Oldest Universities with high International rankings still operating
Education brings light to our lives. For research and higher standard education, universities play the biggest part. From thousands of years ago, people around the world made some outstanding universities. Some of them constantly claim their success providing numerous educational achievements and researches. Let’s learn about some of the oldest universities with high rankings.
University of Bologna
This Italian university was established in 1088 and it is still operational. This institution has 87760 students, of them 6000 are international students. The alumni includes 3 popes, many politicians and businessman. According to QS World University Ranking it stands at number 160th best university around the world.
University of Oxford
Situated in United Kingdom this famous university was established between 1096 to 1167. This institution has 24300 students. They have the largest university press. Their alumni list includes 28 UK Prime Ministers, 20 Archbishops of Canterbury, 12 saints, 27 Nobel laureates, 50 Nobel Prize winners including Stephen Hawking. With such huge accomplishments, they holds the 5th highest ranked university at this moment.
University of Salamanca
This Spanish university was established in 1134 in Madrid. It has 26746 students.
Christopher Columbus made a case to obtain royal support for his Indies expedition in the late 15th century from this university. It is ranked in the 601-650 range of the QS World University Rankings .
University of Paris
This french university was established between 1160 and 1250 in the capital. It is also known as ‘la Sorbonne’. It is one of the first established universities in Europe. During French Revolution it stopped its work. The University was divided into 13 autonomous institutions in 1970. All of them are highly ranked. But the highest-ranked are Sorbonne University (ranked 83rd in the world) and
Universite Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne (287th)
University Of Cambridge
In 1209 some scholars left University of Oxford and created University of Cambridge due to political conflicts. It has around 23,247 students, of which 5,340 come from outside the European Union. It is the 7th ranked university in the world.
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University of Padua
This Italian university was established in 1222. It has 62500 students and it is notable for research in medicine, astronomy, law and philosophy. It operates 9 museums and has the oldest academic garden in the world named Botanical Garden Of Padova. It is ranked 216th in the world.
University of Naples Federico ||
Established in 1224 by Roman Emperor Frederick ||, it is 392nd ranked university of the world. It teaches 80000 students and Thomas Aquinas is one of the notable alumni of this institution.
University of Sienna
University of Sienna
Established in 1240 this Italian university is situated in the small city of Siena in the Tuscany region. It is ranked 651-700 in the world. It has 20000 students which comprises almost half of the city’s entire population.
University of Coimbra
It was established in the Portuguese capital in 1290. But it was relocated a number of times by kings and finally ending up in Coimbra. It has a student community of over 24,000. It was added to the UNESCO World Heritage List in 2013 due to its historical buildings, open courtyard, cultural traditions and city views. It is ranked 431st university.
Al-Azhar University
Though it was established in 970 AD in Cairo, Egypt, it got university status in 1961. Al-Azhar University was first known as a center of Islamic learning but later developed a modern curriculum of secular subjects. It has seen much political instability. In the 12th century, a new dynasty took power and destroyed over 100,000 texts. It is ranked 41st in the Arab region QS World ranking.
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