Kiel University

Kiel University, officially the Christian-Albrecht University of Kiel, (German: Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel, abbreviated CAU, known informally as Christiana Albertina) is a public research university in the city of Kiel, Germany. It was founded in 1665 as the Academia Holsatorum Chiloniensis by Christian Albert, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp and has approximately 27,000 students today. It is the largest, oldest, and most prestigious university in the state of Schleswig-Holstein.

Not to be confused with Keele University.

Kiel University
Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel
Seal of Kiel University
Latin: Academia Holsatorum Chiloniensis
sive
Christiana Albertina
Motto
Pax optima rerum
Motto in English
Peace is the greatest good
TypePublic
Established1665 (1665)
Budget€ 268.7 million (2021)[1]
Third-party funding: € 65 mio
PresidentSimone Fulda
Academic staff
433 professors (2021)[1]
Total staff
3,681 (2021, not including UKSH) [1]
Students27,455 (2021)[1]
Location
Kiel
,
Schleswig-Holstein
,
Germany

54°20′20″N 10°7′21″E
CampusUrban
ColorsPurple and white
   
Websitewww.uni-kiel.de

Until 1866, it was not only the northernmost university in Germany but at the same time the 2nd largest university of Denmark. Faculty, alumni, and researchers of Kiel University have won 12 Nobel Prizes. Kiel University has been a member of the German Universities Excellence Initiative since 2006. The Cluster of Excellence The Future Ocean, which was established in cooperation with the GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel in 2006, is internationally recognized. The second Cluster of Excellence "Inflammation at Interfaces" deals with chronic inflammatory diseases. The Kiel Institute for the World Economy is also affiliated with Kiel University. The university has a great reputation for its focus on public international law. The oldest public international law institution in Germany and Europe – the Walther Schuecking Institute for International Law – is based in Kiel.[2]

History

Kiel University was founded under the name Christiana Albertina on 5 October 1665 by Christian Albert, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp. The citizens of the city of Kiel were initially quite sceptical about the upcoming influx of students, thinking that these could be "quite a pest with their gluttony, heavy drinking and their questionable character" (German: mit Fressen, Sauffen und allerley leichtfertigem Wesen sehr ärgerlich seyn). But those in the city who envisioned economic advantages of a university in the city won, and Kiel thus became the northernmost university in the German Holy Roman Empire.

After 1773, when Kiel had come under Danish rule, the university began to thrive, and when Kiel became part of Prussia in the year 1867, the university grew rapidly in size. The university opened one of the first botanical gardens in Germany (now the Alter Botanischer Garten Kiel), and Martin Gropius designed many of the new buildings needed to teach the growing number of students.

The Christiana Albertina was one of the first German universities to obey the Gleichschaltung in 1933 and agreed to remove many professors and students from the school, for instance Ferdinand Tönnies or Felix Jacoby. During World War II, Kiel University suffered heavy damage, therefore it was later rebuilt at a different location with only a few of the older buildings housing the medical school.

In 2019, it was announced it has banned full-face coverings in classrooms, citing the need for open communication that includes facial expressions and gestures.[3][4]

Faculties
Aerial view of the central campus

Christian-Albrechts-Universität currently consists of the following eight faculties:[5]

Notable people
Kiel University helped develop this radiation detector for a Mars probe.[6]

Alumni
See also Category:University of Kiel alumni

Academics

Nobel Prize winners
Laureate born deceased CAU period CAU function Nobel Prize
Theodor Mommsen 1817 Garding 1903 Charlottenburg 1838–1844 Law student, Dr. jur. Literature, 1902
Philipp Lenard 1862 Bratislava 1947 Messelhausen 1898–1907 Ordinarius, Physics Physics, 1905
Eduard Buchner 1860 Munich 1917 Focsani 1893–1896 Privatdozent, Biochemistry Chemistry, 1907
Max Planck 1858 Kiel 1947 Göttingen 1885–1889 associate professor, theoretical physics Physics, 1918
Otto Meyerhof 1884 Hannover 1951 Philadelphia 1912–1924 Postdoc, a.o. Prof., Physiology Medicine 1⁄2, 1922
Gerhard Domagk 1895 Lagow 1964 Burgberg 1914–1921 Study of medicine with degree in Kiel[8] Medicine, 1939
Walter Rudolf Hess 1881 Frauenfeld, CH 1973 Muralto, CH Student of Medicine[9] Medicine, 1949
Otto Diels 1876 Hamburg 1954 Kiel 1916–1945 Ordinarius, Organic Chemistry Chemistry 1⁄2, 1950
Kurt Alder 1902 Königshütte 1958 Cologne 1924–1936 Associate Professor, Organic Chemistry Chemistry 1⁄2, 1950
Wassily Leontief 1905 Munich 1999 New York, USA 1927–1928 Scientific Assistant, Economics Economics, 1973
Wolfgang Paul 1913 Lorenzkirch 1993 Bonn 1937–1942 Wissenschaftlicher Assistent, Physik Physics 1⁄3, 1989
Günter Blobel 1936 Waltersdorf 2018 New York, USA Student der Medizin[10] Medicine, 1999

Rankings
University rankings
Overall – Global & National
QS World 2024[11] 530 33
THE World 2024[12] 301–350 32–33
ARWU World 2023[13] 201–300 10–19
QS Europe
QS Employability
THE Employability

