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    [1,"",1969,"Bielefeld University officially founded","Bielefeld University starts with the Faculties of Mathematics, Law, and Sociology. First Rektor: Prof. Dr. Ernst-Joachim Mestmäcker","https://spod.neolaiacampus.eu/ethersheet/images/22cdf8fd-cb18-4737-b904-876b00d2b708/56fa71bd-5402-444a-b370-a7239c2922a9.jpg","","Photographer: Günter Rudolf","Source: University Archive Bielefeld, FOS 00287","","https://www.uni-bielefeld.de"],
    [2,"",1970,"Election of the Rektor: Prof. Dr. Karl Peter Grotemeyer","","https://spod.neolaiacampus.eu/ethersheet/images/22cdf8fd-cb18-4737-b904-876b00d2b708/58d5033a-5580-4c0e-8112-9055ecac9200.jpg","","Bielefeld University","Bielefeld University","",""],
    [3,"",1971,"Foundation of the Faculty of Pedagogics, Philosophy, and Psychology","","https://spod.neolaiacampus.eu/ethersheet/images/22cdf8fd-cb18-4737-b904-876b00d2b708/7fb369d1-0aec-4d85-b5b8-b753af6e9726.jpg","","Photographer: Seutter","Source: University Archive Bielefeld, FOS 00660","",""],
    [4,"",1972,"Foundation of the Faculty of Physics","","https://spod.neolaiacampus.eu/ethersheet/images/22cdf8fd-cb18-4737-b904-876b00d2b708/6ec4400d-0a60-4873-8c57-90fdfe1e6487.jpg","","Photograpfer: Richter","Source: University Archive Bielefeld, FOS 01889","",""],
    [5,"",1972,"Center of Interdisciplinary Research (ZIF) moves into the new building in Wellenberg, Bielefeld","The Center for Interdisciplinary Research (ZiF: Zentrum für interdisziplinäre Forschung) is Bielefeld University's Institute for Advanced Study. It offers time, space, and funding for interdisciplinary research. ZiF is an independent, thematically unbound research institution and is open to scholars from all countries and disciplines","https://spod.neolaiacampus.eu/ethersheet/images/22cdf8fd-cb18-4737-b904-876b00d2b708/4682dfbd-1f02-443a-a011-322ad7113013.jpg","","Photographer: Günter Rudolf","Source: University Archive Bielefeld, FOS 01862","52.032578387509076, 8.493493995948116",""],
    [6,"",1972,"Foundation of the Faculty of Linguistics and Literary Studies","","https://spod.neolaiacampus.eu/ethersheet/images/22cdf8fd-cb18-4737-b904-876b00d2b708/35301953-d243-458c-8ebe-c93cbbc0588a.jpg","","Photographer: Seutter","Source: University Archive Bielefeld, FOS 01878","",""],
    [7,"",1973,"Foundation of the Faculty of History","","https://spod.neolaiacampus.eu/ethersheet/images/22cdf8fd-cb18-4737-b904-876b00d2b708/c8cf9d09-01ff-4693-bad9-3735db0b41cf.jpg","","Photographer: Seutter","Source: University Archive Bielefeld","",""],
    [8,"",1974,"Foundation of the Faculty of Business Administration and Economics","","","","","","",""],
    [9,"",1975,"Foundation of the Faculty of Chemistry","","https://spod.neolaiacampus.eu/ethersheet/images/22cdf8fd-cb18-4737-b904-876b00d2b708/534f5305-849a-44f2-bfc7-62d96fc20d5d.jpg","","Photographer: Klaus F. Linnenbrügger","Source: University Archive Bielefeld, FOS 01852","",""],
    [10,"",1976,"New main building of Bielefeld University","The third and final construction stage of the main building is handed over to the University","https://spod.neolaiacampus.eu/ethersheet/images/22cdf8fd-cb18-4737-b904-876b00d2b708/fa4fb610-98fe-49ba-8ba9-be3782e35ac6.jpg","","Photographer: Manfred Kettner","Source: University Archive Bielefeld, FOS 00340","52.037076865770324, 8.495305668966559",""],
    [11,"",1976,"Foundation of the Faculty of Biology","","https://spod.neolaiacampus.eu/ethersheet/images/22cdf8fd-cb18-4737-b904-876b00d2b708/e5eb4688-5671-4e92-ad9c-5210c27d1555.jpg","","Photographer: Gräfenstein","Source: University Archive Bielefeld, FOS 01835","",""],
