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24-651: Compared to other German universities it is a rather small institution with 4,800 students in 2019; nevertheless, it is the largest non-state university in Germany. The university has its main campus in Eichstätt (the buildings being in the town center or within walking distance) and another (the Ingolstadt School of Management ) in Ingolstadt , site of the first Bavarian university in 1472. The university's history dates back to

48-550: A seminary for priests ("Collegium Willibaldum"), which was founded in 1564 by bishop Martin von Schaumburg and the old University of Ingolstadt , the first university in Bavaria, which was founded in 1472 with the approval of the pope. The latter institution was moved to the capital Munich – nowadays the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (LMU) by King Ludwig I in 1826. One of the most famous rectors of

72-578: A university, including Ph.D. and Habilitation degrees by the State of Bavaria. [1] Freising Bishops%27 Conference Bavarian conference of Catholic bishops [REDACTED] You can help expand this article with text translated from the corresponding article in German . (May 2024) Click [show] for important translation instructions. Machine translation, like DeepL or Google Translate ,

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120-588: Is in Liberal Arts & Social Sciences (75th). Eichst%C3%A4tt Eichstätt ( German pronunciation: [ˈaɪçʃtɛt] ) is a town in the federal state of Bavaria , Germany, and capital of the district of Eichstätt . It is located on the Altmühl river and has a population of around 13,000. Eichstätt is also the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Eichstätt . Eichstätt lies on both sides of

144-674: Is largely funded by the state but is run by a self-governing public church trust ( Stiftung Katholische Universität Eichstätt, Kirchliche Stiftung des Öffentlichen Rechts ) set up by Bavarian Catholic bishops on the basis of a concordat between the Holy See and the Free State of Bavaria. The ethos of Catholic universities was defined in Pope John Paul II 's Apostolic Constitution of Catholic Churches . The university does not require students or staff to be practicing Catholics. One source notes

168-590: Is the name of an important botanical book first published in 1613 and written by Basilius Besler . Allied prisoners of war were held at Oflag VII-B in Eichstätt during World War II . Activities carried on by the prisoners there included attempted escapes and the production of plays and musical works. These included Hamlet and the Comedy of Errors by William Shakespeare , the premiere of Post-Mortem by Noël Coward - featuring Desmond Llewelyn, later best known as Q in

192-465: Is thus equated to German state universities in all respects. For students, personal faith does not play any part in the admission process. The university library has a stock of books exceeding 1.5 million volumes, thus offering students and teaching staff immediate access to books of all areas via an electronic inventory accessible from almost anywhere. The CU has a teacher-student ratio of 1:15. The portion of international students from Europe and all over

216-513: The "seven Bavarian bishops increased their financial commitment to the KU for the first time in 2016 to a good 15 million euros annually, which corresponds to around a quarter of the regular budget." The 8 faculties of the Catholic University of Eichstätt-Ingolstadt offer 40 different subjects, with no prominence given to theological study. The CU is fully accredited by the Free State of Bavaria, and

240-556: The 300,000 volumes of philosophy and theology donated for the purpose of being included in university library's collections. An inquest ordered by the Government of the Free State of Bavaria concluded that no valuable books had been destroyed. The Faculty of Business in Ingolstadt was and continues to be one of the most competitive business schools in Germany. In 2005, the CU's journalism program

264-701: The EON Bond movies - and of the Ballad of Little Musgrave and Lady Barnard by Benjamin Britten . The town is dominated by the Willibaldsburg . Besides the cathedral , Eichstätt also has 12 churches and 10 monasteries. Eichstätt is home to the Katholische Universität Eichstätt-Ingolstadt (KU), the lone Catholic university in Germany. The KU was founded in 1980, and was granted full rights of

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288-669: The Franconia Archdiocese of Bamberg with the suffragans of Würzburg , Eichstätt and Speyer are represented. The bishops of these dioceses meet since 1867 twice a year at the Freising cathedral hill, its leader, the Archbishop of Munich and Freising (since 2008 Archbishop Reinhard Marx ); Substitute is the Metropolitan of the northern Bavarian ecclesiastical province of Bamberg (since 2002 Archbishop Ludwig Schick ). The territory of

