Catholic University of Eichstätt-Ingolstadt
The Katholische Universität Eichstätt-Ingolstadt is a Roman Catholic university in Eichstätt and Ingolstadt, Bavaria, Germany.The Catholic University Eichstätt-Ingolstadt (CU) is the only Roman Catholic university in the German-speaking world. Compared to other German universities (e.g. University of Heidelberg) it is a rather small institution (with 4,800 students in summer 2005); nevertheless, it is the largest private university in Germany. The university has one campus in Eichstätt situated in the Altmühltal Nature Park and another campus in Ingolstadt, one of Germany's economically most successful cities.HistoryThe university's history dates back to a seminary for priests , which was founded in 1564 by Bishop Martin von Schaumburg and the old University of Ingolstadt, the first university in Bavaria, which was founded in 1472 with the approval of the pope. The latter institution was moved to the capital Munich – nowadays the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München by King Ludwig I in 1826. One of the most famous rectors of the old University of Ingolstadt was the Jesuit Petrus Canisius.