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The History and Today of the University of Bologna in Italy

The University of Bologna was founded in 1088. It is recognized as the oldest university in the west and can be said to be the oldest university in the world. Many masters of Neo-Confucianism and literature in history have a close relationship with this university.

1 1 Finally, an institution we call a university appeared in Bologna today. At that time, many scholars who studied grammar, rhetoric and logic were devoted to their academic research here. The first two scholars recorded in history were named Pepon and Ernilio. After listening to the suggestions of four Nerio students, Emperor Ferdinand I issued a decree in 1 158, stipulating that universities are places where independent research can be conducted without any rights.

/kloc-In the 4th century, the University of Bologna has opened disciplines such as law, art, pharmacy, philosophy, mathematics, astronomy, logic, rhetoric and grammar. 1364, the theological seminary was established. Many celebrities in the history of science and literature have studied, studied or taught here, including the battleship Dante AliGneki Cherie, Renzo, Diu Lei, Torquato Tasso, Gordoni and Polish Nicolas Copernicus. Since the Middle Ages, the University of Bologna has enjoyed a high reputation throughout Europe and has become an academic holy land.

With the beginning of the industrial revolution, in the18th century, the University of Bologna also started research in the field of science and technology. Galvani, one of the founders of modern electrotechnics, is an outstanding representative of this university. In the process of studying "animal electricity", he found important phenomena, which laid the foundation for power storage technology and electroplating technology (Galvinize and other English words related to "electroplating" were derived from the name of this great scientist). On the occasion of the 800th anniversary of the founding of 1888 University, almost all the representatives of the world's major universities gathered in Bologna to pay tribute to the mother of the world's universities, and the celebration became a grand international academic event. Until the Second World War, the University of Bologna maintained a central position on the world cultural stage. Giosuè Carducci, a famous writer and great poet, once taught at the University of Bologna for a long time. 1906 obtained Nobel Prize in Literature.

Today, the University of Bologna has more than 654.38 million registered students, making it one of the universities with the largest number of students in Italy. The university has teaching and research institutions with a total area of 600,000 square meters in ten Italian cities, including Bologna, Foley, cesena, Limini and Lavaine. The school has 23 departments and 235 undergraduate majors, including 132 three-year undergraduate majors, 95 two-year advanced undergraduate majors and 8 EU cooperation projects. At present, the university * * * offers more than 90 postgraduate courses, and * * * has 700 professional tutors, many of whom keep close contact with employers. In order to help future graduates find jobs smoothly, the school has signed 3,500 agreements with various enterprises to ensure that13,000 students can practice and train in a real working environment every year. The University of Bologna has more than 1 10 doctoral programs, some of which have established close cooperative relations with other universities in Europe and America, and many doctoral students can appear on the international academic stage during their doctoral dissertations. In addition, there are many flexible post-doctoral mobile stations, which provide good research conditions for people who have obtained doctoral degrees.

According to the report issued by the Evaluation Committee of the Italian National College, the University of Bologna is currently the most internationalized university in Italy. There are 3600 officially registered foreign students, in addition to 1500 foreign students who come here to study through inter-school exchanges and Socrates projects every year. At the same time, every year, 2,300 students from Bologna University go abroad for internships or finish graduation thesis through various exchange programs.

In recent years, the University of Bologna has been vigorously promoting the information construction of the school. At present, 30,000 students in the school network system have personal mailboxes, and the school is equipped with 70,000 networked computers. The university's online library system contains 2 million books and 5,239 periodicals.

This oldest university is also the most advanced university in Italy. The click-through rate of university portals is about 3 million times every month, which is the highest in Italy. According to the evaluation ranking published by the Italian National University Guide in 2004/2005, the website of Bologna University ranked first. In addition, the university has set up an online information service organization: "UniboMagazine", where you can find all kinds of latest information about the university and other universities around the world.

The University of Bologna, which is carrying out the reform of the European university system, will continue to devote itself to building a world-class modern academic and research center.

University of Bologna website: http://www.unibo.it.

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http://www.china-italy.org/chinese/unibo.htm