About the Venue

The conference will take place at the University of Freiburg (Albert-Ludwigs-University) (see map). The conference venue is located in the centre of Freiburg.

University of Freiburg

Founded in 1457, the University of Freiburg is one of the oldest German universities and is now one of the nation's leading research and teaching institutions. Proud of its 550-year history in the center of Europe , the University of Freiburg is consciously aware of its intellectual roots in the occidental Christian tradition, especially in the humanism of the Upper Rhine . Building on the original disciplines of theology, law, medicine, and philosophy, it cherishes its mission of passing on the classical cultural heritage to new generations and continuing the southern German liberal tradition. At the same time, the university is dedicated to defining and pioneering new research areas and promoting a strategic interweaving of the natural and social sciences with the humanities.

Freiburg's central position in Europe, in the corner where Switzerland, France, and Germany meet, where it is nestled in one of the oldest cultural landscapes north of the Alps, has had an unmistakable influence on the town. The university is an essential element of the quality of life in Freiburg; both in the academic sphere and in the perception of the general public, the activities of the university are of central importance and highly attractive. From time immemorial, teaching, learning, and research have formed an indivisible whole. A glance at the list of leading academic figures and Nobel prize winners associated with the university, even only of those who taught and researched in the twentieth century - featuring well-known names such as A. Weismann, E. Husserl, M. Heidegger, W. Eucken, H. Friedrich, H. Spemann, H. Staudinger, A. von Hayek, P. Ehrlich, O. Wieland, G. von Hevesy, H. Krebs and G. Köhler - provides evidence enough that the University of Freiburg is and always has been a charismatic centre of supreme academic achievement in all disciplines. On this basis, the University of Freiburg views its social task as being situated at the point at which progress, liberty, and responsibility intersect.

Homepage University of Freiburg

www.uni-freiburg.de