Kiel University is recognized in several university ranking systems. According to the 2024 QS World University Rankings, the institution is globally positioned at 530 and holds the 33rd place nationally.[11] In the 2024 THE World University Rankings, it is placed within the 301–350 bracket worldwide and ranks between 32nd and 33rd nationally.[12] The ARWU World Rankings for 2023 presents the university within the global 201–300 range, while its national rank is within the 10th to 19th positions.[13]

Academic publishing

Points of interest
  • "Some shine when you read them" - Aerial photograph of the University Library of the CAU on Leibniz Street
    "Some shine when you read them" - Aerial photograph of the University Library of the CAU on Leibniz Street
  • The Leibniz Institute for the Education in Natural Sciences and Mathematics at Olshausenstraße
    The Leibniz Institute for the Education in Natural Sciences and Mathematics at Olshausenstraße
  • The Center for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (ZMB) of the CAU at the Botanical Garden
    The Center for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (ZMB) of the CAU at the Botanical Garden
  • Leibniz-Straße-based institutes, the cafeteria and the university library
    Leibniz-Straße-based institutes, the cafeteria and the university library
  • The Otto-Hahn-Platz and the Max-Eyth-Straße with the various chemical institutes and the Anatomical Institute
    The Otto-Hahn-Platz and the Max-Eyth-Straße with the various chemical institutes and the Anatomical Institute
  • The sports facilities and the Institute of Sports Science of the CAU
    The sports facilities and the Institute of Sports Science of the CAU
  • The grounds of the botanical garden of the CAU Kiel
    The grounds of the botanical garden of the CAU Kiel
  • The greenhouses of the Botanical Garden of the CAU
    The greenhouses of the Botanical Garden of the CAU

Holstein Study Award

CAU's most renowned award is the Holstein Study Award (Holsteiner Studienpreis), which is awarded to the university's top three students each year since 2001.[20][21] The award's criteria include extraordinary academic achievements, a broad intellectual horizon and political or social involvement.[22] It is endowed with a prize money of €500 for the 2nd and 3rd prize and €1000 for the 1st prize.[23] The Holstein Study Award is funded by the association 'Iuventus Academiae Holsatorum'. The award's expert jury includes professors of various faculties and the prizes are awarded by the university's president or vice-president in a formal ceremony in the top floor of the skyscraper on campus.[24]

See also

References
  1. "Statistische Eckdaten". Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel (in German). Retrieved 5 July 2022.
  2. Stolleis, Michael (2002). Geschichte des öffentlichen Rechts in Deutschland. Munich: C.H. Beck. p. 394. ISBN 978-3-406-48960-0.
  3. "Kiel University bans full-face veil in classrooms – DW – 13.02.2019". DW.COM.
  4. Hoenig, Matthias. "German university bans burqa, niqab during lectures – IOL News". www.iol.co.za.
  5. "Faculties & joint facilities". Uni Kiel. 20 July 2023. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
  6. "SwRI Radiation Assessment Detector (RAD) Homepage". Southwest Research Institute. Retrieved 19 January 2011.
  7. "Mareile Höppner". 321kochen.tv. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
  8. Leopoldina – Nationale Akademie der Wissenschaften. "Lebenslauf von Gehard Domagk" (PDF). Retrieved 30 October 2017.
  9. Leopoldina – Nationale Akademie der Wissenschaften. "Lebenslauf von Walter Rudolf Hess" (PDF). Retrieved 30 October 2017.
  10. Leopoldina – Nationale Akademie der Wissenschaften. "Lebenslauf von Günter Blobel" (PDF). Retrieved 30 October 2017.
  11. "QS World University Rankings 2024". QS World University Rankings. Retrieved 16 July 2023.
  12. "World University Rankings 2024". Times Higher Education World University Rankings. 27 September 2023. Retrieved 27 September 2023.
  13. "2023 Academic Ranking of World Universities". Academic Ranking of World Universities. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
  14. "EAZ – Ethnographisch-Archaeologische Zeitschrift". www.eaz-journal.org. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
  15. Ethnographisch-Archäologische Zeitschrift. Band 1, Nr. 1, 1960 (eaz-journal.org [retrieved 12 June 2023]).
  16. Steffen, Jan (2023). "A forum for human diversity: New start for the "Ethnographisch-Archaeologische Zeitschrift" at Kiel University". Retrieved 6 July 2023.
  17. Piezonka, Henny; Angelbeck, Bill; Cunningham, Jerimy; Furholt, Martin; Schneeweiß, Jens; Wunderlich, Maria; Müller-Scheeßel, Nils (30 March 2023). "Editorial: A Space for Difference". EAZ – Ethnographisch-Archaeologische Zeitschrift. 57 (1). doi:10.54799/RXJR3581. ISSN 2751-7233.
  18. Otto, Karl-Heinz (1960). "Editorial". EAZ – Ethnographisch-Archäologische Zeitschrift (in German). 1 (1): 2.
  19. Veit, Ulrich (24 March 2010). "Editorial". EAZ – Ethnographisch-Archaeologische Zeitschrift (in German). 51 (1/2): 5–6. doi:10.54799/TSHX5119. ISSN 2751-7233. S2CID 257800027.
  20. "Holsteiner Studienpreis 2023/2024 » Chronik". www.studienpreis.net.
  21. "Uni Kiel – Preise und Stipendien".
  22. "Holsteiner Studienpreis 2023/2024 » Kriterien". www.studienpreis.net.
  23. "Holsteiner Studienpreis 2023/2024 » Merkblatt". www.studienpreis.net.
  24. "Holsteiner Studienpreis 2023/2024 » Kuratorium". www.studienpreis.net.
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