University of Strasbourg
The University of Strasbourg (French: Université de Strasbourg, also known as Unistra) is a public multidisciplinary research university in Strasbourg, the capital of the Alsace region of France, whose origins reach back to a Lutheran gymnasium founded in 1538 by Johannes Sturm.斯特拉斯堡大学(法文 Université de Strasbourg,简称 Unistra)是一所位于法国阿尔萨斯大区首府斯特拉斯堡的多学科公立研究型大学,其渊源可追溯至 1538 年由约翰内斯·斯图尔姆创办的路德派文理中学。
It comprises 35 academic components and 71 research laboratories spread across six campuses, and it is a member of the League of European Research Universities and a founding partner of the Eucor - The European Campus network.该校下设 35 个教学单位与 71 个研究实验室,分布于六个校区,是欧洲研究型大学联盟成员,也是「Eucor——欧洲校园」网络的创始伙伴之一。
In the 2027 QS World University Rankings the University of Strasbourg is placed 456th, and OpenAlex records 109,304 research works and 8,349,484 citations for the institution.在 2027 年 QS 世界大学排名中,斯特拉斯堡大学位列第 456;OpenAlex 统计该校研究成果 109,304 项、被引用 8,349,484 次。
History
- The university grew out of the Jean Sturm Gymnasium, a Lutheran and humanist school founded in 1538 by Johannes Sturm in the Free Imperial City of Strasbourg.该校由让·斯图尔姆文理中学发展而来,这所路德派人文主义学校于 1538 年由约翰内斯·斯图尔姆在斯特拉斯堡帝国自由市创办。
- The gymnasium was raised to the status of an academy in 1566 and became a university in 1621, when it was also granted the right to award degrees.该文理中学于 1566 年升格为学术院,1621 年改建为大学,并同时获得授予学位的资格。
- In 1631 it was designated a royal university, and among its early students was Johann Scheffler, who later converted to Catholicism and became the mystic poet Angelus Silesius.1631 年该校被定为皇家大学;其早期学生中包括约翰·舍夫勒,他后来皈依天主教,成为神秘主义诗人安格鲁斯·西勒修斯。
- After Louis XIV annexed the city in 1681 the Lutheran German university continued to operate, and Johann Wolfgang von Goethe studied there in 1770 and 1771.1681 年路易十四兼并该城后,这所路德派德意志大学仍继续运作;约翰·沃尔夫冈·冯·歌德于 1770 与 1771 年在此求学。
- Following the French Revolution at the end of the eighteenth century, the institution was largely transformed into a group of French-speaking academies.十八世纪末法国大革命之后,该校在很大程度上转变为一组法语学术机构。
- After the Franco-Prussian War of 1870 to 1871 and the annexation of Alsace-Lorraine by Germany, German nationalists re-founded the university in 1872 as a showcase of German culture.1870 至 1871 年普法战争、阿尔萨斯-洛林被德国兼并之后,德意志民族主义者于 1872 年重建该校,将其作为德意志文化的展示窗口。
- During the German Empire the university expanded greatly and numerous new buildings were erected, among them the Palais Universitaire designed by the architect Otto Warth.在德意志帝国时期,该校大幅扩张,兴建了大批新建筑,其中包括由建筑师奥托·瓦特设计的大学宫。
- In 1918 Alsace-Lorraine was returned to France, prompting a reverse exodus of German-speaking teachers.1918 年阿尔萨斯-洛林归还法国,随之出现德语教师的反向迁离。
- During the Second World War the personnel and equipment of the university largely migrated to Clermont-Ferrand in 1939.第二次世界大战期间,该校的人员与设备于 1939 年大部分迁往克莱蒙费朗。
- Nazi Germany re-annexed Alsace in June 1940 and founded the short-lived Reichsuniversität Straßburg in November 1941, while the French university resumed activity in Strasbourg in 1945.纳粹德国于 1940 年 6 月再度兼并阿尔萨斯,并于 1941 年 11 月创办短命的斯特拉斯堡帝国大学;1945 年法国大学在斯特拉斯堡恢复办学。
- In 1971, after the events of May 1968, the French Ministry of National Education subdivided the university into three separate institutions.1968 年「五月风暴」之后,法国国民教育部于 1971 年将该校拆分为三所独立院校。
- The three successors were Louis Pasteur University (Strasbourg I), Marc Bloch University (Strasbourg II) and Robert Schuman University (Strasbourg III).这三所继承院校分别是路易·巴斯德大学(斯特拉斯堡第一大学)、马克·布洛克大学(斯特拉斯堡第二大学)与罗贝尔·舒曼大学(斯特拉斯堡第三大学)。
