Lund University
Lund University
| Swedish | Lunds universitet (Universitas Lundensis, and Universitas Gothorum Carolinae in Latin. Also the older Academia Carolina lundensis, or Academia Carolina conciliatrix.)
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| Motto | Ad utrumque
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| Established | 1666
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| School type | Public University
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| Rector magnificus | Prof. Lund, Sweden
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| Enrollment | 30,800 undergraduate
3,200 post-graduate
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| Faculty | -
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| Member | Universitas 21, EUA
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| Homepage | http://www.lu.se/
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Lund University or Lunds universitet is a university founded in 1666, in Lund, Sweden. The university has over 34,000 people studying in 50 different programmes and 800 separate courses.
History
Although there were anterior academic institutions, a studium generale, the mediaeval Latin language term for a university, was established in 1483 within the Franciscan friary, and prior to this in 1085, a school for the training of priests was set up. The university was established in 1666, as the fourth one within the Swedish Realm. Today, within Sweden, it is sometimes counted as its second, since the Academia Gustaviana (now University of Tartu (1632) and the Academy of Åbo (1640) are located in present Estonia and Finland. Uppsala University was the first to be established in 1477.
Faculties
There are also departments located in Malmö and Helsingborg.
Alumni
See also: Royal Swedish Physiographic Society in Lund, List of universities in Sweden
Partner Universities
