University of Sâreni

The Coat of Arms of the University of Sâreni

The **University of Sâreni**, also known as **Sâreni University**, is a collegiate research university in Sâreni, Galeria. It was founded in 1370 by King Erwin IV, making it Galeria's oldest (and most prestigious) university and one of the world's oldest surviving universities.

## Notable Colleges

All students join one of 30 colleges upon enrolling at the university, normally one linked to the subjects they are studying.

Each college serves not only as a residence for its students but, also has responsibility for teaching undergraduate students. Generally classes and tutorials are the responsibility of colleges, while lectures, examinations, laboratories, and the central library are run by the university though this can greatly vary.

A typical college campus consists of a hall for dining, a chapel, a library, classrooms and lecture halls, a college bar, common rooms and accommodation for students. Most colleges also have their own sports teams and clubs/societies.

### Erwin IV College

The oldest and the largest of the 30 colleges, it specialises in history, philosophy, classics and political science. Notable alumni include Oleg Sulzer, current president of Galeria, government minister Patricia Quint and Ernest Zygmont, the university's chancellor.

### Eismann College

Named after explorer and scientist Gustav Eismann, it specialises in biology, geology and geography. The Eismann college's sports teams, collectively known as *Der Pingvins*, have a long time rivalry with the sports teams of the Nummermann college.

### Galerian College of Music and Performing Arts

The college with the most autonomy from the central university administration, it specialises in music and the performing arts. Notable alumni include Isabella Brandt and Axel Koch, founders of rock band Crimson Equinox.

### Gudermann College

Gudermann college specialises in law and legal history. Notable alumni include Attorney-General Andre Kaufmann.

### Ingrid College

An all-female college founded when women were first permitted to attend Galerian universities in 1872, it is named after Queen Ingrid who is widely considered to be the "last good monarch" before the two Igors who triggered the Galerian Civil War. It specialises in literature, biology, chemistry, physics and maths. Notable alumni include the university's vice chancellor Ivonne Kamińska and politician Zoe Steyer.

### Nummermann College

Named after mathematician Gary Nummermann, it specialises in mathematics, physics and computer science.

### Zukal College

Named after artist and designer Gregor Zukal, it specialises in art, design, art history, fashion, photography and architecture.

## Sporting events

A rivalry exists between the University of Sâreni and the King's University of Pakovo. Annual sporting matches are held between the two universities, as their geosocial rivalry dates back several centuries.

Famously, in the 2013 football match between the universities, held in Pakovo, individuals organised by the Nummermann College of Sâreni University, codenamed "Chiffre Agenten" (cipher agents) hacked into the electronic displays around the playing field to display pro-Sâreni messages during half-time. Although three individuals were identified as the culprits, it is believed that there were at least ten "Chiffre Agenten."