- Following a national reform of higher education, the three universities re-merged on 1 January 2009, after the new institution had been created by a decree of 18 August 2008.在一次全国高等教育改革之后,三所大学于 2009 年 1 月 1 日重新合并为斯特拉斯堡大学,新机构此前已由 2008 年 8 月 18 日的法令创设。
- The merged university was among the first in France to benefit from greater autonomy, and it was also one of the first to establish a foundation.合并后的大学是法国最早获得更大自治权的大学之一,也是最早设立基金会的大学之一。
- In May 2008 the project was selected under the national Plan Campus initiative to receive state capital of 375 million euros, supplemented by local government contributions.2008 年 5 月,该项目在全国「校园计划」中入选,获得 3.75 亿欧元的国家资本投入,并另有地方政府配套资金。
- In 2010 the university inaugurated the Nouveau Patio, a central administrative hub that consolidated services previously scattered across the city.2010 年,该校启用「新帕蒂奥」,这一中央行政枢纽整合了此前分散于全城的各项服务。
- On 1 October 2010 the university's foundation launched France's first major private fundraising campaign, supported by companies such as AXA and Soprema.2010 年 10 月 1 日,该校基金会发起法国首个大型私人募款活动,得到 AXA 与 Soprema 等企业的支持。
- Under the Investissements d'Avenir programme a University Hospital Institute was created with 67.5 million euros in public grants and 80 million euros from private partners.在「未来投资」计划下,该校创建了一所大学医院研究所,获得 6,750 万欧元公共拨款与 8,000 万欧元私营伙伴资金。
- In July 2011 Strasbourg became one of the first three French universities to be labelled an Initiative of Excellence, receiving a 750-million-euro endowment for its "UNISTRA: Beyond Borders" project.2011 年 7 月,斯特拉斯堡大学成为法国首批三所获「卓越计划」标签的大学之一,为其「UNISTRA:跨越边界」项目获得 7.5 亿欧元捐赠。
- The university celebrated three Nobel Prizes within five years, awarded to Jules Hoffmann in 2011, Martin Karplus in 2013 and Jean-Pierre Sauvage in 2016.该校在五年之内迎来三项诺贝尔奖,分别授予朱尔·霍夫曼(2011 年)、马丁·卡普拉斯(2013 年)与让-皮埃尔·索瓦日(2016 年)。
- In 2016 the university was ranked 98th in the Reuters Top 100 of the world's most innovative universities.2016 年,该校在路透社「全球最具创新力大学百强」中位列第 98。
- On 14 August 1621 the Strasbourg academy was formally raised to the rank of a university, completing its transformation from a school into a degree-granting institution.1621 年 8 月 14 日,斯特拉斯堡学术院正式升格为大学,完成了从学校向可授予学位机构的转变。
- The reformer John Calvin was among those who taught at the Strasbourg school in the sixteenth century, and the city's humanist academy attracted students from across Europe.宗教改革家约翰·加尔文是十六世纪在斯特拉斯堡学校任教者之一,这座人文主义学园吸引了来自全欧的学生。
- A French law of 2007 on the liberties and responsibilities of universities simplified the election of university heads and cleared the way for the merger that took effect two years later.2007 年法国颁布关于大学自由与责任的《大学自由与责任法》,简化了校长的选举程序,为此后两年生效的合并铺平了道路。
Academics
- The University of Strasbourg comprises 35 academic faculties, schools and institutes, together with 71 research laboratories grouped into 77 research units.斯特拉斯堡大学由 35 个学院、学校与研究所,以及归入 77 个研究单位的 71 个研究实验室组成。
- It teaches across five broad domains, covering arts, literature and languages, law, economics, management, politics and social sciences, humanities and social sciences, science and technology, and medicine.该校教学覆盖五大领域,包括艺术、文学与语言,法律、经济、管理、政治与社会科学,人文与社会科学,科学与技术,以及医学。
- Its faculties include the Faculty of Law, Political Science and Management, the Faculty of Economics and Management, the Faculty of Arts, the Faculty of Languages and the Faculty of Letters.其学院包括法律、政治与管理学院,经济与管理学院,艺术学院,语言学院与文学院。
