University of Regensburg

The University of Regensburg (German: Universität Regensburg) is a public research university in the city of Regensburg, in the German state of Bavaria.雷根斯堡大学（德语 Universität Regensburg）是位于德国巴伐利亚州雷根斯堡市的一所公立研究型大学。

It was founded on 18 July 1962 by the Landtag of Bavaria as the fourth full university in the state, and teaching began in the winter semester of 1967–1968.该校于 1962 年 7 月 18 日由巴伐利亚州议会批准创办，为该州第四所综合性大学，教学则于 1967 至 1968 年冬季学期开始。

In the QS World University Rankings 2027 it is placed 696th in the world, and it is structured into twelve faculties with about 19,000 students on a single central campus south of the Danube.在 2027 年 QS 世界大学排名中该校位列世界第 696 位，设有十二个学院，约 19,000 名学生就读于多瑙河以南的单一中心校区。

History

• Attempts to establish a university in Regensburg had been made since the late Middle Ages, beginning with a petition in 1487 from Duke Albrecht IV of Bavaria and the city council to Pope Innocent VIII.在雷根斯堡创办大学的尝试可追溯至中世纪晚期，最初是 1487 年巴伐利亚公爵阿尔布雷希特四世与市议会向教皇英诺森八世递交的请愿。
• That first petition failed for economic reasons, and the city did not gain a university in the fifteenth century.这份最初的请愿因经济原因未获批准，该城在十五世纪未能获得一所大学。
• In 1562 the Croatian Protestant reformer Matthias Flacius again advocated a university in Regensburg, arguing that it would spread the ideas of the Protestant Reformation to Slavic lands.1562 年，克罗地亚新教改革家马蒂亚斯·弗拉齐乌斯再次倡议在雷根斯堡设立大学，主张借此把新教改革的理念传播到斯拉夫地区。
• Protestant intellectuals renewed the attempt in 1633, but their plans were blocked by imperial troops acting on the orders of Holy Roman Emperor Ferdinand II.1633 年新教知识分子再度推动此举，但其计划被奉神圣罗马帝国皇帝斐迪南二世之命出动的帝国军队所阻。
• After the Second World War a group of concerned intellectuals and academics in Eastern Bavaria founded the Association of the Friends of the University in 1948, campaigning for a university for Regensburg.二战结束后，东巴伐利亚一批关切此事的知识分子与学者于 1948 年成立「大学之友协会」，为在雷根斯堡设立大学而奔走。
• Their advocacy succeeded in 1962, when the Bavarian Landtag authorised the creation of the university, making it the fourth full university in Bavaria.他们的努力于 1962 年获得成果，巴伐利亚州议会批准创办该校，使其成为巴伐利亚第四所综合性大学。
• Construction began with an official groundbreaking ceremony on 20 November 1965 at the site south of the Danube.校园建设于 1965 年 11 月 20 日以正式的奠基典礼在多瑙河以南的校址开工。
• The first lectures were held in the winter semester of 1967–1968, when the newly founded university opened its faculties of Law and Business Sciences and of Philosophy.1967 至 1968 年冬季学期迎来了首批课程，新成立的大学开办了法律与商业科学学院以及哲学院。
• In the summer semester of 1968 the Faculty of Catholic Theology was created, the third faculty to open at the young university.1968 年夏季学期，天主教神学学院成立，成为这所新大学最早创办的第三个学院。
• Since 1967 the university has grown from two faculties to twelve, adding medicine, biology, psychology and chemistry along the way.自 1967 年以来，该校从两个学院扩展至十二个，其间陆续增设医学、生物学、心理学与化学。
• The university's most famous faculty member is Pope Benedict XVI, who taught theology there from 1969 until he was appointed Archbishop of Munich and made a cardinal in 1977.该校最著名的教师是教皇本笃十六世，他自 1969 年起在此教授神学，直至 1977 年被任命为慕尼黑总主教并擢升为枢机。
• Even after his election to the papacy in 2005, Benedict XVI formally retained his chair in theology at the university.即便在 2005 年当选教皇后，本笃十六世仍正式保留该校的神学教席。
• In 2006, a year after his election, Benedict XVI returned to the University of Regensburg to deliver a lecture that drew worldwide attention and controversy.2006 年，即当选次年，本笃十六世重返雷根斯堡大学发表演讲，引发全球关注与争议。
• Karl Stetter, a microbiologist, was head of the university's Archaea Centre and Department of Microbiology from 1980 to 2002.微生物学家卡尔·斯特特于 1980 至 2002 年担任该校古菌中心与微生物学系负责人。
• Among Stetter's discoveries at Regensburg were Pyrococcus furiosus in 1986 and Nanoarchaeum equitans in 2002, microbes that thrive at extremely high temperatures.斯特特在雷根斯堡的发现包括 1986 年的激烈火球菌与 2002 年的骑火纳米古菌，均为能在极高温环境中生存的微生物。
• The university's location near the former Iron Curtain led it to build a focus on Central, Eastern and Southeastern Europe, institutionalised in the Leibniz Institute for East and Southeast European Studies.该校邻近昔日铁幕的地理位置促使其形成对中欧、东欧与东南欧的研究重点，并以此设立莱布尼茨东欧与东南欧研究所。
• The Bavarian University Centre for Central, East and Southeastern Europe, known as BAYHOST, is based at the university and deepens cooperation with institutions across the region.设于该校的「巴伐利亚中欧、东欧与东南欧大学中心」（BAYHOST）致力于深化与该地区各机构的合作。
• Udo Hebel, a scholar of American studies, has served as President of the university since 1 April 2013 and is now in his third term of office.美国研究学者乌多·赫贝尔自 2013 年 4 月 1 日起担任该校校长，现已进入第三个任期。
• In 2026 the university congratulated Peter Hegemann, who taught biochemistry there from 1993 to 2004, on winning the Nobel Prize in Medicine.2026 年，该校向 1993 至 2004 年在此教授生物化学的彼得·黑格曼获颁诺贝尔生理学或医学奖致以祝贺。
• The university hospital, which shares the campus with the medical faculty, grew alongside the faculty and today forms one of the largest employers in eastern Bavaria.与医学院共址的大学医院随学院一同发展，如今是东巴伐利亚最大的雇主之一。

