The University of Vienna (German: Universität Wien) is a public research university located in Vienna, Austria.It was founded by Duke Rudolph IV in 1365 and is the oldest university in the German-speaking world.With its long and rich history, the university has developed into one of the largest universities in Europe, and also one of the most renowned, especially in the …

The Medical University of Vienna (German: Medizinische Universität Wien) is a public university located in Vienna, Austria.It is the direct successor to the faculty of medicine at the University of Vienna, founded in 1365 by Rudolf IV, Duke of Austria.As one of the oldest medical schools in the world, it is the oldest in the German-speaking countries, and was the second …

The University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna (German: Universität für Musik und darstellende Kunst Wien, abbreviated MDW) is an Austrian university located in Vienna, established in 1817.. With a student body of over three thousand, it is the largest institution of its kind in Austria, and one of the largest in the world. In 1817, it was established by the Society for …

History. The Academy of Fine Arts Vienna was founded in 1692 as a private academy modelled on the Accademia di San Luca and the Parisien Académie de peinture et de sculpture by the court-painter Peter Strudel, who became the Praefectus Academiae Nostrae.In 1701 he was ennobled by Emperor Joseph I as Freiherr (Baron) of the Empire.With his death in 1714, the …

The University of Athens was founded on 3 May 1837 by King Otto of Greece (in Greek, Óthon) and was named in his honour Othonian University (Οθώνειον Πανεπιστήμιον). It was the first university in the liberated Greek state and in the surrounding area of Southeast Europe as well. It was also the second academic institution after the Ionian Academy.

The University for Peace (UPEACE) is an international university and intergovernmental organization.The university was established as a treaty organisation by the United Nations General Assembly in 1980.. Each year, the University for Peace selects approximately 200 students globally for a master's programme (MA or MSc) related to the study of peace and …

The University of Navarra is a private research university located on the southeast border of Pamplona, Spain.It was founded in 1952 by St. Josemaría Escrivá de Balaguer, the founder of Opus Dei, as a corporate work of the apostolate of Opus Dei.The University of Navarra has consistently been ranked as the best private university in Spain. In 2021, the university's …

This list of Nobel laureates by university affiliation shows the university affiliations of individual winners of the Nobel Prize since 1901 and the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences since 1969. The affiliations are those at the time of the Nobel Prize announcement. Different universities adopt different criteria—from generous to conservative—for claiming Nobel affiliates, which ...

The University of Oslo (Norwegian: Universitetet i Oslo; Latin: Universitas Osloensis) is a public research university located in Oslo, Norway.It is the highest ranked and oldest university in Norway. It is consistently ranked among the top universities in the world and as one of the leading universities of Northern Europe; the Academic Ranking of World Universities ranked it the 58th …

Gallaudet University (/ ˌ ɡ æ l ə ˈ d ɛ t / GAL-ə-DET) is a private federally chartered research university in Washington, D.C. for the education of the deaf and hard of hearing.It was founded in 1864 as a grammar school for both deaf and blind children. It was the first school for the advanced education of the deaf and hard of hearing in the world and remains the only higher education ...