldestschoolofveterinarymedicine.TheZurichThierarzneyschule(SchoolofVeterinaryMedicine),whichwasfoundedin1820,becameaffiliatedtotheUniversityasanautonomousFacultyVeterinaryMedicine.AlthoughZurichbegantoprovideacademictrainingforveterinariansrelativelylatecomparedwithotherveterinaryschools,theFacultyofVeterinaryMedicineisthesecondoldestfacultyintheworld,afterthefacultyinBernefoundedayearearlier.
1912:
FromInstituteofHigherEducationtoUniversityofZurich.TheeducationauthoritydecidedtoofficiallyrenametheZurichInstituteofHigherEducationasUniversityofZurich,thusclearlymarkingthedistinctionbetweenthenewlydesignatedFederalInstituteofTechnology(theformerFederalPolytechnicalSchool)andtheUniversity.
1914:
OfficialopeningofUniversitypremises.TheUniversitysmainbuildingonRämistrasseofficiallyopenedontheoccasionoftheZurichSechseläuten.ThankstothecommitmentoftheAargauarchitectKarlMoser,whooversawtheprojectfromthedrawingboarddowntothelastdestailsofinteriordesign,anenduringworkofartwascreated.
1962:
Firstthoughtsofexpansion.TheUniversityofZurichbeganrunningoutofroom.ThefirstproposalforexpansioncamefromtheFacultyofScience,withamotiontomovepartoftheUniversitytotheStrickhofarealinZurichIrchel.BalzanPrizeawardedtoPaulHindemith.PaulHindemith,ProfessorofMusicTheory,CompositionandMusicEducationattheUniversityofZurichfrom1951to1956,receivedtheBalzanPrize.
1968:
Studentstaketothestreets.Ongoingstudentriotseruptfollowingcontroversyabouteducationalpolicyandbroadersocialissues.TheprotestsculminateinthefamousGlobusriots.NoteventheinvasionofCzechoslovakiabyWarsawPacttroopscanstirupdeepfeelingsattheUniversity:
Studentpoliticsdominate.UniversityActrejected.AUniversityActisproposedthatisrejectedbytheParliamentoftheCantonofZurichin1975.
1975:
DualprofessorshipswithETHZurich.TheUniversityandETHZurichbeganconductingresearchinthesamebuildings,thefirstofwhichistheInstituteofToxicologyinSchwerzenbach.Inaddition,theUniversityandETHZestablisheddualprofessorships.Audiovisionhasarrived.Inresponsetotherisingnumberofstudents,newmeansofcommunicationbecamenecessary:
Aboothwithslideshow,soundtrack,andheadphoneswassetupinthefoyerofthemainbuilding.
1980:
CriticismofCantonalGovernmentCouncillorGilgen.TheOperaHouseriotshookZurich.Inthesummerofyouthriots,theprotestsalsoextendedtotheUniversityduetoabanonavideoscreeningoftheOperaHouseriots,filmedbytheInstituteofSocialAnthropology.TheeventsexposedshortcomingsintheUniversitysgoverningbodiesandtheadministrativeproceduresbetweentheCantonalEducationDepartment,theDepartmentofHealth,thePresidentsOffice,faculties,andinstitutes.
1984:
StrengtheningtheOfficeoftheVicePresident.TheUniversitysnewmanagementstructurewasintroduced:
TheOfficeofthePresidentasafull-timedepartment,aVicePresidentforTeachingandResearch,andaVicePresidentforPlanning,FinanceandRealEstateManagement.Ayearlater,theadministrativedirectorwouldbeappointed.Overthefollowingyears,thescopeofresponsibilityoftheOfficesoftheVicePresidentswouldundergofrequentrevision.DiesatIrchelCampus.TheDiesacademicuswasheldintheauditoriumatIrchelCampusforthefirsttime.Previously,thefoundationceremonywasheldintheUniversitysmainbuilding,exceptfor1983,when,ontheoccasionofUZHs150thanniversary,itwasheldinGrossmunster.UniversityatPhänomena.FromMaytoOctobertheUniversitytookpartinthepopularscienceexhibitionPhänomenaatZurichhorn.
1987:
Notonewstudentbody.TheGovernmentCounciloftheCantonofZurichrejectedaproposaltoonceagaincreateastudentbodyconstitutedaccordingtopubliclaw.NobelPrizeawardedtoK.AlexMüller.K.AlexMüller,ProfessorofSolidStatePhysicsattheUniversityofZurich,receivedtheNobelPrizeforhisdiscoveryofhigh-temperaturesuperconductivity.Presidentinrickshaw.Aspartoftheexhibitionssurroundingthelarge-scaleSwisseventIndiainSwitzerlandattheEthnographicMuseumoftheUniversityofZurichthePresident,KonradAkert,wentforarideinarickshaw.
1992:
Lawandeconomicssplit.TheFacultyofLawandPoliticalSciencewasdividedintotwofaculties:
TheFacultyofLawandtheFacultyofBusiness,EconomicsandInformatics.Theincreasingimportanceofeconomicsalreadypromptedthecreationofadepartmentoflawandadepartmentofeconomicsinthe19thcentury.RelationswithEasternEurope.TheUniversityofZurichparticipatedintheEuropeanmobilityprogramforstudents,asparticipationinEuropeanresearchprogramswasgainingsignificance.SpecialpartnershipsweredevelopedwithEastEuropeanuniversitiesandaweek-longeventinitiated.
Largerroleforthefederalgovernment.TheSwissfederalgovernmentbeganassumingmoreresponsibilityforthedevelopmentandcoordinationofhighereducationinstitutions.TheUniversityofZurichandthePaulScherrerInstitutejointlycreatedtheInstituteofMedicalRadiobiology.TheETHZurichandtheUniversityagreedtofoundanInstituteofNeuroinformatics.Alesspositivedevelopment:
Thegrowinggulfbetweenexpectationsandavailablefundsavailable,withtheUniversitysettoreceivelessfederalfunding.Priorityisgiventoresearchprioritiesandspecificprograms.Decreaseinstudentnumbers.Adropinstudentnumbersasthebabyboomgenerationofthe1980scompletedtheirstudies.Overthecomingyearsthenumberofstudentswouldcontinuetodrop.Themainreasons:
Highersemesterfeesandtheabolitionofreducedhealthinsurancepremiumsforstudents.
1998:
TheUniversityofZurichgainspoliticalautonomy.On15March1998,thevotersoftheCantonofZurichapprovedthenewUniversityLawandgavetheUniversitythestatusofanautonomouslegalentity.Asaresult,theUniversityisabletomanageitsfinancesindependentlywithinaglobalbudgetandtoorganizeitselfasitseesfit.ThenewgoverningbodyoftheUniversityistheBoardoftheUniversity,whichismadeupofleadingfiguresfromacademia,culture,business,andpolitics.Jointcentersofcompetence.TheUniversityofZurichiniatedstepstofurtherdevelopitscollaborationwithotheruniversitiesandETHZurich:
Centersofcompetenceforneuroscience,plantscience,andin