Leuphana University Lüneburg is a public university in

Lüneburg Lüneburg (officially the ''Hanseatic City of Lüneburg'', German: ''Hansestadt Lüneburg'', , Low German ''Lümborg'', Latin ''Luneburgum'' or ''Lunaburgum'', Old High German ''Luneburc'', Old Saxon ''Hliuni'', Polabian ''Glain''), also called ...

Lower Saxony Lower Saxony (german: Niedersachsen ; nds, Neddersassen; stq, Läichsaksen) is a German state (') in northwestern Germany. It is the second-largest state by land area, with , and fourth-largest in population (8 million in 2021) among the 16 ...

Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwee ...

. Leuphana was founded in 1946 as a

college of education In the United States and Canada, a school of education (or college of education; ed school) is a division within a university that is devoted to scholarship in the field of education, which is an interdisciplinary branch of the social sciences en ...

(''Pädagogische Hochschule''). Leuphana established a unique university model within the German academic landscape that has received several awards. Leuphana University is one of the few universities in Europe to offer a liberal arts programme with their bachelor's programme ''Studium Individuale''. The university is designated as a "foundation under public law". The name '' Leuphana'' is derived from an ancient settlement on the

Elbe The Elbe (; cs, Labe ; nds, Ilv or ''Elv''; Upper and dsb, Łobjo) is one of the major rivers of Central Europe. It rises in the Giant Mountains of the northern Czech Republic before traversing much of Bohemia (western half of the Czech Re ...

that was mentioned in a 2nd-century geographical world atlas by

Ptolemy Claudius Ptolemy (; grc-gre, Πτολεμαῖος, ; la, Claudius Ptolemaeus; AD) was a mathematician, astronomer, astrologer, geographer, and music theorist, who wrote about a dozen scientific treatises, three of which were of importanc ...

. Leuphana College concentrates its bachelor's degree studies into eight departments and two teacher training courses. In 2008, a graduate college was opened that integrates master's degree and doctorate programmes. In addition are a pan-departmental research centre and a professional school for advanced study courses, like business co-operation.

History

Leuphana was founded in May 1946 as one of eight colleges of education (''pädagogische Hochschule)'' in

, and was renamed in May 1989 from ''Pädagogische Hochschule Lower Saxony, Abteilung Lüneburg'' to Lüneburg University. In 2009, the campus in

Suderburg Suderburg is a municipality in the district of Uelzen, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated approximately 11 km southwest of Uelzen. Suderburg is also the seat of the ''Samtgemeinde'' ("collective municipality") Suderburg. Municipal ...

was transferred to the Fachhochschule Braunschweig/Wolfenbüttel (Ostfalia University of Applied Studies).

Notable staff and alumni

Daniel Libeskind Daniel Libeskind (born May 12, 1946) is a Polish–American architect, artist, professor and set designer. Libeskind founded Studio Daniel Libeskind in 1989 with his wife, Nina, and is its principal design architect. He is known for the design a ...

, visiting professor *

Richard David Precht Richard David Precht (; born 8 December 1964) is a German philosopher and author of successful popular science books about philosophical issues. He hosts the TV show " Precht" on ZDF. He is an honorary professor of philosophy at the Leuphana Un ...

, visiting professor * Britt Reinecke, television talk show host *

Tine Wittler Christine "Tine" Wittler (born 2 April 1973 in Rahden) is a German writer, TV presenter and actress. After studying in Lüneburg and Glamorgan (now the University of South Wales), Wittler worked as a freelance writer for NDR and presented the ...

, writer, TV presenter and actress * Leuphana Building

Jörg Philipp Terhechte, professor and dean

References

External links

Leuphana Universität Lüneburg

AStA der Universität Lüneburg

Lehrstuhl für Gründungsmanagement (gmlg)
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