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第36章 University of Freiburg: The truth will set you fre

弗赖堡大学:真理让你们自由

英文导读

The University of Freiburg (German: Albert-Ludwigs-Universit.t Freiburg, colloquially Uni Freiburg), sometimes referred to with its full title, the Albert Ludwig University of Freiburg, is a public research university located in Freiburg im Breisgau, Baden-Württemberg, Germany.The university was founded in 1457 by the Habsburg dynasty as the second university in Austrian-Habsburg territory after the University of Vienna. While it suffered many challenges in its long history, having to relocate on several occasions due to wars and changing political as well as religious situations, it finally settled permanently in the historic and beautiful city of Freiburg. Many of the buildings of the University of Freiburg are centrally located in the old town, others only minutes away. Nestled between the Rhine valley and the Black Forest, the “Green City” Freiburg is known for cycling in the summer, snowboarding in the winter, and its close proximity to Switzerland and France. Today, Freiburg is the fifth-oldest university in Germany, with a long tradition of teaching the humanities, social sciences and natural sciences.

System: The university is headed by a rector and divided into 11 faculties: Faculty of Theology, Faculty of Law; Faculty of Medicine; Faculty of Economics and Behavioural Sciences; Faculty of Philology, Faculty of Philosophy (history, sociology, etc.); Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, Faculty of Chemistry, Pharmacy and Geo-sciences; Faculty of Biology; Faculty of Forest and Environmental Sciences; Faculty of Engineering. Already a comprehensive university at its founding in 1457, the University of Freiburg still offers undergraduate and graduate studies as well as professorial qualification in all important disciplines today: the humanities, natural and engineering sciences, medicine, law, and theology. This diversity also provides an ideal environment for innovative interdisciplinary studies.

City show: Freiburg im Breisgau is a city in Baden-Württemberg.Historically, the city has acted as the hub of the Breisgau region on the western edge of the Black Forest in the Upper Rhine Plain. One of the famous old German university towns, and archiepiscopal seat, Freiburg was incorporated in the early twelfth century and developed into a major commercial, intellectual, and ecclesiastical center of the upper Rhine region. The city is known for its medieval university and minster, as well as for its high standard of living and advanced environmental practices. The city is situated in the heart of a major wine-growing region and serves as the primary tourist entry point to the scenic beauty of the Black Forest. Freiburg is also known as an “eco-city”.

生词助读

territory [‘ter.tr.] n. 领土,领域;范围

permanently [.p.:m.n.ntl.] ad. 永久地,长期不变地

nestle [.nesl] vt. 安置

snowboard [.sn..b.:d] v. 滑雪

proximity [pr.k.s.m.t.] n. 亲近;接近

archiepiscopal [ɑ:.k..p.sk.p.l] a. 大主教的

ecclesiastical [..kli:zi..st.kl] a. 教会的;牧师的

wine-growing region 葡萄酒产区

中文概述

弗赖堡大学建校于1457年,是奥地利哈布斯堡王朝的第二所大学,也是德国最为古老的大学之一。初设四大科系:神学、法学、医学和哲学。当时的哲学即包括所谓“五艺”,为所有学生必修科目。

弗赖堡大学设有11个学院,分别是:神学院,法学院,经济与行为科学院,医学院,语言文学院,哲学院,数学与物理学院,化学、医药、地质科学院,生物学院,林业学及环境科学院和应用科学院。

该校数学与物理学院包含了数学学科的所有门类,其物理研究的重点是核物理、高能物理和基本粒子物理学。弗赖堡大学是世界最重要的跨学科高分子研究中心之一。该校医学院享有良好的国际声誉。弗赖堡大学在人文研究方面具有悠久而光荣的传统,哲学、历史以及各种欧洲语言文学等领域的许多优秀研究成果都来自弗赖堡大学。法学院提供整个法理范畴的课程,包括民法、刑法和公法三个主要领域。经济系创立了温和自由派“弗赖堡学派”。

曾有许多西方学者在弗赖堡大学学习或任教,如马丁·海德格尔、马克思·韦伯和弗里德里希·哈耶克等。迄今学校共产生过13位莱布尼茨奖(德国最高科研荣誉)获得者以及19位诺贝尔奖得主。

弗赖堡是德语“自由城堡”的意思。这里历史悠久,建筑精美,最著名的是明斯特大教堂、考夫豪斯、市政厅、马丁门、施瓦本门、奥古斯丁博物馆等。弗赖堡不愧是一座森林城市,森林广袤,连绵不断,高大的松杉遮天蔽日,观光登山者络绎不绝。

梦想成功录

We cannot become what we need to be by remaining what we are.

维持现状不能让我们实现目标。

Forgiveness does not change the past, but it does enlarge the future.

宽恕不能改变过去,但能拓宽未来。