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第41章 University of Kiel: Peace is the greatest good

基尔大学:和平是最宝贵的财富

英文导读

The University of Kiel (German: Christian-Albrechts-Universit.t zu Kiel, CAU) is a university in the city of Kiel, Germany. It was founded in 1665 as the Academia Holsatorum Chiloniensis by Christian Albert, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp. The first botanical garden in Germany was opened by the university. The University of Kiel is the largest, oldest, and most prestigious in the state of Schleswig-Holstein.Building on the strength of proven excellence in interdisciplinary research, the university has formed four dynamic research foci of international relevance at Kiel University: Marine and Geosciences; Life Sciences;Nano and Surface Science; and Societal, Environmental, Cultural Change. Each focus integrates research across faculty boundaries and is continuously inspired through strong partnerships with non-university research institutions in Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein and the rest of Germany.

System: The university is organized into eight faculties including: Faculty of Theology; Faculty of Law; Faculty of Business, Economics and Social Sciences; Faculty of Medicine; Faculty of Arts and Humanities; Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences; Faculty of Agricultural Science and Nutrition; Faculty of Engineering ( the youngest ).

City show: Kiel is the capital and most populous city in the northern German state of Schleswig-Holstein. The city is known for a variety of international sailing events, including the annual Kiel Week, which is the biggest sailing event in the world. The oldest building in the city is the 13th century St. Nicholas" Church. Kiel also features a number of museums, including zoological, geological, historical, fine art, industrial, and military museums. Notable is the City and Maritime Museum.

生词助读

relevance [.rel.v.ns] n. 关联;相关性

societal [s..sai.t.l] a. 社会的

zoological [,z.u..l.d.ik, z.u..l.d.ik.l] a. 动物学的

maritime [.m.ritaim] a. 海的;海事的

中文概述

基尔大学,全名克里斯蒂安-阿尔伯特基尔大学,坐落于波罗的海畔的基尔市,是德国石勒苏益格-荷尔斯泰因州唯一的一所综合大学。该校创办于1665年,历史悠久,学科门类齐全,是德国富有传统的大学之一。

基尔大学设有神学院、法学院、经济与社会科学学院、医学院、哲学院、数学-自然科学学院、农业与营养学院、技术学院与营养学院。开设专业有农业学、语言学、生态学、经济学、生物学、化学、物理学、电子技术、信息学、环境科学、民族研究、神学、数学、哲学、地理学、历史学、艺术学、考古学、医学、气象学、音乐学、海洋学、教育学、政治学、法学、心理学、社会学和工程学等。

学校目前的重点专业方向有:海洋生物学,国民经济学和斯堪的纳维亚文化。基尔大学海洋研究已经历了100多年的历史。基尔大学的经济学研究和自然灾害研究所亦享有世界声誉,特别是在金融领域的研究。在医学研究领域,基尔大学医院对骨盆腔检查的器械和外科手术的发展,以及对世界范围内的最少感染外科手术的发展具有决定性的影响。

基尔是德国北部港市,也是石勒苏益格-荷尔斯泰因州首府,十九世纪后半叶成为军港,是重要的海军基地。工业以造船和机械制造为主。基尔的航海比赛非常有名,基尔周是全世界最大的航海赛事之一。风景名胜有尼古拉教堂、城堡废墟、基尔海滩、施尔克湖等。

梦想成功录

A thousand-li journey is started by taking the first step.

千里之行,始于足下。

The time of life is short, to spend that shortness basely, it should be too long.

人生苦短,若虚度年华,则短暂的人生就太长了。