University of Pisa



         


The University of Pisa (Università di Pisa in Italian, UNIPI) is a renowned university in Pisa, Tuscany. It was formally founded on the September 3, 1343 by an edict of Pope Clement VI, although there had been lectures on law in Pisa since the 11th century. The University has the oldest Botanical garden (Orto botanico di Pisa) founded in 1543.

The university now has about 35,000 students.

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