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Our History. Sapienza is one of the oldest Italian universities, founded in 1303 by Pope Boniface VIII. In the seven centuries since its foundation, it has been at the centre of the history of Rome and the entire country; first as a university linked to the Popes, then as an autonomous Studium Urbis, gradually extending its academic prestige to ...
Under Pope Leo X (1513–21), the two institutions were fused into one University of Rome, housed in a building called Sapienza (“Wisdom”), which for centuries gave its name to the university.
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Sapienza University of Rome is a public institution that was founded in 1303 by Pope Boniface VIII. The Italian university was originally called the Studium Urbis but became known as Sapienza...
With over 700 years of history, more than 120,000+ total students, 3,500+ professors, 3,000+ professional staff, Sapienza University of Rome is the largest University in Europe. Its mission is to contribute to the development of the knowledge society through research, excellence, quality education, and international cooperation.
The Sapienza University of Rome, originally named Studium Urbis, was founded in 1303 by Pope Boniface VIII, making it Rome’s oldest university. Its motto ‘Il futuro è passato qui’ translates as ‘the future was here.’
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University of Rome La Sapienza (Italian Università degli Studi di Roma "La Sapienza") is the largest European university and the most ancient of Rome's three public universities. In Italian, Sapienza means " wisdom " or " knowledge ."
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The Sapienza University of Rome was originally called the Studium Urbis (until about 1660). The Sapienza motto is, ‘Il future è passato di qui,’ which roughly translates to, ‘Here, the future is the past’.
