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Education
There are many public and private institutions of higher education in Naples, as well as numerous institutes and research centres.
Naples hosts what is thought to be the oldest state university in the world in the form of the University of Naples Federico II, which was founded by Frederick II during 1224.
It is by far the most important university in southern Italy, with around 100,000 students and over 3000 professors.
Part of the university is the important Botanical Garden of Naples which was opened in 1807 by Giuseppe Bonaparte (using Bourbon king Ferdinand IV's plans).
Its 15 hectares feature around 25,000 samples of vegetation, covering about 10,000 plant species.
People from the city are also served by the Seconda Università degli Studi di Napoli, the second most important university of the city, opened far more recently in 1989, which, despite its name, has strong links to the nearby province of Caserta.
A unique centre of education in the city is the Istituto Universitario Orientale which specialises in Eastern culture, founded by Jesuit missionary Matteo Ripa in 1732 after he returned from work in the court of Kangxi Emperor of the Manchu Qing Dynasty in China.
There are other prominent universities in Naples too, such as the Parthenope University of Naples, the private Istituto Universitario Suor Orsola Benincasa and the Jesuit-run Theological Seminary of Southern Italy.
In keeping with its strong musical legacy, Naples has a place to study music in the form of the San Pietro a Maiella music conservatory.
The earliest music conservatories of Naples go back to the 1500s under the Spanish rule.
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