University of Naples Federico II

The University of Naples Federico II is a public research university in Naples, Campania, Italy. It was established in 1224 and is named after its founder, Frederick II. It is the oldest public, non-denominational and state-funded university in Italy and in the world, and one of the ten oldest universities in continuous operation. It was Europe first university dedicated to training secular administrative staff. With over 90,000 students in 2022 it is among the largest universities in Europe, and it was the only state university in Naples until the University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli was established in 1991.