University of Oldenburg

The Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg (German: Carl von Ossietzky Universität Oldenburg) is a public research university in the city of Oldenburg, in Lower Saxony, Germany, founded in 1973, making it one of the country's younger universities.奥尔登堡大学（全名卡尔·冯·奥西茨基奥尔登堡大学，德语：Carl von Ossietzky Universität Oldenburg）是位于德国下萨克森州奥尔登堡市的一所公立研究型大学，创办于 1973 年，是德国较为年轻的大学之一。

It prepares around 16,000 students in six faculties spanning the humanities, cultural studies, economics, law, social sciences, mathematics, computer science, the natural sciences and medicine.该校设六个学院，覆盖人文、文化研究、经济、法律、社会科学、数学、计算机科学、自然科学与医学，在校学生约 16,000 人。

Named after the Nobel Peace Prize laureate Carl von Ossietzky, it is one of Germany's younger universities and a pioneer of the country's "open university" concept, a model that has widened access to higher education.该校以诺贝尔和平奖得主卡尔·冯·奥西茨基命名，是德国最年轻的大学之一，也是该国「开放大学」理念的先行者，这一模式拓宽了高等教育的入学渠道。

History

• The first teacher training in Oldenburg was held as early as 1793, launched by Duke Peter Friedrich Ludwig of the Duchy of Oldenburg.奥尔登堡最早的教师培训可追溯至 1793 年，由奥尔登堡公国的彼得·弗里德里希·路德维希公爵创办。
• A garden seminar for teacher training was created in Oldenburg in 1882, further developing the city's educational provision.1882 年，奥尔登堡设立培养教师的「园圃研讨班」，进一步完善了这座城市的师范教育。
• During the Weimar Republic the establishment of the Pedagogical Academy in Oldenburg in 1929 enabled the professional training of teachers, a forerunner of the modern university.魏玛共和国时期，奥尔登堡于 1929 年设立师范学院，使教师的职业培训成为可能，是这所现代大学的先声。
• The institution reopened in postwar Germany on 1 October 1945, restarting teacher education after the Second World War and meeting the urgent demand for trained teachers in the region.该机构在战后德国于 1945 年 10 月 1 日复校，重启二战后的教师教育，满足本地区对训练有素教师的迫切需求。
• In 1948 it was renamed the Pedagogical College Oldenburg, reflecting its role in training the region's teachers.1948 年，该校更名为奥尔登堡师范学院，反映其培养本地区教师的职能。
• The first step towards a university was taken on 23 February 1959, when the city council decided to launch a university project in Oldenburg, driven by the city's growing demand for higher education.迈向大学的第一步始于 1959 年 2 月 23 日，奥尔登堡市议会决定启动在该市建立大学的项目，其动因是这座城市日益增长的高等教育需求。
• This was followed in 1970 by a memorandum from the Minister of Culture of Lower Saxony establishing the University of Oldenburg, formally creating its legal basis.其后，下萨克森州文化部长于 1970 年发布备忘录，正式筹办奥尔登堡大学，确立其法律基础。
• The Landtag of Lower Saxony then decided to integrate the former Pedagogical College into the new university.下萨克森州议会随后决定，将原奥尔登堡师范学院并入这所新大学。
• The university was finally founded in 1973, with enrolment and teaching beginning in the summer semester of 1974, when 2,400 students enrolled in eight diploma courses, and with teacher training central to its predecessor institutions since 1793.该大学最终于 1973 年创办，1974 年夏季学期开始招生与授课，最初以八个文凭课程招收 2,400 名学生，而其前身机构自 1793 年起便以师范教育为核心。
• In 1984 the Lower Saxony Landtag rejected the establishment of a law faculty in Oldenburg by 85 votes to 83, leaving teacher education and the arts and sciences as its core fields.1984 年，下萨克森州议会以 85 票对 83 票否决了在奥尔登堡设立法学院的提案，师范教育与文理学科因此仍是其核心领域。
• That same year the opening ceremony for the natural-science complex at the Wechloy site was held on 28 June 1984.同年 6 月 28 日，位于韦克洛伊校区的自然科学建筑群举行落成典礼。
• In 1991 the university was officially named after the pacifist, writer and Nobel laureate Carl von Ossietzky, a name several earlier state governments had refused.1991 年，该校正式以和平主义者、作家、诺贝尔奖得主卡尔·冯·奥西茨基命名——此名此前曾遭数届州政府拒绝。
• That same year the number of students passed the mark of 10,000, marking the university's emergence as one of Lower Saxony's larger institutions.同年，在校学生人数突破一万，标志着该校跻身下萨克森州规模较大的高校之列。
• The university adopted the Bachelor and Master degree structure of the Bologna Process in 2004, replacing the former Diplom and Magister degrees and bringing Oldenburg into line with wider European reform.2004 年，该校采用博洛尼亚进程的学士与硕士学制，取代此前的文凭（Diplom）与硕士（Magister）学位，与更广泛的欧洲改革接轨。
• The eleven departments of the university were reorganised into five faculties in 2002, a structure later extended to six.2002 年，该校的十一个系重组为五个学院，这一架构其后扩展为六个学院。
• In 2012 the university founded the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, introducing a twelve-semester course in human medicine leading to the German state examination required to practise.2012 年，该校成立医学与健康科学学院，开设为期十二个学期、通向执业所需的德国国家考试的临床医学课程。
• The new medical faculty forms part of the European Medical School Oldenburg-Groningen, a cooperation with Groningen University in the Netherlands and local hospitals.新医学院是「奥尔登堡-格罗宁根欧洲医学院」的一部分，由该校与荷兰格罗宁根大学及当地医院合作举办。
• By the end of 2011 there were about 11,325 students, and the university has since grown to around 16,000.到 2011 年底，在校学生约 11,325 人，此后该校规模增长至约 16,000 人。
• In 2021 Ralph Bruder was elected President of the university, having previously been a professor at the Technical University of Darmstadt.2021 年，拉尔夫·布鲁德当选该校校长，此前他是达姆施塔特工业大学的教授。
• The university has expanded its research profile through the Graduate Academy and its involvement in large national research programmes.该校通过研究生院以及参与全国性大型研究计划，不断拓展其科研版图。

