University of Lenovo
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Университет на леново Universitet na Lenovo | |
Latin: Universitas Urbis Lenis | |
Motto | Sine Fide, non potest Intellegere |
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Motto in English | Without Faith, one cannot Understand |
Type | Public |
Established | 1392 |
Rector | Ivan Vladamirev |
Academic staff | 3,688 (2021) |
Students | 22,121 (2021) |
Undergraduates | 8,554 (2021) |
Postgraduates | 13,978 (2021) |
Location | , , |
Campus | Urban |
Colours | Yellow and Green |
Affiliations | Tiranis Phrontis |
The University of Lenovo (Tengarian: Университет на леново or Universitet na Lenovo) is a public collegiate University in Lenovo, Tengaria. Founded in 1392 by Emperor Saint Vasil the Great, it is the oldest university in Tengaria, the oldest university in Western Euclea, and one of the oldest surviving and continiously operating universities in the world.
The University of Lenovo is divided into 23 constituent colleges, divided by sex into 13 colleges for men, 10 for women, although they are closely controlled by the central administration. There is no central campus, but each college and the administrative buildings are spread throughout the older districts of the city of Lenovo. As the foremost example of Tengaria's unique system of education, it has many unique and features which distinguish it from other universities. The three-year Undergraduate education, called simply "University", is meant to be a rigorous introduction to the intellectual and contemplative life, with every student taking the same courses, and with discussions on the texts of the great books. The University also offers a modified undergraduate for foreign students. The University is also the foremost source of Postgraduate education in Tengaria, which are more niche and specialized study than the undergraduate level, and the school has a larger postgraduate population than undergraduate. The school is most well known for its comprehensive Philosophy and Theology programs, and is considered one the leading universities on Xenagoras and Teleological Philosophy and Episemialist Theology.
The university was founded during the Iconoclast crisis, and was a fundamental intellectual centre and driving force in the Tengarian Renaissance. It remained the primary centre of learning in Western Euclea until it declined and was overshadowed by Soravian institutions in the mid-seventeenth century. The University underwent significant academic reform under the reign of Simeon Kovachev, reordering its academic focus to the ideals of Znaniya school. It has consistently been considered the most prestigious University in Tengaria, and the centre of its academic development. The school maintains strict standards on enrollment and upon its teaching faculty. It also has many famous alumni and notable teachers, particularly in the fields of philosophy and theology, as well as many of Tengaria's leading academics.
History
Background
Foundation
Tengarian Renaissance
Early Modern Period
Reorganization and Revival
Buildings and Campus
Organisation
Colleges
The University of Lenovo, as a collegiate university, is divided in 23 Colleges, each of which are unique and have unique traditions and benefits which they offer to their students, but are all heavily guided and watched over by the central administration. All students are required to be members of a College, and once assigned, most students are bound to that college for the duration of their education. The tutors of the university are also required to be members of a certain college, and many have rooms to live in each of the colleges. The students are given rooms and have a common meal hall, and each college provides students with various kinds of activities for the students. Whereas most universities have integrated men and women together, the colleges remain seperated by sex. Since the colleges do not determine the classes, however, men and women do study together, but are barred from cohabitating with members of the opposite sex. In addition, there are several colleges which are set aside for students and faculty from outside Tengaria, known as the "international colleges". There are 13 all-male colleges, three of which are international colleges, and 10 all-female colleges, two of which are international colleges. Here is a list of the colleges, in date of their original foundation.
No. | Name | Sex | Founded | Notes |
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1 | Saint Vasil College | Male | 1392 | Oldest College, named after Vasil the Great, who built it in 1492. Formerly comprised the whole of the university, it now houses most of the administration and only selects the top students. |
2 | Sotirias College | Male | 1444 | Second college of the University built by Emperor Vasil II. |
3 | Theotokos College | Female | 1465 | Transitioned into an all-female college in 1902, the oldest of the women's colleges. Considered the most elite of the female colleges. |
4 | Saint George College | Male | 1476 | Created as the first college for non-Tengarian students, remains an international college to this day. |
5 | Saint Mihail College | Male | 1502 | Named after Saint Mihail of Tengaria. |
6 | Theopany College | Male | 1534 | Almost exclusively serves seminarians and male religious. |
7 | Saint Helena College | Female | 1558 | Transitioned to an all-female college in 1943. |
8 | Uriel College | Male | 1594 | Named after the Archangel Uriel. |
9 | Logos College | Male | 1655 | |
10 | Saint Teodor College | Male | 1732 | Named after Saint Teodor of Garna. |
11 | Holy Cross College | Male | 1769 | |
12 | Saint Nikolai College | Male | 1825 | Second international college for men. |
13 | Dormition College | Female | 1837 | Transitioned into a all-female college in 1943. |
14 | Annunciation College | Female | 1885 | Transitioned into an all-female college in 1985. |
15 | Saint Magdalen College | Female | 1895 | Transitioned into an all-female college in 1920. |
16 | Saint Boris College | Male | 1910 | Named after St. Boris the Confessor. |
17 | Saint Katerina College | Female | 1923 | The first college built specifically for women. |
18 | Saint Hippodalia College | Female | 1955 | Founded as the first female international college. Named after Saint Hippodalia. Generally serves women from Western Euclea. |
19 | Saint Hristofor College | Male | 1964 | Named after Saint Hristofor. |
20 | Holy Spirit College | Male | 1986 | The third male international school. |
21 | Holy Wisdom College | Female | 1995 | Also known as "Saint Sofia" College. |
22 | Saint Chloé College | Female | 2013 | Founded as the second female international college. Named after Saint Chloé. Generally houses women from the rest of the world. |
23 | Saint Svetlana College | Female | 2016 | The newest of the colleges. Named after Saint Svetlana, otherwise known as St. Phontine. |
Central Governance
Postgraduate Schools and Departments
The University of Lenovo has a common undergraduate program, meaning that all academic departments are consolidated to under the postgraduate academic structure.
