University of Padua

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ancient university higher education institution public research university

The University of Padua is one of Europe’s oldest and most prestigious universities, renowned as a historic center of scientific and humanistic scholarship.

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	ancient university → higher education institution → public research university →
academicStaff	over 2,000 →
alternativeName	Università degli Studi di Padova → surface form: "University of Padova" Università degli Studi di Padova → Università degli Studi di Padova → surface form: "Università di Padova"
campusType	urban →
country	Italy →
establishedAs	studium generale →
focusArea	multidisciplinary research and education →
foundingContext	founded by scholars and students from the University of Bologna →
foundingDate	1222 →
governance	public →
hasFaculty	Faculty of Agriculture → Faculty of Arts and Humanities → Faculty of Engineering → Faculty of Law → Faculty of Medicine → Faculty of Political Science → Faculty of Psychology → Faculty of Science →
hasHistoricSite	Anatomical Theatre of Padua → Orto Botanico di Padova →
hasMainBuilding	Palazzo del Bo →
hasNotableAlumnus	Andreas Vesalius → Elena Cornaro Piscopia → Galileo Galilei → Nicolaus Copernicus → William Harvey →
hasNotableProfessor	Galileo Galilei →
isOneOf	oldest universities in Europe → oldest universities in the world →
languageOfInstruction	Italian →
locatedIn	Northern Italy → Padua → Veneto →
memberOf	Coimbra Group → European University Association →
motto	Universa universis patavina libertas →
mottoEnglish	Paduan freedom is universal for everyone →
mottoLanguage	Latin →
notableEvent	Elena Cornaro Piscopia became one of the first women in the world to receive a university degree in 1678 →
offersProgramsIn	English →
OrtoBotanicoDiPadovaStatus	oldest academic botanical garden still in its original location →
QSWorldRankingCategory	top 250 universities worldwide (approximate, varies by year) →
specializesIn	humanistic studies → scientific research →
studentEnrollment	over 60,000 →
type	collegiate university →
website	https://www.unipd.it →

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Sidereus Nuncius → authorAffiliation → University of Padua →

Albert the Great → educatedAt → University of Padua →

Andrea Molesini → educatedAt → University of Padua →

Ioannis Kapodistrias → educatedAt → University of Padua →

Massimo Polidoro → educatedAt → University of Padua →

Pico della Mirandola → educatedAt → University of Padua →

Tullio Levi-Civita → educatedAt → University of Padua →

Nicolaus Copernicus → education → University of Padua →

Pope Paul III → education → University of Padua →

William Harvey → education → University of Padua →

Andrea Molesini → employer → University of Padua →

Bruno Rossi → employer → University of Padua →

Galileo Galilei → employer → University of Padua →

Gregorio Ricci-Curbastro → employer → University of Padua →

Tullio Levi-Civita → employer → University of Padua →

League of European Research Universities → has member → University of Padua →

Arqus European University Alliance → hasMember → University of Padua →

Padua → hasUniversity → University of Padua →