University of Bologna (Università di Bologna/UNIBO)

The University of Bologna established in 1088, is the world's most seasoned college, situated in Bologna, Italy. As of 2013, the University's peak conveys the adage Alma mater studiorum and the date A.D. 1088. The University has around 85,000 understudies in its 23 schools. It has branch focuses in Imola, Ravenna, Forlì, Cesena and Rimini and a branch focus abroad in Buenos Aires. It likewise has a school of fabulousness named Collegio Superiore di Bologna. It is perceived as the most established college in ceaseless operation, considering that it was the first to utilize the term universitas for the organizations of understudies and experts which came to characterize the organization. The distributer of the University of Bologna is Bononia University Press S.p.A (BUP).

Affiliates and other institutions

In the mid 1950s, a few understudies of the University of Bologna were among the originators of the audit "il Mulino". On April 25, 1951, the first issue of the survey was distributed in Bologna. In a brief while, "il Mulino" turned into a standout amongst the most fascinating reference focuses in Italy for the political and social open deliberation, and built essential publication connections in Italy and abroad. Article exercises developed alongside the audit. In 1954, the il Mulino distributed house (Società editrice il Mulino) was established, which today speaks to a standout amongst the most important Italian distributers. Notwithstanding this were started examination tasks (concentrating for the most part on the instructive organizations and the political framework in Italy), that in the long run drove, in 1964, to the foundation of the Istituto Carlo Cattaneo.

World rankings

In 2010 QS World University Rankings positioned the University of Bologna 176th on the planet, and 32nd on the planet for Law. On the 2009 THE–QS World University Rankings list (in 2010 Times Higher Education World University Rankings and QS World University Rankings went separate ways to deliver separate rankings), the University of Bologna was positioned inside the main 200 for the third back to back year. In 2014, the Italian daily paper La Repubblica, as a team with CENSIS, has recompensed the University of Bologna the primary spot in its scholarly positioning of Italian colleges for the fifth time in a row. An outline of THE-QS Rankings up to 2013.

Year	Rank
2005	159
2006	207 ( 48)
2007	173 ( 34)
2008	192 ( 19)
2009	174 ( 18)
2010	176 ( 2)
2011	183 ( 7)
2012	194 ( 11)
2013	188 ( 6)
2014	182 ( 6)

source: UNIBO wikipedia