{"id":10594,"date":"2017-08-19T05:48:13","date_gmt":"2017-08-19T05:48:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/agence-de-traduction.ch\/?page_id=10594"},"modified":"2017-08-19T05:48:13","modified_gmt":"2017-08-19T05:48:13","slug":"university-of-basel","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/agence-de-traduction.ch\/en\/study-in-switzerland\/swiss-universities\/university-of-basel\/","title":{"rendered":"UNIVERSITY OF BASEL"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>UNIVERSITY OF BASEL<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The\u00a0<b>University of Basel<\/b>\u00a0(German:\u00a0Universit\u00e4t Basel) is located in\u00a0Basel,\u00a0Switzerland. Founded on 4 April 1460, it is Switzerland\u2019s oldest university and is counted among the leading institutions of the country.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The associated University Library of Basel is the largest and among the most important libraries in the whole of the country. The university hosts the faculties of\u00a0theology,\u00a0law,\u00a0medicine,\u00a0humanities\u00a0and\u00a0social sciences,\u00a0science,\u00a0psychology, and\u00a0business and economics, as well as numerous cross-disciplinary subjects and institutes, such as the Biozentrum for biomedical research and the Institute for European Global Studies. In 2016, the University boasted 12,852 students\u00a0and 377 professors.\u00a0International students accounted for 25 percent of the student body.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_10595\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10595\" style=\"width: 582px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/agence-de-traduction.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/University-of-Basel2.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-10595\" src=\"https:\/\/agence-de-traduction.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/University-of-Basel2.jpg\" alt=\"University of Basel\" width=\"582\" height=\"291\" srcset=\"https:\/\/agence-de-traduction.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/University-of-Basel2.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/agence-de-traduction.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/University-of-Basel2-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/agence-de-traduction.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/University-of-Basel2-768x384.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 582px) 100vw, 582px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-10595\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">University of Basel<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3><span id=\"Faculties\" class=\"mw-headline\">Faculties<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Theology<\/li>\n<li>Law<\/li>\n<li>Medicine<\/li>\n<li>Humanities and Social Sciences (Phil I)<\/li>\n<li>Science (Phil II)\n<ul>\n<li>Biozentrum<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Business and Economics<\/li>\n<li>Psychology<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span id=\"Interdisciplinary_institutions\" class=\"mw-headline\">Interdisciplinary institutions<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Europainstitut<\/li>\n<li>Jewish Studies<\/li>\n<li>Mensch-Gesellschaft-Umwelt (MGU)<sup id=\"cite_ref-19\" class=\"reference\"><\/sup><\/li>\n<li>Centre for African Studies Basel (ZASB)<\/li>\n<li>Kulturmanagement<\/li>\n<li>Gender Studies<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span id=\"Associated_institutes\" class=\"mw-headline\">Associated institutes<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute\u00a0(Swiss TPH)<\/li>\n<li>Friedrich Miescher Institute for Biomedical Research (FMI)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span id=\"Student_life\" class=\"mw-headline\">Student life<\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The University hosts several formal institutions that are intended to serve the needs of its students. The Student Advice Center\u00a0<sup id=\"cite_ref-21\" class=\"reference\"><\/sup>provides advice on academic degree programs and career opportunities. The Student Administration Office\u00a0provides information on applications, grants, mobility, exchanges, and disability services.<\/p>\n<h3><span id=\"Student_organizations\" class=\"mw-headline\">Student organizations<\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">There are also a variety of organizations that cater to international students, such as local chapters of Toastmasters and AIESEC, and associations that perform community services (Beraber, for instance, provides remedial lessons to immigrant youth). There is a foreign affairs association (Foraus), a Model United Nations team, and various choirs and orchestras. There are also various religious groups.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">A number of other student groups exist out of formal venues. The most recognizable are the \u201cStudentenverbindungen,\u201d traditional student associations dating from the 19th century that organize social events, share common uniforms, and often focus on particular hobbies, such as swordfighting. Such associations include the Akademische Turnerschaft Alemannia zu Basel, AKW Raurica, Helvetia Basel, Jurassia Basiliensis, Schwizerh\u00fcsli, A.V. Froburger, and Zofingia. Membership in many is restricted to men, though A.V. Froburger also accepts women.<\/p>\n<h3><span id=\"University_Sports\" class=\"mw-headline\">University Sports<\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">University Sports<sup id=\"cite_ref-23\" class=\"reference\"><\/sup>\u00a0provides a gym, fitness classes, and sport and dance camps to students and employees of the University.<\/p>\n<h3><span id=\"Student_Union\" class=\"mw-headline\">Student Union<\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Studentische K\u00f6rperschaft der Universit\u00e4t Basel (skuba) speaks on behalf of the students and represents their needs and interests. It acts as an official student representative and has no political or religious affiliations.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_10596\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10596\" style=\"width: 444px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/agence-de-traduction.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/University-of-Basl-library.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-10596\" src=\"https:\/\/agence-de-traduction.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/University-of-Basl-library.jpg\" alt=\"University of Basel\" width=\"444\" height=\"222\" srcset=\"https:\/\/agence-de-traduction.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/University-of-Basl-library.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/agence-de-traduction.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/University-of-Basl-library-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/agence-de-traduction.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/University-of-Basl-library-768x384.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 444px) 100vw, 444px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-10596\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Library<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UNIVERSITY OF BASEL The\u00a0University of Basel\u00a0(German:\u00a0Universit\u00e4t Basel) is located in\u00a0Basel,\u00a0Switzerland. 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