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Oldest Universities

Name the 20 oldest universities in the world that are still in operation.
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_oldest_universities_in_continuous_operation
Based on year of foundation, not on the year the charter was granted.
Dates are simplified, and only refer to the earliest mention of the university.
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1088
University of Bologna
1096
University of Oxford
1134
University of Salamanca
1209
University of Cambridge
1222
University of Padua
1224
University of Naples Federico II
1240
University of Siena
1290 (tie)
University of Coimbra
1290 (tie)
University of Macerata
1293 (tie)
University of Valladolid
1293 (tie)
Complutense University of Madrid
1303
Sapienza University of Rome
1308
University of Perugia
1321
University of Florence
1343
University of Pisa
1348
Charles University of Prague
1361
University of Pavia
1364
Jagiellonian University of Krakow
1365
University of Vienna
1386
Ruprecht Karl University of Heidelberg
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Mar 2, 2020
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