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he Otto-Friedrich University of Bamberg existing field of Informatics for Business is T is one of the oldest and at the same currently being expanded through the time one of the youngest of ’s introduction of applied informatics to form universities: this paradox is the result of a a new faculty of ”Business and Applied chequered history. The University was Informatics“. In future, the University would initially founded in 1647 in the form of a like to integrate applied informatics in as Jesuit College, was closed in 1803 except many arts and civilisation, social sciences for theological and philosophical studies, and economic studies programmes as and was inaugurated again in 1972. Today’s possible in order to open up new research, name goes back to its founder in the 17th teaching and career fields and thus continue Century, the Bamberg Prince-Bishop to develop its own distinctive university Melchior Otto Voit of Salzburg, and its profile. great benefactor in the 18th Century, Prince-Bishop Friedrich Karl von Schönborn. In recent years a concerted effort has been made to create interdisciplinary facilities Organisational structure and that break through the confines of classical university profile in transition faculty-thinking and serve the interests of both research and teaching: the Centre for he University of Bamberg focuses on Mediaeval Studies, the recently founded T the social sciences and a wide range of economic subjects as well as on the tradi- The Linguistics and tional areas of arts and civilisation. The Literature Library

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Centre for British Studies, the Institutes of isms: Turkish Language, History and Culture; , Construction Research, Her- Arab Studies; Iranian Studies; and Islamic itage Protection and Restoration, and Pre- Art and Archaeology. degree and Early History. Two largely independent programmes include all the many facets of institutes, the State Institute for Family this area of study. The Archaeology of the Research (ifb) and the ”European forum for Middle Ages and the Modern Age is a migration studies (efms)“ are closely linked subject unique to Bamberg University and to the University, not least through their involves students in practical excavation managerial staff. work. The Business Informatics Diploma programme combines various management A modern range of study programmes fields of application. In the winter semester with an eye for global practice of 2000/2001 a new specialism in Media Informatics was introduced in the Business he range of programmes provided by its Informatics Diploma programme. Since T current tally of five university faculties 1999, Teacher Training in has and one university of applied sciences been available with two fields of study. department focus on the arts and civilisation, In some subjects it is possible for students the social sciences and management of the Franconian Universities of Bamberg, sciences:15 Diploma programmes, a Magister and - to programme with 25 different courses, register at a second of these universities at teacher-training programmes for all types the same time and thus have the benefit of school, a practically oriented Social of the courses of a neighbouring university Work programme and a new Bachelor’s and in addition to the programmes provided Master’s programme in European Economic by their own university. Studies. In addition, there are four post- graduate programmes in Adult Education, An international outlook Journalism, Heritage Protection and Catholic Theology. he Diploma programme has T an empirical bias and offers eight Internationalisation, informatics and inter- different specialisms including European disciplinary thinking plus numerous unique Integration and the Globalisation of programmes taking present-day practices Society. In the field of European Economics and needs into account have enriched our there is a Diploma programme requiring study programmes and improve the career a one-year stay at a foreign university and opportunities of our graduates. For example, the acquisition of business competence in both the Diploma and Magister pro- in two foreign languages: the programme grammes, German Studies can be taken in develops the key skills that are essential Bamberg with Journalism, the Teaching for the executives of business enterprises of Literature, and German as a Foreign Lan- and other organisations and associations guage as elective specialisms. The Oriental functioning at an international level. Since Studies programme focuses on the present- the winter semester of 2000/2001 there has, day and offers four elective study special- for the first time at a German university,

11 been a Bachelor’s degree programme in carried out in the form of a flexible course European Economic Studies in which stu- system (the so-called Company Founders’ dents study the interdependence of European College) held in conjunction with the Co- economies and spend one year at a foreign burg University of Applied Sciences. During university. The corresponding Master’s the main period of their studies after the programme will be available from the winter Preliminary Diploma examination, students semester of 2001/2002. Graduates of all of the arts and social sciences can acquire first-degree programmes in economic an additional qualification parallel to their aciences can enrol in the postgraduate Eu- studies in order to improve their chances of ropean Master of Business Sciences (EMBS) starting a career in the business world. programme, which is held in collaboration Furthermore, they are regularly informed with twenty European universities. The uni- about developments on the job market and versity maintains an international student in the career world through joint events exchange scheme with over 100 foreign staged with the local employment office. universities worldwide, 27 of them official partner universities. Almost 25% of each Diversity of research and knowledge year’s student intake makes use of this transfer opportunity to expand their horizons, skills and knowledge, while some 6% of Bavaria’s n addition to the faculty-based research student population come from abroad - Icarried out by the individual chairs of the from all the continents of the world. University, research takes place above all at the various ‘Centres’ and ‘Institutes’ and in Additional opportunities provided by interdisciplinary research projects, for ex- Bavaria’s Virtual University (www.vhb.org) ample at the Centre for Mediaeval Studies, the Competence Centre for Business Infor- ince May 2000, it has been possible for matics, and the Centre for Business Studies, Sstudents at Bamberg University to among many others. In addition, there are supplement their courses by using Bavaria’s two postgraduate colleges at which stu- Virtual University, in which all of Bavaria’s dents preparing for their doctorate or post- universities are involved. As the original doctoral habilitation can develop and carry concept was developed by one of Bamberg’s out their research work: one of them for business information scientists, the Univer- ‘Art History, Heritage Protection and Con- sity of Bamberg has assumed responsibility struction Research’ (run in conjunction for coordinating the contributions made by with the Technical University of Berlin) and the various Bavarian universities. the other for ‘The Anthropological Foun- dations of Christianity and Islam’. Assistance in starting a career Knowledge transfer takes place both in the owards the end of their studies, students form of cooperative projects run by the T of the University interested in founding University’s professors in conjunction with their own company can prepare them- private enterprise and State bodies, and selves by taking part in a team project through public events. Lectures held by the

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the highest ratios in Bavaria. The others have no trouble in finding a suitable flat of their own or a room in a shared flat.

The rich cultural programme and attractive surrounding countryside of the town, situ- ated as it is near ”Franconian Switzerland“, provide a wide range of opportunities for leisure, relaxation and amusement. Bamberg individual Chairs and Faculties, such as is, with some 70,000 inhabitants, Upper ”Literature at the University“, ”Music at the Franconia’s industrial centre. It is the seat University“, lectures on philosophy and of an archbishop and the centre of a diocese one-off events focusing on specialist topics that is rich in tradition. The Old Town as regularly make their mark on the City and an entity in itself is considered to be an the region as a whole. architectural masterpiece and a monument to town-planning of European calibre A town rich in culture, and was declared a world heritage site by and a pleasant place to live UNESCO in 1993.

he particular flair that is an exterior T feature of the University of Bamberg is Addresses to contact the result of its ”town and gown“ building concept. In contrast to many young univer- Otto-Friederich University of Bamberg sities, the University of Bamberg was not Kapuzinerstr. 16 built on virgin land on the outskirts, but 96047 Bamberg was established to a large extent in historic, heritage-protected buildings in the middle www.uni-bamberg.de of the Old Town. Thus the University has contributed to the preservation of a large International Department and Central number of the town’s buildings of historic Student Advisory Service interest. The 7,200 students have the (Akademisches Auslandsamt und advantage of short distances between the Zentrale Studienberatung) various faculties and departments, most of Markusstr. 6 which can be covered on foot or by bicycle. 96047 Bamberg The faculty with the largest number of Germany students, the Social Sciences and Manage- tel +49(0) 951/863-1049, -1050 ment Sciences Faculty, is, however, located in Bamberg-East. Almost one in five students in Bamberg live in a student hostel - one of

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