University of Basel
The University of Basel (German: Universität Basel) is located at Basel, Switzerland.
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Organization
Faculties
- Theology
- Law
- Medicine
- Phil I
- Phil II
- Economy
- Psychology
- Science
Student associations
- Fachgruppen
- Dings-Shop Dings Shop
- Shop for office materials for students
- Universitätssport Universitätssport Basel
- Organizing sport events and trainings for students
- SKUBA: Studentische Körperschaft der Universität Basel
- Calcutta Project Basel Calcutta Project Basel
- GeZetera GeZetera
- Newspaper made by students for students
History
Founded in 1459, it is Switzerland's oldest university.
Erasmus, Paracelsus, Daniel Bernoulli, Jacob Burckhardt, Leonhard Euler, Friedrich Nietzsche, Eugen Huber, Carl Jung and Karl Barth are among those associated with the university, which is nowadays famous for research into tropical medicine.
This University is also renowned for its former research into Earth Sciences, Slavistics and Astronomy.
External links
- University of Basel
- Swiss Tropical Institute - an Associated Institute of the University of Basel - travel and tropical medicine, international health, medical parasitology and the biology of infection, public health and epidemiology.
Categories
Educational institutions established in the 15th century | Universities in Switzerland | 1459 establishments