Universities

Sites that include a historic University or one located in a historic or iconic building.

World Heritage Sites connected to 'Universities':

  • Alcalá de Henares
  • Bamberg Friedrich University
  • Bauhaus Sites Two Buidings of Weimar University
  • Botanical Garden, Padua Part of University of Padua
  • Brugge United Nations University
  • Budapest University of Technology and Economics
  • Central University City Campus of the UNAM
  • Ciudad Universitaria de Caracas
  • Cracow Jagiellonian University
  • Durham Castle and Cathedral
  • Edinburgh
  • Evora Evora University
  • Florence
  • Historic Cairo Al-Azhar University
  • Jesuit Block and Estancias of Córdoba Former Colegio Maximo of the Jesuits, stil in use as a University
  • Lima University of San Marcos (1551)
  • Mantua and Sabbioneta Mantua: Engineering and Architecture faculties located in historic buildings near or at Piazza d'Arco
  • Maritime Greenwich
  • Medina of Fez University of Al-Karaouine since 859
  • Medina of Marrakesh Ben Youssef Madrasa; "This madrasa was one of the largest theological colleges in North Africa and may have housed as many as 900 students" (wiki)
  • Monticello University of Virginia
  • Morelia Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolás de Hidalgo. It was founded in 1551 as the Colegio de San Nicolás by Vasco de Quiroga, first bishop of Michoacán. It is one of the oldest universities in America and one of the most important public universities of Mexico.
  • Oaxaca and Monte Alban Oaxaca: original building to house the Universidad Autónoma Benito Juárez (now only the law department)
  • Ouro Preto Mining School (1876, in historical center) of the Universidade Federal de Ouro Preto
  • Prague Karolinum University
  • Rideau Canal Royal Military College of Canada has its campus partly on Fort Frederick
  • Salamanca
  • Salzburg Lodron University
  • San Cristóbal de La Laguna San Cristobal de la Laguna dates back as an institution to 1701 and its Royal Decree was in 1792
  • Santiago de Compostela
  • St. Petersburg State University
  • Strasbourg-Grande îsle Pasteur University
  • Taxila Important Buddhist centre of learning
  • Torun Copernicus University
  • Urbino University of Urbino
  • Vatican City Pontifician Urbaniana University
  • Venice and its Lagoon University Ca' Foscari
  • Vienna Vienna University: dating from 1365 and the historical Main Building is located on the Ringstraße.
  • Vilnius
  • Warsaw St. Clemens University