Memminger Straße. The new central library on the current campus south of Augsburg opened in 1984. The library comprises a total of some 2.0 million items (as of 2007). Professional language teaching The University of Augsburg's Language Centre provides tuition in modern languages. Students of philology receive practical language training in English, French, Spanish, Italian and Portuguese. In addition to this, the Language Centre offers courses specifically tailored to law and economics students, as well as the opportunity to study other languages such as Russian, Turkish or Japanese. Foreign students can improve their German language skills in tandem with their other studies. The University of Augsburg and the University of Applied Sciences work closely together in a joint testing centre for German as a Foreign Language (“TestDaF-Zentrum”), which tests the German language skills of international students. Partnerships The University of Augsburg has cooperation agreements with over 40 universities in Europe, Asia, South Africa, North America and Latin America. Particularly close partnerships are maintained with the following 4 universities University of Pittsburgh (United States) University of Dayton (United States) University of Osijek (Croatia) University of Iaşi (Romania) Far Eastern State University of Humanities, Khabarovsk (Russia) Occupation and Protest 2009 On the 17. November 2009 over 500 students occupied the lecture room number 1 to call attention to the bad conditions in Augsburg and the entire German educational system. Specifically, they protested against the need for university students to pay tuition fees and what they perceived as a decline in education quality in the German high school system. They occupied the hall until the 22. December, using it as a plenary meeting room, holding discussions, organizing theatre and concert performances, showing films, and presenting their claims to the university administration and the Bavarian state. They agreed to end the sit-in because the university vice-president gave assurances that he would solve the problems, which are part of the university itself. Eventually, all German states scrapped the experiment with university tuition fees in public universities, after mass student protests. References External links University of Augsburg website English version of the website Educational institutions established in 1970 1970 establishments in West Germany Augsburg