 thumb|campus thumb|faculty building thumb|library the university of trier (), in the german city of trier, was founded in 1473. closed in 1798 by order of the then french administration in trier, the university was re-established in 1970 after a hiatus of some 172 years. the new university campus is located on top of the tarforst heights, an urban district on the outskirts of the city. the university has six faculties with around 470 faculty members. in 2006 around 14,000 students were matriculated, with 43.5% of the student body male and 56.5% female; the percentage of foreign students was approximately 15.5%. == history == === historical university === in 1455 pope nicholas v granted the archbishop of trier, , the right to establish a university. the university of trier was founded march 16, 1473. battling financial problems for decades, the university was acquired by the jesuits in 1560. they emphasized the philosophical and theological faculties at the expense of medicine and law. in the 1580s peter binsfeld was president of the university. in the 1730s johann nikolaus von hontheim was also a faculty member. after the french occupation of the rhineland, the french administration ordered the universities of cologne, mainz, bonn and trier closed, the latter closing on april 6, 1798. === modern university === after a hiatus of some 172 years the university of trier was re-established in 1970 by the state of rhineland-palatinate as a constituent member of the twin university of trier-kaiserslautern, with 360 students matriculating in trier on october 15, 1970. in 1975 the twin university was split into two independent universities. in 1977 the current university campus in tarforst was opened and during the 1990s a nearby former french military hospital complex (dating from the french military presence in germany f
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