Academics

• The university is structured into twelve faculties spanning theology, law, business and economics, medicine, philosophy, psychology, languages, mathematics, physics, biology and chemistry.该校设有十二个学院，涵盖神学、法律、商业与经济、医学、哲学、心理学、语言、数学、物理、生物学与化学。
• Its faculties include the Faculty of Catholic Theology, the Faculty of Law, the Faculty of Business and Economics and the Faculty of Medicine.其学院包括天主教神学学院、法学院、商业与经济学院以及医学院。
• Further faculties are Informatics and Data Science, Philosophy, Art History, History and Humanities, and Psychology, Education and Sport Science.其他学院还有信息学与数据科学学院，哲学、艺术史、历史与人文学科学院，以及心理学、教育与体育科学学院。
• The remaining faculties cover languages, literature and cultures, mathematics, physics, biology and pre-clinical medicine, and chemistry and pharmacy.其余学院则涵盖语言、文学与文化，数学，物理，生物学与临床前医学，以及化学与药学。
• In the summer semester of 2026 the university enrolled 18,127 students, of whom 1,430 were international, while in the winter semester of 2025–2026 it had 19,437 students.2026 年夏季学期该校注册学生 18,127 人，其中 1,430 人为国际学生；2025 至 2026 年冬季学期学生数则为 19,437 人。
• As of 1 December 2025 the university employed 3,426 people, including 315 professors, and its affiliated hospital adds further staff.截至 2025 年 12 月 1 日，该校在职人员 3,426 人，其中教授 315 人，其附属医院还另有员工。
• The university was one of the first in Germany to introduce modularised degree programmes following the Bologna model, offering bachelor's and master's degrees since the 2000s.该校是德国最早按博洛尼亚模式推行模块化课程体系的大学之一，自 2000 年代以来提供学士与硕士学位。
• For international students of law the university offers an LL.M. course in German law, alongside German and specialised language courses for all students.该校为国际法学生开设德国法法学硕士课程，并为全体学生提供德语及专业语言课程。
• Key research fields include the natural sciences of mathematics, physics, biosciences, chemistry and pharmacy, together with the humanities and medicine.其重点研究领域包括数学、物理、生物科学、化学与药学等自然科学，以及人文学科与医学。
• The German Research Foundation funds two collaborative research centres at the university, one on higher invariants in arithmetic geometry and one on hadron physics from lattice quantum chromodynamics.德国研究联合会资助该校两个合作研究中心，其一研究算术几何中的高阶不变量，其二研究源于格点量子色动力学的强子物理。
• The university participates in well over 30 European Union research projects and maintains links with more than 130 European academic institutions.该校参与三十多个欧盟科研项目，并与逾 130 所欧洲学术机构保持联系。
• Its physics faculty ranked first in Bavaria and third in Germany for financial support in a German Research Foundation survey, and its high-energy physicists operate the QPACE supercomputer.在一项德国研究联合会的调查中，其物理学院的经费支持位列巴伐利亚第一、德国第三，其高能物理学家还运行 QPACE 超级计算机。
• The university considers itself a bridge between East and West and offers degrees such as Southeastern-European Studies and Eastern European Studies.该校自视为连接东西方的桥梁，并开设东南欧研究与东欧研究等学位项目。
• Its library, an open-access University Library, holds over 3.15 million books and periodicals and provides a modern online catalogue and loan system.其开放式大学图书馆藏有逾 315 万册图书与期刊，并提供现代化的在线目录与借阅系统。
