Talk:University of Bologna

message: It seems that the listing of P.I. Turrión as notable alumni is wrong. I can't find any sources for that. It seems he studied in Madrid and did his PhD there too. I think this needs at least a source.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 132.239.22.253 (talk) 23:49, 22 October 2015 (UTC)
thread_title: Pablo Iglesias Turrión, Secretary-General of Podemos

message: The article suggests that 'its new name, since 2000, is Alma mater studiorum (Latin for "fostering mother of studies"), to remember it as the first university in the world.' is very debatable. It is certainly the oldest continuous university in Europe. However, several Asian and African universities were founded before Bologna and of those, Kairouan (Qarawiyin University)(founded 859 AD) and Al-Azhar (founded 970 AD) are generally regarded as the oldest continuous universities in the world. Even earlier than these two were Nalanda University and Takshashila University in India, Nanjing University in China, Alexandria University in Egypt, Alcuin's School in France and even Plato's Academy.
All these are not Universities, at least not in the exact sense of the definition. Alexandia university hardly existed, the others are mostly school. The Al-Azhar is the only other possible older university, but it's dabatable, since the word "university" was born with the University of Bologna itself.
:Correct. In fact in the italian version of the article the statement is slightly different: "è la più antica università del mondo occidentale" (is the oldest university in the western world). --Biopresto 15:28, 2 February 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: The name change

message: I'm unable to find a "enrolment OR enrollment" or "student numbers" result that provides a real number for student headcount at UoB. Can someone dig one up?
:Look here: http://www.miur.it/scripts/IU/vIU0_bis.asp 95771 enrolled in 2005/6 --Biopresto 09:47, 29 March 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Citation for enrolment 

message: In this series of edits, copyright infringement was added to this article from . Internet archives verify that their use of the material predates ours. This material will either need to be rewritten from scratch or removed. I am blanking the content to permit contributors an opportunity to address this prior to its removal. --Moonriddengirl (talk) 15:23, 5 December 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: Copyright problem

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thread_title:  Copyright problem removed 

message: Why is there no history of a 1,000 year old university that is possibly the first such institution in Western Europe? Was it deleted at some point? It seems very odd that there is nothing compiled. There is a lot of documentation on this topic but absolutely nothing is written here. That fauxpaux certainly lessens the value of Wikipedia as a knowledge/research tool. Stevenmitchell (talk) 01:02, 22 July 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Why is there no History of the University? 

message: Looking at this edit, I find it excessive to mention the University of Al-Karaouine in the WP:LEAD of this article. Al-Karaouine, if it is to be mentioned at all, should be mentioned somewhere tucked away in the body.
On the other hand I also disagree with attempt to portray Bologna's claim to being the oldest university as undisputed. It is disputed, the lead should make note of that, but only very briefly.VR talk 12:34, 4 January 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: That seems like an acceptable compromise to me. I'm implementing something along those lines. Athenean (talk) 05:04, 5 January 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  University at Fez 

message: : In A History of the University in Europe: Volume 1, Universities in the Middle Ages ed. Hilde de Ridder-Symoens, (Cambridge, CUP), p. 4, Walter Rüegg states that the supposed founding date of 1088 has no historical basis at all. The date was in fact chosen as a 'conventional date' in 1888 by a jubilee committee chaired by Giosuè Carducci, and there is no published reliable historical research which confirms the date. On the contrary, a number of books confirm that no such event took place in 1088, including H. Rashdall, The Universities of Europe in the Middle Ages, Vol. 1, (Oxford, 1895) pp. 118-9; H. Grundmann, Vom Ursprung der Universität im Mittelalter (Darmstadt 1957, 2nd ed. 1960), p.40: and even Sorbelli, Storia della Università di Bologna Vol. 1 (Bologna 1940) (written for the university's '850th birthday') does not mention the date. MinorProphet (talk) 09:55, 1 August 2014 (UTC)
replies: text: Since in Irnerius it is stated that the scholar founded the law school in 1084/1088, I think this could be the milestone used by Carducci et al. However, give that a personal idea is not a source, I could look for help by the local librarians in finding good sources about the founding date. I could start from here (sorry, it is in Italian). Best, --Giuseppe (talk) 10:22, 30 August 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  1088 date of founding appears to have no historical basis 

