 PhD Summer School 2007 on
Governance and Democracy in Central Eastern Europe
Lüneburg and the University of Lüneburg
| The City of Lüneburg |
Lüneburg is situated in the north eastern part of the state of Lower Saxony, some 50 kilometres south of Hamburg and has about
70,000 residents. The city, rich in tradition, has an over 1,000-year history, which is closely connected with salt, the
so-called "white gold" of the Middle Ages.
With 70,000 residents, Lüneburg is a regional centre for business and public administration. Due to its central location in
Germany after the unification as well as its proximity to Hamburg - only half an hour by car or train - a varied and vibrant
local economy, dominated by small business, has furthered the urban development in recent years.
Although being a smaller town, Lüneburg offers a lively and wide-ranging cultural, intellectual and social life. There are
several museums, academies and educational institutions as well as a variety of offerings in the field of theatre, literature,
music and other leisure facilities.
Further information: » www.lueneburg.de and
» www.campus-germany.de/english/4.22.3.2021.html
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| The University of Lüneburg and the "Center for the Study of Democracy" |
The University of Lüneburg was founded in May 1946 as one of eight Teacher Training Colleges in the State of Lower Saxony.
Following an extensive educational reform in the mid-70s, the College became an independent institution of higher education
with the right to grant academic degrees in 1978. Full university status was then granted in May 1989. In 1992, the state
government approved the presidential constitution, and the first University president was inaugurated in 1993.
The steadily increasing size of the University placed more and more pressure on the existing facilities. Accordingly, in 1993
the state government decided to relocate the University to a large campus site. After nearly five years of extensive restoration
and building work, what was formerly a military base has been transformed to a modern University with new lecture halls,
library and other facilities, settled on a 15-hectare campus. Over the last years, the student population has grown from
about 7.000 to 11.000 students. Currently, the University consists of 3 faculties, which hold 26 study programs and several
study courses for further education.
The "Center for the Study of Democracy" (ZDEMO) was founded in June 2004. It is formally approved research unit at the University of
Lüneburg. The Center organises research projects as well as national and international conferences, which focus on
understanding the theoretical and empirical basis of democratic processes around the world. The Center is in the process of
building up a PhD program on "Democratic Studies" together with several other Departments of Political Science in Northern
Germany. With a grant from the DAAD (German Academic Exchange Service) and from local business, we will create a fellowship
program for foreign junior researchers attending PhD courses in Lüneburg.
Further information:
» www.uni-lueneburg.de
» www.uni-lueneburg.de/einricht/aaa/international.php
» www.uni-lueneburg.de/zdemo |
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