• Students may study at partner institutions such as Kanazawa University in Japan, Korea University in Seoul and two Latin American universities in Venezuela and Mexico.学生可前往金泽大学、首尔的高丽大学，以及委内瑞拉与墨西哥的两所拉美大学等合作院校学习。
• The Centre for Language and Communication and the university's Computer Centre support teaching and research across the twelve faculties.该校的语言与交流中心以及计算中心，为十二个学院的教学与研究提供支持。
• The Faculty of Informatics and Data Science is one of the university's newer faculties, reflecting its growth in computing and data-driven research.信息学与数据科学学院是该校较新的学院之一，体现其在计算与数据驱动研究方面的成长。
• The Faculty of Biology and Pre-Clinical Medicine and the Faculty of Chemistry and Pharmacy underpin the university's strong profile in the life sciences and drug research.生物学与临床前医学院以及化学与药学学院，支撑该校在生命科学与药物研究方面的强势方向。
• The university offers a broad programme of cross-disciplinary courses, including data processing, presentation and communication, and intercultural communication, for all students.该校为全体学生提供广泛的跨学科课程，包括数据处理、表达与沟通，以及跨文化交际。
• The medical faculty works with the university hospital and with regional clinics on clinical research, and its students complete practical training in hospitals across eastern Bavaria.该校医学院与大学医院及区域诊所合作开展临床研究，其学生在东巴伐利亚各地医院完成实践培训。

Campus

• The university is situated almost entirely on one central campus, south of Regensburg's inner city on a small incline south of the Danube River.该校几乎完全集中在一个中心校区，位于雷根斯堡旧城区以南、多瑙河南岸的一片缓坡之上。
• The campus covers about 150 hectares, or 280 acres, and includes a botanical garden and a stadium among its facilities.校区占地约 150 公顷（合 280 英亩），设施中包括一座植物园与一座体育场。
• The campus is directly adjacent to the Regensburg University of Applied Sciences and to the A 3 autobahn, and lies close to the Bavarian Forest.校区紧邻雷根斯堡应用技术大学与 A3 高速公路，并靠近巴伐利亚森林。
• The historic town of Regensburg, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, provides recreational opportunities, and the Danube Valley and nearby lakes lie within easy reach.历史名城雷根斯堡为联合国教科文组织世界遗产，为学生提供休闲去处，多瑙河谷与附近湖泊也近在咫尺。
• The university's main site lies at approximately 49.02 degrees north and 12.10 degrees east, within the city of Regensburg in Bavaria.该校主校区约位于北纬 49.02 度、东经 12.10 度，地处巴伐利亚州雷根斯堡市。
• A central Mensa and several smaller canteens, a pizzeria, a bank and a bookshop serve the campus community in the middle of the site.校园中央设有一座大型 Mensa 食堂与若干小食堂，以及披萨店、银行与书店，服务校园社群。
• Student residences, some of which cater to students with special needs, are located close to the campus and also in the city centre.学生宿舍部分专为有特殊需要的学生设置，分布于校园附近以及市中心。
• More than twenty computer pools and a sports centre with courses ranging from aikido to volleyball round out the campus facilities.二十多个计算机房以及提供从合气道到排球等课程的体育中心，完善了校园设施。
• The botanical garden of the university, the Botanischer Garten der Universität Regensburg, is a notable campus feature open to the public.该校植物园（Botanischer Garten der Universität Regensburg）是校园内一处知名设施，向公众开放。

