WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -1. University of Bologna. The ‘Nourishing Mother of the Studies’ according to its Latin motto, the University of Bologna was founded in 1088 and, having never been out of operation, holds the title of the oldest university in the world.

Detailed explanation-2: -New schools continued to be founded during this time, however, including ones at Edinburgh (1583), Leiden (1575), and Strasbourg (university status, 1621). The first modern university in Europe was that of Halle, founded by Lutherans in 1694.

Detailed explanation-3: -The first of the medieval universities was the University of Bologna, founded in 1088, although its ‘official’ charter from Emperor Frederick Barbarossa came much later, in 1158. Soon after Bologna, universities were founded in Paris and Oxford.

Detailed explanation-4: -1150–70). The original medieval universities arose from the Roman Catholic Church schools. Their purposes included training professionals, scientific investigation, improving society, and teaching critical thinking and research.