Ba Sing Se University
永固城皇家大学 | |
 The University Library as seen from the Main Gate | |
Other name | Ba Sing Se University |
|---|---|
| Type | University |
| Established | June 23, 2021 |
| Founder | Earth King Ainin |
| Affiliation | His Majesty's Secretariat for Rites, HM Government |
| Lord President of the Board of Rectors | Duke Sit of Ba |
Academic staff | 817 |
| Students | 4,000 |
| Location | , , |
| Campus | Urban |
Ba Sing Se University, officially known as the Royal University at Ba Sing Se, is a university in Ba Sing Se, Earth Kingdom. The oldest purpose-built institution of higher learning in the world, Ba Sing Se University is an elite school attended by the children of the nobility, exceptionally talented commoner youth and aspiring civil servants.
Ba Sing Se University was established in June 2021 by the Law on the Establishment of a Royal University of Kwangdi Year 2, an enabling statute which guarantees the autonomy of the institution from government control and extends royal patronage to its administration. Graduates of the university go on to assume high positions in Earth Kingdom government and society, and enjoy certain legal privileges including immunity from the ordinary civil courts and the right to have all legal matters heard by a special chamber of the Royal Commission. The university is administered by the Board of Rectors, a body appointed by the Earth King on the advice of the Grand Secretary. The Lord President of the Board is the de facto head of the university, but the Government's Secretary for Rites retains an oversight role and may intervene in exceptional circumstances.
Ba Sing Se University is known for its breadth of academic programs and globally renowned for its library, which boasts the largest collection of written works in the world. The university also maintains a hospital on its premises, which treats seriously ill patients from across the Earth Kingdom.
History
Academics
Academic units and departments
The academic units of Ba Sing Se University are:
- Faculty of Arts and Sciences
- Faculty of Engineering and Architecture
- Faculty of Law
- Department of Anthropology and Sociology
- Department of Botany
- Department of Chemistry and Medicine
- Department of Geology
Exchange program
After the signing of the Treaty of Highwind, an exchange program was established between Ba Sing Se University and the Air Nation's Institute for Empyrean Studies. As a result, a number of Empyrean scholars from the Air Nation study at Ba Sing Se University as visiting scholars each year.