The University of Bologna has very ancient origins: founded in 1088 it is indicated as the first University in the Western world. It has over 80,000 students, 219 degree courses, of which over 70 ...

Established in 1088, the University of Bologna is the oldest university in the western world, founded by students for students, when masters of grammar, rhetoric and logic began to devote themselves ...

Uniboat-University of Bologna Argonauts Team, supported by Sanlorenzo, was crowned overall champion, and for the fourth time, they won the Energy Class (2021,2022,2023 and 2025) .

After so many years traveling, Rick Steves knows what is destination-worthy and what's not. He recommends seeing this ...

The University of al-Qarawiyyin in Fez, Morocco, was originally founded as a mosque in 859 AD. According to Guinness World Records, it is the oldest higher learning institution in the world.

Bones found at the site of an ancient fish-processing plant were used to genetically identify the species that went into a ...

The University of Bologna, located in the heart of the Italian city by the same name, is unanimously recognised as the oldest continuously operating university in the world. Founded in the early ...

Universities were not always understood to be spaces for dissent and political expression. When the University of Bologna was founded, it did not guarantee the right to protest or even to teach ...

The origins of writing in Mesopotamia lie in the images imprinted by ancient cylinder seals on clay tablets and other artifacts. A research group from the University of Bologna has identified a ...

Explore the history of the University of Al Quaraouiyine and the University of Bologna, two contenders for the title of the oldest university in the world.