博洛尼亚大学：欧洲“大学之母”
英文导读
The University of Bologna (Italian： Università di Bologna， UNIBO) is a university located in Bologna， Italy， founded in 1088. Being the oldest in the western world，the university is one of the European Leaders in the internationalization process and harmonization of learning policies at European level. The university is historically notable for its teaching of canon and civil law； indeed， it was set up in large part with the aim of studying the Digest， a central text in Roman law， which had been rediscovered in Italy in 1070， and the university was central in the development of medieval Roman law. Until modern times， the only degree granted at that university was the doctorate. The University of Bologna was home to illustrious students including Petrarca， Boccaccio and Dante Alighieri， and a laboratory for many famous academics studying in its different schools—from law to medicine， from the arts and philosophy to mathematics and science. Over the centuries it has developed to carve out and maintain a central role in forging knowledge for the society of the future. The University of Bologna has become renowned for its research： from chemistry and engineering to archaeology and law. Research lies at the heart of this old institution.The University has also four campuses throughout the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy， at Cesena， Forlì， Ravenna， Rimini and a campus abroad in Buenos Aires. The Cesena campus has a predominantly scientific orientation， while Ravenna focuses on subjects such as cultural heritage， archaeology， regional planning and urban design. Forlì is about political science (international relations) and translation studies， while Rimini is for fashion and tourism.The campus of Buenos Aires was established with the objective of training a managerial class capable of recognising， foreseeing， interpreting and taking the right decisions in companies， organisations and institutions that operate at an international level and， in particular， in the sector concerning relations between the European Union and Latin America.
System： University of Bologna has eleven schools including： School of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine； School of Arts， Humanities， and Cultural Heritage； School of Economics， Management， and Statistics； School of Engineering and Architecture； School of Foreign Languages and Literatures， Interpreting and Translation； School of Law； School of Medicine； School of Pharmacy， Biotechnology and Sport Science； School of Political Sciences； School of Psychology and Education； School of Science.
City show： Bologna is the largest city (and the capital) of Emilia-Romagna Region in Northern Italy. Bologna is home to prestigious cultural， economic and political institutions as well as one of the most impressive trade fair districts in Europe. The city is an important cultural and artistic centre and its importance in terms of landmarks can be attributed to homogenous mixture of monuments and architectural examples (medieval towers， antique buildings， churches， the layout of its historical centre) as well as works of art which are the result of a first -class architectural and artistic history.
生词助读
harmonization [.hɑ：m.na..ze..n] n. 和谐；融洽
canon [.k.n.n] n. 标准；教规
illustrious [..l.stri.s] a. 著名的，杰出的
carve out 创业；开拓
predominantly [pr..d.m.n.ntli] ad. 主要地；显著地
homogenous [.h.m.’d.i：n..s] a. [生物] 同质的
antique [.n’ti：k] a. 古老的，年代久远的
layout [.le.a.t] n. 布局；设计
中文概述
博洛尼亚大学（又译波隆纳大学、波伦亚大学、波罗尼亚大学）是西方最古老的大学、欧洲四大文化中心之首，被誉为欧洲“大学之母”，是全世界第一所大学。博洛尼亚大学建立于1088年，至今已有900多年的历史， 但丁、彼德拉克、丢勒、伊拉斯谟、哥尔多尼、伽利略、哥白尼等都曾在这里学习或执教。
博洛尼亚大学共有13个学院：农业和兽医学院，艺术、人文和文化遗产学院， 经济、管理与统计学院，工程和建筑学院，外国语言文学、口译和翻译学院，法学院，医学院，制药、生物技术和运动科学院，政治科学院，心理学与教育学院，理学院。
为方便老师教学与学生实践，大学几乎每个学科都配有相应的博物馆，其中比较著名的有天文博物馆、解剖学博物馆、病理博物馆、人类学博物馆、物理学博物馆、地质学博物馆、矿物学博物馆、动物学博物馆以及一个占地约2公顷的植物园。
博洛尼亚大学坐落于意大利艾米利亚-罗马涅大区的首府博洛尼亚，主校区坐落于意大利博洛尼亚城的赞鲍尼大街33号，各个学院分布在市区的各处。
博洛尼亚位于波河平原南缘、亚平宁山脉北麓，是农产品集散地，商业中心，工业以食品、纺织、农业机械、汽车、铁路器材和化学为主。博洛尼亚是意大利北部的历史文化名城，是意大利最古老的城市之一。博罗尼亚城市规模不大，老城因拥有两座建于中世纪的姐妹塔楼（一高一矮）闻名遐迩。
梦想成功录
All that you do， do with your might； things done by halves are never done right.
做一切事都应尽力而为，半途而废永远不行。
The drop of rain makes a hole in the stone， not by violence， but by falling.
雨滴穿石，不是靠蛮力，而是靠持之以恒。