message: Please modify the paragraph: "It has branch centres in Imola, Ravenna, Forlì, Sicily, Cesena and Rimini and a branch center abroad in Buenos Aires" as it follows: "It has Campuses in Cesena, Forlì, Ravenna Rimini and a branch center abroad in Buenos Aires." 
Imola and Sicily as Campuses is an incorrect information..
Please check: http://www.unibo.it/en/university/campuses-and-structures
And then in the paragraph:"The University has about 85,500 students in its 23 schools." Please modify the number "23" in 11, that is the correct nuber. Please check: http://www.unibo.it/en/university/campuses-and-structures/schools
Thanks
Dave firecrackers (talk) 10:18, 18 December 2015 (UTC)
replies: text: Done sst✈(discuss) 05:32, 22 December 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  Semi-protected edit request on 18 December 2015 

message: University of Taxila is older than UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA.
Philosophersden (talk) 12:26, 6 April 2016 (UTC)
replies: text: the University of Taxila (if it was a university - opinions are divided) was wiped out about 1500 years ago, whereas, as stated in the article, the University of Bologna is the "oldest continuously-operating university in the world" - Arjayay (talk) 14:47, 6 April 2016 (UTC)
thread_title:  Semi-protected edit request on 6 April 2016 

message: The correct name is "Alma Mater Studiorum Università di Bologna"
http://www.normateneo.unibo.it/Statuto.html  — Preceding unsigned comment added by Turokan (talk • contribs) 21:33, 11 January 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  Name is incorrect 

message: I have rephrased the lead sentence, which is not only historically inaccurate, but is also a misrepresentation of the facts. To call the University of Bologna the 'oldest university in the world' is factually incorrect, given that other institutions like Taxila and Nalanda are technically contenders for that title. The correct way to refer to the Uni of Bologna would be to call it the oldest university in continuous operation, which is what I have changed it to. If anyone has an issue with it, feel free to discuss it here. Tiger7253 (talk) 13:34, 21 February 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  Rephrasing lead sentence 

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thread_title:  External links modified 

message: THE is not 180, but 168 
 200.131.225.66 (talk) 18:47, 11 September 2019 (UTC)
replies: text: Done--Goldsztajn (talk) 20:50, 11 September 2019 (UTC)
thread_title:  Semi-protected edit request on 11 September 2019 

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thread_title:  "Bologna Universtiy" listed at [[Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion|Redirects for discussion]] 

message: Guinness World Records says, "The University of Bologna, Italy, was founded in 1088 and is the oldest one in Europe." and not the oldest in the world.Oldest higher-learning institution, oldest university Guinnes World Records. Retrieved 30 June 2020. Shubuhat (talk) 15:49, 30 June 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  Guinness World Records 

message: UNESCO says about Medina of Fez, "Founded in the 9th century and home to the oldest university in the world..."Medina of Fez UNESCO. Retrieved 30 June 2020. Shubuhat (talk) 15:49, 30 June 2020 (UTC)
replies: text: This has been discussed to death at Talk:List of oldest universities in continuous operation. You'll have to read through the archives to find it all. Jonathan A Jones (talk) 19:32, 30 June 2020 (UTC)
replies: text: I sense a White Supremacist agenda. Why deny facts endorsed by UNESCO too? Do you claim to know better? Shubuhat (talk) 09:17, 2 July 2020 (UTC)

text: Please read WP:NPA. And then read the previous discussions where you will find answers to your question. Jonathan A Jones (talk) 09:52, 2 July 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  Not the oldest university according to UNESCO 

message: It was instituted in 1971 as a spinf-off of the Faculty of Letters and Arts, but it needs a specific WP article. Possibily, it can be translated the one of the Italian version of WP. Its history has been linked to four Satanic homocides which took place between December 1982 and November 1983The related sources report also the disappearence of the judge Paolo Adinolfi and the crimes of the Monster of Florence.Theologian81sp (talk) 09:55, 4 July 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  DAMS