
The university, located in Bologna, is considered the oldest not only in Europe, but also in the world. It was founded in 1088.
After its establishment, universities emerged as a network of intellectual activity over Europe, from Paris to Padua, from Salamanca to Cracow. The rise of the universities brought together physicians, lawyers, bureaucrats and diplomats forming a new level of well-educated society.
Among the famous graduates of the University of Bologna are Dante Alighieri, Nicolaus Copernicus, Benito Mussolini, Umberto Eco and others.
To date, the University has Faculties of Agriculture; architecture; industrial chemistry; economy; pharmacy; jurisprudence; engineering; literature and philosophy; foreign languages and literature; medicine and surgery; Veterinary Medicine; psychology; mathematical, physical and natural sciences; political sciences, etc.