    [12,"",1980,"Restructuring of the former Faculty of Pedagogics, Philosophy, and Psychology","The former Faculty of Pedagogics, Philosophy, and Psychology is restructured and the Faculties of Educational Science, of Psychology and Sports, and of History and Philosophy are established","https://spod.neolaiacampus.eu/ethersheet/images/22cdf8fd-cb18-4737-b904-876b00d2b708/80b46965-f725-4ac7-a342-65c75361d755.jpg","","Photographer: Otto Sudmann","Source: University Archive Bielefeld, FOS_00661","",""],
    [13,"",1980,"The Bielefeld section of the Pädagogische Hochschule Westfalen-Lippe (teacher training college) is amalgamated with Bielefeld University","The four departments of the Pädagogische Hochschule Westfalen-Lippe (teacher training college) are closed down and Faculty 12 is established (after 1.4.1982, Faculty of Theology, Geography, Art, and Music)","","","","","",""],
    [14,"",1982,"Opening of the Internationales Begegnungszentrum der Wissenschaft IBZ (international guest house)","","","","","","52.03553477052141, 8.500291929569809",""],
    [15,"",1990,"Foundation of the Faculty of Technology","","https://spod.neolaiacampus.eu/ethersheet/images/22cdf8fd-cb18-4737-b904-876b00d2b708/c63e6c50-d6c9-403a-a1f9-8ea7f044dafe.jpg","","Photographer: Helga Wehmeyer","Source: University Archive Bielefeld, FOS 01905","",""],
    [16,"",1992,"Election of the Rektor: Prof. Dr. Helmut Skowronek","","https://spod.neolaiacampus.eu/ethersheet/images/22cdf8fd-cb18-4737-b904-876b00d2b708/879bfe1a-e2b0-4fcc-8324-e10f6c5fb04f.jpg","","Photographer: Bielefeld University","Source: Bielefeld University","",""],
    [17,"",1994,"Foundation of the School of Public Health","","https://spod.neolaiacampus.eu/ethersheet/images/22cdf8fd-cb18-4737-b904-876b00d2b708/d2a59d73-7264-4c79-b0d8-6555b75d72f8.jpg","","Photographer: Klaus F. Linnenbrügger","Source: University Archive Bielefeld, FOS_01880","",""],
    [18,"",1996,"Election of the Rektor: Prof. Dr. Gert Rickheit","","https://spod.neolaiacampus.eu/ethersheet/images/22cdf8fd-cb18-4737-b904-876b00d2b708/2b0a3186-be6d-417c-b593-b72ca2d0e4f5.jpg","","Photographer: Bielefeld University","Source: Bielefeld University","",""],
    [19,"",1996,"Foundation of the Institute for Interdisciplinary Research on Conflict and Violence (IKG)","","","","","","",""],
    [20,"",1999,"Election of the Rektor: Prof. Dr. Dieter Timmermann","Prof. Dr. Dieter Timmermann, who was already elected to the post of Rektor by the convent of Bielefeld University on 09.06.1999, is re-elected Rektor by the Senate of Bielefeld University for the period of office from 01.04.2001 onward after the passage of the North Rhine-Westphalia University Act","https://spod.neolaiacampus.eu/ethersheet/images/22cdf8fd-cb18-4737-b904-876b00d2b708/f4e3e54b-fdb2-4c67-a193-9d32817f89a8.jpg","","Photographer: Bielefeld University","Photographer: Bielefeld University","",""],
    [21,"",2001,"Foundation of Microbial Genomics Competence Centre","Bielefeld University is selected by the Federal Ministry of Research and receives funding for the \"Kompetenzzentrum Mikrobielle Genomforschung\" (Microbial Genomics Competence Centre)","","","","","",""],
    [22,"",2002,"Foundation of the Institute for Interdisciplinary Epilepsy Research","Foundation of the Institute for Interdisciplinary Epilepsy Research at Bielefeld University supported by the Society for Epilepsy Research e. V.","","","","","",""],
    [23,"",2002,"Closure of the Faculty of Theology, Geography, Art, and Music","Closure of the Faculty of Theology, Geography, Art, and Music in line with the recommendations of the Expertenrat (Board of Experts) and integration of the departments into affiliated faculties for the Winter semester 2002/03","","","","","",""],