Academic Profile
Admission
Structure
Teaching
Degrees
The University of Lenovo awards degrees in a similar way to other universities, and every degree is accredited by the Tengarian Ministry of Education Every undergraduate, having the same common eduacation, who successfully completes the program is awarded a Bachelor of Arts in the Liberal Arts, singifying that they have a degree of mastery of the Trivium and the Quadrivium. For postgraduate degrees, there are more variety according to the subject which one takes, but the divisions differ from other univerisities because of the idea behind the division of the sciences. The University gives priority based on the subject matter studied, with medical or legal degrees being seen as less important than more speculative studies, such as theology and philosophy. Each of the degrees is usually accompanied by a subdegree further clarifying the specificity of the degree, such as a Doctor of Arts who studies Geometry in particular will be granted a Doctor of Arts in Geometry. The broadest degree is the Doctor of Philosophy in Natural Philosophy, which covers a wide degree of sciences.
Level | Degree | Abb. | Duration | Subdegrees |
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Baccalaureate | Bachelor of Arts | BA | 3 years | Liberal Arts |
Magistral | Master of the Lower Arts | MAH | 2 years | History, Fine Arts, Anthropology, Engineering, Mechanics, Optics |
Master of Medicine | MM | 3 years | Medical Practice, Surgery, Medical Development, Nursing | |
Master of Laws | MJ | 2 years | Canon Law, Civil Law, Military Law, International Law | |
Master of Arts | MA | 3 years | Liberal Arts, Mathematics, Language, Arithmetic, Geometry, Music, Astronomy, Grammar, Rhetoric, Logic | |
Master of Philosophy | MP | 3 years | Metaphysics, Natural Philosophy, Politics, Ethics | |
Master of Theology | MT | 3 years | Speculative Theology, Sotiriology, Ecclesiology, Mariology, Apologetics | |
Doctoral | Doctor of the Lower Arts | DAH | 3 years | History, Engineering, Mechanics |
Doctor of Medicine | DM | 5 years | Medical Practice, Surgery | |
Doctor of Laws | DJ | 3 years | Canon Law, Civil Law | |
Doctor of Arts | DA | 3 years | Arithmetic, Geometry, Music, Astronomy, Grammar, Rhetoric, Logic | |
Doctor of Philosophy | DP | 4 years | Metaphysics, Natural Philosophy, Politics | |
Doctor of Theology | DT | 4 years | Speculative Theology |
Research
Rankings and reputation
Student Life
Traditions
Rules and Regulations
Student Organisations
Notable Alumni
The University has many notable alumni, which go on to serve in a variety of different capacities, from theologians to doctors to politicians and actors and athletes. Three Presidents of Tengaria have graduated from the University, as well as one Secretary-General of the Community of Nations. The University, however, is most known for the Philosophers and Theologians it has produced over the centuries. Here is a list of some of the most notable alumni. Many alumni have gone on to join the presitigious Tiranis Phrontis, including 4 current sitting members, and the University has official ties to that society.
• Teodora Kovacheva, current President of Tengaria, Theotokos College
• Ivan Istina, Philosopher and Polymath, Saint Vasil College
• Dimitri Kovachev, President of Tengaria, Saint Teodor College
• Angel V, Patriarch of Tengaria, Theophany College
• Theodosii Istina, Secretary-General of the Community of Nations, Saint Boris College
• Gregori Ervo, first President of Tengaria, Uriel College
• Aleksandar Dilov, Bishop and Prominent Theologian of the Znaniya School, Theophany College
• Stanislav Kozlek, poet and author of the Vasilad, Logos College
• Anastasia Gregova, Tengarian volleyball player, Holy Wisdom College
• Radomir Ervo, Composer, Sotirias College
• Boris Idenev, Philosopher and Polymath, Uriel College
• Stanimir Istina, Political Philosopher, Holy Cross College
• Geto Borisov, Natural Philosopher and Physicist, Sotirias College
• Violeta Getova, Scriptural Scholar and Church Historian, Saint Katerina College
• Hristofor Yasenev, Award-Winning Actor, Saint Hristofor College