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When was the first university founded in Europe?
The first university in Europe was founded in the ninth century in Salerno, Italy. It was primarily a medical school that survived until the early nineteenth century. Other famous universities were founded around this time in Bologna, Italy (1088), Montpellier, France (thirteenth century), and Paris, France (twelfth century). These institutions specialized in such diverse subjects as medicine, law, and theology (study of religion) and set standards of education that remain important around the world today.
The University of Paris, which includes the Sorbonne (the liberal arts and sciences division), became the largest and most famous university in Europe. By the sixteenth century universities flourished throughout Europe. Institutions that have survived into the modern era include Cambridge and Oxford in England; others are located at Montpellier, Paris, and...
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