From St. Petersburg to Dorpat and Back: On Academic Migration and Communication between Universities in the First Half of the 19th Century
Year: 2018
Type: article
Abstract: sHort communicAtions From st. Petersburg to Dorpat and Back: on Academic migration and communication between universities in the First Half of the 19th centuryThe paper studies forms of academic interaction between the Universities of Dorpat and st.Petersburg such as student migration, targeted training of scientists for russian universities at the Professors' institute of Dorpat, book exchange, participation of representatives of two universities in joint commemorations and scientific expeditions.The University of Dorpat, included in the system of universities of the russian Empire and in that of educational districts, served as a channel for the transfer of scientific personnel, as well as models of behavior adopted in the student society and going back to the traditions of German universities.Many graduates of the Dorpat University have made a brilliant scientific career in the capital of the Empire, among them P. i. Preiss, E. lenz, and F. G. W. struve.The medical faculty of the University of Dorpat acquired importance as an all-russian training center for civilian and military doctors.The majority of the specialists who came to the University of Dorpat from the "interior" universities of the Empire were teachers of the russian language. introductionThe history of interaction of universities in the russian Empire is no less interesting than the study of the European university culture transfer to russia. in this sense, the University of Dorpat was a cultural mediator between the universities of Europe and russia.At the same time, the Dorpat University was included, until 1837, in the educational districts system of the russian Empire, making possible active academic migration between universities and their subordinate schools.The university's geographical proximity to the st.Petersburg University and its educational district was important for the representatives of the University of Dorpat, which is why this direction of academic migration was preferred.At the same time, both universities were included in administrative, legislative, staffing and scientific respects in the centralized higher education system of the russian Empire, which was under the jurisdiction of the Ministry
Authors: Ksenia Kazakova, Tatyana Zhukovskaya
Language: English
Subfield: Education
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W2908240232