University of FribourgUpon its foundation in 1457, the university already offered courses of study at the Faculties of Theology, Law, Medicine, and Humanities. MatthÃÂäus Hummel, the first rector of the university, chose the leitmotif, ââ¬Ã
Âwisdom has built itself a houseââ¬�, for his inaugural address. Archduke Albrecht VI of Western Austria, on the other hand, had the education of young law and theology students for governmental posts and the church in mind when founding the university. Following the integration of the Jesuits into the faculty in 1620, the University of Freiburg developed into a bastion of Catholic doctrine. The resulting restrictions in the curriculum were not lifted until Empress Maria Theresa introduced an educational reform which opened the way to new academic fields. http://www.universitieshandbook.com/