This list of modern universities in Europe since 1945 comprises all

universities A university () is an institution of higher (or tertiary) education and research which awards academic degrees in several academic disciplines. Universities typically offer both undergraduate and postgraduate programs. In the United States, t ...

which have been founded in

Europe Europe is a large peninsula conventionally considered a continent in its own right because of its great physical size and the weight of its history and traditions. Europe is also considered a Continent#Subcontinents, subcontinent of Eurasia ...

since the end of

World War II World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposin ...

. No universities were established in

Switzerland ). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...

and

Malta Malta ( , , ), officially the Republic of Malta ( mt, Repubblika ta' Malta ), is an island country in the Mediterranean Sea. It consists of an archipelago, between Italy and Libya, and is often considered a part of Southern Europe. It lies ...

during this period.

List

The list is sorted alphabetically.

Albania

Austria

Belarus

Belgium

Bosnia-Herzegovina

Bulgaria

Croatia

Cyprus

Czech Republic

Denmark

Estonia

Finland

France

Georgia

Germany

Greece

Hungary

Iceland

Ireland

Italy

Latvia

Lithuania

Northern Macedonia

Moldavia

Montenegro

Netherlands

Norway

Poland

Portugal

Romania

Russia

The following list also includes Russian universities in the Asian part of the country.

Serbia

Slovakia

Slovenia

Spain

Sweden

Turkey

The campuses of the universities of

Istanbul Istanbul ( , ; tr, İstanbul ), formerly known as Constantinople ( grc-gre, Κωνσταντινούπολις; la, Constantinopolis), is the List of largest cities and towns in Turkey, largest city in Turkey, serving as the country's economic, ...

may be located on both sides of the

Bosporus The Bosporus Strait (; grc, Βόσπορος ; tr, İstanbul Boğazı 'Istanbul strait', colloquially ''Boğaz'') or Bosphorus Strait is a natural strait and an internationally significant waterway located in Istanbul in northwestern T ...

Ukraine

United Kingdom

References

Sources

* Rüegg, Walter: "Appendix: Universities Founded in Europe Between 1945 and 1995", in: Rüegg, Walter (ed.): '' A History of the University in Europe. Vol. IV: Universities Since 1945'', Cambridge University Press, 2011, , pp. 575–594

* Jílek, Jubor (ed.): "Historical Compendium of European Universities/Répertoire Historique des Universités Européennes", Standing Conference of Rectors, Presidents and Vice-Chancellors of the European Universities (CRE), Geneva 1984 * Ridder-Symoens, Hilde de (ed.): '' A History of the University in Europe. Vol. I: Universities in the Middle Ages'', Cambridge University Press, 1992, * Ridder-Symoens, Hilde de (ed.): '' A History of the University in Europe. Vol. II: Universities in Early Modern Europe (1500–1800)'', Cambridge University Press, 1996, * Rüegg, Walter (ed.): '' A History of the University in Europe. Vol. III: Universities in the Nineteenth and Early Twentieth Centuries (1800–1945)'', Cambridge University Press, 2004, {{DEFAULTSORT:Modern Universities In Europe Since 1945 Post