The University was obtained by Pope Boniface IX as a concession in 1391 and this is taken as its founding date. Copernicus studied there in 1503 but the buildings which house the University today date from the end of the 16th-century.
Ang University ay nakuha sa pamamagitan ng Papa ng bahay-panuluyan IX bilang isang concession sa 1391 at ito ay dadalhin nito bilang founding petsa. Copernicus-aral doon sa 1503 ngunit ang mga gusali na bahay sa University ngayon mula sa petsa ng pagtatapos ng ika-16 siglo.