What is University of Bologna?
{{Infobox university |name = University of Bologna |native_name = Università di Bologna |latin_name = Universitas Bononiensis |image = Seal of the University of Bologna.svg |motto = ''Alma mater studiorum'' ([[Latin]]) |mottoeng = Nourishing mother of the studies |established = 1088 |type = Public |endowment = |faculty = 2,850 |rector = [[Francesco Ubertini]] |students = 82,363 |undergrad = 52,787 |postgrad = 29,576 |doctoral = |city = [[Bologna]] |state = |country = [[Italy]] |campus = Urban |free_label = Sports teams |free = [http://www.cusb.unibo.it/ CUSB] |affiliations = [[Coimbra Group]], [[Utrecht Network]] |website = [http://unibo.it/ unibo.it] |logo = }} The '''University of Bologna''' is the oldest [[university]] in the world in continuous operation. It was founded in [[Bologna]], [[Italy]] in about 1088.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.unibo.it/Portale/Ateneo/La+nostra+storia/default.htm |title=''La nostra storia'' (our history): University of Bologna |access-date=2013-05-18 |archive-date=2013-06-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130629001931/http://www.unibo.it/Portale/Ateneo/La+nostra+storia/default.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref> The university received a [[charter]] from [[Frederick I, Holy Roman Emperor|Frederick I Barbarossa]] in 1158. In the 19th century, a committee of historians traced the founding of the University back to 1088. If so, it is the oldest continuous university in the world.<ref>[http://www.topuniversities.com/worlduniversityrankings/results/2007/overall_rankings/worlds_oldest_universities/ Top Universities] ''World University Rankings'' Retrieved 2010-1-6</ref><ref>[http://www.eng.unibo.it/PortaleEn/University/Our+History/default.htm Our History] - Università di Bologna</ref><ref>{{Cite book|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/642685727|title=The challenge of Bologna : what United States higher education has to learn from Europe, and why it matters that we learn it|last=Gaston|first=Paul L.|date=2010|publisher=Stylus Pub|isbn=978-1-4416-5681-0|edition=1st|location=Ster