The University of Naples, founded in 1224 by the will of Emperor Frederick II of Swabia, is one of the oldest universities in Europe. The founding decree of the university, issued by the Holy Roman Empire emperor, also king of Sicily, envisioned the establishment of a school for the training of teachers and judges, and leadership groups for the goverment of the Kingdom. 

The centuries-long history of the University of Naples had many innovative leaps that drew the attention of the European university and academic world to its faculty. Even in its most difficult phases it never lost the force of attraction over a provincial student population that saw in university education prospects for social ascent and cultural elevation.

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Polytechnic University of Bari is an Italian public university founded in 1990, when the well-established Faculty of Engineering and the newly-founded Faculty of Architecture, which at that time were both part of the University of Bari, were brought together. Later the Second Faculty of Engineering was created in Taranto. The Faculty of Engineering, which dates back to 1943, at that time only offered a Civil Engineering Degree Course. 

Polytechnic University of Bari now offers a wide range of study opportunities, consisting in eight First Level Degree courses, eleven Second Level Degree courses and two Five-Year Second Level Degree courses, along with many Postgraduate courses and Ph.D.’s.

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Sapienza is one of the oldest Italian universities, founded in 1303 by Pope Boniface VIII. In the seven centuries since its foundation, it has been at the centre of the history of Rome and the entire country; first as a university linked to the Popes, then as an autonomous Studium Urbis, gradually extending its academic prestige to new disciplines, both scientific and humanistic, and moving from its seat in Trastevere to the Sapienza building in the Sant'Eustachio district and then to current Main Campus. Today, thanks to a large campus just a few steps away from Termini central station and several branches in the metropolitan area, Sapienza is a proper research university where you can research and study in all academic areas, placed among the top Italian universities in the main international rankings .

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