Universität Luzern
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Universität Luzern
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| Motto | Die persönliche Uni (German) |
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Motto in English
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The personal uni |
| Type | Public |
| Established | 2000 (as university) 1574 (as Jesuit College) |
| Rector | Prof. Dr. Bruno Staffelbach |
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Academic staff
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186 (2016) |
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Administrative staff
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206 (2016) |
| Students | 2,668 (2017) |
| Undergraduates | 1,382 (2017) |
| Postgraduates | 895 (2017) |
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Other students
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300 (2017) |
| Location | Lucerne, Canton of Lucerne, Switzerland |
| Colours | Magenta |
| Affiliations | Swissnex Network of Swiss Research Councils Abroad |
| Website | http://www.unilu.ch/ |
The University of Lucerne (German: Universität Luzern) is a public university with a campus in Lucerne, Switzerland. 1460 undergraduates and 1258 postgraduate students attend the university, which makes it Switzerland's smallest university.
Despite its size, it holds an international reputation in several areas. For instance, the Institute for Jewish-Christian Research has acquired renown. The university evolved over time: Since the early 17th century, courses in philosophy and theology have been taught in the city. The faculty of Theology was established in 1938, whereas the department of history was founded August 1, 1989. In 1993, the faculty of humanity was established. After a popular vote, the University of Lucerne was established in 2000.
In the aftermath of the Reformation, and due to the loss of Basel as a traditional seat of learning in Catholic Switzerland, the Jesuit College of Lucerne was founded in 1574 at the suggestion of Charles Borromeo, Archbishop of Milan. It was widely expected that this institution would one day grow to become a university, however, with the founding of the University of Fribourg in 1889, Lucerne's chances of hosting a university decreased significantly. This was the prevailing situation until the 1920s when, after a hiatus of almost 400 years, the opportunity to establish a Swiss Catholic university with faculties in Freibourg and Lucerne was pursued, but to no avail.
The first major project to establish a non-denominational university in Lucerne failed when, in 1978, a local referendum on the issue did not pass. Despite this setback, the city still benefited from the Swiss Federal Council's 1973 recognition of its Theological Institute as an accredited institution of higher education. By 1985 the theological institute was joined by a new 'Institute of Philosophy' and by a 'Department of History in 1989. These three institutions subsequently combined to form the Lucerne Faculty of Humanities in 1993. Finally, in the year 2000, a referendum on the establishment of a university was approved by the people of Lucerne. With the entry into force of the law on October 1, 2000, the former institution of higher education became a university. In 2001 a new faculty of was founded and in 2005 national recognition of the new university's status was achieved through a decree made by the Swiss Federal Council.
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