University of Geneva
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| University of Geneva | |
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| Université de Genève | |
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| Latin: Schola Genevensis | |
| Established | 1559 |
| Type | Public university |
| Rector | Prof. Jean-Dominique Vassalli |
| Students | 14,489 |
| 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 |
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The University of Geneva (French: Université de Genève) is a public research university located in Geneva, Switzerland.
It was founded in 1559 by John Calvin, as a theological seminary and law school. 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 various fields but is particularly acknowledged for its academic and research programs in international relations (with Geneva being hostess to a dense agglomeration of international organizations), law, astrophysics, astronomy, genetics (with a record of prominent contributions to the fields of planetary science, genetics, developmental psychology, neuroscience, and theology ). The university holds and actively pursues teaching, research, and community service as its primary objectives. In 2009, the University of Geneva celebrated the 450th anniversary of its founding.
The university is a member of the League of European Research Universities. It was ranked 73rd worldwide by the Academic Ranking of World Universities, and 69th in the QS World University Rankings[1] in 2011.
Classes are mainly taught in French.
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Degree system [edit]
Before 2005, the University applied the French education model of granting academic degrees, with some minor differences: demi-licence (two years), trois-quarts de licence (three 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).
Organization [edit]
The University is composed of eight faculties:
- Faculty of Sciences
- Faculty of Medicine
- Faculty of Arts
- Faculty of Economics and Social Sciences, including Business (HEC Geneva)
- Faculty of Law (Geneva Law School)
- Faculty of Protestant Theology
- Faculty of Psychology and Education
- School of Translation and Interpretation
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:
- Art-Law Centre[2]
- Institute for Reformation History (the Reformation)
- Computer Science Department (computer 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
- Geneva Finance Research Institute
Nobel Prizes [edit]
The University has hosted several Nobel laureates as students, researchers and/or professors; amongst them:
- Norman Angell (1872–1967), Nobel Peace Prize 1933
- Karl Gunnar Myrdal (1898–1987), Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences 1974
- Daniel Bovet (1907–1992), Nobel Prize in Medicine 1957
- Niels Kaj Jerne (1911–1994), Nobel Prize in Medicine 1984
- Maurice Allais (1911–2010), Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences 1988
- Edmond H. Fischer (1920- ), Nobel Prize in Medicine 1992
- Martin Rodbell (1925–1998), Nobel Prize in Medicine 1994
- Alan Jay Heeger (1936- ), Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2000
- Werner Arber (1929- ), Nobel Prize in Medicine 1978
- Kofi Annan (1938- ), Nobel Peace Prize 2001
Other awards [edit]
- Vaughan Jones (1952 - ), Fields Medal (mathematics) 1990
- Stanislav Smirnov (1970 - ), Fields Medal (mathematics) 2010
Notable scholars [edit]
- Werner Arber (1929- )
- Jonathan Barnes (1942- )
- Roland Barthes (1915–1980)
- Samuel Baud-Bovy (1906–1986)
- Yves Bonnefoy (1923- )
- Raymond Boudon (1934- )
- Jacques Bouveresse (1940- )
- Bernard Bouvier (1861–1941)
- Bertrand Bouvier (1929- )
- François Bovon (1938 -)
- Michel Butor (1926- )
- Edouard Claparède (1873–1940)
- Georges Cottier (1922- )
- Gabriel Cramer
- Victoria Curzon-Price (1942- )
- Waldemar Deonna (1880–1959)
- Alfred Dufour (1933- )
- Pascal Engel (1954- )
- Georges Favon (1843–1902)
- Théodore Flournoy (1854–1920)
- Bernard Gagnebin (1915–1998)
- Orio Giarini (1936- )
- Marcel Golay (1927- )
- Jeanne Hersch (1910–2000)
- Bärbel Inhelder (1913–1997)
- Albert Jacquard (1925- )
- Jean Kellerhals (1941- )
- Hans Kelsen (1881–1973)
- Ulrich K. Laemmli
- Jan-Erik Lane (1946- )
- Michel Léonard (1949- )
- Alain de Libera (1948- )
- Giorgio Malinverni (1941- )
- Michel Mayor (1942- )
- Franklin Mendels (1943–1988)
- Hans Morgenthau (1904–1980)
- Kevin Mulligan (1951- )
- Robert Mundell (1932- )
- Joseph Nye (1937- )
- Douglass North (1920- )
- Carlo Ossola (1946- )
- Jean Piaget (1896–1980)
- Jean Pictet (1914–2002)
- Olivier Reverdin (1913–2000)
- André Rey (1906–1965)
- Gonzague de Reynold (1880–1970)
- Georges de Rham (1903–1990)
- Anik de Ribaupierre (1946- )
- Denis de Rougemont (1906–1985)
- Jean Rousset (1910–2002)
- Ferdinand de Saussure (1857–1913)
- Klaus Scherer (1943- )
- Klaus Schwab (1938- )
- Stanislav Smirnov (1970- )
- Jean Starobinski (1920- )
- George Steiner (1929- )
- Ernst Stueckelberg (1905-1984)
- Carsten Peter Thiede (1952–2004)
- Pierre Weiss (1952- )
- Chaim Weizmann (1874–1952)
- Éric Werner (1940- )
- Jean Ziegler (1934- )
Notable alumni [edit]
- Henri of Luxembourg (HEI)
- Maria Teresa Mestre
- Astrid de Belgique (IUEE)
- Joséphine-Charlotte de Belgique
- Nora von und zu Liechtenstein (HEI)
- Emanuele Filiberto di Savoia
- Marco G. Bonura
- Giorgio Mondonico
- Carmine Senatore
- Hartley Shawcross, Baron Shawcross
- Sir Norman Angell
- Kofi Annan (HEI)
- José Manuel Durão Barroso (IUEE)
- Ferdinand P. Beer
- Manolo Blahnik
- Nicolas Bouvier
- Micheline Calmy-Rey (HEI)
- Antoine Alfred Désiré Carteret
- André Chavanne
- Henry Chrouet
- Ruth Dreifuss
- Georges Favon
- Ian Fleming
- Claude Goretta
- Christian Grobet
- Afet İnan
- Sandra Kalniete
- Lazare Kopelmanas
- Zygmunt Krasiński
- Gilles Marchand
- Alain Morisod
- Serge Moscovici
- Claude Nicollier
- Jean Pictet
- Emma Pieczynska-Reichenbach
- Claude Piron
- Hans-Gert Pöttering
- Darius Rochebin
- Nasser Mohammed Al-Ahmed Al-Sabah
- Marco Solari
- Manuel Tornare
- Claude Torracinta
- Gérard Zinsstag
- Jürgen Wöhler
- Ehsan Naraghi
See also [edit]
- List of early modern universities in Europe
- List of largest universities by enrollment in Switzerland
- International Academy of Sport Science and Technology (AISTS)
References [edit]
- ^ http://www.topuniversities.com/university-rankings/world-university-rankings/2011?page=1
- ^ Webpage of the Art-Law Centre, http://www.unige.ch/cda
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