This list of modern universities in Europe since 1945 comprises all universities which have been founded in Europe since the end of World War II.
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No universities were established in Switzerland and Malta during this period.[1]
List
editThe list is sorted alphabetically.
Albania
editFounded | City | University |
---|---|---|
1957[1] | Tirana | University of Tirana |
1991[1] | Tirana | Polytechnic University of Tirana |
Austria
editFounded | City | University |
---|---|---|
1962[1] | Salzburg | University of Salzburg |
1962/6[1] | Linz | Johannes Kepler University Linz |
1970[1] | Klagenfurt | Alpen-Adria-Universität Klagenfurt |
1973[1] | Linz | University of Art and Design Linz |
Belarus
editBelgium
editBosnia-Herzegovina
editFounded | City | University |
---|---|---|
1949[1] | Sarajevo | University of Sarajevo |
1975[2] | Banja Luka | University of Banja Luka |
1976[1] | Tuzla | University of Tuzla |
1977[3] | Mostar | University Džemal Bijedić of Mostar |
1992[4] | Istočno Sarajevo | University of East Sarajevo |
1992 | Mostar | University of Mostar |
1997[5] | Bihać | University of Bihać |
2000[6] | Zenica | University of Zenica |
Bulgaria
editFounded | City | University |
---|---|---|
1971[1] | Veliko Tarnovo | Veliko Tarnovo University |
1972[1] | Plovdiv | Plovdiv University |
1995[1] | Bourgas | Prof. Dr. Assen Zlatarov University |
1995[1] | Gabrovo | Technical University of Gabrovo |
1995[1] | Pleven | Medical University Pleven |
1995[1] | Sofia | Sofia Medical University |
1995[1] | Sofia | Technical University of Sofia |
1995[1] | Sofia | Agricultural University |
1995[1] | Varna | Medical University of Varna |
Croatia
editFounded | City | University |
---|---|---|
1973[1] | Rijeka | University of Rijeka |
1974[1] | Split | University of Split |
1975[1] | Osijek | University of Osijek |
2002[7] | Zadar | University of Zadar |
2003[8] | Dubrovnik | University of Dubrovnik |
2006[9] | Pula | Juraj Dobrila University of Pula |
Cyprus
editFounded | City | University |
---|---|---|
1989[1] | Nicosia | University of Cyprus |
2002[1] | Nicosia | Open University of Cyprus |
2004[1] | Limassol | Cyprus University of Technology |
2007[1] | Nicosia | University of Nicosia |
2007[1] | Nicosia | European University Cyprus |
2007[1] | Nicosia | Frederick University |
2007[1] | Paphos | Neapolis University Paphos |
Czech Republic
editDenmark
editFounded | City | University |
---|---|---|
1966[1] | Odense | Odense University |
1972[1] | Roskilde | Roskilde University |
1974[1] | Aalborg | Aalborg University |
Estonia
editFounded | City | University |
---|---|---|
1951[1] | Tartu | Estonian University of Life Sciences |
1991[1] | Tallinn | University Nord |
Finland
editFrance
editGeorgia
editFounded | City | University |
---|---|---|
1990[1] | Tbilisi | Georgian Technical University |
1991[1] | Tbilisi | Georgian State Agrarian University |
1992[1] | Tbilisi | AIETI Medical School |
Germany
editGreece
editFounded | City | University |
---|---|---|
1964[1] | Patras | University of Patras |
1970[1] | Ioannina | University of Ioannina |
1973[1] | Komotini | Democritus University of Thrace |
1973[1] | Rethymno | University of Crete |
1977[1] | Chaniá | Technical University |
1984[1] | Corfu | Ionian University |
1984[1] | Mytilene | University of the Aegean |
1984[1] | Volos | University of Thessaly |
1989[1] | Piraeus | University of Piraeus |
1989[1] | Athens | Harokopia University |
1989[1] | Thessaloniki | University of Macedonia |
Hungary
editIceland
editFounded | City | University |
---|---|---|
1971[1] | Reykjavík | Iceland University of Education |
1987[1] | Akureyri | University of Akureyri |
1989[1] | Bifrost | School of Business |
Ireland
editItaly
editLatvia
editFounded | City | University |
---|---|---|
1954[1] | Liepāja | Liepāja Academy of Pedagogy |
1990[1] | Riga | Latvian Academy of Culture |
1991[1] | Jelgava | Latvian University of Agriculture |
1999[1] | Riga | Transport and Telecommunication Institute |
Lithuania
editFounded | City | University |
---|---|---|
1945[1] | Kaunas | Lithuanian National Institute of Physical Education |
1950[1] | Kaunas | Kaunas Medical Institute |
1950[1] | Kaunas | Polytechnic Institute |
1991[1] | Klaipėda | University of Klaipėda |
1994[1] | Vilnius | Vilnius Gediminas Technical University |
Northern Macedonia
editFounded | City | University |
---|---|---|
1949[1] | Skopje | Ss. Cyril and Methodius University of Skopje |
1979[1] | Bitola | St. Clement of Ohrid University of Bitola |
Moldavia
editFounded | City | University |
---|---|---|
