Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna

A lot of the rooms were closed when we went, but there was still plenty of things to see. The staff were so kind. One of the musiums does not work in weekends

Big, wonderful buildings with a lot of character! The oldest university in Western world if not worldwide!

What an impressive place with so much history

Historically the oldest university in the world in continuous operation, being founded in 1088, almost a thousand years ago. The university itself is quite large, with many faculties being located on adjacent streets and even further through the city. It's not really open for visiting but there's a lot to see and experience even without going inside the many faculty buildings. There's also a large interior park. The university has 14 different museums, with the majority being on the main street where the main university building is also located.

It is one of the most prestigious Italian universities, commonly ranking in the first places of national, European and international rankings both as a whole and for individual subjects. It was the first place of study to use the term universitas for the corporations of students and masters, which came to define the institution (especially its famous law school) located in Bologna. The university's emblem carries the motto Alma mater studiorum ("Nourishing mother of studies") and the date A.D. 1088, and it has about 86,500 students in its 11 schools.It has campuses in Cesena, Forlì, Ravenna and Rimini and a branch center abroad in Buenos Aires, Argentina.It also has a school of excellence named Collegio Superiore di Bologna. An associate publisher of the University of Bologna is the Bononia University Press. The University of Bologna saw the first woman to earn a university degree and teach at a university, Bettisia Gozzadini, and the first woman to earn both a doctorate in science and a salaried position as a university professor, Laura Bassi.

The oldest university in Europe must be seen and not missed to see how it all began.

Very beautiful place full of history and knowledge.

Fascinating museum , well worth a visit to the oldest university in the west and a snip at €5 entry fee. Make sure you look up.