    [24,"",2004,"Opening of the Bielefeld Institute for Biophysics and Nanoscience (BINAS).","","","","","","",""],
    [25,"",2007,"New new laboratory building for the CeBiTec - Center for Biotechnology","Inauguration of the new laboratory for the CeBiTec - Center for Biotechnology. The laboratory is the largest building project at Bielefeld University since the completion of the main University building in 1976.","https://spod.neolaiacampus.eu/ethersheet/images/22cdf8fd-cb18-4737-b904-876b00d2b708/6d615337-364f-469a-8f63-05cdccac83ab.jpg","","Photographer: Bielefeld University","Source: Bielefeld University","52.03971614805856, 8.490944707585244",""],
    [26,"",2007,"Opening of the Research Institute for Cognition and Robotics (CoR-Lab) at Bielefeld University","Opening of the Research Institute for Cognition and Robotics (CoR-Lab) at Bielefeld University. This is accompanied by the signing of a research cooperation agreement between Bielefeld University and the Honda Research Institute Europe GmbH (HRI-EU). This will support postgraduate training and make Bielefeld University the first higher education institute in Europe with two humanoid robots of the new ASIMO generation as a research platform at its disposal","","","","","",""],
    [27,"",2007,"Success in the Excellence Initiative of the Federal and State Governments","Bielefeld University has two successes in the Excellence Initiative of the Federal and State Governments with the Cluster of Excellence \"Cognitive Interaction Technology\" and the Graduate School \"Bielefeld International Graduate School in History and Sociology\".","https://spod.neolaiacampus.eu/ethersheet/images/22cdf8fd-cb18-4737-b904-876b00d2b708/fc03f017-dd78-463a-8b50-d5cff0a9e566.jpg","","","Fotografin: Norma Langohr","Source: Bielefeld University",""],
    [28,"",2008,"Opening of the Bielefeld Graduate School in History and Sociology (BGHS) at Bielefeld University within the framework of the Excellence Initiative","","","","","Photographer: Bielefeld University","Source: Bielefeld University",""],
    [29,"",2009,"Election of the Rektor: Prof. Dr. Gerhard Sagerer","","https://spod.neolaiacampus.eu/ethersheet/images/22cdf8fd-cb18-4737-b904-876b00d2b708/3ee100f4-8997-442b-b65c-bd7d90706e84.jpg","","","Photographer: Bielefeld University","Source: Bielefeld University",""],
    [30,"",2009,"Modernization of the university main building","The state of North Rhine-Westphalia approves funding to start the modernization of the university main building and expand the university and grants an initial sum of almost 130 million Euros for the construction of a replacement building on the parking areas of the university campus","","","","","",""],
    [31,"",2009,"Excellence Initiative for Teaching","Bielefeld University is one of the six universities nationwide to win the competition on the \"Excellence Initiative for Teaching\", a joint programme initiated by the Stifterverband für die Deutsche Wissenschaft and the Kultusministerkonferenz (Standing Conference for the Ministers of Education and Cultural Affairs)","","","","","",""],
    [32,"",2011,"Foundation stone of Building X","Laying of foundation stone for the new replacement building (Building X) of Bielefeld University. The replacement building (with an investment of 130 million Euros) including the new University Canteen is the architectual link between the Main University Building and the new University of Applied Sciences on Campus North","","","","","",""],
    [33,"",2012,"Foundation of Bielefeld School of Education (BiSEd)","","","","","","",""],
