Answer» - Early European universities were the University of Bologna in 1088 or the University of Paris (1150-1170).
- the University of Bologna is considered the ‘mother of universities’.
- European universities concentrated on science and research
- Original Medieval universities arose from the Roman Catholic Church schools
- Purposes included training of professionals, scientific investigation, and teaching critical thinking and research.
- During Renaissance, the humanist ideas were slowly accepted
- Universities began preparing the student for a civilized life
- The curriculum included liberal arts such as Trivium (grammar, rhetoric, logic) and Quadrivium (arithmetic, geometry, astronomy, music)
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