University of Padua - One of Europe's Oldest Universities

The University of Padua (Italian: Università degli Studi di Padova, UNIPD) is an Italian university located in the city of Padua, region of Veneto, northern Italy. The University of Padua was founded in 1222 by a group of students and teachers from Bologna. Padua is the second-oldest university in Italy and the world's fifth-oldest surviving university. In 2021, the university had approximately 72,000 students including undegragrduates, postgraduates, and doctoral students.[