Baltic University

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The Baltic University in Exile was established in the displaced persons camps in Germany to educate refugees from Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania in the aftermath of the Second World War.

The University was established at Hamburg in 1946, with aid from UNRRA, the Lutheran World Federation, and other groups. Shortly afterwards, it was moved to Pinneberg and renamed the Displaced Person's Study Center. The Estonian astronomer Ernst Öpik became its first Rector, and later the Lithuanian archaeologist, Jonas Puzinas, became head of the institution. Due to the fact that many of the staff and students had found homes in other countries, the University was closed in 1949. [1]

"The Baltic DP university with about 170 professors on the teaching staff and 1,200 students in eight faculties and 13 subdivisions has been running for three semester." [2]

[edit] References

  1. ^ 50 Year Anniversary of the Baltic University in Exile. Washington University- Baltic Fund News. Retrieved on 2007-04-16.
  2. ^ (1947) Baltic Refugees and Displaced Persons. London: Boreas Publishing. 

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