Oldest Universities in Continuous Operation

The University of Bologna, founded in 1088, is the world's oldest university in continuous operation, followed by Oxford (1096) and Cambridge (1209). Most of the world's oldest universities are in Italy and the United Kingdom.

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#	University	Founded	Country
1	U. of Bologna	1088	Italy
2	U. of Oxford	1096	United Kingdom
3	U. of Cambridge	1209	United Kingdom
4	U. of Salamanca	1218	Spain
5	U. of Padua	1222	Italy
6	U. of Naples Federico II	1224	Italy
7	U. of Siena	1246	Italy
8	U. of Coimbra	1290	Portugal
9	U. of Perugia	1308	Italy
10	Charles University	1348	Czech Republic
11	U. of Pavia	1361	Italy
12	Jagiellonian University	1364	Poland
13	U. of Vienna	1365	Austria
14	Heidelberg University	1385	Germany
15	U. of Leipzig	1409	Germany