Word: dorpat
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Dates: during 1879-1879
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...universities, except those at Dorpat and Helsingfors, which have also a theological faculty, consist of three faculties, - medical, juridical, and philosophical. The latter is divided into two divisions, - a philological and a mathematical. Instruction consists only in lectures, and attendance is not compulsory; neither prayers nor church attendance is considered a necessary part of a university education. In general, it may be said that Russian universities are modelled after the German fashion. The time of the course is not prescribed, although an attendance of at least four years is expected from a student...