How did the Kollegienkirche serve Salzburg University?

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The Kollegienkirche (University Church) in Salzburg was designed by Johann Bernhard Fischer von Erlach to serve as a central architectural and symbolic component of the university complex.1

Rather than serving a specific academic or administrative function, the church was intended to crown the university buildings, providing a new visual accent to the city's skyline. Its design, characterized by almost geometric forms and undulating towers, was specifically determined by its function as a university church, distinguishing it from other ecclesiastical projects Fischer designed for seminaries or nunneries in Salzburg.1