Odense University

Odense University
Odense Universitet
Latin: Universitas Othiniensis
Motto Fructus Increscit Opera Novo In Agro
Type Public
Active 1966 (1966)–1998 (1998)
Location Odense, Denmark
Campus Urban

Odense University was a university in Odense, Denmark. It was established in 1966. In 1998, the university was merged with two other institutions to form the University of Southern Denmark. Its campus is now known as University of Southern Denmark Odense (Syddansk Universitet Odense, abbr. SDU Odense) and is the university's biggest campus.

History

The university was established in 1966. It had four faculties: Humanities, Social Sciences, Health Science and Natural Sciences.

In 1998, Odense University was merged with the Southern Denmark School of Business and Engineering and the South Jutland University Centre to form the University of Southern Denmark. The campus is now known as SDU Odense, and is considered the main campus of the University of Southern Denmark, both because of its relative size and because the central administration of the university is situated there.

Campus

Being an epitome of Danish functionalist architecture, the campus has been nicknamed Rustenborg (which roughly translates as The Rusty Castle) by students and staff, because it is built from gray concrete slabs clad with weathering steel, in an early architectural use of that material. Its architecture has also given rise to other nicknames and slang expressions among students and staff. For instance, the administrative block goes by the name of Førerbunkeren ("Führerbunker"), referring to the architectural similarities between the university building and a stereotypical military building. The University of Southern Denmark's students' magazine is simply called Rust.

When abbreviated, the university motto becomes FIONIA, the Latin name for Funen. The motto was created by the university's first rector, Mogens Brøndsted in 1966. Brøndsted also designed the university logo, featuring an apple tree.[1]

References

  1. ↑ Oddershede, Jens (rector) (June 2006). "Mogens Brøndsted in memoriam" (PDF). Ny Viden. Syddansk Universitet (6): 21. Retrieved 2006-10-10.

Coordinates: 55°22′9.24″N 10°25′43.73″E / 55.3692333°N 10.4288139°E / 55.3692333; 10.4288139

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