Oldest Universities in the World

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University of Siena

The University of Siena in Siena, Tuscany, is one of the oldest and first publicly funded universities in Italy. Originally called Studium Senese, the institution was founded in 1240. Public university in Siena, Italy Description

Ruins of Nalanda University

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University of Naples Federico II

The University of Naples Federico II is a public university in Naples, Italy. Founded in 1224, it is the oldest public non-sectarian university in the world, and is now organized into 26 departments. Public university in Naples, Italy Description

University of Bologna

The 2nd university in the sense of a higher-learning, degree-awarding institute, the word university having been coined at its foundation. Bologna, Italy, Founded in 1088

University of Salamanca

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University of Padua

The University of Padua is an Italian university located in the city of Padua, region of Veneto, northern Italy. The University of Padua was founded in 1222 by a group of students and teachers from Bologna. Padua is the second-oldest university in Italy and the world's fifth-oldest surviving university. University in Padua, Italy Description

University of Paris

It was founded in the mid-12th century, and officially recognized as a university probably between 1160 and 1170 Paris, France, Founded in 1150

University of Coimbra

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University of Oxford

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