Catholic University of Eichstätt-Ingolstadt
| Katholische Universität Eichstätt-Ingolstadt | |
Main building of the Catholic University of Eichstätt-Ingolstadt
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| Latin: Universitas Catholica Eystettensis - Ingolstadii | |
| Type | catholic |
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| Established | 1980 (as university) |
| President | Gabriele Gien (interim) |
| Location | Eichstätt & Ingolstadt, Bavaria, Germany |
| Website | www |
The Katholische Universität Eichstätt-Ingolstadt is a Roman Catholic university in Eichstätt and Ingolstadt, Bavaria, Germany.
Compared to other German universities (e.g. University of Heidelberg) it is a rather small institution (with 4,800 students in summer 2005); nevertheless, it is the largest private university in Germany. The university has one campus in Eichstätt situated in the Altmühltal Nature Park and another campus in Ingolstadt, one of Germany's economically most successful cities.
The university's history dates back to 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 the old University of Ingolstadt was the Jesuit Petrus Canisius.
Today's university came into existence through a fusion of Eichstätt's School of Education and the School of Philosophy and Theology in 1980. A major role in the formation of the university was played by the former archbishop of Munich-Freising, Joseph Kardinal Ratzinger (now Pope Benedict XVI ), who later got an honorary doctorate from the university. Among others receiving honorary doctorates from 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 continue their post-graduate studies in Eichstätt.
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