Knowledge Institutions — Universities, Libraries & Madrasas — Page 3

A sourced directory of 10,625 knowledge institutions founded across history — universities, libraries and madrasas, with their founding periods and locations. From the Library of Alexandria and Nalanda to Bologna and the Nizamiyya Madrasa. Data compiled from Wikidata (CC0).

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Kuban State University · University, 1920 CE, Russia
University of Poitiers · University, 1431 CE, France
Queen Mary University of London · University, 1882 CE, United Kingdom
University of Calgary · University, 1966 CE, Canada
University of Lancaster · University, 1964 CE, United Kingdom
Queen's University Belfast · University, 1845 CE, United Kingdom
Bar-Ilan University · University, 1955 CE, Israel
Polytechnic University of Milan · University, 1863 CE, Italy
University of Düsseldorf · University, 1965 CE, Germany
King Saud University · University, 1957 CE, Saudi Arabia
Wuhan University · University, 1926 CE, China
University of Essex · University, 1965 CE, United Kingdom
National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy · University, 1991 CE, Ukraine
Florida International University · University, 1965 CE, United States
Pontifical Catholic University of Chile · University, 1888 CE, Chile
Stony Brook University · University, 1957 CE, United States
College of William & Mary · University, 1693 CE, United States
University of Mannheim · University, 1907 CE, Germany
University of Waterloo · University, 1956 CE, Canada
The New School · University, 1919 CE, United States
Royal Institute of Technology · University, 1827 CE, Sweden
Marmara University · University, 1883 CE, Türkiye
University of Kent · University, 1965 CE, United Kingdom
Odesa University · University, 1865 CE, Ukraine
East China Normal University · University, 1951 CE, China
Kyushu University · University, 1911 CE, Japan
University of Pretoria · University, 1908 CE, South Africa
University of Pristina · University, 1999 CE, Kosovo
University of Bath · University, 1966 CE, United Kingdom
Ohio University · University, 1804 CE, United States
Northeastern University · University, 1898 CE, United States
Hokkaido University · University, 1918 CE, Japan
California State University · University, 1857 CE, United States
University of Cyprus · University, 1989 CE, Cyprus
Brunel University London · University, 1966 CE, United Kingdom
University of Canterbury · University, 1873 CE, New Zealand
University at Buffalo · University, 1846 CE, United States
Temple University · University, 1884 CE, United States
National Library of Serbia · Library, 1832 CE, Serbia
University of the Philippines · University, 1908 CE, Philippines
Makerere University · University, 1922 CE, Uganda
University of Oregon · University, 1876 CE, United States
Berlin State Library · Library, 1661 CE, Germany
Aligarh Muslim University · University, 1875 CE, India
Royal Academy of Music · University, 1822 CE, United Kingdom
Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz · University, 1477 CE, Germany
University of Ghana · University, 1948 CE, Ghana
Belarusian State University · University, 1921 CE, Belarus
The Open University · University, 1969 CE, United Kingdom
The Wharton School · University, 1881 CE, United States
University of Westminster · University, 1838 CE, United Kingdom
University of California, Riverside · University, 1954 CE, United States
Kuehne Logistics University · University, 2010 CE, Germany
University of Vermont · University, 1791 CE, United States
Renmin University of China · University, 1937 CE, China
North Carolina State University · University, 1887 CE, United States
Eindhoven University of Technology · University, 1956 CE
Aalto University · University, 2010 CE, Finland
University of Reading · University, 1926 CE, United Kingdom
Iowa State University · University, 1858 CE, United States
University of South Florida · University, 1956 CE, United States
Bauman Moscow State Technical University · University, 1830 CE, Russia
Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań · University, 1919 CE, Poland
Thammasat University · University, 1934 CE, Thailand
University of Strathclyde · University, 1796 CE, United Kingdom
Paris-Sorbonne University - Paris IV · University, 1971 CE, France
National Library of Romania · Library, 1859 CE, Romania
University of Tennessee · University, 1794 CE, United States
Macquarie University · University, 1964 CE, Australia
Paris Nanterre University · University, 1964 CE, France
Auburn University · University, 1856 CE, United States
Ca' Foscari University of Venice · University, 1868 CE, Italy
Radboud University · University, 1923 CE
Mozarteum University Salzburg · University, 1841 CE, Austria
University of Adelaide · University, 1874 CE, Australia
University for Peace · University, 1980 CE, Costa Rica
Wellesley College · University, 1870 CE, United States
Paris Cité University · University, 2019 CE, France
KAIST · University, 1971 CE, South Korea
Oregon State University · University, 1856 CE, United States
Leibniz University Hannover · University, 1831 CE, Germany
Alexandria University · University, 1942 CE, Egypt
University of Constantinople · University, 425 CE
National Széchényi Library · Library, 1802 CE, Hungary
University of Lyon · University, 1809 CE, France
Chalmers University of Technology · University, 1829 CE, Sweden
University of Surrey · University, 1966 CE, United Kingdom
Gadjah Mada University · University, 1949 CE, Indonesia
University of Ottawa · University, 1848 CE, Canada
Vietnam National University · University, 1906 CE, Vietnam
University of Arkansas · University, 1871 CE, United States
University of Giessen · University, 1607 CE, Germany
Tilburg University · University, 1927 CE
George Mason University · University, 1957 CE, United States
Gaziantep University · University, 1973 CE, Türkiye
University of Luxembourg · University, 2003 CE, Luxembourg
Vytautas Magnus University · University, 1989 CE, Lithuania
University of Debrecen · University, 1538 CE, Hungary
