11 Facts About Bologna University

University of Bologna is a research university in Bologna, Italy.

However, the development of the institution at Bologna into a university was a gradual process.

Bologna University arose around mutual aid societies of foreign students called "nations" for protection against city laws which imposed collective punishment on foreigners for the crimes and debts of their countrymen.

The foreign students in Bologna University received greater rights, and collective punishment was ended.

Bologna University professors were hired, fired, and had their pay determined by an elected council of two representatives from every student "nation" which governed the institution, with the most important decisions requiring a majority vote from all the students to ratify.

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Bologna University is historically notable for its teaching of canon and civil law; indeed, it was set up in large part with the aim of studying the Digest, a central text in Roman law, which had been rediscovered in Italy in 1070, and the university was central in the development of medieval Roman law.

Bologna University's taught law from her own home for two years, and in 1239 she taught at the university, becoming the first woman in history to teach at a university.

Bologna University's became the first salaried woman lecturer in the world, thus beginning her academic career.

Bologna University's was the first woman member of any scientific establishment, when she was elected to the Academy of Sciences of the Institute of Bologna in 1732.

Bologna University is structured in 33 departments, organized by homogeneous research domains that integrate activities related to one or more faculty.

Nationally, in 2020 Bologna University topped Italy's main ranking of large public universities for the eleventh year in a row, produced by the Italian Center for Social Investment Studies.