- The Faculty of Medicine, the Faculty of Pharmacy and the Faculty of Dental Surgery train health professionals in partnership with the Strasbourg university hospitals.医学院、药学院与牙外科学院与斯特拉斯堡大学医院合作培养医疗卫生专业人员。
- The science and technology domain includes the Faculty of Chemistry, the Faculty of Physics and Engineering, the Faculty of Life Sciences and the European School of Chemistry, Polymers and Materials.科学与技术领域包括化学学院、物理与工程学院、生命科学学院以及欧洲化学、聚合物与材料学院。
- The university runs the Centre for International Intellectual Property Studies, the Centre for Journalism Education and EM Strasbourg Business School.该校设有国际知识产权研究中心、新闻教育中心与斯特拉斯堡 EM 商学院。
- As of the mid-2020s the university counted 3,200 teachers and researchers and about 3,000 administrative and technical staff.截至二十一世纪二十年代中期,该校拥有 3,200 名教师与研究人员,以及约 3,000 名行政与技术人员。
- It enrols more than 54,800 students each year, of whom about 22 per cent come from outside France.该校每年在读学生超过 54,800 名,其中约 22% 来自法国以外。
- The university is associated with 18 Nobel laureates among its alumni, faculty and researchers, and with two Fields Medalists.该校的校友、教师与研究人员中产生了 18 位诺贝尔奖得主,以及 2 位菲尔兹奖得主。
- Four of its Nobel laureates were active in the 2010s, namely Jean-Marie Lehn, Jules Hoffmann, Martin Karplus and Jean-Pierre Sauvage.其诺贝尔奖得主中有四位在二十一世纪一十年代仍活跃,分别是让-马里·莱恩、朱尔·霍夫曼、马丁·卡普拉斯与让-皮埃尔·索瓦日。
- In chemistry the university ranks first in the European Union and within the top 50 institutions worldwide in the Shanghai subject ranking.在化学领域,该校在软科世界一流学科排名中位列欧盟第一,并进入全球前 50。
- The university is a founding member of the League of European Research Universities and participates in the Eucor - The European Campus network of the Upper Rhine.该校是欧洲研究型大学联盟的创始成员,并参与上莱茵地区的「Eucor——欧洲校园」网络。
- Its research base is supported by national organisations such as the French National Centre for Scientific Research and the national health research institute Inserm.其科研基础得到法国国家科学研究中心与法国国家健康与医学研究院等国家级机构的支持。
- On the Illkirch campus the Institute of Genetics and Molecular and Cellular Biology operates as a leading life-science laboratory.在伊尔基希校区,遗传学与分子细胞生物学研究所是一所领先的生命科学实验室。
- The Illkirch campus also hosts the International Space University, an international graduate institution located within the university's science complex.伊尔基希校区还设有国际太空大学,这所国际研究生院校坐落于该校的科学园区之内。
- The National and University Library, on the Place de la République, holds a major multidisciplinary collection and serves as a national deposit library.位于共和国广场的国家与大学图书馆收藏有重要的多学科文献,并承担国家呈缴图书馆的职能。
- The science and technology domain also includes the High School of Biotechnology of Strasbourg and the Louis Pasteur and Robert Schuman university institutes of technology.科学与技术领域还包括斯特拉斯堡生物技术高等学院,以及路易·巴斯德技术学院与罗贝尔·舒曼技术学院。
- The University of Strasbourg Institute for Advanced Study supports international research fellows and hosts visiting scholars from across Europe and beyond.斯特拉斯堡大学高等研究院支持国际研究人员,并接待来自欧洲及其他地区的访问学者。
Campus
- The central campus of the University of Strasbourg lies in the Esplanade district and mixes neo-renaissance German architecture with modern buildings from the 1960s expansion.斯特拉斯堡大学的中央校区位于埃斯普拉纳德区,兼具新文艺复兴风格的德意志建筑与二十世纪六十年代扩建的现代楼宇。
- The Esplanade campus contains the Palais Universitaire, the astronomical observatory and the botanical garden of the city of Strasbourg.埃斯普拉纳德校区内有大学宫、天文台以及斯特拉斯堡市的植物园。
- The Palais Universitaire was built by the architect Otto Warth after a competition that attracted more than a hundred designs and is a landmark of the German imperial period.大学宫由建筑师奥托·瓦特建造,此前的设计竞赛吸引了逾百份方案,它已成为德意志帝国时期的标志性建筑。
