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The origins of Istanbul University date back to 1453, [13] [3] when it was founded by Ottoman Sultan Mehmed II as a school of philosophy, medicine, law and letters. [13] The University of Constantinople, established in 425 CE by the Eastern Roman emperor Theodosius II as the Pandidacterium, later became known as the Phanar Greek Orthodox College after the Fall of Constantinople in 1453.
A short definition of the university and its defining characteristics as they evolved in the medieval and early modern era is offered by the multi-volume History of the University in Europe of the European University Association: The university is a European institution; indeed, it is the European institution par excellence. There are various ...
The University of Bologna in Bologna, Italy, founded in 1088, the world's oldest university in continuous operation [1] Established in 1224 by Frederick II during his rule as King of Sicily, the University of Naples Federico II in Naples, Italy is the world's oldest state-funded university in continuous operation.
Istanbul Commerce University: 1992 Istanbul Chamber of Commerce Education and Social Services Foundation Istanbul Esenyurt University: 2013 Yeşilköy 2001 Education, Culture and Health Foundation Istanbul Galata University: 2019 Bulut Education Foundation Istanbul Gedik University: 2019 Gedik Education Foundation Istanbul Gelişim University: 2010
Earlier, the guilds of writers had denounced the printing press as "the Devil's Invention", and were responsible for a 53-year lag between its invention by Johannes Gutenberg in Europe in c. 1440 and its introduction to the Ottoman society with the first Gutenberg press in Istanbul that was established by the Sephardic Jews of Spain in 1493 ...
1.37 Spain. 1.38 Sweden. 1.39 ... Library of the University of Split, founded in 1974. ... The campuses of the universities of Istanbul may be located on both sides ...
Nonetheless, the University of Palencia appears to have been the first high education institution in Spain, while the University of Salamanca (Universidad de Salamanca) is the oldest existing Spanish university. Founded in 1218, during a period of expansion that had begun in the 11th century, this University is considered to be one of the ...
The primary University of the city became a madrasa (now Istanbul University), established by Mehmet II following the conquest of the city. Both of these institutions are still operational today. Matthaios Kamariotis, lecturer of the university, became the first director of Phanar Greek Orthodox College, which was established in 1454. [9]