University of Bologna
Bologna, Italy
- 1088
- Founded
- #133
- Global Rank
- Not listed
- Total Students
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- International Students
- 363
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About University of Bologna
Founded in 1088, the University of Bologna (Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna) is internationally recognized as the oldest university in continuous operation in the Western world. Spread across an innovative multicampus model throughout the Emilia-Romagna region—with major campuses in Bologna, Cesena, Forlì, Ravenna, and Rimini—the university educates over 90,000 students across 32 academic departments and 5 prestigious schools. As a founding member of the Una Europa alliance, the Coimbra Group, and the birthplace of the European Higher Education Area (the Bologna Process), UNIBO is a global powerhouse of research, humanities, and scientific discovery. The university ranks #1 in Italy and consistently in the world's top 100 for Classics & Ancient History, Law, Agriculture & Forestry, Modern Languages, Medicine, and Pharmacy.
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Bologna, Italy
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