- Three specialised campuses lie within the Strasbourg Eurométropole, namely Cronenbourg for technology institutes and CNRS laboratories, Illkirch for pharmacy and biotechnology, and the Medicine campus at the historic civil hospital site.斯特拉斯堡欧洲都会区内设有三个专业校区,即科农堡校区(技术学院与法国国家科研中心实验室)、伊尔基希校区(药学与生物技术)以及位于旧市立医院原址的医学院校区。
- The main campus is served by several lines of the Strasbourg tramway and bus network, with stops such as Esplanade and Gallia.主校区由斯特拉斯堡多条有轨电车与公交线路提供服务,设有埃斯普拉纳德与加利亚等站点。
- The Nouveau Patio, inaugurated in 2010, forms a central administrative hub of the university, while the Agora building houses attached bodies such as the family allowance fund and the student health insurers.2010 年启用的「新帕蒂奥」构成大学的中央行政枢纽,而阿戈拉大楼则容纳家庭津贴基金与学生医疗保险公司等附属机构。
- The student residence of the Doctoral College of Strasbourg was designed by the London-based practice Nicholas Hare Architects in 2007.斯特拉斯堡博士学院的学生宿舍由伦敦的尼古拉斯·黑尔建筑师事务所于 2007 年设计。
- Further facilities are scattered across the region, including teacher-training sites in the Meinau district, Colmar and Sélestat and an Institute of Technology in Haguenau.更多设施散布于该地区,包括位于梅诺区、科尔马与塞莱斯塔的教师培训机构,以及阿格诺的技术学院。
- The Cronenbourg campus in the western part of the city hosts the Louis Pasteur Institute of Technology together with institutes specialising in chemistry, materials and technology.位于城市西部的科农堡校区设有路易·巴斯德技术学院,以及专注化学、材料与技术的若干研究机构。
Reputation
- In the 2027 QS World University Rankings the University of Strasbourg is placed 456th, and it belongs to the leading group of French research universities.在 2027 年 QS 世界大学排名中,斯特拉斯堡大学位列第 456,属于法国领先的研究型大学之列。[1]
- The University of Strasbourg was not included in the 2027 Times Higher Education World University Rankings, so it does not appear in that edition of the league table.斯特拉斯堡大学未进入 2027 年泰晤士高等教育世界大学排名,因此未出现在该年度的榜单中。
- In the 2026-2027 U.S. News Best Global Universities it is placed 331st.在 2026 至 2027 年度 US News 全球最佳大学排名中,该校位列第 331。
- In the 2026 Academic Ranking of World Universities it stands in the 101-150 band, one of the strongest positions among French universities.在 2026 年世界大学学术排名中,该校处于 101 至 150 区间,是法国大学中表现最强的位次之一。
- According to OpenAlex the university has produced 109,304 research works that have attracted 8,349,484 citations.据 OpenAlex 统计,该校已产出 109,304 项研究成果,累计被引用 8,349,484 次。
- The university is associated with 18 Nobel laureates, five of whom were still active researchers when they received the award.该校与 18 位诺贝尔奖得主相关联,其中五位在获奖时仍是活跃的研究者。
- In chemistry the university is ranked first in the European Union and among the top 50 worldwide in the Shanghai subject ranking.在化学领域,该校在软科世界一流学科排名中位列欧盟第一,并跻身全球前 50。
- Between 2013 and 2015 the university entered the world top 100 of the Academic Ranking of World Universities for three consecutive years.2013 至 2015 年间,该校连续三年进入世界大学学术排名的全球前 100。
- It is one of the French universities that hold a permanent excellence status under the national Initiative of Excellence programme.该校是持有法国「卓越计划」永久卓越地位的高校之一。
- The university is a member of the League of European Research Universities, the Utrecht Network and the Eucor - The European Campus grouping.该校是欧洲研究型大学联盟、乌得勒支网络以及「Eucor——欧洲校园」合作组织的成员。
- In the Shanghai global subject ranking the university's chemistry research is the highest-ranked in France.在软科全球学科排名中,该校的化学研究位居法国第一。
Student life
- The University of Strasbourg does not use a formal Latin motto, and its identity is built around the idea of a European public-service university.斯特拉斯堡大学没有正式的拉丁文校训,其身份认同建立在「欧洲公共服务型大学」这一理念之上。
