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- Bologna University, Italy
The first item in the list is Bologna university established in 1088. The university’s name is used for EU accreditation Project increased the recognizability of the institution.
- University of Oxford, UK
The university has continued education since 1096. Despite being one of the oldest, the University is popular with its education quality.
- University of Cambridge, UK
Cambridge is another old UK university. The University has an interesting history of the establishment by the courtesy of a tragic event happened in the University of Oxford.
In the past, a women had been murdered in the University of Oxford. Then two academicians were executed by hanging. Thereupon, many other academicians left Oxford to establish the University of Cambridge.
- University of Salamanca, Spain
The establishment of Salamanca dates back to 1218, and it is the fourth oldest in the world and the oldest in Spain.
- University of Padua, İtaly
The establishment of this university is accepted as 1222 as the oldest document belongs to the university is dated 1222. The University of Padua was founded by academicians resigned from the University of Bologna.
- Napoli 2. Federico University, Italy
Napoli 2. Federico University once belonged to the Kingdom of Sicily, and it was now sixth oldest university, established in 1224.
- University of Siena, Italy
The University was established within the Republic of Siena and then closed between 1808-1815 because of the invasion of Napoleon’s armies.Then the institution continued its 1240 years of education activities.
- University of Valladolid, Spain
The University, once belonged to the Kingdom of Castile, was established in 1241 and now eighth oldest in the university in the world.
- University of Macerata, Italy
The world’s ninth oldest university is Macerata was established in 1290.
- University of Coimbra, Portugal
The University of Coimbra, which was founded in the same year as the University Macerata, took its establishment approval by Nicholas IV, the pope of that term on August 9, 1290.
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