Reputation

• In the QS World University Rankings 2027 the University of Regensburg is placed 696th in the world.在 2027 年 QS 世界大学排名中，雷根斯堡大学位列世界第 696 位。
• The Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2027 place the university in the 451 to 500 bracket globally.2027 年泰晤士高等教育世界大学排名将该校列于世界第 451 至 500 区间。 ^[1]
• In the U.S. News Best Global Universities ranking for 2026 to 2027 the university is placed 588th in the world.在 2026 至 2027 年版《美国新闻与世界报道》最佳全球大学排名中，该校位列世界第 588 位。
• In the 2026 Academic Ranking of World Universities, compiled by ShanghaiRanking, it is placed in the 401 to 500 band.在由上海软科编制的 2026 年世界大学学术排名中，该校位于第 401 至 500 档。
• The OpenAlex database records about 71,652 research works associated with the university, with some 6,199,101 citations.OpenAlex 数据库为该校收录约 71,652 篇研究成果，被引用约 6,199,101 次。
• The Handelsblatt ranking of 2014, one of the most relevant for business administration in German-speaking Europe, placed its Department of Business Administration among the best 25.2014 年的《商报》排名是德语区工商管理领域最具参考价值的榜单之一，将该校工商管理系列入最佳 25 名之列。
• Peter Hegemann, who taught biochemistry at the university from 1993 to 2004, shared the 2026 Nobel Prize in Medicine for his work on optogenetics.1993 至 2004 年在该校教授生物化学的彼得·黑格曼，因在光遗传学方面的研究分享 2026 年诺贝尔生理学或医学奖。
• Pope Benedict XVI, a former professor of theology at the university, led the Catholic Church as pope from 2005 to 2013 and remained formally linked to its theology faculty.该校前神学教授本笃十六世于 2005 至 2013 年作为教皇领导天主教会，并与该校神学院保持正式联系。
• The university's research strengths lie in physics, chemistry and pharmacy, biosciences, medicine and the humanities, especially history and philology.该校的研究优势集中于物理、化学与药学、生物科学、医学以及人文学科，尤其是历史学与语文学。
• Its medical faculty and university hospital contribute to Regensburg's standing in cancer research, immunology and molecular medicine.其医学院与大学医院为雷根斯堡在癌症研究、免疫学与分子医学方面的地位作出贡献。

Student life

• The University of Regensburg does not use a widely circulated formal motto, and its identity is tied to its Catholic theological tradition and its Eastern European focus.雷根斯堡大学没有广泛流传的正式校训，其形象系于天主教神学传统与东欧研究特色。
• Campus cultural life is active, with choirs, musical ensembles and art exhibitions in drawing, print, sculpture and photography.校园文化生活活跃，设有合唱团、音乐团体以及素描、版画、雕塑与摄影等艺术展览。
• Every year more than ten student drama groups stage productions in the theatre on campus, and audiovisual studios support students interested in film and music production.每年有十多个学生戏剧团体在校园剧场演出，视听工作室则为对电影与音乐制作感兴趣的学生提供支持。
• The university's Sports Centre offers recreational courses from aikido to capoeira, and from kayaking to volleyball, for the whole student body.该校体育中心为全校学生提供从合气道到卡波耶拉、从皮划艇到排球的休闲课程。
• The International Office runs well-developed orientation and integration programmes for international students arriving at the university.该校国际办公室为来校的国际学生提供完善的迎新与融入项目。
• Regensburg's student life is closely tied to the historic city, whose old town, bars and Danube riverside are popular with students.雷根斯堡的学生生活与这座历史名城紧密相连，其老城、酒吧与多瑙河畔深受学生欢迎。
• Student residences near the campus and in the city centre are complemented by the many lakes and recreational areas of the Danube Valley.校园附近与市中心的学生宿舍，与多瑙河谷众多湖泊及休闲区域相辅相成。
• Because of the university's Eastern European focus, students take part in exchanges with partner universities in Central and Southeastern Europe and beyond.由于该校侧重东欧研究，学生参与与中欧、东南欧及其他地区合作大学的交流。
• The University of Regensburg is a member of the Compostela Group of Universities and participates in the European Union's SOCRATES and Erasmus programmes.雷根斯堡大学是孔波斯特拉大学集团的成员，并参与欧盟的苏格拉底与伊拉斯谟计划。
• The university encourages extracurricular activity on campus, with music, drama and sports groups complementing academic study throughout the year.该校鼓励校园课外活动，音乐、戏剧与体育团体全年与课堂学习相辅相成。

