University of Naples Federico II founded
1224 CE.
Shown on the map at 40.847°, 14.257°.
The University of Naples Federico II (Italian: Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II, pronounced [universiˈta ddeʎʎi ˈstuːdi di ˈnaːpoli fedeˈriːko seˈkondo]) is a public research university in Naples, Campania, Italy. Established in 1224 and named after its founder, Frederick II, it is the oldest public, non-denominational, non-sectarian and state-funded university in Italy and the world, and one of the world's ten oldest universities in continuous operation. It was Europe's first university dedicated to training secular administrative staff, and is one of the world's oldest academic institutions in continuous operation. With over 90,000 students (2022) it is among the largest universities in Europe, long the only state university in Naples, until the establishment of the University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli in 1991, formerly Seconda Università di Napoli. The motto of the university is Ad scientiarum haustum et seminarium doctrinarum, taken from the circular letter of Frederick II. Over the course of its thousand-year history, Federico II alumni have included the presidents of the Italian Republic Enrico De Nicola, Giovanni Leone and Giorgio Napolitano.
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