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The University of Bologna in Bologna, Italy, where teaching began around 1088 and which was organised into a university in the late 12th century, is the world's oldest university in continuous operation, [1] and the first university in the sense of a higher-learning and degree-awarding institute.
Pederson, Olaf (1997) The First Universities: Studium Generale and the Origins of University Education in Europe, Cambridge University Press, ISBN 9780521594318; Reséndez, Andrés (2016). The Other Slavery: The Uncovered Story of Indian Enslavement in America. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. ISBN 978-0544947108.
Uppsala University is one of the most prominent universities in Sweden and is commonly ranked within the top 100 in the world by several ranking agencies. [35] For example, for over ten years, it has been ranked among the 80 best universities in the world in the Academic Ranking of World Universities. [36]
Lund University (Swedish: Lunds universitet) is a public research university in Sweden and one of Northern Europe's oldest universities. The university is located in the city of Lund in the Swedish province of Scania. It traces its roots back to 1425, when a Franciscan studium generale was founded in Lund.
Lund University, established in 1666, is one of Scandinavia's oldest and largest institutions for education and research. [ 10 ] [ 11 ] [ 12 ] The university and its buildings dominate much of the centre of the city, and have led to Lund becoming a regional centre for high-tech industry.
A Högskola (= university college in English) is an institution of higher education, similar to a university but typically smaller and with PhD-rights in fewer areas. The right to award doctoral degrees is in Sweden given and monitored by the Swedish Higher Education Authority in the same way for universities and university colleges.
The Royal Academy of Turku or the Royal Academy of Åbo (Swedish: Kungliga Akademien i Åbo or Åbo Kungliga Akademi; Latin: Regia Academia Aboensis; Finnish: Turun akatemia) was the first university in Finland, and the only Finnish university that was founded when the country still was a part of Sweden. It was founded in 1640.
[43] [44] Italian universities are among the oldest universities in the world; the University of Bologna (founded in 1088) notably, is the oldest one ever; also, University of Naples Federico II (founded in 1224) are is the world's oldest state-funded university in continuous operation. [37] [38]