University of Bologna (Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna)
University of Bologna (Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna) is a public institution in Bologna, Italy, accredited by ANVUR (Agenzia Nazionale di Valutazione del Sistema Universitario e della Ricerca); Italian Ministry of University and Research (MUR); European Higher Education Area (EHEA / Bologna Process since 1999); LERU; Coimbra Group; Una Europa alliance. Primary language: Italian. AlmiStudy lists 8 canonical subject areas, all verified against ANVUR (Agenzia Nazionale di Valutazione del Sistema Universitario e della Ricerca); Italian Ministry of University and Research (MUR); European Higher Education Area (EHEA / Bologna Process since 1999); LERU; Coimbra Group; Una Europa alliance.
- Country
- Italy (IT)
- City
- Bologna
- Control
- public
- Language
- Italian
- Accreditation
- ANVUR (Agenzia Nazionale di Valutazione del Sistema Universitario e della Ricerca); Italian Ministry of University and Research (MUR); European Higher Education Area (EHEA / Bologna Process since 1999); LERU; Coimbra Group; Una Europa alliance. Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-05-16.
- Source
- University of Bologna (Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna) Official Website · tier: tier_1_official
- Website
- https://www.unibo.it/en
Subjects offered
Show all 12 listed subjects (raw)
Agricultural and Food Sciences · Veterinary Medicine · Arts and Humanities · Economics, Management and Statistics · Pharmacy, Biotechnology and Sport Sciences · Engineering and Architecture · Law · Languages and Literatures, Translation and Interpretation · Medicine · Political Sciences · Psychology and Education · Sciences
Founded in 1088, the University of Bologna ('Alma Mater Studiorum' — the nourishing mother of studies) is the OLDEST UNIVERSITY IN CONTINUOUS OPERATION IN THE WORLD and the prototype of all modern Western universities. The Latin word 'universitas' (meaning corporation/guild of teachers and students) was coined here, giving us the word 'university' worldwide. Approximately 90,000 students. **Distinguished alumni across nine centuries include Dante Alighieri, Petrarch, Copernicus, Carlo Goldoni, Pico della Mirandola**, and most of Italian and European intellectual life from medieval times forward. The 1999 Bologna Declaration — which established the European Higher Education Area harmonising degree structures across Europe — was signed here, giving the Bologna Process its name. Member of LERU (League of European Research Universities) and Coimbra Group.
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