Academics

• The university is organised into six faculties covering education and social sciences, computer science, law and economics, linguistics and cultural studies, social sciences, and mathematics and natural sciences.该校设六个学院，分别涵盖教育与社会、计算机科学、法学与经济学、语言学与文化研究、社会科学，以及数学与自然科学。
• It offers 95 courses of study, ranging from education and the social sciences to mathematics and the natural sciences, with teacher training remaining a strong focus since the 1970s.该校开设 95 个专业，涵盖教育与社会、数学与自然科学等领域，自 1970 年代以来师范教育始终是其强项。
• The Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences houses the Institute of Biology and Environmental Sciences and the Institute for Chemistry and Biology of the Marine Environment.数学与自然科学学院下设生物与环境科学研究所，以及海洋环境化学与生物学研究所。
• The university also maintains an Institute of Physics, an Institute of Chemistry and an Institute of Mathematics within its science faculty.该校理学院下还设有物理研究所、化学研究所与数学研究所。
• The Faculty of Linguistics and Cultural Studies includes institutes of English and American studies, German studies, Slavic studies and material culture.语言学与文化研究学院设有英美研究、日耳曼研究、斯拉夫研究与物质文化等研究所。
• Research in sustainable development spans several disciplines at Oldenburg and is one of the university's declared research priorities, engaging researchers from the natural and social sciences.可持续发展研究在奥尔登堡横跨多个学科，是该校明确宣示的科研重点之一，汇聚了自然科学与社会科学的研究者。
• The PhD programme in Didactical Reconstruction is especially renowned, reflecting the university's long-standing strength in educational research, a field central to its identity since 1793.其「教学论重构」博士项目尤负盛名，体现该校在教育研究领域的长期优势，这一领域自 1793 年起便是其身份核心。
• The university is entitled to confer doctorates and to oversee habilitations, the formal qualification for university teaching in Germany, giving it full academic autonomy.该校有权授予博士学位并主持教授资格（Habilitation）评审，即德国大学任教资格的正式认证，具有完整的学术自主权。
• It prepares around 16,000 students in 39 bachelor's and 62 master's programmes, including about 1,400 international students.该校在 39 个学士与 62 个硕士项目中培养约 16,000 名学生，其中约有 1,400 名国际学生。
• The university employs around 2,900 staff and maintains an open-access publishing and research-data policy.该校拥有约 2,900 名教职员工，并推行开放获取出版与研究数据政策。
• The university library holds about 1.4 million volumes, one of the larger academic collections in north-west Germany, serving both the Uhlhornsweg and Wechloy campuses.该校图书馆藏书约 140 万册，是德国西北部规模较大的学术馆藏之一，服务于乌尔霍恩路与韦克洛伊两个校区。
• The Faculty of Social Sciences includes institutes of history, philosophy, Protestant theology and sports science.社会科学院下设历史、哲学、新教神学与体育科学等研究所。
• The Faculty of Education and Social Sciences includes institutes of education, special-education and rehabilitation pedagogy, and social sciences.教育与社会学院下设教育学、特殊教育与康复教育学以及社会科学等研究所。
• The university's research and teaching are supported by a Graduate Academy that helps early-career researchers develop independent projects.该校的科研与教学由研究生院提供支撑，助力青年研究者开展独立课题。
• The Faculty of Computer Science, Law and Economics spans the Department of Computer Science and the Department of Economics and Law.计算机科学、法学与经济学学院下设计算机科学系以及经济学与法学系。
• The Institute for Chemistry and Biology of the Marine Environment conducts coastal and marine research that informs environmental policy in the North Sea region.海洋环境化学与生物学研究所开展沿海与海洋研究，为北海地区的环境政策提供依据。
• The Faculty of Education and Social Sciences offers teacher-training master's degrees for all school types, sustaining Oldenburg's long heritage in teacher education.教育与社会学院为各类学校开设师范类硕士项目，延续奥尔登堡在师范教育上的悠久传统。
• The Institute of Physics at Oldenburg has research groups in acoustics, hearing and renewable-energy physics, fields central to its science profile.奥尔登堡物理研究所在声学、听觉与可再生能源物理方面设有研究团队，这些领域是其科研特色的核心。

