University of Naples Federico II (Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II)

Founded in 1224 by Holy Roman Emperor Frederick II, the University of Naples Federico II is the OLDEST STATE-FUNDED (secular, non-religious) university in the world — Frederick II specifically designed it as a counterweight to the papally-chartered universities of his era. Approximately 76,000 students. Notable alumni: Thomas Aquinas (the great medieval philosopher and theologian, studied here 1239-1244 before joining the Dominican Order), Giordano Bruno (philosopher burned at the stake by the Roman Inquisition 1600 for cosmological views).

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