University of Geneva
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| University of Geneva | |
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| Université de Genève | |
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Latin: Schola Genevensis |
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| Established: | 1559 |
| Type: | Public university |
| Rector: | Prof. Jean-Dominique Vassalli |
| Students: | 13,364 |
| Location: | Geneva, Switzerland 46°11′56″N 6°08′40″E / 46.19889°N 6.14449°ECoordinates: 46°11′56″N 6°08′40″E / 46.19889°N 6.14449°E |
| Affiliations: | Coimbra Group LERU EUA |
| Website: | www.unige.ch |
The University of Geneva (French: Université de Genève) is a university in Geneva, Switzerland.
Founded by John Calvin in 1559 as a theological seminary that also taught law, it remained focused on theology until the 17th century, when it became a center for Enlightenment scholarship. In 1873 it dropped its religious affiliations and became officially secular. Today, the university is the second-largest university in Switzerland. It has programs in many fields but is especially noted for its programs in international relations (with Geneva being a center for many international organizations), law, scientific research (with a record of notable discoveries in planetary science and genetics) and theology.
Classes are taught mainly in French. The university pursues three missions: teaching, research, and service to the community. It was ranked number one generalist university in continental Europe and thirty-second world wide among the "Top 100 Global Universities" by Newsweek in 2006. The university is a member of the League of European Research Universities.
In 2009, the University of Geneva is celebrating the 450th anniversary of its birth, through a wide range of public events
[edit] Degree system
Before 2005, the University applied the French education model of granting academic degrees, with some minor differences: demi-licence (two years), licence (four years), diplôme d'études approfondies and diplôme d'études superieures spécialisées (DEA/DESS) (1–2 years), and doctorate (3–5 years). The University now follows the requirements of the Bologna process: bachelor's (three years), master's (1–2 years), Master of Advanced Studies (1–2 years), doctorate (3–5 years).
[edit] Organization
The university is composed of eight faculties:
- Faculty of Sciences (natural sciences)
- Faculty of Medicine (medical school)
- Faculty of Arts (arts)
- Faculty of Economics and Social Sciences and Hautes École Commerciale (HEC) department (social sciences including economics; business school)
- Faculty of Law (Geneva Law School) (law school)
- Faculty of Protestant Theology (Protestant theological school)
- Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences (psychology and education)
- School of Translation and Interpretation (translating and interpreting)
The university has also developed a continuing education programme. The university has a partnership with the nearby Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies and the Bossey Ecumenical Institute, and students at the university may take courses at these institutes.
Inter-faculty centers:
- Institute for Reformation History (the Reformation)
- Computer Science Department (computer science)
- University Centre of Human Ecology and Environmental Sciences (human ecology, environmental science)
- University Centre for Study of Energy Problems (energy policy)
- The European Institute of the University of Geneva (European studies, European integration)
- Interfaculty Center of Gerontology (gerontology)
- Swiss Center for Affective Sciences (affective science)
- Center for environmental Studies
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