Campus

• The campus is split into two main locations, the larger one being Uhlhornsweg, which houses the main library, the mensa and the administration.校园分为两个主要地点，较大的乌尔霍恩路校区设有主图书馆、食堂与行政机构。
• The main buildings of the university were inaugurated in 1982, with ongoing extensions since then, including the main lecture hall completed in 2001.该校主要建筑于 1982 年落成，此后不断扩建，其中包括 2001 年完工的主讲堂。
• The Wechloy campus, also first opened in 1982, is home to the natural sciences and to the library of natural sciences.同样于 1982 年启用的韦克洛伊校区，是自然科学各学科与自然科学图书馆的所在地。
• The university buildings used the premises of the former teaching college during its first years before the main complexes opened at Uhlhornsweg and Wechloy.在大学最初几年，该校沿用原师范学院的建筑，其后才启用乌尔霍恩路与韦克洛伊的主要建筑群。
• The university maintains a botanical garden, which supports teaching and research in botany and environmental sciences.该校设有植物园，为植物学与环境科学的教学与研究提供支持。
• The Studentenwerk Oldenburg operates canteens on both the Uhlhornsweg and Wechloy campuses.奥尔登堡大学生服务中心在乌尔霍恩路与韦克洛伊两个校区经营食堂。
• The Uhlhornsweg campus is close to the centre of Oldenburg, linking the university to the cultural life of the city and its historic pedestrian centre.乌尔霍恩路校区邻近奥尔登堡市中心，把大学与这座城市的文化生活及其历史悠久的步行街区相连。
• The two campuses are connected by public transport and cycling routes, reflecting the flat, bicycle-friendly character of the city.两个校区由公共交通与自行车道相连，体现出这座城市地势平坦、适宜骑行的特点。
• In addition to the canteens, the Studentenwerk operates a large cafeteria on the Uhlhornsweg campus, while in Wechloy canteen and cafeteria share one area.除食堂外，大学生服务中心在乌尔霍恩路校区还经营一座大型咖啡区，而在韦克洛伊，食堂与咖啡区共用同一区域。
• The university's registered address is Ammerländer Heerstraße 114-118 in the city of Oldenburg, in Lower Saxony.该校的注册地址为下萨克森州奥尔登堡市阿默兰大道 114-118 号。

