Some of us try to hide our ages as we get older – not so with these universities, who display them proudly at every opportunity, and for good reason. Although the earliest universities didn’t exactly look like modern ones do — especially as they generally only accepted men — they were still the beginnings of a vital educational institution. Here is a list of the oldest continually operating universities in the world.
- University of Perugia, 1308
- Sapienza University of Rome, 1303
- Complutense University of Madrid, 1293
- University of Coimbra, 1290
- University of Valladolid, 1241
- University of Siena, 1240
- University of Naples Federico II, 1224
- University of Padua, 1222
- University of Cambridge, 1209
- University of Salamanca, 1164
- University of Oxford, 1096
- University of Bologna, 1088
- University of Karueein, 859
https://theculturetrip.com/europe/italy/articles/the-12-oldest-universities-in-the-world/
