University of Naples Federico II / Universita degli Studi di Napoli Federico II (UNINA)

It is since 1992 that the University of Naples has been named after Frederick II, to underline its ancient origins, dating back to 5 June 1224, when the Swabian emperor, as well as king of Sicily, issued the institutive edict from Syracuse. Unlike in Bologna and other cities, the Neapolitan firm was born with an imperial act, aimed at forming the management groups necessary for the government of the state. This secular origin, however, would not have prevented heavy interference by the Church in its cultural life.

The centuries-old history of the University of Naples had many dark moments and setbacks, but also innovative impulses that attracted the attention of the European university and academic world to its teachers. Even in the most difficult phases, it never lost the power of attraction on a provincial student population which in university education saw prospects of social ascent and cultural elevation.