The University of Salzburg (, ), also known as the Paris Lodron University of Salzburg (''Paris-Lodron-Universität Salzburg'', PLUS), is an

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in Salzburg municipality,

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, named after its founder, Prince-Archbishop

Paris Lodron Paris Lodron or Paris of Lodron (''German'': Paris Graf von Lodron), 13 February 1586 - 15 December 1653, was the Prince-Archbishop of the Prince-Archbishopric of Salzburg from 1619-1653. Early life He was born 13 February 1586 in the Castel ...

. Established in 1622, the university was closed in 1810 and re-established in 1962. Nowadays, it has around 18,000 students and 2,800 employees; it is the largest educational institution in

. It is divided into six faculties:

Catholic Theology Catholic theology is the understanding of Catholic doctrine or teachings, and results from the studies of theologians. It is based on canonical scripture, and sacred tradition, as interpreted authoritatively by the magisterium of the Catholi ...

Law Law is a set of rules that are created and are enforceable by social or governmental institutions to regulate behavior, with its precise definition a matter of longstanding debate. It has been variously described as a science and as the ar ...

and

Economics Economics () is a behavioral science that studies the Production (economics), production, distribution (economics), distribution, and Consumption (economics), consumption of goods and services. Economics focuses on the behaviour and interac ...

, Cultural Sciences,

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, Analytical and Life Sciences.

Benedictine University

On 23 July 1622, Archbishop

appointed the scholar Albert Keuslin first rector of the

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university. Keuslin, a graduate of the Jesuit

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, had established the ''Akademisches Gymnasium'', a secondary school, at Salzburg five years earlier. By resolution of Emperor Ferdinand II, issued on October 8, the Gymnasium was raised to a university. While the

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raged outside the

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, the university was built up and maintained by a federation of Benedictine abbeys from Salzburg,

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and

. In its early years, courses taught were

theology Theology is the study of religious belief from a Religion, religious perspective, with a focus on the nature of divinity. It is taught as an Discipline (academia), academic discipline, typically in universities and seminaries. It occupies itse ...

divinity Divinity (from Latin ) refers to the quality, presence, or nature of that which is divine—a term that, before the rise of monotheism, evoked a broad and dynamic field of sacred power. In the ancient world, divinity was not limited to a single ...

philosophy Philosophy ('love of wisdom' in Ancient Greek) is a systematic study of general and fundamental questions concerning topics like existence, reason, knowledge, Value (ethics and social sciences), value, mind, and language. It is a rational an ...

, law, and medicine. During the

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, the Prince-Archbishopric was

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as the

Electorate of Salzburg The Electorate of Salzburg ( or ), occasionally known as the Grand Duchy of Salzburg, was an electoral principality of the Holy Roman Empire from 1803–05, the short-lived successor state of the Prince-Archbishopric of Salzburg. History In ...

in 1803. It was ruled by Archduke Ferdinand III of Austria, a brother of Emperor Francis I, who established a Faculty of Medicine. After Salzburg was annexed by the

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in 1810, however, the university was closed on 24 December and replaced by a ''Lyzeum'' college with sections for divinity and philosophy, as well as a school for medicine and surgery. After the Napoleonic Wars, Salzburg became part of the

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. The divinity section was again converted to a faculty in 1850. In

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, plans were evolved to relocate the Francis Joseph University from

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to Salzburg, though never carried out.

University of Salzburg

The University of Salzburg was not re-established until 1962, with a faculty of Catholic theology and a faculty of philosophy. Classes resumed in 1964, with a faculty of law added the following year. In 1975, a new federal law regulated the organisation of all Austrian universities. The University of Salzburg created four academic divisions: the Faculty of Catholic Theology, the Faculty of Law, the Faculty of Humanities, and the Faculty of Natural Sciences. A fifth division, the

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, was not realized. In 1995, the organisation of Austrian universities was further restructured with more faculty autonomy. The university gradually incorporated new academic programs through 2004 into 32 ''Fachbereiche'' or “departments”, and again, decided not to create a Faculty of Medicine.

Locations

The University of Salzburg has no central campus, occupying several buildings in Salzburg's historic centre: parts of the

Salzburg Residenz The Salzburg Residenz, also known as the Alte Residenz or Old Residence, is a palace located at Domplatz and ''Residenzplatz'' in the historic centre (''Altstadt Salzburg, Altstadt'') of Salzburg, Austria. First mentioned about 1120, for centuries ...

building (''Toskanatrakt'') and on Kapitelgasse south of

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. The university library is located between the Kollegienkirche (the University Church) and the Großes Festspielhaus; attached to it is the ''Große Aula'', or ceremonial hall. The traditional faculty building of Humanities (

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and

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) is located by the Rudolfskai. The Faculty of Sciences is located just further south. Completed in 2011, the ''Unipark Nonntal'' campus (replacing the old location at the Akademiestraße) is home to the departments of modern languages, and cultural and social sciences. The building is 17,000 square metres in size, with 5,500 students and 300 academic staff. There is a library and an ''Auditorium Maximum''. Financing for the construction of the Unipark Nonntal was enabled by successful negotiations between Salzburg’s state governor Franz Schausberger and the Federal Ministry of Education. Originally designed in 2002 by architects Storch Ehlers Partners, it was constructed in three years.salzburg-reiseinfo.com
/ref> File:Unipark 1.jpg, Unipark – south side File:Unipark 4.JPG, Main entrance File:Unipark innen 2.jpg, Interior File:Unipark innen 4.jpg, Lecture room Smaller university offices and institutes are scattered throughout the city, with arts and music being taught at the

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Alumni

Bettina Bäumer Bettina Sharada Bäumer (born 12 April 1940) is an Austrian-born Indian scholar of religion. Bäumer has been described by Vandana Parthasarathy, writing in ''The Hindu'', as a "renowned Indologist, one of the foremost expounders of Kashmir Sa ...