1992[1] | Chişinău | Free International University of Moldavia |
1993[1] | Chişinău | Technical University of Moldova |
Montenegro
editFounded | City | University |
---|---|---|
1973[1] | Podgorica | University of Montenegro |
Netherlands
editFounded | City | University |
---|---|---|
1946[1] | Breukelen | Nyenrode Business Universiteit |
1956[1] | Eindhoven | Eindhoven University of Technology |
1961[1] | Enschede | University of Twente |
1975[1] | Maastricht | Maastricht University |
1982/4[1] | Heerlen | Open University (Netherlands) |
1989[1] | Utrecht | University of Humanistic Studies |
Norway
editFounded | City | University |
---|---|---|
1946[1] | Bergen | University of Bergen |
1968/72[1] | Tromsø | University of Tromsø |
1996[1] | Trondheim | Norwegian University of Science and Technology |
Poland
editFounded | City | University |
---|---|---|
1944/5[1] | Lublin | Maria Curie-Sklodowska University |
1945/6[1] | Łódź | University of Łódź |
1946[1] | Toruń | Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń |
1968[1] | Katowice | Silesian University |
1970[1] | Gdańsk | University of Gdańsk |
1984/5[1] | Szczecin | University of Szczecin |
1994[1] | Opole | Opole University |
Portugal
editFounded | City | University |
---|---|---|
1973[1] | Lisbon | Nova University Lisbon |
1973[1] | Aveiro | University of Aveiro |
1973[1] | Braga | University of Minho |
1979[1] | Évora | University of Évora |
1979 | Covilhã | University of Beira Interior |
1979 | Faro | University of the Algarve |
1986 | Vila Real | University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro |
Romania
editRussia
editThe following list also includes Russian universities in the Asian part of the country.
Serbia
editFounded | City | University |
---|---|---|
1960[1] | Novi Sad | University of Novi Sad |
1965[1] | Niš | University of Niš |
1970[1] | Pristina | University of Pristina |
1973[1] | Belgrade | University of Arts in Belgrade |
1977[1] | Kragujevac | University of Kragujevac |
2006[17] | Novi Pazar | State University of Novi Pazar |
Slovakia
editSlovenia
editFounded | City | University |
---|---|---|
1975[1] | Maribor | University of Maribor |
Spain
editSweden
editFounded | City | University |
---|---|---|
1954[1] | Gothenburg | University of Gothenburg |
1960[1] | Stockholm | Stockholm University |
1965[1] | Umeå | Umeå University |
1973[1] | Linköping | Linköping University |
1999[18] | Örebro | Örebro University |
Turkey
editThe campuses of the universities of Istanbul may be located on both sides of the Bosporus.
Founded | City | University |
---|---|---|
1955[1] | Istanbul | Boğaziçi University |
1982[1] | Istanbul | Marmara University |
1982[1] | Istanbul | Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University |
1982[1] | Edirne | Trakya University |
1982[1] | Istanbul | Yıldız Technical University |
1992[1] | Istanbul | Koç University |
1993[1] | Istanbul | Galatasaray University |
Ukraine
editMany of universities listed here are founded after Ukraine independence in 1991. Often those universities have much longer history, as they are created on the base of already existed institutes as a result of reforms.
United Kingdom
editSee also
editReferences
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- ^ a b c The University of Aix-Marseille I, the University of Aix-Marseille II and the University of Aix-Marseille III merged on 1 January 2012 by décret n° 2011-1010 24 August 2011 forming Aix-Marseille University
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Sources
edit- Rüegg, Walter: "Appendix: Universities Founded in Europe Between 1945 and 1995", in: Rüegg, Walter (ed.): A History of the University in Europe. Vol. IV: Universities Since 1945, Cambridge University Press, 2011, ISBN 978-0-521-36108-8, pp. 575–594
Further reading
edit- Jílek, Jubor (ed.): "Historical Compendium of European Universities/Répertoire Historique des Universités Européennes", Standing Conference of Rectors, Presidents and Vice-Chancellors of the European Universities (CRE), Geneva 1984
- Ridder-Symoens, Hilde de (ed.): A History of the University in Europe. Vol. I: Universities in the Middle Ages, Cambridge University Press, 1992, ISBN 0-521-36105-2
- Ridder-Symoens, Hilde de (ed.): A History of the University in Europe. Vol. II: Universities in Early Modern Europe (1500–1800), Cambridge University Press, 1996, ISBN 0-521-36106-0
- Rüegg, Walter (ed.): A History of the University in Europe. Vol. III: Universities in the Nineteenth and Early Twentieth Centuries (1800–1945), Cambridge University Press, 2004, ISBN 978-0-521-36107-1