University of Bordeaux 1 · University, 1971 CE, France
Alexandru Ioan Cuza University · University, 1860 CE, Romania
University of Fribourg · University, 1889 CE, Switzerland
Autonomous University of Madrid · University, 1968 CE, Spain
Addis Ababa University · University, 1950 CE, Ethiopia
Pontifical University of Saint Thomas Aquinas · University, 1577 CE, Vatican City
Babeș-Bolyai University · University, 1776 CE, Romania
Ritsumeikan University · University, 1900 CE, Japan
National Library of Belarus · Library, 1922 CE, Belarus
National Library of Wales · Library, 1907 CE, United Kingdom
Indira Gandhi National Open University · University, 1985 CE, India
Sorbonne Nouvelle-Paris 3 · University, 1971 CE, France
National Library of Kosovo · Library, 1944 CE, Kosovo
University of Nebraska–Lincoln · University, 1869 CE, United States
The European Library · Library, 2005 CE, Hungary
National Library of Ireland · Library, 1877 CE, Ireland
University of Wollongong · University, 1951 CE, Australia
Paris Descartes University · University, 1971 CE, France
Technical University of Denmark · University, 1829 CE, Denmark
University of Tsukuba · University, 1973 CE, Japan
Catholic University of Leuven (1834–1968) · University, 1834 CE, Belgium
Czech Technical University in Prague · University, 1707 CE, Czechia
University of Genoa · University, 1481 CE, Italy
Kansas State University · University, 1863 CE, United States
University of Dundee · University, 1881 CE, United Kingdom
National Library of Armenia · Library, 1832 CE, Armenia
Malmö University · University, 1998 CE, Sweden
City, University of London · University, 1894 CE, United Kingdom
Moldova State University · University, 1946 CE, Moldova
University of Antwerp · University, 2003 CE, Belgium
University of Cincinnati · University, 1819 CE, United States
University of Tromsø – The Arctic University of Norway · University, 1968 CE, Norway
Franz Liszt Academy of Music · University, 1875 CE, Hungary
Islamic University of Madinah · University, 1961 CE, Saudi Arabia
Hong Kong University of Science and Technology · University, 1991 CE, China
University of Otago · University, 1869 CE, New Zealand
University of Denver · University, 1864 CE, United States
University of Palermo · University, 1806 CE, Italy
University of the West Indies · University, 1948 CE, Jamaica
Middle East Technical University · University, 1956 CE, Türkiye
Palacký University Olomouc · University, 1573 CE, Czechia
Åbo Akademi University · University, 1918 CE, Finland
University of Illinois Chicago · University, 1983 CE, United States
University of Gdańsk · University, 1970 CE, Poland
Heriot-Watt University · University, 1821 CE, United Kingdom
Ain Shams University · University, 1950 CE, Egypt
Ural Federal University · University, 1920 CE, Russia
Universitat d'Andorra · University, 1997 CE, Andorra
University of Fort Hare · University, 1916 CE, South Africa
University of Salzburg · University, 1622 CE, Austria
Islamic University of Gaza · University, 1978 CE, Palestinian Territories
Gallaudet University · University, 1857 CE, United States
University of Nairobi · University, 1956 CE, Kenya
Beijing Normal University · University, 1902 CE, China
University of Hull · University, 1927 CE, United Kingdom
University of Juba · University, 1975 CE, South Sudan
University of South Africa · University, 1873 CE, South Africa
Smith College · University, 1871 CE, United States
University of Porto · University, 1911 CE, Portugal
Indian Institute of Technology Madras · University, 1959 CE, India
Bibliotheca Corviniana · Library, 1458 CE, Hungary
National Library of Finland · Library, 1640 CE, Finland
University of Manitoba · University, 1877 CE, Canada
Sophia University · University, 1913 CE, Japan
Vernadsky National Library of Ukraine · Library, 1918 CE, Ukraine
University of Johannesburg · University, 2005 CE, South Africa
University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna · University, 1817 CE, Austria
University of Houston · University, 1927 CE, United States
Beijing Foreign Studies University · University, 1941 CE, China
Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology · University, 1946 CE, Russia
Villanova University · University, 1842 CE, United States
University of Valencia · University, 1499 CE, Spain
University of Jyväskylä · University, 1934 CE, Finland
University of Neuchâtel · University, 1838 CE, Switzerland
University of Central Florida · University, 1963 CE, United States
Carleton University · University, 1943 CE, Canada
Sibelius Academy · University, 1882 CE, Finland
Azerbaijan Technical University · University, 1920 CE, Azerbaijan
École Militaire · University, 1751 CE, France
University of Łódź · University, 1945 CE, Poland
American University · University, 1893 CE, United States
Aberystwyth University · University, 1872 CE, United Kingdom
University of Ferrara · University, 1391 CE, Italy
Autonomous University of Barcelona · University, 1968 CE, Spain
University of South Carolina · University, 1801 CE, United States
Royal College of Music · University, 1882 CE, United Kingdom
Nantes University · University, 1460 CE, France
Ruhr University Bochum · University, 1962 CE, Germany
Sungkyunkwan University · University, 1398 CE, South Korea
University of Novi Sad · University, 1960 CE, Serbia
Paris Diderot University · University, 1971 CE, France
King Abdulaziz University · University, 1967 CE, Saudi Arabia
Wayne State University · University, 1868 CE, United States
University of California, Merced · University, 2002 CE, United States
Victoria University of Wellington · University, 1897 CE, New Zealand
University of Banja Luka · University, 1975 CE, Bosnia & Herzegovina
Technical University of Madrid · University, 1971 CE, Spain
Romanian Academy · Library, 1866 CE, Romania
Arab World Institute · Library, 1987 CE, France
Novosibirsk State University · University, 1959 CE, Russia
University of Mississippi · University, 1848 CE, United States
Alliance Israélite Universelle · Library, 1860 CE, France