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'''University of Bologna''' (Italian: Alma Mater Studiorum – Università di Bologna, abbreviated Unibo) is a public research university in [[Bologna]], [[Italy]]. It is the oldest university in continuous operation in the world, and the first degree-awarding institution of higher learning. The university was founded at 1088. With over 90,000 students, the University of Bologna is one of the largest universities in [[Europe]]. The university housed and educated many influential figures in history such as [[Nicolaus Copernicus]], [[Petrarch]], [[Paracelsus]], [[Dante Alighieri]], [[Erasmus]], [[Guglielmo Marconi]], [[Pope Alexander VI]], [[Giovanni Domenico Cassini]], [[Umberto Eco]] and [[Giovanni Pico della Mirandola]].

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