A university in Bologna, Italy, conventionally dated to 1088 and recognized as the oldest university in the Western world to have operated continuously since its founding. It became the leading centre for the study of canon and civil law in the 12th and 13th centuries, drawing students from across Europe, and is credited with the first use of the word universitas to describe a self-governing corporation of students and masters.
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Founded YearThe conventional founding date of 1088 was fixed only in the 19th century, when a scholarly committee led by the poet Giosue Carducci traced the institution''s origins to that year. Classification
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The process is named for the city and its historic university, where the declaration was signed; the university is not a party to the process as such.
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Both rank among Europe's earliest universities, emerging within a generation of each other in the twelfth century.
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University of Bologna (Alma Mater Studiorum)unibo.it, Our history
from as far back as 1088, conventionally referred to as the year in which the Studium of Bologna was founded... The oldest University in the Western world.
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A university in Bologna, Italy, conventionally dated to 1088 and recognized as the oldest university in the Western world to have operated continuously since its founding.
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from as far back as 1088, conventionally referred to as the year in which the Studium of Bologna was founded
Nine centuries of history page, location
The School of Bologna was established independently, it arose and stood out as a private school.
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Nine centuries of Alma Mater Studiorum
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The oldest University in the Western world presents itself.
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The Bologna Process is a series of ministerial meetings and agreements between European countries to ensure comparability in the standards and quality of higher-education qualifications.
- Associated With: University of Paris, University of Paris, History section
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It is the oldest university in continuous operation in the world, and the first degree-awarding institution of higher learning.
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