Reputation

• In the 2027 QS World University Rankings, the University of Oldenburg is placed in the 1001 to 1200 band globally, a tied range for this cycle.在 2027 年 QS 世界大学排名中，奥尔登堡大学位列全球第 1001-1200 位区间（并列区间）。
• Oldenburg did not enter the 2027 Times Higher Education World University Rankings, so only the QS placement applies for that cycle.奥尔登堡大学未进入 2027 年泰晤士高等教育世界大学排名，该年度仅以 QS 名次为准。
• It ranked 1,096th in the 2026-2027 U.S. News Best Global Universities ranking.该校在 2026-2027 年度《美国新闻》全球最佳大学排名中位列第 1,096 位。
• In the 2026 Academic Ranking of World Universities (Shanghai Ranking), Oldenburg is placed in the 501 to 600 band.在 2026 年软科世界大学学术排名中，奥尔登堡大学位于 501-600 位区间。
• OpenAlex records 48,654 scholarly works by Oldenburg affiliated authors with 1,795,866 cumulative citations, a substantial output for a university of its size.OpenAlex 收录奥尔登堡大学作者学术成果 48,654 篇，累计被引 1,795,866 次，对如此规模的高校而言产出可观。
• The university's research strengths include marine and environmental science, sustainable development, hearing research and renewable energy, supported by institutes such as the ICBM and its acoustics groups.该校的研究强项包括海洋与环境科学、可持续发展、听觉研究与可再生能源，由 ICBM 及声学研究团队等机构提供支撑。
• Oldenburg is recognised as a pioneer of the "open university" in Germany, widening access to higher education for new groups of learners.奥尔登堡大学被视为德国「开放大学」的先行者，为新的学习群体拓宽了高等教育入学渠道。
• It is one of the top EXIST Entrepreneur Universities in Germany, a programme supporting start-ups from university research across the country.该校是德国顶尖的 EXIST 创业型大学之一，该项目在全国范围内扶持源自大学研究的初创企业。
• The university is part of the University Medicine Oldenburg, training the region's doctors together with its partner hospitals.该校是奥尔登堡大学医学联盟的一员，与伙伴医院共同培养本地区的医生。
• Its partnerships with Groningen University and Bremen University, including the Hanse Law School, give it a strong cross-border profile near the Dutch border.该校与格罗宁根大学、不来梅大学（含汉萨法学院）的合作，使其在靠近荷兰边境的地区具有鲜明的跨境特色。
• Oldenburg's first major international partnership began in 1980 with Rijksuniversiteit Groningen, and the two universities have since offered several jointly designed degree programmes.奥尔登堡大学的第一个重大国际合作始于 1980 年与格罗宁根大学的合作，两校此后联合开设了多个学位项目。

Student life

• The University of Oldenburg has no formal Latin motto, describing itself instead as a university "open to new approaches".奥尔登堡大学没有正式的拉丁文校训，而自称为一所「开放接纳新方法」的大学。
• The Studentenwerk has organised the cultural bureau UNICUM and a theatre since 1985, and UNICUM includes theatrical groups from the university and freelancers.大学生服务中心自 1985 年起主办文化机构 UNICUM 与一座剧场，UNICUM 涵盖校内剧团与自由职业团体。
• The cinema group Gegenlicht runs a cinema in the Old Aula and on campus during the summer, while the programme zwergWERK focuses on short films.电影社团 Gegenlicht 在旧礼堂及夏季校园放映电影，而 zwergWERK 项目则以短片为主。
• The AStA is the most important organ of student representation, administering public transport tickets, offering student loans and organising festivities.学生自治委员会（AStA）是学生最重要的代表机构，负责管理公交票、提供学生贷款并组织节庆活动。
• The AStA is continually involved in campaigns concerning university policy and social activism, reflecting Oldenburg's activist student culture.AStA 长期投身于高校政策与社会议题的倡导，反映奥尔登堡活跃的学生文化。
• In 2001 the cafeteria at Uhlhornsweg took first place in the taste category of the Germany-wide canteen ranking by UNICUM magazine.2001 年，乌尔霍恩路的咖啡区在 UNICUM 杂志举办的全国食堂评比的「口味」类别中名列第一。
• In 2008 the cafeteria returned to second place overall and again became first ranked in the taste category.2008 年，该咖啡区总排名重回第二，并再次在口味类别中位列第一。
• The university maintains cooperation agreements with 105 universities in 44 countries and participates in the ERASMUS student-exchange programme, and as of July 2024 the Hanse Law School planned closer cooperation with Le Havre University in France.该校与 44 个国家的 105 所大学保持合作协议，并参与 ERASMUS 学生交换项目，截至 2024 年 7 月，汉萨法学院还计划与法国勒阿弗尔大学深化合作。
• The university and the EWE Foundation jointly award the annual Klaus-von-Klitzing Award for special commitment in the teaching of natural sciences.该校与 EWE 基金会联合颁发年度「克劳斯·冯·克利青奖」，表彰在自然科学教学中的突出贡献。
• A semester ticket included in the term contribution gives Oldenburg students access to public transport across the wider region.学期注册费中包含的学期票，使奥尔登堡学生可以在更广的区域范围使用公共交通。

