Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg

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**Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg**
Established	1973
Type	Public university
President	Uwe Schneidewind
Students	12.000
Location	Oldenburg, Germany
Campus	Urban
Affiliations	EUA
Website	http://www.uni-oldenburg.de
Data as of 2006

The Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg is a university in Oldenburg, Germany.

1 History
2 University Profile
3 Departments
4 Cultural an political program
5 External links

[edit] History

The university was founded in 1973 building on a school for the training of teachers that had existed since 1945. In the summer semester of 1974, the university introduced an education curriculum with 2400 students. Only in 1991 it was named after the writer and Nobel laureate Carl von Ossietzky. Ever since its inauguration, it has acquired and cultivated a reputation for being left-wing. In 2005, there were about 12.000 students at the university.

[edit] University Profile

The university offers 40 courses of study. 75 percent of students seek a Diplom, Magister, Bachelors or Masters degree, while 25 percent strive for a teaching certification. One main focus of the university is the schooling of teachers, which was established during the 1970s and remains a strong profile. The campus is split into two locations, the major one being Uhlhornsweg, where the main library, the mensa and the administration along with most of the departments is housed, while Wechloy is home to the studies of natural sciences.

[edit] Departments

[edit] Cultural an political program

The Studentenwerk of the University organizes the cultural bureau UNICUM and the theatre since 1985. UNIKUM includes theatrical groups from the university as well as freelancers. The group Gegenlicht runs a cinema in the Old Aula and on campus during the summer, while the programm zwergWERK is focused on the presentation of short films.

Among other organisations, AIESEC an Attac maintain a presence at the University.