▁S lav ic ▁lands . ▁Protest ant ▁intellect uals ▁again ▁tried ▁to ▁establish ▁a ▁university ▁in ▁ 1 6 3 3 , ▁though ▁their ▁attempts ▁were ▁blocked ▁by ▁the ▁arrival ▁of ▁imperial ▁troops ▁from ▁orders ▁of ▁Holy ▁Roman ▁Emperor ▁Ferdinand ▁II . ▁Following ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁Second ▁World ▁War , ▁a ▁group ▁of ▁concerned ▁intellect uals ▁and ▁academ ics ▁in ▁Eastern ▁Bav aria ▁established ▁the ▁Association ▁of ▁the ▁Fri ends ▁of ▁the ▁University ▁( V ere in ▁der ▁Fre unde ▁der ▁Universität ▁Reg ens burg ▁e . ▁V .) ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 8 , ▁advoc ating ▁the ▁creation ▁of ▁a ▁university ▁for ▁Reg ens burg ▁and ▁the ▁Upper ▁Pal at inate ▁region . ▁The ▁association ' s ▁advoc acy ▁proved ▁successful ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 2 ▁when ▁the ▁Bav arian ▁Land tag ▁author ized ▁the ▁creation ▁of ▁the ▁university . ▁ ▁Const ruction ▁began ▁with ▁the ▁official ▁ground bre aking ▁ceremony ▁on ▁November ▁ 2 0 , ▁ 1 9 6 5 . ▁The ▁first ▁lect ures ▁began ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 7 ▁winter ▁sem ester , ▁with ▁the ▁fac ult ies ▁of ▁Law ▁and ▁Business ▁Sciences ▁and ▁Philosoph y ▁as ▁the ▁first ▁schools ▁for ▁students . ▁The ▁following ▁year , ▁the ▁fac ulty ▁of ▁Catholic ▁The ology ▁opened ▁to ▁students . ▁Since ▁ 1 9 6 7 , ▁the ▁university ▁has ▁expanded ▁to ▁twelve ▁fac ult ies , ▁including ▁medicine , ▁bi ology , ▁psych ology , ▁and ▁chem istry . ▁The ▁German ▁Research ▁Association ▁has