University history since 1460

    The University of Basel was founded as Switzerland's first university in 1460. Here you will find a wide range of information and materials on its history from its beginnings to the twenty-first century.

    unigeschichte.unibas.ch — an online project retracing 550 years of history at the University of Basel

    For the university’s anniversary in 2010, on behalf of the Rectorate and under the leadership of Prof. Dr. Susanna Burghartz and Prof. Dr. Georg Kreis, the Department of History developed an extensive website retracing the 550-year history of the university. Online since 2010, the site continues to be updated and expanded.

     

    Information about the online project,
    its many different contributors, and its numerous cooperation partners, as well as details about other publications for the anniversary year can be found here.

     

    Contact and suggestions

    If you have questions about the content or suggestions for additional topics, you can reach us at uni-geschichte(at)unibas.ch.