    [34,"",2013,"Opening of the Cluster of Excellence Cognitive Interaction Technology (CITEC)","Celebration for the opening of the new research building of the Cluster of Excellence CITEC Cognitive Interaction Technology on Campus North. Its transdisciplinary central laboratory makes the building an internationally unique research facility","https://spod.neolaiacampus.eu/ethersheet/images/22cdf8fd-cb18-4737-b904-876b00d2b708/32a002b4-7058-4218-9ba7-28108ac79a5b.jpg","","","Photographer: Norma Langohr","Source: Bielefeld University",""],
    [35,"",2014,"Opening of Building X","The grand opening of Building X, home to the Faculty of History, Philosophy and Theology, the Faculty of Sociology, other university facilities and the central refectory. It is the prerequisite for the modernization of the main university building","https://spod.neolaiacampus.eu/ethersheet/images/22cdf8fd-cb18-4737-b904-876b00d2b708/c6a53e76-1f79-43e8-a440-2877740aa27f.jpg","","","Photographer: Nina Hinkers","52.0407350004024, 8.493285094965",""],
    [36,"",2014,"Niklas Luhmann - A Passion for Theory","The North Rhine-Westphalian Academy of Science and the Arts is funding the long-term research project 'Niklas Luhmann - A Passion for Theory' by the Faculty of Sociology, Library and Archive of the University of Bielefeld and the Cologne Center for eHumanities (CCeH) with more than 5 million euros. Niklas Luhmann was the first professor at Bielefeld University","https://spod.neolaiacampus.eu/ethersheet/images/22cdf8fd-cb18-4737-b904-876b00d2b708/6d5c0946-f2ec-46ed-8fec-36bdfb7eb20b.jpg","","","Photographer: Bielefeld University","Source: Bielefeld University",""],
    [37,"",2015,"First Campus Festival Bielefeld","In cooperation with Bielefeld University, Bielefeld University of Applied Sciences and Bielefeld Marketing, Open Air Live Music (for about 20,000 visitors) is being offered for the first time on Campus Bielefeld under the name 'Campus Festival Bielefeld'","https://spod.neolaiacampus.eu/ethersheet/images/22cdf8fd-cb18-4737-b904-876b00d2b708/a468fa49-f384-47c6-8e69-02f40da8a611.jpg","","","Photographer: Stefan Sättele","Source: Bielefeld University",""],
    [38,"",2016,"Quality Offensive Teacher Education","As part of the funding program \"Quality Offensive Teacher Education\" of the Federal Ministry of Education and Research, the University with the project proposal 'BiProfessional - Sei professionell' is granted by 4.8 million euros for the next three years to tackle central desiderata in teacher education research","","","","","",""],
    [39,"",2018,"Foundation of Medical School OWL","The model degree programme offers students sound preparation for the complex requirements of medical practice and enables them to focus on future-oriented topics such as cooperation with other professional groups as well as outpatient and digital medicine. The research profile \"Medicine for people with disabilities and chronic illnesses\" is highly relevant to society. Three clinical locations with complementary profiles offer excellent conditions for university medical patient care, research and teaching","https://spod.neolaiacampus.eu/ethersheet/images/22cdf8fd-cb18-4737-b904-876b00d2b708/dd2304de-6c96-47a3-8e8f-0f9dda4643ce.jpg","","","Photographer: Bielefeld University","52.034028580964666, 8.498901511293683",""],
    [40,"",2019,"50 years of Bielefeld University","","https://spod.neolaiacampus.eu/ethersheet/images/22cdf8fd-cb18-4737-b904-876b00d2b708/bfcd84a2-6b2e-4921-9adb-a902b774167a.jpg","","","Photographer: Bielefeld University","Source: Bielefeld University",""],
    [41,"",2023,"Election of the Rektor: Prof. Dr. Angelika Epple","","https://spod.neolaiacampus.eu/ethersheet/images/22cdf8fd-cb18-4737-b904-876b00d2b708/8eb29ac4-16ad-4990-92bf-b4c878138f73.jpg","","","Photographer: Stefan Sättele","Source: Bielefeld University",""]
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