Notable people

• Carl von Ossietzky (1889-1938), the pacifist and writer who received the 1935 Nobel Peace Prize, gives the university its name, making it one of few universities named after a peace laureate.和平主义者与作家卡尔·冯·奥西茨基（1889-1938）于 1935 年获诺贝尔和平奖，该校即以他命名，是少数以和平奖得主命名的大学之一。
• Hans Joachim Schellnhuber, a leading climate scientist and founding director of the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research, held a professorship at Oldenburg.著名气候科学家、波茨坦气候影响研究所创始所长汉斯·约阿希姆·舍尔恩胡伯曾在奥尔登堡大学任教授。
• Klaus von Klitzing, who won the 1985 Nobel Prize in Physics, is honoured by the university's Klaus-von-Klitzing Award for science teaching.1985 年诺贝尔物理学奖得主克劳斯·冯·克利青，因该校的克利青科学教学奖而在此留名。
• Jürgen Gmehling, professor of technical and industrial chemistry, is among the university's long-serving scientific faculty.技术化学与工业化学教授于尔根·格梅林，是该校长期任职的科研骨干之一。
• Prodosh Aich (born 1933), an Indian-born indologist, was associated with the university as an academic.印度裔印度学家普罗多什·艾希（1933 年生）曾在该校从事学术工作。
• Viktoria Schmidt-Linsenhoff (1944-2013), a German art historian, was a professor at the university.德国艺术史学家维多利亚·施密特-林森霍夫（1944-2013）曾是该校教授。
• Björn Thümler (born 1970), a German politician and state minister in Lower Saxony, is among the university's alumni.德国政治人物、下萨克森州部长比约恩·蒂姆勒（1970 年生）是该校校友之一。
• Angelus Sala, the physician and natural scientist honoured by the university's annual Angelus-Sala Award for chemistry students, lends his name to that prize.医师与自然科学家安格卢斯·萨拉，因该校面向化学学生的年度萨拉奖而在此留名。
• Ralph Bruder, an expert in industrial and occupational science, has served as President of the University of Oldenburg since 2021.工业与职业科学专家拉尔夫·布鲁德，自 2021 年起担任奥尔登堡大学校长。
• Siegfried Grubitzsch, a former president of the university, led Oldenburg during debates over teacher-education reform.该校前校长西格弗里德·格鲁比奇曾在教师教育改革讨论期间领导奥尔登堡。
• The university's academic community has included researchers in hearing and neuroscience, fields in which Oldenburg has built an international reputation.该校的学术共同体包含听觉与神经科学领域的研究者，奥尔登堡在这些领域已建立起国际声誉。
• Bettina Meyer, a professor and Antarctic researcher, is among the university's marine and polar scientists.教授、南极研究者贝蒂娜·迈尔，是该校海洋与极地科学家之一。
• Niko Paech, an economist known for his work on post-growth economics, taught at the university as a substitute professor.以后增长经济学研究著称的经济学家尼科·佩希，曾以代理教授身份在该校任教。