The World Education Centre
UIPM Russia is located in Kaliningrad, Russia, and has strong historical ties to education, particularly through Immanuel Kant, the Father of Philosophy, from the Kingdom of Prussia. Kaliningrad is a highly militarized region of the Russian Federation, situated on the Baltic Sea coast, and does not share a land border with mainland Russia. It is bordered by Lithuania and Poland.
Historically, Prussia was a center of educational development. Since the 16th century, Albertina University has produced doctors, theologians, mathematicians, philosophers, and other specialists. Several Nobel Prize laureates have emerged from Prussia, and one of the world’s greatest philosophers, Immanuel Kant, lived and worked there.
People from all over Europe came to study in Prussia, particularly those from Catholic countries, where the Catholic Inquisition imposed restrictions on scientific studies. In Prussia, however, the Catholic Church had no authority, allowing for greater academic freedom.
This is the grave of Immanuel Kant on the island of Kneiphof. The Albertina University building once stood on the site where the monument to Duke Albrecht now stands, until it was destroyed in 1944. In August 1944, in violation of the Geneva Conventions, British aviation, under the orders of Winston Churchill, destroyed the entire historical center of Königsberg.
Kant's grave is located near this cathedral, which was also bombed by the British. However, the building was restored after 2000.