312-512: The diocese of Speyer , although now part of the federal states of Rhineland-Palatinate and Saarland , the boundaries of the Province of Bamberg are unchanged since 1920/1945 - with the exception of the assignment of Thuringia areas of the diocese of Würzburg in the diocese of Erfurt - which is why the Palatinate canonically continues to be a part of Bavaria . The Freising Bishops' Conference has

336-667: The following faculties: There are also two integrated institutes of Higher Education for: There are also: In 2008, there was a struggle over the appointment of the University President, when Gregor Maria Hanke , the Bishop of Eichstätt and ex officio Chancellor, refused to appoint the next President already chosen by the Professoriate, Ulrich Hemel. Two senior academics resigned and an open letter from students and senior professors attacked "unprecedented" church interference. Hanke

360-560: The old University of Ingolstadt was the Jesuit Petrus Canisius . Today's university came into existence in 1980, after a fusion of Eichstätt's School of Education and the School of Philosophy and Theology in 1972. A major role in the formation of the university was played by the former archbishop of Munich-Freising, Joseph Ratzinger , who later got an honorary doctorate from the university. Among others receiving honorary doctorates from

384-679: The river Altmühl in the district of Eichstätt of the Oberbayern region of Bavaria, in the heart of Altmühl Valley Nature Park . Eichstätt is located in a valley of the Franconian Jura and is famous for the quarries of Solnhofen Plattenkalk (Jurassic limestone). On the Blumenberg the Berlin specimen of Archaeopteryx was found by Jakob Niemeyer. St. Willibald founded the Diocese of Eichstätt on

408-709: The site of an old Roman station ( Aureatum or Rubilocus ) in 741. The city was given walls and chartered in 908. It was ruled by a prince-bishop , and in the Holy Roman Empire was the seat of the Bishopric of Eichstätt until secularization in 1802. In 1806, it became a part of the Kingdom of Bavaria . Eichstätt was included as part of the Principality of Eichstätt , which King Maximilian I granted to his son-in-law Eugène de Beauharnais in 1817 and an episcopal see

432-460: The template {{Translated|de|Freisinger Bischofskonferenz}} to the talk page . For more guidance, see Misplaced Pages:Translation . [REDACTED] Freising Bishops' Conference The Freising Bishops' Conference was founded in 1850. In it the bishops of the Archdiocese of Munich and Freising in southern Bavaria , with the suffragans of Regensburg , Passau and Augsburg as well as

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480-591: The university are the philosopher Karl Popper , and the former bishop of Eichstätt Alois Brems . In 1990, the Catholic University established the WFI – Ingolstadt School of Management , one of Germany's foremost business schools. Since 1998 the Collegium Orientale , an academic institution associated with the university, hosts young theologians and priests from eastern European and Oriental churches who are pursuing their post-graduate studies in Eichstätt. The university

504-505: The world is very high compared to state universities. Russian, Spanish, French and English are thus very common languages in Eichstätt, many students being fluent in at least 2 of them. BA and MA integrated degrees are offered, where the students spend only part of their time at the CU, the rest at partner universities. These double or triple degrees offer a possibility to experience the academic environment of more than one country, and are popular choice for undergraduates. The university has

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528-709: Was ranked among the five best media and communication programs in Germany. The university is ranked 1001+ overall in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings , 2024 and in the 401–600th range for its 'impact' It is not in the QS World University Rankings . Within Germany, in 2024 it was awarded the 'most popular university' by Studycheck, where students rate their experiences. Also, Educheck ranks it 86 of 369 institutions in Germany in 2024, based on research output, reputation, and its top-5 alumni. The highest performance

552-560: Was reestablished in 1821. It reverted to the Bavarian crown in 1855. In 870, the remains of St. Walpurga were transferred from their original Heidenheim interment to Eichstätt, where in 1035 the newer burial site was enshrined as the Benedictine Abbey of St. Walburga, which continues to this day. In 1943, the painter Karl Friedrich Lippmann moved to Eichstätt and stayed until 1955. Hortus Eystettensis ("Garden at Eichstätt")

576-581: Was relieved of his Chancellor role in 2010 after further conflict with the university, and his job assigned to the head of the Freising Bishops' Conference . In February 2007 it was revealed that the university library had recycled 80 tons of books and journals, of which 68.4 tons had been donated from the central library in Altötting of the Bavarian Capuchin monasteries. This is about one quarter of

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