List of universities in Europe founded after 1945
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.
No universities were established in Switzerland and Malta during this period.[1]
List
The list is sorted alphabetically.
Albania
Founded | City | University |
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1957[1] | Tirana | University of Tirana |
1991[1] | Tirana | Polytechnic University of Tirana |
Austria
Founded | City | University |
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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
Founded | City | University |
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1945[1] | Brest | A.S. Pushkin Brest State University |
1951[1] | Grodno | Grodno State Agrarian University |
1961[1] | Gomel | Francysk Skaryna Homiel State University |
1978[1] | Hrodna | Hrodna State University |
1992[1] | Minsk | Belarusian State Academy of Music |
1992[1] | Horki | Belarusian State Agricultural Academy |
1993[1] | Minsk | Belarusian State Technological University |
1993[1] | Navapolatsk | Polotsk State University |
1994[1] | Minsk | Maxim Tank Belarusian State Pedagogical University |
1994[1] | Vitebsk | Vitebsk State Academy of Veterinary Medicine |
Belgium
Founded | City | University |
---|---|---|
1965[1] | Mons | Facultés universitaires catholiques de Mons |
1965[1] | Mons | Faculté polytechnique de Mons |
1965[1] | Mons | University of Mons-Hainaut |
1968[1] | Leuven | Katholieke Universiteit Leuven |
1968[1] | Louvain-la-Neuve | Université catholique de Louvain |
1969[1] | Brussels | Facultés universitaires Saint-Louis |
1969[1] | Brussels | Université Libre de Bruxelles |
1969[1] | Brussels | Vrije Universiteit Brussel |
1991[1] | Hasselt | Hasselt University |
2003[1] | Antwerp | University of Antwerp |
2007[1] | Brussels | Hogeschool-Universiteit Brussel |
2007[1] | Mons | University of Mons |
Bosnia-Herzegovina
Founded | City | University |
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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
Founded | 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
Founded | 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
Founded | 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
Founded | City | University |
---|---|---|
1945/6[1] | Prague | Academy of Performing Arts in Prague |
1946[1] | Prague | Academy of Arts, Architecture and Design in Prague |
1947[1] | Brno | Janáček Academy of Music and Performing Arts |
1950[1] | Pardubice | University of Pardubice |
1952[1] | Prague | Czech University of Life Sciences Prague |
1952[1] | Prague | Institute of Chemical Technology in Prague |
1953[1] | Prague | University of Economics, Prague |
1991[1] | České Budějovice | University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice |
1991[1] | Ostrava | University of Ostrava |
1991[1] | Opava | Silesian University (Opava) |
1991[1] | Plzeň | University of West Bohemia |
1991[1] | Ústí nad Labem | Jan Evangelista Purkyně University in Ústí nad Labem |
1994[1] | Liberec | Technical University of Liberec |
Denmark
Founded | City | University |
---|---|---|
1966[1] | Odense | Odense University |
1972[1] | Roskilde | Roskilde University |
1974[1] | Aalborg | Aalborg University |
Estonia
Founded | City | University |
---|---|---|
1951[1] | Tartu | Estonian University of Life Sciences |
1991[1] | Tallinn | University Nord |
Finland
Founded | City | University |
---|---|---|
1950[1] | Turku | Turku School of Economics |
1958[1] | Oulu | University of Oulu |
1966[1] | Tampere | University of Tampere |
1966[1] | Jyväskylä | University of Jyväskylä |
1966/9[1] | Lappeenranta | Lappeenranta University of Technology |
1972[1] | Tampere | Tampere University of Technology |
1977[1] | Vaasa | University of Vaasa |
1979[1] | Rovaniemi | University of Lapland |
1982[1] | Helsinki | Sibelius Academy |
1983[1] | Helsinki | Aalto University School of Art and Design |
1984[1] | Joensuu | University of Joensuu |
1984[1] | Kuopio | University of Kuopio |
1987[1] | Helsinki | Theatre Academy (Finland) |
1993[1] | Helsinki | Finnish National Defence University |
France
Georgia
Founded | City | University |
---|---|---|
1990[1] | Tbilisi | Georgian Technical University |
1991[1] | Tbilisi | Georgian State Agrarian University |
1992[1] | Tbilisi | AIETI Medical School |
Germany
Greece
Founded | 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
Founded | City | University |
---|---|---|
1949[1] | Budapest | University of Veterinary Medicine |
1949[1] | Miskolc | Technical University of Heavy Industry |
1951[1] | Budapest | Semmelweis University |