(born 1940), Austrian-born Indian scholar and Indologist *

Gabi Burgstaller Gabi Burgstaller (born 23 May 1963) is an Austrian politician, and the former governor ('' Landeshauptfrau'') of the federal state of Salzburg. Life She was born in Penetzdorf/ Niederthalheim near Schwanenstadt in Upper Austria. After matricul ...

(born 1963), Austrian politician * Wolfgang Eder (born 1952), Austrian iron steel manager * Renate Egger-Wenzel (born 1961), Austrian professor of Old Testament * Christine Esterházy (born 1959), German opera singer * Benita Ferrero-Waldner (born 1948), Austrian diplomat and politician * Alexandra Föderl-Schmid (born 1971), Austrian journalist * Karl-Markus Gauß (born 1954), Austrian novelist * Erich Hackl (born 1955), Austrian novelist and short-story writer * Gerhart Holzinger (born 1947), Austrian constitutional lawyer *

Ivan Illich Ivan Dominic Illich ( ; ; 4 September 1926 – 2 December 2002) was an Austrian Catholic priest, Theology, theologian, philosopher, and social critic. His 1971 book ''Deschooling Society'' criticises modern society's institutional approach to ...

(1926–2002), Austrian philosopher *

Hannes Leitgeb Hannes Leitgeb (born 26 June 1972, Salzburg) is an Austrian philosopher and mathematician. He is Professor of Philosophy at the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich and has received a Alexander von Humboldt Professorship, Humboldt Professorshi ...

(born 1972), Austrian philosopher and mathematician * Erwin Kräutler (born 1939), Roman Catholic bishop * Peter Launsky-Tieffenthal (born 1957), Austrian diplomat *

Andreas Maislinger Andreas Maislinger (born 26 February 1955 in Sankt Georgen bei Salzburg, St. Georgen near Salzburg, Austria) is an Austrian political scientist and wiktionary:Founder, founder and former chairman of the Austrian Service Abroad. He also is the fou ...

(born 1955), Austrian historian and political scientist *

Leopold Mozart Johann Georg Leopold Mozart (November 14, 1719 – May 28, 1787) was a German composer, violinist, and music theorist. He is best known today as the father and teacher of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, and for his violin textbook ''Versuch einer grün ...

(1719–1787), German composer *

Marie-Louise Nosch Marie-Louise Bech Nosch (January 1970 -; née Gregersen) is a Professor in the University of Copenhagen and an expert in the interdisciplinary study of prehistoric textiles. Her main research focus is on the evidence for textile production in Myc ...

(born 1970), Danish archaeologist *

Brigitta Pallauf Brigitta Pallauf (born 26 November 1960) is an Austrian politician. She has been president of the Salzburg state parliament between 2013 and January 2018, and June 2018 to the present. Life Pallauf attended the Gunskirchen primary school betw ...

(born 1960), Austrian politician *

Tobias Regner Tobias Regner (born 5 August 1982) is a German singer and guitarist who has enjoyed success in the rock music genre. He made his debut under major label Sony BMG Domestic after he won the highly publicized third season of the television series ...

(born 1982) German singer, songwriter * Franz Schausberger (born 1950), Austrian politician and historian * Bernardin Schellenberger (born 1944), German Catholic theologian, priest and former Trappist *

Ute Wartenberg Ute Wartenberg FSA (born 1963) is a German numismatist and the first woman president and executive director of the American Numismatic Society (ANS). Wartenberg serves as an adjunct professor of classics at Columbia University and as the curator ...

, German numismatist * Stefan Weber (born 1970), Austrian media researcher *

Karl von Habsburg Karl von Habsburg (given names: ''Karl Thomas Robert Maria Franziskus Georg Bahnam''; born 11 January 1961) is an Austrian politician and the head of the House of Habsburg-Lorraine, the former royal house of the defunct Austro-Hungarian thrones ...

(born 1961), Austrian politician

References

External links

*
University of Salzburg Website

A brief Guide for International Students (2013)
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University of Salzburg The University of Salzburg (, ), also known as the Paris Lodron University of Salzburg (''Paris-Lodron-Universität Salzburg'', PLUS), is an Austrian public university in Salzburg, Salzburg municipality, Salzburg (federal state), Salzburg State, ...

Educational institutions established in the 1620s 1810 disestablishments in the Austrian Empire Educational institutions established in 1964 1622 establishments in the Habsburg monarchy 17th-century establishments in Austria 1964 establishments in Austria