Notable people

• Pope Benedict XVI, born Joseph Ratzinger, taught theology at the university from 1969 to 1977 and retained his chair after becoming a cardinal.教皇本笃十六世（本名约瑟夫·拉青格）自 1969 至 1977 年在该校教授神学，并在擢升枢机后保留教席。
• Peter Hegemann, a biophysicist who taught at the university from 1993 to 2004, won the 2026 Nobel Prize in Medicine for his contributions to optogenetics.1993 至 2004 年在该校任教的生物物理学家彼得·黑格曼，因对光遗传学的贡献获得 2026 年诺贝尔生理学或医学奖。
• Karl Stetter, a microbiologist at the university from 1980 to 2002, discovered extremophile microbes such as Pyrococcus furiosus and Nanoarchaeum equitans.1980 至 2002 年在该校任职的微生物学家卡尔·斯特特，发现了激烈火球菌与骑火纳米古菌等嗜极微生物。
• Edmund Stoiber, an alumnus in criminal law, served as Minister-President of Bavaria from 1993 to 2007.刑法专业校友埃德蒙·施托伊贝尔于 1993 至 2007 年出任巴伐利亚州州长。
• Markus Brunnermeier, an economist who graduated in 1993, became a professor at Princeton University and an adviser on financial stability.1993 年毕业的经济学家马库斯·布伦纳迈尔成为普林斯顿大学教授，并担任金融稳定方面的顾问。
• Hans Joachim Schellnhuber, a theoretical physicist who graduated in 1980, founded the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research and advised on climate policy.1980 年毕业的理论物理学家汉斯·约阿希姆·舍尔恩胡伯创办了波茨坦气候影响研究所，并为气候政策提供咨询。
• Wolfgang A. Herrmann, a chemist who graduated in 1973, later served as President of the Technical University of Munich.1973 年毕业的化学家沃尔夫冈·A·赫尔曼其后出任慕尼黑工业大学校长。
• Udo Hebel, a professor of American studies, has been President of the university since 2013 and is its tenth president.美国研究教授乌多·赫贝尔自 2013 年起担任该校校长，为该校第十任校长。
• Benjamin Appl, a lyric baritone, studied at the university and became an internationally performing concert and recital singer.抒情男中音本雅明·阿普尔曾就读于该校，后成为活跃于国际舞台的音乐会与独唱会歌唱家。
• Felix Brych, a lawyer who studied public law at the university, is a football referee who officiated at World Cup and Champions League matches.在该校研习公法的律师费利克斯·布里希是一名足球裁判，曾执法世界杯与欧洲冠军联赛比赛。
• May Ayim, who studied psychology and education at the university, was a poet and a pioneer of the Afro-German movement.在该校学习心理学与教育学的梅·阿伊姆是一位诗人，也是非洲裔德国人运动的先驱。
• Archbishop Ieronymos II of Athens, who studied theology at the university in 1978, became head of the Church of Greece in 2008.1978 年在该校研习神学的雅典大主教耶罗尼莫斯二世于 2008 年成为希腊正教会领袖。
• Werner Jeanrond, who studied theology at the university in 1979, became a professor of theology and later Master of St Benet's Hall at Oxford.1979 年在该校学习神学的维尔纳·让龙其后成为神学教授，并出任牛津大学圣贝内特学院院长。