Tweets by realDonaldTrump

Online:
Visits:
Stories:

By mbaynham
Contributor profile | More stories

Story Views
Now:
Last Hour:
Last 24 Hours:
Total:

Top 10 Oldest Universities in the World

Tuesday, May 6, 2014 19:55

% of readers think this story is Fact. Add your two cents.

(Before It's News)

The word university comes from the Latin word universitas magistrorum et scholarium, which means “community of teachers and scholars”. The term was conceived by the Italian University of Bologna, which, with a traditional founding date of 1088, is considered the first higher education institution in the western world and a major part of this list. The following list of ten oldest universities in the world is as follows….

10. University of Toulouse (Toulouse, France, Founded in 1229)

The University of Toulouse III Paul Sabatier was founded in 1229 and is among the ten of the oldest universities in the world. The whole scientific disciplines in health, technologies and sport are taught at the University Paul Sabatier, whose size, scientific radiation, number of students, quality of its courses makes it one of the most prestigious universities in the world. The university is divided into several Units of Formation and Research (UFR), Faculties and Institutes, account nearly 28000 students, 2000 professors-researchers, 600 researchers working for national organizations of research and 1300 Engineers. The UPS forms each year several thousands of scientists and technical junior managers, doctors, dental surgeons, pharmacists, researchers and teachers. The University is in partnership with many companies in order to give the students a chance to get work experience, while studying, but also to help with a smoother transition into the workplace.

9. University of Naples Federico II (Naples, Italy, Founded in 1224)

Founded by Frederick II, a Roman Emperor.

The University of Naples Federico II is a university located in Naples, Italy. It first opened its doors in 1224 and is organized into 13 faculties. It is the world’s oldest state university and one of the oldest academic institutions to still be in operation.

The University of Naples Federico II was founded by emperor of the Holy Roman Empire Frederick II on 5 June 1224. It is the most ancient state-supported institution of higher education and research in the world. One of the most famous students of this university was Roman Catholic theologian and philosopher Thomas Aquinas.

8. University of Padua (Padua, Italy, Founded in 1222)

Founded by scholars and professors after leaving Bologna.

The University of Padua is Italian university that is situated in the city of Padua, Italy. The University of Padua was founded in 1222 as a school of law and was one of the most prominent universities in early modern Europe. It is also one of the earliest universities of the world and the second oldest in Italy. As of 2010 the university had about 65,000 students.

The university is conventionally said to have been founded in 1222 (which corresponds to the first time when the University is cited in a historical document as pre-existing, therefore it is quite certainly older) when a large group of students and professors left the University of Bologna in search of more academic freedom (‘Libertas scholastica’). The first subjects to be taught were law and theology. The curriculum expanded rapidly, and by 1399 the institution had divided in two: a Universitas Iuristarum for civil law and Canon law, and a Universitas Artistarum which taught astronomy, dialectic, philosophy, grammar, medicine, and rhetoric. There was also a Universitas Theologorum, established in 1373 by Urban V.

7. University of Salamanca (Salamanca, Spain, Founded in 1218)

Located 120 miles west of Madrid, the University of Salamanca is truly ancient. This venerable institution was officially established in 1218 by the royal decree of King Alfonso IX, although it was actually founded in 1134, and teaching at the site dates back to at least 1130 – making it the oldest university in Spain.

Salamanca offers 81 different degree courses and is noted for attracting students from Spain and beyond. In 2008, 35 percent of its doctorate students were non-European, and a high number came from Latin America. The university has a very strong Spanish program, providing language courses to over 7,000 students in a single year. Meanwhile, its doctorate programs include microbiology and molecular genetics, neuroscience, psychology, and prehistoric science. Interestingly, centuries back the university also played a key role in the early development of law and economic science.

6. University of Cambridge (Cambridge, England, Founded in 1209)

Founded by scholars leaving Oxford after a dispute caused by the execution of two scholars in 1209, and royal charter was granted in 1231. The university takes 1209 as its official anniversary.

The University of Cambridge is a public research university located in Cambridge, United Kingdom. It is the second-oldest university in the English-speaking world (after the University of Oxford), and the seventh-oldest in the world. In post-nominals the university’s name is abbreviated as Cantab, a shortened form of Cantabrigiensis (an adjective derived from Cantabrigia, the Latinised form of Cambridge).

The university grew out of an association of Cambridge scholars that was formed in 1209, early records suggest, by scholars leaving Oxford after a dispute with townsfolk. The two “ancient universities” have many common features and are often jointly referred to as Oxbridge. In addition to cultural and practical associations as a historic part of British society, they have a long history of rivalry with each other.