1951[1] | Veszprém | University of Veszprém |
1952[1] | Gödöllő | University of Agriculture |
1953[1] | Budapest | University of Horticulture |
1962[1] | Sopron | University of Forestry |
1970[1] | Debrecen | University of Agriculture |
1970[1] | Keszthely | University of Agriculture |
1971[1] | Budapest | Moholy-Nagy University of Art and Design |
1990[1] | Budapest | Budapest University of Economics |
1993[1] | Budapest | Pázmány Péter Catholic University |
Iceland
Founded | City | University |
---|---|---|
1971[1] | Reykjavík | Iceland University of Education |
1987[1] | Akureyri | University of Akureyri |
1989[1] | Bifrost | School of Business |
Ireland
Founded | City | University |
---|---|---|
1957[1] | Dublin | Institute of Public Administration (Ireland) |
1968[1] | Dublin | Milltown Institute of Theology and Philosophy |
1970[1] | Athlone | Athlone Institute of Technology |
1970[1] | Carlow | Institute of Technology, Carlow |
1971[1] | Sligo | Institute of Technology, Sligo |
1977[1] | Tralee | Institute of Technology, Tralee |
1978[1] | Cork | Cork Institute of Technology |
1989[1] | Dublin | Dublin City University |
1989[1] | Limerick | University of Limerick |
1992[1] | Dublin | Dublin Institute of Technology |
1992[1] | Limerick | Limerick Institute of Technology |
Italy
Latvia
Founded | 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
Founded | 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
Founded | City | University |
---|---|---|
1949[1] | Skopje | Ss. Cyril and Methodius University of Skopje |
1979[1] | Bitola | St. Clement of Ohrid University of Bitola |
Moldavia
Founded | City | University |
---|---|---|
1992[1] | Chişinău | Free International University of Moldavia |
1993[1] | Chişinău | Technical University of Moldova |
Montenegro
Founded | City | University |
---|---|---|
1973[1] | Podgorica | University of Montenegro |
Netherlands
Founded | 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
Founded | 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
Founded | 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
Founded | 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
Founded | City | University |
---|---|---|
1948[1] | Timișoara | Banat University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine |
1962[1] | Timișoara | West University of Timișoara |
1965[1] | Bucharest | Politehnica University of Bucharest |
1947[1] | Craiova | University of Craiova |
1971[1] | Brașov | Transylvania University of Brașov |
1974[1] | Galați | University 'Dunarea de Jos' din Galați |
1989[1] | Bucharest | Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy |
1991[1] | Petrosani | Technical University |
1992[1] | Bucharest | National Academy of Physical Education and Sport |
1992[1] | Iași | Grigore T. Popa University of Medicine and Pharmacy |
1992[1] | Cluj-Napoca | Technical University of Cluj-Napoca |
1994[1] | Bucharest | Technical University of Civil Engineering of Bucharest |
Russia
The following list also includes Russian universities in the Asian part of the country.
Serbia
Founded | 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
Founded | City | University |
---|---|---|
1949[1] | Bratislava | Academy of Fine Arts and Design in Bratislava |
1949[1] | Bratislava | Academy of Performing Arts in Bratislava |
1949[1] | Košice | University of Veterinary Medicine in Košice |
1952[1] | Nitra | Slovak University of Agriculture |
1952[1] | Trnava | University of Trnava |
1952[1] | Zvolen | University of Technology in Zvolen |
1952[1] | Košice | Technical University of Košice |
1953[1] | Žilina | University of Žilina |
1959[1] | Košice | Pavol Jozef Safarik University |
1973[1] | Liptovský Mikuláš | General Milan Rastislav Štefánik Armed Forces Academy |
1990[1] | Trenčín | City University of Seattle (Vysoká Škola Manažmentu) |
1992[1] | Bratislava | Police Academy in Bratislava |
1992[1] | Banská Bystrica | Matej Bel University |
1992[1] | Trenčín | Alexander Dubček University of Trenčín |
Slovenia
Founded | City | University |
---|---|---|
1975[1] | Maribor | University of Maribor |
Spain
Sweden
Founded | 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
The 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
Many 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
See also
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Further reading
- 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
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Lists of European universities and colleges by era
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