- Its community of more than 54,800 students includes about 22 per cent who come from outside France, giving the campuses a strongly international character.其逾 54,800 名学生的社群中约 22% 来自法国以外,使各校区具有鲜明的国际化色彩。
- Students receive a cultural card that grants free or reduced access to university collections such as the Zoological Museum, the Museum of Mineralogy and the Botanical Garden.学生凭一张文化卡可免费或以优惠价参观动物学博物馆、矿物学博物馆与植物园等大学馆藏。
- The university library system includes 25 libraries, which held about 1.2 million books, 23,100 theses and 50,000 maps in 2012.该校图书馆体系包含 25 座图书馆,2012 年共藏有约 120 万册图书、23,100 篇论文与 5 万份地图。
- The Eucor - The European Campus network, created in 1989 at the initiative of the University of Basel, lets students take joint degrees with the universities of Freiburg, Basel, Karlsruhe and Upper Alsace.1989 年由巴塞尔大学倡议创建的「Eucor——欧洲校园」网络,使学生得以与弗莱堡大学、巴塞尔大学、卡尔斯鲁厄理工学院及上阿尔萨斯大学联合攻读学位。
- Student life is supported by associations and by the Agora building, which brings together health insurance, the regional student service centre and transport offices.学生生活依托各类社团以及阿戈拉大楼展开,后者汇集了医疗保险、地区学生服务中心与交通机构。
- The university holds an annual Forum des religions, whose fifth edition ran from 8 October to 16 November 2026, and it organises public lectures across its campuses.该校每年举办宗教论坛,其第五届于 2026 年 10 月 8 日至 11 月 16 日举行,并在各校区组织公开讲座。
- The central Esplanade campus lies a short tram ride from the historic centre of Strasbourg, and the city's tram and bus network links all six campuses.中央埃斯普拉纳德校区距斯特拉斯堡历史中心仅数分钟电车路程,该市的有轨电车与公交网络连接全部六个校区。
- The university's own museums, such as the Zoological Museum and the Museum of Mineralogy, are open to the public as well as to students and researchers.该校自有的博物馆,如动物学博物馆与矿物学博物馆,既向公众开放,也服务学生与研究人员。
Notable people
- Johannes Sturm, the humanist educator who founded the gymnasium in 1538, is regarded as the intellectual founder of the institution.1538 年创办文理中学的人文主义教育家约翰内斯·斯图尔姆,被视为该机构的精神奠基人。
- Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, the German poet and dramatist, studied at the university in 1770 and 1771.德国诗人与剧作家约翰·沃尔夫冈·冯·歌德曾于 1770 与 1771 年在该校求学。
- Louis Pasteur, the French chemist and microbiologist who developed pasteurisation, was a professor at Strasbourg.发明巴氏消毒法的法国化学家与微生物学家路易·巴斯德曾在斯特拉斯堡任教。
- Robert Schuman, a French statesman regarded as a founding father of the European Union, was one of its most celebrated alumni.被视为欧盟奠基人之一的法国政治家罗贝尔·舒曼是该校最著名的校友之一。
- Marc Bloch, the medieval historian and co-founder of the Annales school, was an alumnus of the university.中世纪史学家、年鉴学派创始人之一马克·布洛克是该校校友。
- Albert Schweitzer, who received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1952, taught and studied in Strasbourg.1952 年诺贝尔和平奖得主阿尔伯特·史怀哲曾在斯特拉斯堡任教与求学。
- Jean-Marie Lehn, who won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1987, has been a professor at the university.1987 年诺贝尔化学奖得主让-马里·莱恩曾任该校教授。
- Jules Hoffmann, who shared the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 2011, is a professor at the university.2011 年诺贝尔生理学或医学奖得主朱尔·霍夫曼是该校教授。
- Wu Wenjun, a Chinese mathematician who received China's State Preeminent Science and Technology Award in 2000, studied at the university from 1947.2000 年获中国国家最高科学技术奖的中国数学家吴文俊,自 1947 年起在该校求学。
- Jean-Claude Juncker, Prime Minister of Luxembourg from 1995 to 2013 and President of the European Commission from 2014 to 2019, studied law in Strasbourg.1995 至 2013 年任卢森堡首相、2014 至 2019 年任欧盟委员会主席的让-克洛德·容克曾在斯特拉斯堡攻读法律。